Get out and vote: Hamilton area advance polls mapped

Do you know which local candidate or provincial party you plan to vote for? If so, do you know that you can vote today, tomorrow, and for the next week and a half? To make it even easier to vote, here’s a map of all the advance polls in…

A transparency registry - Hamilton needs one

While taking a look at some data journalism projects in the European Union this morning, I was linked to the European Union transparency registry [http://europa.eu/transparency-register/index_en.htm]. Something we could use in Hamilton? I think so. It beats our joke of a voluntary lobbyist registry [http:…

Hamilton Spectator's thespec.com gets Torstar's first metered paywall

Please note there are disclosures at the end of this post The Hamilton Spectator is joining the growing list of local newspaper websites charging for online access to their news content. The change was announced this morning [http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/593298--changes-to-thespec-com] on thespec.com by managing…

blog.JoeyColeman.ca

My blog is now at blog.JoeyColeman.ca. I’m restructuring my website to have four distinct sections: * JoeyColeman.ca – a professional entry page with highlights of my work and hobbies. * blog.JoeyColeman.ca [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca] – a blog of my thoughts, musings, and ideas. * data.JoeyColeman.ca [http:…