Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina’s $10,000 donation to the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton was completed by issuing 29 separate cheques to individual United Way agencies. Rob Rossini, general manager, finance & corporate services, confirmed in an email Thursday the donations were dispersed by the Mayor’s office…
Hamilton City Council now directly controls the city’s municipally owned downtown entertainment facilities following a Council decision to disband the HECFI board. Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Incorporated (HECFI) was created in 1985 when the provincial legislature amended the City of Hamilton Act. The City Clerk’s office provided…
HECFI Board member Vito Sgro, a well-known Charted Accountant and political organizer, is supporting City Council’s decision to take over [http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/news/article/238290]governance of HECFI. In an email to City Councillors tonight Mr. Sgro says the mess at HECFI was worse than he expected…
> “The journalism industry ships lemons every day. Our newsrooms have a massive quality control problem. According tothe best counts we have [http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=101903], more than half of stories contain mistakes — and only 3 percent of those errors are ever fixed.” – Scott Rosenberg [http:…
Using the PRESTO card I excitedly purchased my PRESTO card shortly after GO unveiled the fare payment system for public use. I rushed to the Hamilton GO Centre to get my card. With disappointment, I learned that I could only use the card for GO train trips and not for…
Dr. William Ayers blocked from Canada Dr. Bill Ayers is not welcome in Canada – that’s the message the federal government is sending his lawyers. Dr. Ayers, a recently retired Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is invited to speak in…
The Kirkendall community is rallying around local submarine shop owner Albert Murphy who was viciously attacked during a robbery of his business on Saturday June 11, 2011. Murphy remains in hospital with serious injuries. Outside his reopened business today, community members showed their support by decorating the storefront with messages…
The Kirkendall community is rallying around local submarine shop owner Albert Murphy who was viciously attacked during a robbery of his business on Saturday June 11, 2011. Murphy remains in hospital with serious injuries. Outside his reopened business today, community members showed their support by decorating the storefront with messages…