"Umm whatever" - customer service at the HSR

Today I decided to make the futile effort of communicating with The Hamilton Street Railway to note a bus which decided to not pick up passengers. My conversation with the customer service representative ended with her saying “umm, whatever” to my complaint. Even by the low expectations I have of…

Ward Two's Geleynse scores endorsements

Ward 2 council candidate Martinus Geleynse sent a media advisory this afternoon stating Brian McHattie and Mark Chamberlain will be endorsing his campaign. McHattie is the incumbent city councillor in Ward 1 and running for re-election. Chamberlain is president of Trivaris and one of Hamilton’s most predominant business people.…

Ward Two's Geleynse scores endorsements

Ward 2 council candidate Martinus Geleynse sent a media advisory this afternoon stating Brian McHattie and Mark Chamberlain will be endorsing his campaign. McHattie is the incumbent city councillor in Ward 1 and running for re-election. Chamberlain is president of Trivaris and one of Hamilton’s most predominant business people.…

Should there be a special poll at McMaster?

The short answer? If money grew on trees, yes. In the fiscal reality of reality, no. McMaster Students Union vice-president Joe Finkle is angry, he wants [http://thesil.ca/blog/news/city-scraps-campus-polling-station/] a poll and believes the city is discouraging students from voting next Monday in the municipal election. The…

#HamOnt Votes 2010: Advance Polls

This is an article from October 19, 2010. For LIVE COVERAGE of Hamilton Votes 2010 click here [http://www.joeycoleman.ca/2010/10/hamilton-votes-2010-live-coverage/]. I’m presently observing the Mayoral debate at Dr. Davey school and have a poor connection. Rather than wait to share these numbers, I’m posting…

Oh criminals, why must thou be so stupid?

The following series of tweets posted by ACTION team 4 of the Hamilton Police Service made me shake my head: [![](http://www.joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ACTION_photo_18_Oct_10-300x225.jpg "ACTION_photo_18_Oct_10")](http://www.joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ACTION_photo_18_…

Hamilton City Council Live Audio

Hamilton City Council is scheduled to start meeting at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. I’ll be there and will provide updates and audio. The meeting may start late. As of 6:30 p.m. they are still in Committee of the Whole dealing with in-camera business. Once…

#HamOnt City Council, Committee of the Whole live

I’ll be at Committee of the Whole today covering the Pan Am / Tiger-Cats stadium debate starting at 1 p.m. As per my norm, I’ll be hooking into the audio system and providing a live feed of the discussion. The change today is that I’ll be embedding…