Hamilton’s business lobby is holding a mayoral debate Thursday morning with only the three well-known mayoral candidates.The debate is a partnership of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington, and the Hamilton-Halton Homebuilders Association. Live video starts at 7:30am. Please note, I’m running at…
A full City Council GIC meeting today, with the following highlights: – How the City funds non-profit community services * Merging the City’s anti-discrimination advisory groups into one super-committee * Annual report on the Neighbourhood Action Strategy * Council’s Presentation on their Achievements for the past four years * Ticats Highway Sign * New…
The City of Hamilton has numerous sub-committees and advisory groups that provide advice to staff, who then provide feedback to Council. City staff wish to scale back [http://hamilton.siretechnologies.com/sirepub/cache/2/0pldpywpc11x4e2214byqb5o/4697209172014065555179.PDF] the number of citizens’ committees, and among the recommendations is to merge the…
Yesterday was a day of endorsements in the Hamilton mayoral race with Brad Clark and Brian McHattie [https://mchattie2014.ca/posts/60-tom-wilson-talks-about-musicians-for-mchattie] rolling out endorsement announcements. Clark receiving the endorsement [https://www.bradformayor.ca/News/Details/Dundas-Councillor-Russ-Powers-Endorses-Clark] of Dundas Councillor Russ Powers, and McHattie that of Hamilton rock legend Tom…
Updated After Meeting Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment holds their regular bi-weekly meeting this Thursday to hear 21 minor variance requests. After [reviewing the agenda](http:// http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/PlanningEcDev/Divisions/Planning/Development/CommitteeOfAdjustment.htm?WT.mc_id=committeeofadjustment&WT.hamilton_redirect_friendly=1 [http://www.hamilton.ca/…
A busy Planning Committee with Urban Farming, Closing the “Minor Alteration” Loophole, New Zoning for the City Motor Hotel Site, and new developments across the City on the agenda.Live video starts at 9:30am…
Lloyd Ferguson Campaign PhotoWard 12 incumbent City Councillor Lloyd Ferguson launched his election website this week at www.lferguson.com.The veteran councillor, who chairs the “Accountability and Transparency Committee”, is using his City of Hamilton email…
(DISCLOSURE: I pay market rent for my office space [http://www.seedworks.ca] in a building partially owned by the architect) Hamilton’s new building boom is seeing the Anglican Cathedral proposing an interesting mixed-use 8 storey building on the rear portion of their property and a neighbouring City of…