Public Works Committee for April 7, 2014

Councillors on the Public Works Committee (and your reporter) had a lot of reading this weekend in advance of today’s meeting with large reports including the new Sewer Use Bylaw, the Rural Hamilton Official Plan’s Hydrogeological Studies and Technical Standards Report, and a hefty overview of the state…

Hamilton Police Seek Help Finding Missing 42-Year-Old

Update: Hamilton Police thank public for assistance. [https://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Jerry-BOKMA.jpg]Hamilton Police are seeking our help finding Jerry Bokma, who was last seen Friday at approximately 4:00pm. Bokma left his home on Pritchard Road (Hamilton Mountain / Upper Stoney Creek border), and police believe…

Community Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee for April 2, 2014

Hamilton’s Food Charter will soon be in front of Council for approval as the CFSSAC plans to do a final review of the Charter at their April meeting. Once approved, the Charter [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/2EC3EDF1-5231-48CE-94ED-BECEB4034DAA/0/Oct15Item812handout.pdf] will guide City Policy towards a healthy,…

Hamilton Police KickOff Gun Amnesty Month

Hamilton Police want your guns and are offering a one month amnesty for people to voluntarily turn over firearms to policy. Often, people are inheriting unwanted weapons or are looking to dispose of weapons they legally hold but no longer wish to keep.Police will hold a media event to…

Hamilton Community Land Trust Launch [Live 7pm]

Hamilton’s getting a Community Land Trust, a form of non-profit that holds land in trust for community use for the greater common good.Live coverage of the launch at 7:00pm from LIUNA Station. Learn more about the Hamilton Community Land Trust by visiting their website: http://www.hamiltonclt.…

HWDSB Board Meeting [Live 6pm]

Trustees meet tonight to ratify their committee work for the month of March, including the change in Trustee seat allocations to split Ward 14 from 15, merging 14 with Dundas’ 13 for a new joint West Flamborough – Dundas Trustee seat, and confirming the naming of the new South Mountain Secondary…

Non-Union Compensation Committee for March 31, 2014

Council’s Non-Union Compensation Committee will discuss – in closed session – the City Manager’s Remuneration, the provincial increase to minimum wage, and non-union management compensation for 2014. This committee does not make public reports after their meetings. The meeting starts at 1pm Monday. Agenda…