NOTE: Livestream of this meeting on my Livestream.com account here. [https://new.livestream.com/joeycoleman-ca/events/2760598/] (YouTube livestreaming is not presently working) Trustees will vote on a few proposed name for the current George R Allan elementary school and consider a motion from Flamborough Trustee Karen Turkstra to…
Will Hamilton City Council formally declare Hamilton a Sanctuary City?This is the big question in front of Council’s Emergency & Community Services Committee today as a motion moved [http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/FDD884F4-9872-494C-A323-673E3A1E893A/0/Feb1081CES14003.pdf] by Ward 1 Councillor (and Mayoral candidate) Brian McHattie to declare…
[https://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Coleman_Pic.jpg]I want you to “take” my work, it’s free: as in “free speech” not “free beer”. This means you may use it with only three conditions: 1. You must credit me, preferably in proportion to my contribution to the…
Let’s first get this clear, the debate about the process of filling the Ward 3 Councillor vacancy is not about the merits of appointing former Mayor Bob Morrow to fill the vacant seat until December 1, 2014. The debate is about if Hamilton City Council should be diligent in…
Council meets today to start the formal process of declaring the Ward 3 Council seat vacant, hear public delegations on the Farmers’ Market and workplace safety, receive the latest Neighbourhood Action Plans, and introduce a new task force to address brownfields.Live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m.…
Council’s Public Works Committee’s agenda for their first February meeting is a short one. The most notable item is an update on the idea of the City clearing sidewalks city-wide. Also of note, a delegation request from John Vesprini returning to speak about the continuing flooding issues on…
Current Ward 1 City Councillor Brian McHattie is officially launching his campaign at an event that campaign chair Todd White says will “push the boundaries of a traditional campaign launch.”“We’re starting off with a bang,” wrote White in a press release. Live coverage begins at 6:45pm.…
[https://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1384139_609910269051734_1201460483_n.png] Living Rock Ministries annual must-attend fundraiser, Soupfest, is being held this Tuesday at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Featuring Hamilton’s best restaurants showing off their best soups, the event is the place for foodies. I’ll be helping…