Waterdown Bypass East West Corridor Approved

Flamborough (Ward 15) Councillor Judi Partridge says the Waterdown Bypass East West Corridor is approved, with the provincial Minister of the Environment having given final approval. [https://www.facebook.com/judi.partridge/posts/10151955831772526]The road, to be building north and east of the old part of Waterdown is needed…

TheSpec and Urbanicity: Detroit

TheSpec and Urbanicity continue their partnership with TheSpec featuring Urbanicity’s recent Detroit bus tour in a series of videos to complement a print feature by Teviah Moro. TheSpec covers MGI Media’s bus tour to Detroit with a series of videos to complement a print feature by Teviah Moro.…

CrimeStoppers: Fire Bug Strikes on East Mountain

The week’s Crimestoppers segment on CHCH-TV hopes to capture a fire bug who struck on the East Mountain. On July 28, 2013, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a lone male walked up the driveway of 30 Sunnyhill Avenue in the East Mountain of Hamilton. He started a fire…

TheSil: Mental Health at McMaster University

The McMaster Silhouette [http://www.thesil.ca] is producing great content this September as the academic year starts at McMaster University. They’ve added videos to their weekly mix of content. This week’s video is especially impressive, it’s a feedback segment on mental health at McMaster University. I…

Dancing Jed Votes and So Should You! (GOTV Hamilton's First Episode)

The Hamilton Civic League [http://www.civicleague.ca] launched their new show on Cable 14 this week. GOTV (Get Out The Vote) [https://twitter.com/GOTV_Hamilton] is a 10-episode series designed to improve vote turnout in Hamilton as we enter the 2014 Municipal Election (#YHM14) campaign cycle. Hosted by…

Academic Freedom and Tenure not Blank Cheque for Disgruntled Professors to Harass: The Degroote Biz School Saga Coming to an End

A McMaster University Tribunal is recommending significant – and unprecedented in Canadian higher education – consequences against five faculty members in the DeGroote School of Business for their roles in creating a conflict that dragged on for years creating a “poisoned workplace” as they attempted to depose faculty Dean Paul Bates during…

Heritage Permit Review Committee Tables James Street Baptist Church Demo Permit Until October 9th

Update: The 129-page report on the structural state of James Street Baptist Church is now available for download [https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BzJryB_E94f1TXQ5LWRSRlRDRWs&export=download]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The City’s Heritage Permit Review Committee has tabled a report requesting a demolition permit for most of James Street Baptist…