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News Transition of Hamilton safe injection site will result in additional Provincially-funded treatment beds and shelter spaces. When Doug Ford announced last summer that safe injection sites close to schools and daycares would be shut down, the operators of Hamilton...
2024 Year in Review: Major news events of January covered by the …
Dec 29, 2024 · Bike lanes In the same week that Hamilton Councillors received their first full briefing on the 2024 City of Hamilton Budget, calling for a 7.9 percent tax increase, councillors were also presented with a proposal to spend $60 million on a rapid acceleration of the construction of bike lanes. Staff presented the proposal in response […]
New Ontario energy-efficiency program will cover up to 30 …
21 hours ago · The Ontario government is launching new energy efficiency programs, including the Home Renovation Savings Program, to help families and businesses save money. The programs are part of a new $10.9 billion, 12-year investment in energy efficiency, the largest in Canada’s history. The new Home Renovation Savings Program will …
2024 Year In Review: Strong Mayor Powers divide both Hamilton …
Dec 31, 2024 · 2024 saw both Hamilton and Burlington councils shed the veneer of cordiality as members grappled with the changes in their roles brought about by the Ford Government’s imposition of strong mayor powers. In Hamilton the measure was used by Mayor Andrea Horwath to force the sale of two municipal parking lots in Stoney Creek to […]
Deep divisions on display as Burlington Councillors refuse to …
Nov 27, 2024 · Stern presented a more than 1,200-signature petition to council opposing tax increases. The petition demands the city stop the PR-oriented communication about budgets and taxes, writing, “communicate the budget increase and how that increase is being funded by always stating the budget increase amount and percentage…Share the details of the budget in a way people in the community can ...
Downtown truck ban has worked, but noise and pollution levels …
Dec 9, 2024 · Hamilton’s partial ban on large trucks in downtown areas has been a mixed bag in terms of results. It has been a complete success in sharply decreasing the presence of trucks in the core, but it has not resulted in an overall reduction of noise and pollution across the city. In a presentation to the […]
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News New Hamilton population estimates could put pressure on urban boundary. If people were wondering where Hamilton would put the additional 168,000 people and 75,000 homes that were being forecast as coming between 2031...
Widely divergent views on display as Hamilton Council grapples …
Nov 6, 2024 · As winter approaches the debate over homeless encampments in Hamilton and across the province is taking on a sharper tone. There are growing calls from the public for an enforcement-based approach to the crisis, while homeless advocates continue to urge a low-barrier model towards encampments and addicitions. At Wednesday’s General Issues Committee meeting, Hamilton Councillors […]
Pier returning to the people - bayobserver.ca
Oct 20, 2024 · It’s good to see there’s a plan in place to open part of the Burlington Canal pier. Hamilton city councillors received a report this week from Public Works that the Hamilton side of the pier extending into lake on Ontario could be open to the public by the spring. Then negotiations should continue to open […]