HPL brings back library card checks at Central Library due to “increase in incidents”
The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) has brought back a temporary requirement for visitors to show a library card at Central Library in Downtown Hamilton.…
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Taxes take centre stage as Esther Pauls and Mark Daly clash in Ward 7 debate
Property taxes dominated the Ward 7 (Central Mountain) candidates’ debate on Cable 14. Two-term Councillor Esther Pauls defended her budget record against challenger Mark…
City of Hamilton removes “unenforceable” security camera rules from local bylaw
Hamilton city councillors voted to remove rules regarding security cameras from a local bylaw after a report from city staff said that the rules…
City of Hamilton backs cleanup of former psychiatric hospital lands for future long-term care home
The City of Hamilton is backing the cleanup of the former psychiatric hospital lands on Fennell Avenue West with a $12-million grant. The site…
Nrinder Nann challenged over taxes, transparency and the vacant unit tax during Ward 3 debate
Incumbent Ward 3 (East Hamilton Centre) Councillor Nrinder Nann was challenged over property taxes, transparency at City Hall and the Vacant Unit Tax during…
Candidates discuss property taxes, waste, and policing in chaotic 12-candidate mayoral debate
Hamilton’s three leading mayoral candidates – Rob Cooper, Andrea Horwath, and Keanin Loomis – spent much of Cable 14’s two-and-a-half-hour debate attacking one another’s…
Hamilton Council passes “first-of-its-kind” maximum indoor temperature pilot amid questions on cost, risks
Hamilton is now the first city in Ontario to set a maximum indoor temperature for rental housing. But the pilot, approved in a 12-3…
Bennink presses Cassar on accountability, rain tax in Ward 12 debate
Ward 12 (Ancaster–West Flamborough) council challenger Fred Bennink made accountability and cost control the centrepiece of his pitch at the municipal debate, arguing that…
Hamilton City Council approves $100K climate grant pilot to give to small groups of residents for “climate projects”
Last week, Hamilton City Council’s General Issues Committee approved a $100,000 pilot program that will give grants of up to $7,500 to small groups…
Council backs Spadafora motion for transparency on homelessness funding
Hamilton’s General Issues Committee voted 12-0 on Monday to have city staff assess whether the agencies Hamilton funds to fight homelessness are actually getting…