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OLT Rules Against City of Hamilton in Urban Boundary Application Completion Date Procedural Matter

Dispute over deeming an official plan amendment incomplete is the latest chapter in the acrimonious battle over Hamilton's ...
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Mayor Horwath Appoints Craig Cassar As Her Budget Vice-Chair

Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath issued a Mayoral Directive on December 1 to appoint Ward 12 Councillor Craig Cassar as her 2026 ...
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NOTED: Mayor Horwath 2026 Levees Scheduled for Jan 15, 16, and 17.

Mayor Andrea Horwath's office announced today the following three dates and locations for the 2026 Hamilton New Year's Levees ...
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Joey’s Notepad: Clarington Councillor Charged with Two Counts of Uttering Threats

Clarington City Councillor Corinna Traill has been charged with two counts of uttering threats contrary to the Criminal Code. Peterborough Police announced the charges on December 3. The mission of ...
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BRIEF: Repairs to 803 Roxborough Avenue to Cost CityHousing Hamilton over $130,000

CityHousing Hamilton will spend over $130,000 to repair a townhouse unit at 830 Roxborough Avenue that was significantly damaged in a July 1, 2025 structure fire. At the time, the Hamilton Fire ...
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Dispute over deeming an official plan amendment incomplete is the latest chapter in the acrimonious battle over Hamilton’s urban boundary.
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Joey’s Notepad: Peterborough NIMBY Homeowners Ordered to Pay $22,500 After Failed Challenge to Strong Mayor Decision

It was a NIMBY legal action, with a costly outcome for its leader, and a warning for the use of 'neighbourhood association' ...
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How to Define Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Boundaries and Localisms: East, West, North, South, Upper and Lower?

(This is a bit of a long read; I started with the thought of writing about the localism of East Hamilton and where exactly East Hamilton starts. It became this 2500-word piece on Hamilton’s localisms ...
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Ward 4 Councillor Tammy Hwang Will Run for Re-Election in 2026

Ward 4 Hamilton City Councillor Tammy Hwang Credit: JOEY COLEMAN / THEPUBLICRECORD.C Tammy Hwang will seek re-election next year. “I think it’s a privilege to already be serving Ward 4,” Hwang said ...
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Renovated Hamilton Arena Too Busy for Brier Curling Championships

Hamilton’s Tourism Manager says the renovated Hamilton Arena is reporting success at booking larger events, so much so that Hamilton is not able to host the 2027 Brier national men’s curling ...
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Joey’s Daybook for December 1, 2025: Beginning of the Last Council Cycle for the Year

It is the start of the final Council committee week of 2025. Today, there are two meetings at City Hall today: Board of Health and Public Works. The Upper Stoney Creek GFL community liasion committee ...
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Hamilton Reports Lower Than Average Watermain Breaks in 2024

A City of Hamilton chart showing the number of watermain breaks (colour coded by type) Credit: HANDOUT / City of Hamilton The City of Hamilton says it responded to 165 watermain breaks in 2024, down ...