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Category Archives: Hamilton
Christie Lake – Spring 2013
A few spring photos of Christie Lake.. before it gets cluttered with annoying humans
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Whitehead vs. the ACTION Team
Like any major urban centre recovering from rough times, one of downtown Hamilton’s biggest problems has been overcoming street crime and its effects. King and James and the blocks surrounding it were long avoided by many Hamiltonians. While the situation … Continue reading
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Casino Decision Time
On Friday afternoon, in the midst of a snow storm that would later be declared a snow emergency by the City of Hamilton, Mayor Bratina sent out an email to Councillors that by all accounts caught them by surprise. It seems that the … Continue reading
The Happy Accident
As any one who knows me even a little, or follows me online would be able to tell you, I regularly attend Hamilton City Council meetings in person, or watch them online, and I have never been shy about expressing … Continue reading
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Code Red
Went to a presentation tonight given by Steve Buist, author of the Hamilton Spectator’s Code Red series. If you haven’t read it, I encourage you to go back and give it a look (it’s on the Spec’s website, if you … Continue reading
Complete Streets Task Force – Queen and Cannon
I had the pleasure of attending (and live-tweeting) a meeting organized by Councillors McHattie, Farr and Morelli this evening at City Hall. With two-way street conversions being a frequent topic of discussion in the past several months, this was the … Continue reading
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The Sale of a City
Councillor Sam Merulla has floated the idea of selling the naming rights of City-owned venues, parks and streets to businesses. While I think this is a terrible idea, here are some of my suggestions: The Jello Jolley Cut The 2000 … Continue reading