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LIFE IN THE CITY

By HCM Dec 22, 2025

PHOTOS BY BOB HATCHER CLICK ON IMAGE FOR FULL-SIZE SLIDESHOW The 17th annual JR Digs Acoustic Christmas rocked Hamilton on Dec. 23, while raising money for great local causes. A lineup of local musicians and celebrities joined the festivities at the Hamilton Convention Centre, with an afterparty at the Germania…

Happening Now

THINGS TO DO IN HAMILTON, BURLINGTON

By HCM Dec 18, 2025

We are spoiled for things to see and do in #HamOnt and #BurlOn. HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!

Arts + Culture

Hamilton Literary Awards announced

By HCM Dec 11, 2025

The winners of the 2025 awards were announced at the Hamilton Public Library on Dec. 11. The winners of the 32nd annual Hamilton Literary Awards, which celebrates local authors from the Greater Hamilton Area & Six Nations, were announced at the Hamilton Public Library on Dec. 11.

City Life

Two veteran local broadcasters enter news partnership

By HCM Dec 9, 2025

Outlets with combined 176 years in business enter new deal that will see 1150 CKOC simulcast CHCH Evening News at 6PM from Monday to Friday. CHCH-TV and 1150 CKOC will work together to bring more local news to radio listeners in the Hamilton, Halton, Brantford and Niagara regions.

Arts + Culture

INCITE FOUNDATION: Making art accessible to all

By HCM Dec 2, 2025

The incite Foundation for the Arts supports the work of the Dundas Valley School of Art. The incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $9 million to 50 Hamilton-area organizations, through grants from $2,500 to $300,000, since it was founded in 2011. It is the…

Made in Hamilton

Sam Mercanti: A lasting legacy

By HCM Nov 24, 2025

Hamilton entrepreneur has shared his life’s journey in RISEN, which is now both a book and an award-winning documentary. Sam Mercanti’s life as a man of faith, a man of business, and a man of philanthropy was documented in a book two years ago. It’s now an award-winning…