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Temporary urban park installed overnight in front of Hamilton Farmers’ Market

By Meredith MacLeod Sep 11, 2026

Part of its Fall Harvest Festival and a new vision for the downtown market, the project by Hamilton’s Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds is intended to draw more people to spend time on York Boulevard. It took just eight hours of overnight labour to install 85 tons of rock, tree…

City Life

New vision underway for Coppley complex

By Meredith MacLeod May 12, 2025

Hamilton heritage developer Core Urban Inc. is about to begin redevelopment of historic buildings into a boutique hotel, residential rentals, offices, and hospitality spaces. Hamilton heritage developer Core Urban Inc. has been eyeing the historic Coppley Building on York Boulevard for more than a decade but the timing…

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Rentals are rising on James North

By HCM Jun 7, 2024

The former Mission Services men’s shelter has been demolished and a residential tower will be built on the site. The shelter has found a new, bigger home on King Street East. The landscape at one of downtown Hamilton’s major intersections – James Street North and Barton Street –…