The dream for the Bruce Trail along the Niagara Escarpment was born in Hamilton and almost 60 years after it was officially formed, the Dundas-based Bruce Trail Conservancy is ramping up its ambition to own the entire 900-kilometre route and a corridor of nature around it. “Nature is…

With his fifth full-length solo album, Acadian Drift, the veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and musician and lead singer of cult favourite Simply Saucer shows the power of his range as both a rocker and a folky songsmith. Veteran Hamilton singer-songwriter and guitarist Edgar Breau is leading a fascinating musical…

Poetry in Place isn’t just a collection of poetry, it’s a community of poets sharing deep concern for our southern Ontario bioregion. Poetry in Place: Poetry and Environmental Hope in a Southern Ontario Bioregion features the work by more than 40 contemporary poets, many of whom call Hamilton…

The Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival, now in its third year, is on this weekend at The Staircase Theatre. The first Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival happened really as a fluke but this weekend will be the third annual festival dedicated to queer joy and it’s a fluke no…

Growing hostility is taking a toll and we must be vigilant and proactive at multiple levels to ensure everyone is safe and welcomed in our city. As a psychotherapist, I see firsthand how the growing hostility toward 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, both here and abroad, is taking a toll on…