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Mayor Andrea Horwath urges Hamiltonians to spend time downtown

By Meredith MacLeod
At a mayor’s breakfast event hosted by the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, she delivered a positive but cautionary progress report on homelessness, development and growth. A new deal for the lease of the Hamilton International Airport, a move to speed up approvals for development applications in the…
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City reaches $400M deal with airport operators

By HCM
The agreement with Tradeport International Corporation will see the company manage the John C. Munro International Airport for 49 years. The City of Hamilton and the operators of the Hamilton International Airport have reached a 49-year deal that will see $400 million invested in the Mount Hope…
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Strong mayor powers: Crises demand rapid action

By Ryan McGreal
We face emergencies on several fronts, including housing and climate change and they require a new approach in municipal politics. Strong mayor powers are a tool that could speed up good decision-making. What kind of political system do we want? Do we want a system in which the…
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Hamilton’s affordability emergency: Words vs action

By Ryan McGreal
Council’s flub of an affordable housing project on a parking lot in Stoney Creek has thankfully been vetoed by the mayor. It’s time for Hamilton to act on the housing emergency that’s been declared. On April 12, 2023, Hamilton city council voted unanimously to declare a state of…
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‘Transformational’ arena upgrade officially underway

By Meredith MacLeod
Full financing already secured for $280M project to renovate the Bay Street venue; premium ticket sales to begin at the end of May. The $280 million needed to renovate Hamilton’s downtown arena is already in the bank, construction fencing is erected and sales of premium seats will go…
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LIFE IN THE CITY

By HCM
PHOTOS BY BRENT PERNIAC, DONNA WAXMAN AND GARY GREEN Ginger St. James, The Corktown, June 16.The Pistolettes and Ginger St. James, The Corktown, June 16.Alysha Main, Ann Pirvu and Christopher Giroux at the gala premiere for The End…
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