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Hamilton Public Health posted an ALERT at 4:14 p.m. Friday regarding increased toxicity of illicit drugs in #HamOnt

www.hamilton.ca/alert/going-...

Hamilton Public Library Will Require Valid Library Cards to Enter Downtown Branch Starting March 16 Safety crisis prompts access restrictions at Central Library.

Now on TPR:

Hamilton Library to implement entry restrictions at Central Library beginning on March 16 in response to safety crisis

The HPL says the measures are necessary to keep Central Library open, as HPL tries to avoid implementing a one-month minimum emergency closure. #HamOnt #yhmcc

Have your say: Is a pool a good idea on the roof of a 24-storey student housing building? Public meeting Tuesday for a proposed Fountain Street development that could become Guelph's tallest building, and could include a rooftop swimming pool

Private 'student housing' with a rooftop pool?

This is a proposal in Guelph.

www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/h...

Sarnia considering bus connections to resume Air Canada service Air Canada service could be returning to Sarnia, but in a different way.

Sarnia City Council is looking to subsidize bus service between Sarnia's airport and Pearson in Toronto.

I'd wouldn't mind being proven wrong, I can't see this being successful. Too long a ride on the bus, and not flexible to people's actual YYZ flight times.

www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...

Long history of Canadians at Fort Bragg - now Fort Liberty - and that includes the 82nd Airborne.
Wonder if there are 🇨🇦 in the unit right now…

CN Rail has filed an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal regarding a recent Hamilton Committee of Adjustment approval.
[This is not Jamesville]
I've added it to my story queue. #yhmcc

Residents get a peek at Hamilton's Waterfall Destination Master Plan Project proposes to introduce a visitor stewardship pledge at conservation areas such as Dundas Peak and Tew Falls, where locals say over-tourism is damaging trails

Cara Nickerson attended this week's City of Hamilton Waterfall Destination Master Plan open house.

Her story is here:

www.flamboroughtoday.com/local-news/r...

Police say icy roads cause firetruck to drive off-road in Stoney Creek Hamilton police say a firetruck sliding off the road and hitting two vehicles has caused cosmetic damage to a home near Terberry Road and Dalgleish Trail in Upper Stoney Creek.

www.chch.com/chch-news/po...

Building A Sustainable & Resilient City An evening with Dr. Leslie Kern and Hamilton councillors on power, equity, and shaping a more inclusive city.

The YWCA is hosting a panel on March 26, 6 to 830pm

"Building A Sustainable & Resilient City" is the topic

Among the panelists is Sabine Matheson, Partner and General Counsel, StrategyCorp Inc., who (among many distinctions) is one of Canada's leading experts on municipal government

Recommend!

Opinion | Politicians Are Trying to Control the News

The New York Times editorial on press freedom.

"The goal of leaders who try to muzzle the media is plain enough. They want to snuff out the truth and establish a monopoly on information. They want only news that flatters the government."

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

Federal government adds $219,691 in funding for "reducing drug related harm and improving well-being for women and gender diverse people impacted by the overdose crisis" in Hamilton.
Total project funding now $990,341.

www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

Prince Albert police investigate fake letter sent to city council A letter pretending to be from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services and addressed to the Prince Albert...

Someone sent Prince Alberta City Council an fake letter (by Canada Post mail) pretending to be the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services.
The letter was added to the Council agenda, despite obvious clues it was a fabrication.

Police are investigating
panow.com/2026/03/05/p...

‘We don’t need that upper level of government’: Welland mayor backs 4-city model for Niagara Frank Campion says amalgamation of the region’s 13 municipalities only makes sense if it eliminates Niagara’s upper-tier government.

It would be interesting if Niagara Region ends up with a regional services board, but no regional government.

With land-use planning already at the lower-tier level.

www.wellandtribune.ca/news/niagara...

Toronto Police civilian oversight board chair resists calls for public inquiry into Project South allegations Province’s top police watchdog already vowed to hire an outside official to conduct a review of corruption

File under water is wet:

Police organizations oppose a judicial public inquiry to investigate concerns regarding police corruption.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Metrolinx Update - Change to PRESTO

No overdrafts. If you ride the GO Train into Hamilton, tap-off, and enter into negative balance, there is no longer any grace period.

As a regular GO rider, I was unaware of the change.

www.gotransit.com/en/ways-to-p...

Tomorrow is a PA Day for Hamilton public schools - kids are already off school for Friday.

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has activated their "Storm Watch" for Friday.

The HWDSB could close joint HWDSB-City of Hamilton recreation facilities on Friday due to weather #HamOnt

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has determined that AM680 (680 NewsRadio) breached journalistic ethics by failing to disclosure its ownership by Rogers when reporting on a Blue Jays baseball team ticket giveaway.

I agree with 680's opinion, but CBSC does not. www.canlii.org/en/ca/cbsc/d...

McMaster grad Avery Clark returns to Hamilton with Disney On Ice Almost every year, Disney On Ice glides into Hamilton. Maybe it brings out the child in us, or maybe we’re simply fueled by pure nostalgia, but audiences keep coming back to watch beloved Disney stori...

A good local angle story by Andrew Mrozowski for the McMaster Silhouette.

McMaster grad Avery Clark returns to Hamilton with Disney On Ice

thesil.ca/mcmaster-gra...

The Horwath-Leonetti matter is the front page of today's Toronto Sun. #yhmcc

torontosun.com/news/provinc...

I was looking in another city. Agreed on your recommendations.

Thinking of sending flowers to a friend to boost their morale.
In Google Maps:
- I center the map over their address
- type into search "flower shop"

Nearest result is a cannabis shop 300 metres away.

Interesting.

How Hamilton City Council Voted: February 23 to March 4, 2025 A list of City Council votes for the third complete council cycle of 2025

Now updated on TPR with today's votes during the Council Ratification meeting:

How Hamilton City Council voted - a complete listing of all divided votes during the past two week meeting cycle. #yhmcc thepublicrecord.ca/2026/03/how-...

TheSpec's Cathie Coward was just taking photos of the beautiful fog on Hamilton's West Harbour.

I look forward to seeing the photos in @thespec1846.bsky.social in the coming days

When Tory was campaigning in 2014 he promised a war against the city's obsolete or backwards regs, taking the city's licensing and planning system to task would have been easy and natural! Instead in 2026 the zoning by-law still controls the allowable number of pinball machines in a bar.

SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Weekend Collision in Hamilton

Approx 2:30 a.m., Saturday Feb 28, Centennial Parkway, between Delawana Drive to QEW.

If you have dash or camera footage, please contact the SIU. #HamOnt

siu.on.ca/en/news_temp...

Toronto police chief to launch anti-corruption project in response to Project South The chief of Toronto police is launching an anti-corruption project in the wake of a bombshell investigation that resulted in seven officers being charged.

Rooting out corruption in policing requires a province-wide plan, province-wide approach, and requires a full judicial public inquiry.

This is a step in the right direction, but individual police services cannot achieve change on their own.

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Today's Council meeting has moved extremely quickly. They have completed all public session business, and are now on statements for social media clippings.

They have two closed session items to follow. #yhmcc

Officer's Jeep seen with symbol ‘appropriated by’ neo-Nazis, group says, after Hamilton police OK him to work | CBC News A Hamilton community group is calling for action after it says a resident discovered a police officer's vehicle is once again displaying a sticker “associated with white nationalist extremism." Police...

The Hamilton Police Service has investigated itself, the Hamilton Police Service says it has addressed the matter of extremist symbols being displayed by a swore officer, the officer remains on regular duties, and the Hamilton Police Service says it cannot reveal anything. #HamOnt #yhmcc

Hamilton Planning Committee Approves 33-Dwelling Binbrook Mixed-Use Development on 7-2 Vote The 7-2 vote approved new 33 dwelling units in Binbrook's village core, and expands queue space for a Tim Hortons drive-thru

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Council's Planning Committee approves a 33 dwelling unit mixed-use redevelopment on a 7-2 vote.

Opposition expressed because the plan includes expanding the waiting queue for a Tims drive-thru, in an area that is planned to be more pedestrian friendly.

More info on TPR. #yhmcc