Hamilton city council is about to make a big decision, one that they’ve been fighting about and putting off for almost 2 years. The topic has filled pages of the Hamilton Spectator and is trending as a Hot Topic on its website. Over at Raise The Hammer, the West Harbour location is still hanging on … Continue reading
Controversy has recently erupted over the removal of six large sculptures by Hamiltonian artist Elizabeth Holbrook. The sculptures are on the Federal Building, on the corner of Caroline and Main Streets, in downtown Hamilton. The Federal Building has been empty for years. It’s owned by Darko Vranich, who owns so much empty property around Hamilton. … Continue reading
This past week has seen the resolution of the Pan Am stadium debacle. Finally, after two years of squabbling about where to build a new one city council has agreed to rebuild Ivor Wynne – although they won’t call it by that name anymore. Naming rights are part of the deal; they bring with them … Continue reading
News has dropped that the Festival of Friends is moving venues from its home of 35 years, Gage Park, to the nether regions of the Ancaster Fair Grounds. This decision hasn’t been met with much support by many of the people that I’ve heard express their opinion. There’s a Facebook group set up in protest … Continue reading
The debate over the Pan Am Stadium continues to rage, unbelievably, almost two years after winning the bid. The behaviour of the Tiger Cats adminstration in the interim has been appalling, surely a fine of example of the “it’s just business” maxim gone berserk, with people playing games like it’s reality Monopoly. Their behaviour displays … Continue reading
