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Providing fiercely Independent local news, opinion and analysis which is needed now more than ever. Retweets and reposts do not indicate agreement
Hamilton, Ontario
Joined May 2011
Councillor vows to introduce motion to begin clearing encampments from parks.#hamont #BurlON #Encampments #Charter #MattFrancis
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Two Hamilton Councillors now calling for removal of encampments for parks.#Hamont #BurlON #Encampments #TinyShelters
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http://Remembering Burlington’s Chris Schultz via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #ChrisSchultz #CFL #NFL #TSN #Ambrosie
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Judge slaps down charter challenge to encampment enforcement by city.#Hamont #BurlON #Encampments #Charter #cityofHamilton
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Integrity Commissioner rules Clr Kroetsch should have disclosed relationship with two lawyers litigating against city.#Hamont #BurlOn #CameronKroetsch #IntegrityCommissioner
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Sports columnist Steve Milton signs off at the Spectator after a 38-year run #Hamont #BurlON #SteveMilton #HamSpectator #journalism
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Opinion: Loss of Bill Kelly Show another nail in the coffin of local coverage #Hamont #BurlON #BillKelly #AMRadio #Localnews
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Michael Andlauer remains committed to Hamilton School nutrition program despite 20 years of cold shoulder from Hamilton Council #Hamont #BurlON #MichaelAndlauer #HamiltonBulldogsFoundation
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Hamilton Police Service adds a former Blue Jay to its roster #Hamont #BurlON #DaltonPompey #HamiltonPolice
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My take: HATS encampment meeting was a disgrace #Hamont #BurlON #HATS #Homelessness #CityofHamilton #VitoSgro
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Dog that was being dragged in Dundas has been rescued by authorities #Hamont #BurlON #Animalcruelty #ChrisKennedy #PAWS
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BULLDOGS’ FOUNDATION, ATS HEALTHCARE AND ANDLAUER FAMILY DONATE $100,000 TO HAMILTON FOOD SHARE .via @bayobserver "hamont #burlont #covid19 #andlauer #Foodshare.
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After 95 years of serving Hamilton, AM900 CHML is off the air. #Hamont #BurlON #900Chml #Corus #GlobalBENCHSetter
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Hamilton and District Labour Council motion supporting Sarah Jama fails to get to the floor of OFL convention #Hamont #BurlON #SarahJama #OFL #HDLC
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Integrity Commissioner warns against muzzling debate at Hamilton Council.#Hamont #BurlON #MattFrancis #CouncilDebates #IntegrityCommissioner.
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Charles Juravinski set a standard for philanthropy in Hamilton via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #MargaretandCharlesJuravinski #Philanthropy.#HHSC #StJoes #MargaretsPlace
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Tent encampments in parks have got to go: Delegates tell Hamilton council #Hamont #BurlON #HamCouncil #Encampments
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Ports of Hamilton, Oshawa unload monster boring machines for Metrolinx tunnels via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #HOPAPorts #Metrolinx #BoringEquipment
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Young man saves encampment resident from burning tent at Bayfront Park.
Youth being treated for smoke inhalation after saving an unhoused person from a tent fire at Bayfront Park.Well done City of Hamilton,well done. Impressed with his bravery, could have been a terrible outcome for both.@cityofhamilton.@AndreaHorwath.@Ward2Hamilton.@CHCHNews
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Ruling makes it clear: persons with family members as employees should not serve on the Police Services Board #Hamont #BurlON #HamiltonPoliceServicesBoard #EstherPauls #ConflictofInterest
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Just whose idea was the Strachan Street Tiny Shelter Proposal? #Hamont #BurlON #TinyShelters #Strachan #Kroetsch
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Hamilton Council votes 14-2 to rescind encampment protocol governing city parks.#Hamont #BurlOn #Encampments
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British Columbia to institute compulsory treatment for persons with mental illness and addictions #Hamont #BurlON #Addicitons #CompulsoryTreatment #BC
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NDP wants integrity commissioner to take a second look at Ford stag-and-doe and wedding reception #Hamont #BurlOn #MaritStiles #IntegrityCommissioner #DougFord
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Post Columnist rips racist accusations against former HWDSB trustee via @BayObserver #Hamont #BurlON #BarbaraKay #NationalPost #CarolePaikinMiller #AhonaMehdi #Racism
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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh visits St Catharines and Winona #Hamont #BurlON #SophieDuchessofEdinburgh #LincolnandWellandRegiment #StCatharines #Winona
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Ottawa clawing back CERB loan from local organization that reintegrates incarcerated individuals #Hamont #BurlON #TheBridge #CERB #GoFundMe
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Ward three residents considering legal action to bring about encampment enforcement.#Hamont #BurlOn #GagePark #AndrewSelman #encampments
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Councillor blows the whistle on spiraling staffing numbers at City Hall.#Hamont #BurlON #MikeSpadafora #2025Budget
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Councillors should be ashamed of unseemly gang-up on Stoney Creek, but they likely won’t #Hamont #BurlON #StoneyCreek #AffordableHousing #HamCouncil
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Michael Andlauer touted as possible owner of Ottawa Senators via @BayObserver #Hamont #BurlON #OttawaSenators #MichaelAndlauer
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Hamilton lacks a plan to deal with a worsening housing crisis. via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #HousingCrisis #InclusionaryZoning #LRT
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Skelly Motion would reverse Hamilton decision to charge farmers stormwater fees.#Hamont #BurlON #DonnaSkelly #StormwaterFees
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From: the Halifax Examiner regarding the homelessness industry. A recent delegate to Hamilton Council mentioned attending the conference on homlessness mentioned.
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Respected senior Tory resigns Greenbelt Commission over Ford attack on Conservation Authorities via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlOn #DavidCrombie #GreenbeltCommission #ConservationAuthoritiesAct #SteveClark
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18-YEAR-OLD HOPES TO WIN ALDERSHOT’S SEAT ON CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD via @BayObserver #Hamont #Burlon #HaltonCatholicSchoolBoard.#KirstenKelly.#Aldershot
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Delegation rules go out the window as nervous Hamilton councillors contend with articulate citizens fed up with encampments #Hamont #BurlON #Encampments
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Councillor would block vending machines that distribute drug paraphernalia #Hamont #BurlON #PublicHealthCommittee #JPDanko #Drugparaphernalia
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Doug Ford Promises to look into complaint about tiny shelter procurement process.#Hamont #BurlON #TinyShelters #DougFord
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Mohawk One of Three Ontario colleges to launch a 4-year Business degree for tradespeople via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlOn #MohawkCollege #SkilledTrades #BusinessProgram
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Community invited to share #91Reasons why Hamilton is grateful to the Juravinskis and to honour Charles’ 91st birthday via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #MargaretandCharlesJuravinski #HHSC #StJoes #Mcmaster
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Tensions mount as Hamilton Council awaits report on sanctioned encampments #Hamont #BurlON #Encampments #Horwath #MattFrancis #MaryAduckiewicz
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Lecce to order probe into death of Toronto school principal and EDI training practices #Hamont #BurlON #StephenLecce #RichardBilkszto #KOJOInstitute #TDSB #EDI
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Hamilton librarian honoured by Internet Archive via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #HPL #LisaRadhaWeaver #InternetArchive
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Three Hamilton Police Service officers honoured for community achievement #Hamont #BurlON #HamiltonPolice #OPA #CommunityService
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Hamilton Centre debate turns into a soliloquy and is cancelled via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #Election2022 #EkateriniDimakis #Cable14 #BillCusters
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“If you build it, we will stay”—Michael Andlauer to Brantford re possible new arena #Hamont #BurlON #BranrfordBulldogs #MichaelAndlauer #CityofBrantford
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Taking call before you dig to a new level: Hamilton Police uncover illegal buried electrical network in Gage Park.#Hamont #BurlON #HamPolice #Drugs #Mischief
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London declares 14 parks off-limits for encampments, tougher distancing rules #Hamont #BurlON #London #EncampmentPolicy
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Councillors hear another side of the encampment story from irate residents via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #Homelessness #Encampments #JasonFarr
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Hamilton woman wins the Around the Bay 30 k race via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #AroundtheBayRace #VictoriaCoates #KevinCoffey
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Ontario to get second restored Lancaster via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #Nationalairforcemuseumofcanada #LancasterBomber
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Big changes could be in store for Main Street in wake of pedestrian fatalities via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #MainStreet #HamiltonCouncil #TwoWayConversion #Fatalities
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Refreshed Mohawk Radio program has students dialed in for new broadcast careers via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #MohawkCollege #I #Ignite #Indi1015 #BroadcastCurriculum
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Powell Park Explosion and fire has Ward Three neighbours frightened.#Hamont #BurlON #Encampments #PowellPark
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Housing Industry Turned out in Force to Oppose made-in-Hamilton land transfer tax.#Hamont #BurlOn #LandTransferTax.
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Donna Skelly named Deputy Speaker of Legislature via @BayObserver #Hamont #BurlON #DonnaSkelly #OntarioLeg
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My Take: Lets get the ideology out of the homeless and affordable housing crisis.#Hamont #BurlON #Homeslessness #AffordableHousing #VitoSgro
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Hamilton. this is where the cargo comes. Congrats YHM!.
A truly historic day in Canada’s fight against #COVID19 as vaccine shipments first arrived last night @flyyhm with Minister Anand and @cathiepuckering on site to welcome this important flight. Thanks to @UPS_Canada and @CanBorder in their role to #DeliverWhatMatters #HamOnt 🇨🇦
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Hamilton Centre NDP sends letter to Stiles in support of Sara Jama #Hamont #BurlON #SarahJama #MarisStiles #HamCentreNDP
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Ali Hosny nominated as Ontario Greens candidate in Oakville North–Burlington via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #AliHosny #GreenPartyofOntario #OakvilleNorthBurlington
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New treatment for liver cancer unveiled at Juravinski Cancer Centre #Hamont #BurlON #JravinskiCancerCtr #LiverCancer
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Why Hamilton should be concerned with the low-barrier Barton-Tiffany outdoor shelter.#Hamont #BurlON #BartonTiffany #Encampment
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This wouldn't have happened without a journalist. Journalism costs money.
BREAKING . The Auditor General found out the RCMP is investigating contracts awarded under the $54 million ArrivrCan App, not by the Government, but from reading the Globe and Mail….
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Dofasco to phase out blast furnaces reducing emissions by 60 percent via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #ArcelorMittalDofasco #GreenhouseGas #DougFord
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North End neighbors will stage their own meeting on tiny shelters proposal #Hamont #Burlon #HATS #TinyShelters #JasonFarr #CameronKroetsch #WardTwo
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Keeping Hope Alive: Rotary Club of Hamilton to Lead CHML Children’s Fund, Christmas Tree of Hope, and Operation Santa Claus #Hamont #BurlON #CHML #ChristmasTreeofHope #RotaryHamilton
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Brantford Council to consider $140 Million arena proposal as home for Bulldogs #Hamont #BurlON #Brantford #Arena
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Hamilton Police raid drug tent find an old friend, drugs, weapons and a raccoon.#Hamont #BurlON #HamPolice #Drugs
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My take: Community needs to get organized in response to encampment crisis #Hamont #BurlOn #VitoSgro #Encampments
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New funding will help break gender barriers in the skilled trades via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #HamiltonYWCA #WomenSkilledTrades.#LIUNA
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Hamilton's encampment residents are being exploited from more than one side.#Hamont #BurlON #Encampments
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Lost Hikers quickly located using what3words app via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #HaltonPolice #what3wordsapp #KelsoCA
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Grandson Matthew just got learners driving license. Not that long ago he was in a car seat
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Restoring Sixteen-Mile Creek watershed via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #DrumquinPark #ConservationHalton
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Opinion: North end to Hamilton Council: That would be a NO… #Hamont #BurlON #Homelessness #TinyShelters #Bennetto
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Mohawk students get hands-on experience refurbishing CityHousing units #Hamont #BurlON #CityHousingHamilton #MohawkCollege #Constructiontraining
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Margaret Juravinski cuts ribbon on new Margaret’s Place Hospice in Dundas via @bayobserver #Hamont #BurlON #MargaretsPlace #StJosephsVilla #MargaretJuravinski
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MPP Sandy Shaw did not vote with NDP Caucus to oppose Jama ouster #Hamont #BurlON #OntBDP #SarahJama #SandyShaw
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Woman and child mowed down by hit-and-run driver via @BayObserver #Hamont #BurlOn #HamiltonPolice #HitandRun
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Ethnic slur just the latest escalation in a growing public outrage over encampment and homelessness crisis #Hamont #BurlON #Homelessness #HamCouncil #LIUNA
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CTV news executive flames out as news operation in revolt via @BayObserver #Hamont #BurlON #CTVNews #BellMedia #LisaLaflamme #MichaelMelling
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Opinion: You should already have read some of what follows in Hamilton legacy media #Hamont #BurlON #HamiltonCentre #AntiSemitism #SaraJama #OntNDP
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Report says Hamilton could suffer economically if it doesn’t build more housing #Hamont #BurlON #WEHBA #HamiltonCofC.#Housingshortage
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Margaret Juravinski, Hamilton Philanthropist passes at 91 #Hamont #BurlON #MargaretJuravinski #CharlesJuravinski.#Philanthropy.#HealthCare
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