Councilors got a look at a new winter response strategy tied to Hamilton's homelessness crisis. The plan involves spending to create more supports for those living outside.
A day after a Stoney Creek school was vandalized with derogatory graffiti, community leaders are calling for renewed action to combat racism and hate in Hamilton, which led Canada in the highest per-capita rate of hate crimes in four separate years since 2014.
Hamilton's living wage has been recalculated to be $19.05, up from $17.20 last year, due to the rising cost of living. There are now close to 40 living wage employers in the Hamilton area.
A group of roughly 50 people gathered outside the office of Neil Lumsden, Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East Stoney Creek, on Thursday to protest a new proposed housing bill.
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