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THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• Potential Labour Disruption and Impact on City Services
• Encampment Protocol Passes
• Council Calls to Abandon Province's Greenbelt Plan
• Council Declares Gender-Based Violence and Intimate-Partner Violence an Epidemic in Hamilton
• Events

Please be advised of the upcoming temporary lane closure on Beckett Dr (Queen Street hill) to facilitate guide rail installation.

• Where: Beckett Dr (Queen Street hill) starting from Amelia St upbound approximately 100m.
• When: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm
• Traffic control and flaggers will be in place during operation, allowing alternating single lane of traffic.
• Please expect delays throughout this area.
• This work is weather dependent.

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• Revised Encampment Protocol Before GIC on Monday
• Chedoke Creek Spill Fine and Remediation in Progress
• What's happening with the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail Crossings? 
• McMaster Discovery Program
• Events
  • Concrete Canvas Festival - Churchill Clubhouse Feature
  • and more.

Projects in Ward 1

Victoria Park Spray Pad Construction

Spray Pad Replacement and Sun Shelter Construction Starting Monday!!!!

Finally, the enhanced archaeology work is complete. The contractor will begin construction of the spray pad on Monday, July 24!

In conjunction with the spray pad replacement, a sun shelter is planned to be constructed near the spray pad area. The addition of sun shelter to the park space aligns with and is being carried out as part of the continued implementation of the Victoria Park Master Plan.

• Replacement of the existing spray pad
• Construction of a new sun shelter
• Construction of a new plaza area with seating
• Park lighting upgrades

See the public engagement and project pages for more detail.

Desjardins Recrational Trail Bridge 1-Day Closire

Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks ordered the City of Hamilton to conduct targeted dredging of the Chedoke Creek following as a result of the Main/King combined sewer overflow discharge between January 2014 and July 2018. The goal of the Order is to improve the condition of Chedoke Creek and Cootes Paradise prior to the beginning of this discharge event.

In-water work began July 17, 2023, with dedicated debris removal in Chedoke Creek occurring between the Desjardins Recreation Trail bridge and the Kay Drage Park bridge.

The in-water targeted dredging is anticipated to take 3.5 months to complete.

To support targeting dredging for the Chedoke Creek project, the Desjardins Recreation Trail bridge will be closed Monday, July 24. The closure will prioritise public safety while the crane lifts the dredging machine from the bridge's south side to the north

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• City seeks comment on a strategy to support unhoused Hamilton residents.
• Victoria Park Spray Pad & Sun Shelter Update
• HSR's (re)Designed Network Survey & Video
• Westdale Water Sewer Chamber Construction - Sterling St & Glen Rd
• Main St W Late-night Lanes Closures June 19-23, Dundurn to Poulette
• National Indigenous History Month
• PRIDE Month
• HSR's (re)Designed Network Survey & Video
• Garden Journeys Open Days--new open-gardens event
• Events

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• HSR's (re)Designed Network Ward 1 Online Meeting
• HAAA Renewal Update - Consolidating Phases
• Victoria Park Spray Pad & Sun Shelter Update
• Board of Health Governance Structure Survey
• Lower City Encampment Protocol In-Person Consultation Evening
• Litter in the City
• Main Street Two-Way Conversion Study Public Comments Wanted
• Hamilton's New Climate Changes Initiatives Office: Purpose & Priorities [Video]
• Biodiversity Action Plan
• Bike Registry (Updated link)
• Events

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• Main Street Two-Way Conversion Study - Two public information centre options
• HSR’s (re)Designed Network Ward 1 Information Night
• Public Art Unveiling - Be:longings 
• Detached Secondary Dwelling Units 
• Hamilton's Draft Biodiversity Action Plan
• Royal Botanical Gardens Engagement Survey
• June is Bike Month in Hamilton
• Bike Registry
• Hamilton Falcon Watch - Volunteers needed!
• "Got Your Back" Kid2kid initiative
• Events

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• Hamilton's New Climate Changes Initiatives Office: Purpose & Priorities [Online]
• Celebration for Churchill Park Public Art Project, be:longings
• Main & Whitney (HD17A) Water Pumping Station Environmental Assessment, PIC 2
• Alexander Park & HAAA Clubhouse Renewal Projects
• Underground Sewer Chamber Work (Sterling St and Glen Rd)
• Hamilton Truck Routes Are Changing
• Strategic Transportation Network Review and Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Master Plans
• Free Tree and Compost Giveaways
• Events

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• 2023 Budget Backgrounder
• Winter Control in Hamilton - Sidewalk Snow Clearance
• Main & Whitney (HD17A) Water Pumping Station EA PIC
• Ward 1 Infrastructure Updates
• Special Enforcement Area Around Schools Pilot
• Invasive Species - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
• E-Scooters are here!
• City Auditor Election Survey
• Coyotes in the City
• Cigarette Litter Prevention
• Royal Botanical Gardens Churchill Park Reforestation Project
• Green Venture NATURhoods
• Cycling Without Age - Call for Volunteers
• Events