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This edition of the Ward 1 newsletter includes:

• Encampments and Institutional Responsibility: A Letter to Ward 1 Residents
• Victoria Park Survey Open until December 10 - Spray Pad and Sun Shelter 2 Design Concept
• HAAA Renewal Plan - Final Design Concept
• McMaster University Hosted Community Meeting: Unsanctioned "Fake Homecoming" event
• Call for Artists: Locke Street Marker Public Art Project
• Mother Goose Winter Market Fundraiser
• In case you missed it
• Events

Dear residents of Ward 1

In a previous letter to Ward 1 residents, I set out my position on the City’s abrupt decision to end the encampment protocol: https://www.maureenwilson.ca/encampments0921. The protocol was an agreement arrived at by the City of Hamilton and various health, housing and justice agencies to guide the municipality’s response to encampments. It was a housing-first approach. It set a time limit of fourteen days for tents to be in a City park and placed a cap on the number of tents permitted in any one place. It assessed the mental acuity of encamped persons. It also prohibited encampments in certain places such as near schools. I regret that City staff were not able to meet with their protocol partners to negotiate any amendments considered necessary before being instructed to terminate the agreement. As a result of Council’s decision, the Hamilton Police Service has been formally inserted into the City’s response to homelessness.   

View the final design concepts presented to residents, review the presentation, and then tell us what you think?

Victoria Park needs you!

View the two design concepts presented to residents, review the presentation, and then tell us what you think?

This edition of the Ward 1 newsletter includes:

• How Hamilton Will Grow. GRIDS2 and the Municipal Comprehensive Review Debate This Friday
• Upcoming online presentations
  • HAAA Renewal Public Information Centre 3 - FINAL DESIGN CONCEPT
  • Victoria Park - Spray Pad and Sun Shelter - DESIGN CONCEPTS CONSULTATION
• Alexander Park Community Hub Survey
• Call for Artists: Locke Street Marker Public Art Project
• Beulah Park playground life cycle renewal begins November 12
• Temporary Road Closure: Strathcona North
• Ward 1 Native Tree Tour and more
• Hamilton Harbour Waterfront Trail Geotechnical Work as of November 15
• Changes to Curbside Leaf and Yard Waste Collection Schedule
• Mini Hydrant Installation
• In case you missed it
• Events

Join us November 18th at 7:30 PM or November 20th at 10:00 AM 

Dear Ward 1 residents

The purpose of this post is to account for my vote this past Friday, November 12, 2021, at a special meeting of Hamilton City Council to fill the ward 5 seat left vacant with the election of Chad Collins as a federal Liberal MP for Hamilton East- Stoney Creek. Mr Collins served as ward 5 Hamilton City Councillor for 26 years (1995-2021).

What is a Bicycle Boulevard?

Also known as “slow streets,” “quiet streets,” or “neighbourhood greenways,” bicycle boulevards are low volume streets that offer an opportunity to improve corridor safety by calming vehicular traffic for people living in the area, including people walking and cycling while improving the livability of the neighbourhood. 

What is a Bicycle Boulevard?

Also known as “slow streets” or “neighbourhood greenways”, bicycle boulevards are low volume streets that offer an opportunity to enhance corridor safety by calming vehicular traffic for people living in the area, including people walking and cycling, while improving the livability of the neighbourhood. 

THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

• My vote against ending the Encampment Response Protocol
• COVID-19 Cases, Scenario Comparisons for Hamilton
• Hamilton’s COVID-19 Testing Centres increase capacity to meet community needs
• Hamilton's Recreation Master Plan Engagement Strategy
• Local Notices
  
  • Locke Street Marker Public Art Project
  • Kirkendall Neighbourhood Food Drive
  • Westdale South - Dromore Cres Temporary Road Closure (Sterling to Paisley) September 10
  • Paisley Ave N and Oak Knoll Ave
  • Ainslie Wood Visual Identity Survey - Last Call
• Park Project Updates
  
  • HAAA
  • Victoria Park
  • Alexander Skate Park
  • Churchill Park
• City Enrichment Fund Now Taking Applications for 2022
• 2022 City Enrichment Fund | Applications Open
• Bay Area Restoration Council Community Water Leaders Program
• Royal Botanical Gardens Resumes Programming
• In Case You Missed It
  
  • Chedoke Creek Remediation Update: Ministry approves City’s remediation work plan for Cootes Paradise
  • Hamilton City Council approves Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Verification Policy for all City employees
  • Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre welcomes executive director, Lyndon George HARC website,
  • Increased risk for West Nile Virus in Hamilton
• Events
  
  • Cootes to Escarpment Fall Festival Weekends from September 14 - October 3, 2021
  • Saturdays Un-LOCKED - Eat, Shop and Play on Locke every Saturday from July 17 to September 11 | 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
  • Westdale Village Casual Outdoor Market every Tuesday | 4:00-7:00 PM
  • Westdale Live
  • Supercrawl Bridgeworks Live Stream Series