THIS EDITION OF THE WARD 1 NEWSLETTER INCLUDES:

This edition of the Ward 1 newsletter includes:

• Market / Queen / Napier Redevelopment Proposal 2 Online Meetings
• Back on Track: Hamilton's LRT Online Meeting with Metrolinx Online Meeting
• Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) Community Benefits Survey
• Ryerson Recreation Two Week Closure for Maintenance. 
• Westdale Library Renovations 
• City launches Rental Housing Licensing pilot program
• 2021 Drinking Water Systems Annual Water Quality Released
• Family-Friendly Housing
• Reimagining Public Participation
• Hamilton Public Library Hosts Free Tax Filing Services
• West End Urgent Care Centre to reopen to care for urgent needs
• Green Venture Going Ons
  • NATURhoods Rebate Program 2022 
  • Native Plant Club
  • Callout: Green Infrastructure in Your Community - Green Venture Speaker Opportunity 
• Hold the Date
  • Kirkendall Neighbourhood Association Annual General Meeting
  • Westdale Reformed Church Community Food Drive

February marks the annual celebration of Black History Month. Enjoy and learn through the varied events sprinkled throughout the month.

This edition of the Ward 1 newsletter includes:

• H.A.A.A. Fieldhouse Future Uses Survey
• Black History Month Events
• Barton-Tiffany Lands - What's the Plan
• Meet Your Ward 1 Neighbour - Kimberly O'Hare
• Green Venture Going Ons
  • Down the Drain: Stormwater Management in Hamilton | Tuesday, February 8 @ 6 PM
  • 11 Annual Seedy Saturdays in Hamilton
  • NATURhoods Rebate Program 2022 for Ward 1
  • Native Plant Club
• Victoria Park Spray Pad and Sun Shelter Final Concept Design
• Winter Washrooms
• Complete Streets Better Design Manual Survey
• Roads and Water Services Review Surveys
• In case you missed it
  • Ward 1 Q&A Podcast:  Maureen takes questions from Ward 1 residents
  • Art of Change Podcast:  Episode: 2 - How does change happen within and outside of organizations? LRT
  • Alexander Skateboard Park - Design concepts presentation

During the course of the H.A.A.A. Park renewal consultation, many residents lamented the lack of access to the building and asked how the fieldhouse could become more of a vital public building to the neighbourhood of Kirkendall and better integrated with the overall park renewal (See H.A.A.A. Park Renewal)

The H.A.A.A. Field House feasibility project aims to provide an accessible, multi-purpose space for community use and programming opportunities. Feedback from community members and key stakeholders will help inform the project by identifying building improvements and additional features within the existing building.

The H.A.A.A. Fieldhouse is a 5,356 sq/ft building located at 250 Charlton Ave W, at the south end of the Hamilton Amateur Athletics Association park. Designed in 1930 by Hamilton architect Stewart McPhie, and constructed in 1944, the fieldhouse was initially designed to host two locker rooms, a second-floor office, storage and washrooms.

Please complete the survey by February 13, 2022, in order to share your ideas for the H.A.A.A. Fieldhouse project.

Take the survey now

What
The installation of 15 new LED pole top light fixtures along the existing ±175 metre pedestrian/multi-use pathway in the northern portion of Chedoke Golf Club, between Glenside Avenue and Studholme Avenue. 

Alexander Skate Park 2 Design Concepts Presentation

Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 07:00 PM [Online]

This edition of the Ward 1 newsletter includes:

• COVID-19 Vaccinations
• Hamilton Paramedic Services Request
• Dundurn Park Path Access
• Alexander Skate Park 
• Councillor Q&A
• Beulah Park ReOpens
• Call for Artists: Locke Street Marker Public Art Project
• Events - Winter Windows Walks Continue

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.