Hamilton the good
Three good news stories to report from the 'Hammer' today. A north end park was cleaned up and the area BIA is committing itself to keeping it that way. Hamilton will soon be one local calling area and a shake-up at city hall should bring some respect back.
Woodlands park on Barton street between Wentworth and Sanford is on the receiving end of some new trees and continued upkeep. The city will plant 35 new trees in the park thanks to a $5,000 donation from Siemens Power Generation and the Barton village BIA will look after the grounds. I caught the story while I was on my lunch break down at Hotz Environmental, who was on hand at the park in case any hazardous waste was found. Congrats to all the kids who participated, it's nice to see someone has good old fashioned values. I have fond memories of playing in summer and winter at this park growing up, and it would be a same to loose it to the crack heads, hookers and gangs.
Canada's telephone regulator, has cleared the way for local calling throughout the boundaries of the city of Hamilton. It has approved Bell Canada's application to make Hamilton a single local calling area. The changes will take effect in November. Suburban politicians have been pushing the initiative, virtually since amalgamation back in 2000. It doesn't come without a cost. Bell's residential customers will pay a 30 cent monthly surcharge for the next three years. The surcharge is 17 cents for business customers. Small cost for being able to make a call from one end of the city, it seems so obvious, why has it taken seven years?
And finally, the news that Lee Anne Coveyduck will be replaced June 1st couldn't be more sobering and the date couldn't come fast enough. The manager of Hamilton's building and licensing department is going out in a blaze of glory(wink). More concerns about the department came out today. According to the Spectator, one in three Hamilton homes built in the past 18 months was under construction before the city issued a permit. And city officials are admitting that's true. That's despite the fact it's in clear violation of Ontario's building code act, that states no construction can begin on any building without a permit being issued. The city says it is taking steps to address the issue with the development of an updated procedures manual for building inspectors.
The new accountability and transparency subcommittee approved by council to set up the new integrity commissioner's office spearheaded by Joanna Chapman should stem the bleeding. The Dundas book seller is one of four community members on the committee. She's joined by David Broom, Ted Charuk and Denise O'Connor.
Later,
Kenaz
Woodlands park on Barton street between Wentworth and Sanford is on the receiving end of some new trees and continued upkeep. The city will plant 35 new trees in the park thanks to a $5,000 donation from Siemens Power Generation and the Barton village BIA will look after the grounds. I caught the story while I was on my lunch break down at Hotz Environmental, who was on hand at the park in case any hazardous waste was found. Congrats to all the kids who participated, it's nice to see someone has good old fashioned values. I have fond memories of playing in summer and winter at this park growing up, and it would be a same to loose it to the crack heads, hookers and gangs.
Canada's telephone regulator, has cleared the way for local calling throughout the boundaries of the city of Hamilton. It has approved Bell Canada's application to make Hamilton a single local calling area. The changes will take effect in November. Suburban politicians have been pushing the initiative, virtually since amalgamation back in 2000. It doesn't come without a cost. Bell's residential customers will pay a 30 cent monthly surcharge for the next three years. The surcharge is 17 cents for business customers. Small cost for being able to make a call from one end of the city, it seems so obvious, why has it taken seven years?
And finally, the news that Lee Anne Coveyduck will be replaced June 1st couldn't be more sobering and the date couldn't come fast enough. The manager of Hamilton's building and licensing department is going out in a blaze of glory(wink). More concerns about the department came out today. According to the Spectator, one in three Hamilton homes built in the past 18 months was under construction before the city issued a permit. And city officials are admitting that's true. That's despite the fact it's in clear violation of Ontario's building code act, that states no construction can begin on any building without a permit being issued. The city says it is taking steps to address the issue with the development of an updated procedures manual for building inspectors.
The new accountability and transparency subcommittee approved by council to set up the new integrity commissioner's office spearheaded by Joanna Chapman should stem the bleeding. The Dundas book seller is one of four community members on the committee. She's joined by David Broom, Ted Charuk and Denise O'Connor.
Later,
Kenaz
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