Due to an ongoing crossing guard shortage, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School students who live north of Dundas Street East in Waterdown will continue to be bused to school.
Avoid traffic jams before they happen: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled 13 closures in Hamilton on Aug. 24 for roadwork on Highway 403, Highway 5, Highway 6 and Queen Elizabeth Way.
Krysta Boyer says her experience volunteering on non-profit boards and promoting local business improvement areas, including downtown Stoney Creek’s, prompted her to join the race for Ward 5 councillor in the Oct. 24 municipal election.
Two candidates are running for Hamilton’s public school board on a platform opposing anti-racism and equity education. Yet neither is willing to talk about their stance, one an opponent calls a “hateful ideology.”
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For the third time, police have decided not to lay charges in the 2016 death of Soleiman Faqiri, a mentally ill man in crisis who was severely beaten, restrained and pepper-sprayed by correctional officers in an Ontario jail.
Moving to allay fears that transfers could be made to nursing homes not on a patient’s preferred list of choices — and possibly away from their loved ones — Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said no one will be forced to relocate.
School support staff will take a strike vote starting Sept. 23, a move their union says will “be a signal” to the Ontario government and boards that workers will not accept concessions at the bargaining table.
Heading to the beach? You’re in luck — 6 Hamilton public beaches are open for swimming as of Aug. 23 at 7 a.m. Here’s the latest beach water quality report from Hamilton Region Public Health:
You don’t need to sit in traffic: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled 12 closures in Hamilton on Aug. 23 for roadwork on Highway 403, Highway 6 and Queen Elizabeth Way.