MILLGROVE Losing a library can be tough. But then take a village’s only school out of the mix. “We’re going to be a ghost town,” says Millgrove resident Wendy Teed. Teed’s village in rural Flamborough is losing its library. And its century-old elementary school might be next. “The school is the centre of our community,” […]
Councillor Partridge Flamborough E-NEWS February Issue #38 2014
City of Hamilton is now shifting to the extensive tree related cleanup efforts; we appreciate your patience over the next several weeks. If you have a city owned tree on your property, please call 905-546-2489 to have the damage logged into the city system for clean-up. As always, if you need my help, please call my office 905-546-2713.
January was a very busy month for hosting Flamborough/Waterdown public meetings. On January 16 City Staff presented the approved new Rural Official Plan including zoning changes of use clarifications to a crowd of 250 rural property owners. The following week on January 21 at the Waterdown public meeting, Flamborough Power Centre developers presented new plans and zoning changes being requested for Clappison big box development.
In this issue:
NEW Summer Day Camps for 2014
Carlisle Valentines Dinner Dance
Village Theatre presents “The Uninvited” another Chilling Thriller
Have your say on Open Pits and Quarry Standards
And more...
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Councillor Partridge In The News
You can’t do this to Millgrove School
This village is losing its library – and now possibly its school It’s not an easy year for the village of Millgrove. Its library branch will close this fall, and now an accommodation review team has recommended closing the only school. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is reviewing the west Flamborough area — which includes […]
VIDEO: Waterdown development brings major traffic woes
Town set to grow by 17,000 with new builds By Teviah Moro Ross Nelson lives 1.2 kilometres away from the pub he owns in the heart of Waterdown. It’s a short distance, but depending on traffic, Nelson’s micro-commute to the Royal Coachman can take 15 minutes. “It seems busier and busier all the time,” he […]
Damage from ice storm will take weeks to clear
The city says it will take weeks to clear the mountains of ice-storm battered branches and deadwood piling up in front of suburban homes. The forestry department was swamped with more than 2,500 tree damage calls in the aftermath of the vicious pre-Christmas ice storm that took a hefty bite out a Hamilton tree canopy […]
Seniors, city staff meet to disuss uses of new centre
By Catherine O’Hara • Review Staff Construction of the new $6.8-million Waterdown Library and Flamborough Seniors Centre is well underway, with crews working to complete the project in time for an anticipated move-in date of October 2014. With less than a year to go before the multi-use complex, which will house the consolidated Millgrove and […]
Memorial Hall upgrades aim to revitalize ‘little gem’
By Catherine O’Hara • Review Staff Designs for the construction of an elevator tower and details of planned upgrades at Waterdown’s Memorial Hall were unveiled to the community at a drop-in meeting at the Dundas Street East facility last Monday. Memorial Hall is one of eight historically significant building in Canada, where the establishment itself […]