By Constable C. Hicks Overnight on July 17th suspects forced the lock on a van parked in a driveway on Overdale Avenue. Various tools were taken from the vehicle. During the early hours of July 17th an unlocked vehicle was entered while it was parked in a driveway on Riley Street. A wallet was taken from… Read More
LEGO Batman Movie-In-The-Park Event Sunday August 6th
Everyone is invited to visit with Councillor Partridge and enjoy a fun night out at the Lego Batman Movie in the Park on Sunday August 6, 7-10:30pm in Memorial Park, Waterdown. This is a FREE family event with refreshments, Lego Batman-themed kid’s activities including bean bag toss, Lego building and much more. Come dressed up… Read More
Hamilton Councillors Roll Along With Success Of City’s Skateboard Parks
by Kevin Werner Stoney Creek News Stoney Creek Coun. Doug Conley is riding the edge of cost and need to create a proposed skate and bike park for Valley Park Arena. Prior to the city’s skateboard park study, which recently revealed the need for at least nine large and small parks across the city, Conley… Read More
Pushing Back Against LRT
By John Best, the Bay Observer The Ministry of the Environment will have a few Hamilton citizen Light Rail Transit objections to mull over between now and early August. The Bay Observer has learned that Environmental lawyer John Tidball, of the Toronto firm Miller Thomson, in addition to filing a submission to the Ministry on… Read More
Rotary Club of Waterdown To Hold 2nd Fundraising Brunch On Saturday
by Mac Christie,Flamborough Review Waterdown Rotarians (left to right) Nick Brown, Michael Collette, Darryl Kirkland and Mark Cashin lift the lid on gourmet items on offer during the first event in their summer brunch series at the Legion on June 17. The meal was sourced from vendors at the Waterdown Farmers Market, which was taking… Read More
Amphitheatre Popular Pick For Flamboro Downs Lands
by Mac Christi, Hamilton Spectator An outdoor amphitheatre is the top community pick on how to use about 20 hectares of surplus lands being offered at Flamboro Downs, according to a recent survey. Bruce Barbour, executive director of racing for Great Canadian Gaming, which owns Flamboro Downs, said the online survey showed a mix of… Read More
Flamborough E-NEWS July 2017 Issue #69
Welcome to the July ENEWS edition. June was filled with Graduation Ceremonies for many of our students. The OMB hearings for Connon’s property development finished, Student Graduations were held, a community meeting was held for a new Flamboro Downs Family recreation park facility, Agro Park construction has started and the bypass corridor road Avonsyde connecting… Read More
Red Light Camera Program Update
On May 11, 2016 City Council approved the addition of several new Red Light Camera locations for 2017. One of the locations is Dundas Street East & Mill Street South – Westbound in Waterdown, that is presently undergoing testing. Also, according to the terms of the Red Light Camera Contract with Red Light Camera Operator… Read More
Hamilton Ward Boundary Review- OMB Prehearing Date
The Ontario Municipal Board will conduct a one day prehearing conference in respect to By-law No: BL 17-030 to re-divide the City of Hamilton’s Ward Boundaries on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 10:00 am on the 2nd Floor Auditorium/OMB Hearing Room in the Dundas Town Hall. The existing ward boundaries for Ward 15 consists of… Read More
LED Street Lighting Upgrades Begin On Residential Streets
On June 26, the City of Hamilton began to upgrade street lighting on residential streets throughout the City of Hamilton. About 27,000 high-pressure sodium cobra head street lights lining residential communities will be upgraded to energy and cost efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights over the coming three years. Phase one has started in Waterdown. … Read More