News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – Due to road conditions caused by the heavy snowfall, the City is informing residents that waste collection scheduled for today is cancelled and options for postponed pick-up. The City is asking that residents hold back their waste until their next regularly scheduled collection day. The next regularly scheduled collection day for impacted residents will fall on Monday, January 24. The bag limit for waste will be increased to two bags before needing trash tags for residents who do not receive waste pick-up today.

Yesterday, Mayors and Chairs from the 11 largest municipal governments across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area met to discuss the ongoing response to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant across the region. The Mayors and Chairs are committed to continuing to work with each other along with the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, to save lives and keep people safe.

HAMILTON, ON – Earlier today, the City of Hamilton’s General Issues Committee (GIC) received a staff presentation and three reports related to COVID-19 recovery efforts and the City’s plan for more flexible working arrangements, future workplace strategies and return to the workplace plan – Hamilton @ Work. 

HAMILTON, ON - All City of Hamilton administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 6 and reopen on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. To view affected City services due to COVID-19, visit hamilton.ca/covidclosures. For emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewer systems, public health and safety issues, please call 905-546-CITY (2489).

HAMILTON, ON – All City of Hamilton administrative offices will be closed on Monday, August 2 and reopen on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. To view affected City services due to COVID-19, visit www.hamilton.ca/covidclosures. For emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewer systems, public health and safety issues, please call 905-546-2489 (CITY). A complete list of impacted services due to the holiday is available on the City of Hamilton’s website.

HAMILTON, ON – Due to the statutory holiday taking place on Monday, May 24, the City is sharing a complete list of impacted services on the City of Hamilton’s website. To view affected City services due to COVID-19, visit www.hamilton.ca/covidclosures. For emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewer systems, public health and safety issues, please call 905-546-CITY (2489).

HAMILTON, ON - The public is reminded that as part of the Stay at Home Order, City Hall, all Municipal Service Centres, the Animal Services counter, POA Office, Licensing and By-Law Services counters, museums and recreation centres remain closed until further notice. To view affected City services due to COVID-19, visit hamilton.ca/covidclosures For emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewer systems, public health and safety issues, please call 905-546-2489 (CITY).

HAMILTON, ON – After carefully reviewing the local COVID-19 data and trends over the past week, today, following discussions with Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, the Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton, Premier Doug Ford announced that Hamilton will move into the Grey – Lockdown category within the Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework as of Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12:01 am. The objective of the “Lockdown” – Grey category is to implement widescale measures and restrictions, including closures, to halt or interrupt transmission.

For emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewer systems and safety issues, please call 905-546-2489. Due to the statutory holiday taking place on Monday, October 12 these City services will have changes: