News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – In response to a Council Motion approved in December 2020, the City is investing $1 million equally towards the rapid repair of out of service social housing units, and increasing the 2021 Housing Stability Benefit budget to support tenants at risk of losing housing due to impacts of COVID-19.

HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton healthcare partners continue to make progress in vaccinating members of the community who fall into Phase 1 of the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination Framework. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered approximately 87,945 doses of COVD-19 vaccine – with 12% of eligible Hamiltonians receiving a vaccine to date. In alignment with Provincial direction, effective immediately, those residents in Hamilton who are 70 years of age and older are eligible to book an appointment to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. 

HAMILTON, ON – Earlier this afternoon, the province announced that Hamilton will move into the Grey – Lockdown category within the Provincial COVID-19 Response Framework as of Monday, March 29, 2021 at 12:01 am. The objective of the “Lockdown” – Grey category is to implement widescale measures and restrictions, including closures, to halt or interrupt the transmission of COVID-19.

HAMILTON, ON – The City of Hamilton is advising residents that a contractor conducting in-home water meter replacements has tested positive for COVID-19. The City was notified of the positive test result late yesterday afternoon. The contractor is currently self-isolating and their local public health unit is completing contact tracing for this case. The City extends its best wishes to the contractor and hopes for a speedy recovery.

HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton healthcare partners continue to make progress in vaccinating members of the community who fall into Phase 1 of the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination framework. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered approximately 69, 251 doses of COVD-19 vaccine – with 10.3% of eligible Hamiltonians receiving a vaccine to date.

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning Saturday, March 13th, a number of primary care settings in Hamilton will begin to administer the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine to those residents ages 60-64 (in 2021) who are in good health as part of a provincial pilot program. This pilot program is an encouraging next step in the vaccination efforts in Hamilton.

Hamilton, ON – Today, Mayors and Chairs from the 11 largest municipal governments across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area held their regular weekly meeting to discuss the ongoing response to COVID-19 across the region.

HAMILTON, ON –The Hamilton healthcare partners are making progress in vaccinating members of the community who fall into Phase 1 of the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination framework. We are pleased to announce that to date, we have administered over 32,925 doses of COVD-19 vaccine through both the HHS fixed-site large scale clinic and the mobile clinic, with 15,275 people now fully vaccinated.

HAMILTON, ON – Today, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Medical Officer of Health, presented the local COVID-19 vaccine plan to the City of Hamilton’s Board of Health Committee.  This plan spoke to the phasing as recommended by the Province’s COVID-19 Vaccination framework, as well as how Hamilton Public Health Services will work with the Hamilton Health Partners and other community partners to implement this plan.  The city of Hamilton’s COVID-19 Vaccine Plan was presented to the Province late last week and was met with positivity and praise.