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Confirmed positive COVID-19 case associated with Ancaster Sports Complex

October 21 2020

HAMILTON, ON - Hamilton Public Health Services is advising the public of a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 associated with Ancaster Sports Complex at 1030 Lower Lions Club Rd. on October 16, 2020 from 9:30 to 11 om. All participants and spectators of this private event have been identified as close contacts and are asked to immediately self-isolate, monitor for symptoms and call Public Health Services’ COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848, option #3. 
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City reminding residents to go green during Waste Reduction Week

October 19 2020

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning today, as part of Waste Reduction Week the City of Hamilton is encouraging residents to make environmentally conscious changes every day. All week long, the City will be lighting the Hamilton Sign green and blue to remind residents to swap, share and repair old items and reduce household waste. In honour of Waste Reduction Week, the City is sharing tips about eco-friendly alternatives to disposing waste.
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Team Make’s ‘WoodGate’ selected as winner of the King William beacon and gate public art project

October 16 2020

HAMILTON, ON – A volunteer citizen jury has selected the artist-led ‘Team Make’ as the winner of the King William St. beacon and gate public art project for their submission “WoodGate”. The winning team will receive $115,000 for the design, and fabrication of their artwork. Installation is expected to be completed by summer 2021.
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City of Hamilton’s COVID-19 virtual town hall meetings resume tonight

October 15 2020

HAMILTON, ON – With the cases of COVID-19 continuing to rise in Hamilton, the City of Hamilton is resuming its COVID-19 virtual town hall meetings beginning tonight. Beginning at 7 pm Mayor Fred Eisenberger will be joined by Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Medical Officer of Health, and Paul Johnson, the City’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Director, to answer questions from the community. Residents are invited to submit questions for the virtual town hall by:
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City to help people in the largest encampments find new accommodations this week

October 14 2020

HAMILTON, ON - After focusing on assisting encampment residents with moving into emergency housing options over the past week, members of the City’s Encampment Task Force will begin enforcing the City’s encampment bylaws Thursday. This follows a week where task force members continued their work with encampment residents to provide them with information about the options available to them. People sleeping rough in encampments were also made aware of the recent lifting of an injunction which had previously prevented the City from enforcing its bylaws.
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City achieves $1 billion in building permits

October 13 2020

Important economic milestone reached before year’s end as staff adapt to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic HAMILTON, ON –The City of Hamilton has officially surpassed $1 billion worth of construction for 2020. In a year where municipalities across the country felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamilton City staff quickly adapted to working remotely and providing alternative service delivery options, including online building permit submissions, which were up 40% over last year, and virtual meetings with development applicants.
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Lane restrictions on Barton St E beginning Tuesday

October 8 2020

HAMILTON, ON - To safely complete watermain valve replacements, the City of Hamilton will reduce Barton St E down to single lanes in each direction between Frederick Ave and Cope St beginning Tuesday, October 13, 2020 for approximately seven weeks. As well, the single eastbound lane will be closed between Kenilworth Ave N and Harmony Ave to accommodate work being done at the Kenilworth Ave N intersection beginning Monday, October 19 until Friday, October 30, weather permitting. Motorists should follow signs for detour.
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City encampment bylaw in effect starting today

October 7 2020

Hamilton, ON – With the lifting of a Superior Court injunction, the City of Hamilton will again be enforcing its bylaws prohibiting encampments on public property. The injunction took effect on July 30 and was lifted on October 6. It temporarily restricted the City’s authority to enforce bylaws that prohibit camping on public property.
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Cormorant road extension opens at Ancaster Business Park

October 6 2020

HAMILTON, ON – On October 5th, the City of Hamilton was pleased to open the Cormorant Road extension at the Ancaster Business Park. The creation of this roadway opens up an additional 40 to 50 acres of employment lands for new business development and allows for improved traffic movement for the nearly 4,000 people that work in the Ancaster Business Park in the life sciences, advanced manufacturing, food and beverage production and commercial warehousing industries.
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GTHA Mayors and Chairs committed to addressing resurgence

October 5 2020

HAMILTON, ON - Today, Mayors and Chairs from the 11 largest municipal governments across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area took part in their weekly call on the ongoing response to COVID-19.  The Mayors and Chairs continue to be committed to working together with each other and with the provincial and federal governments to address escalating case counts. During today's discussion, the Mayors and Chairs agreed that our public health efforts must be focused on keeping schools open for children and protecting long-term care home residents.
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