News Releases

HAMILTON, ON - On behalf of the City of Hamilton, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the 176 victims in Monday’s Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 tragedy. Among the victims, 63 were Canadian and three were part of the McMaster University family: Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian, both engineering students, and former post-doctoral fellow, Siavash Maghsoudlou Estarabadi.

HAMILTON, ON -  This year marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal that saw the lives of 14 women cut violently short. This senseless and brutal act led to Parliament designating December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

HAMILTON, ON - It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of Bill Scandlan, one of our community’s most dedicated and respected councillors and union leaders. Bill began work at Stelco in 1942 at age 17 and tirelessly served his fellow workers in various leadership roles with Local 1005 and as area director of the United Steel Workers of America. Bill was a dedicated member of council representing Ward 3 and 7 from 1964-1976. Bill passed away in his 95th year with his family by his side.

HAMILTON, ON - With the 2019 federal election campaign underway, the City of Hamilton has released its federal priorities aimed at building better lives for all residents and supporting community growth. Through collaboration with the Federal Government, there is opportunity to achieve Hamilton’s five priorities:

HAMILTON, ON - It is with sadness that we share the passing of former City of Hamilton Ward 8 Alderman, Kenneth Edge. Kenneth served as an alderman for 14 years beginning in 1970. In addition to his lengthy community service tenure, Ken was a proud entrepreneur, businessman and Bowling Hall of Fame inductee. He leaves behind his two children, Linda and Patti, along with their spouses and his six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

HAMILTON, ON – Today, I met with members of Hamilton’s Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ communities as one of the first steps in building a stronger relationship with these diverse and vibrant communities within our city. I am sorry for the pain and fear that the Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ communities, their friends, and allies experienced at the Pride event and which many are still feeling. I would like to thank the participants of the meeting and my two special advisors for Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ community initiatives, Cole Gately and Deirdre Pike.

HAMILTON, ON - Last week, I issued a statement asking Premier Doug Ford for the opportunity to work together after his call for municipalities to cut their budgets in-year by four per cent. I asked the Premier to stop the surprises, stop cutting public health and stop cutting ambulance services. I am pleased with Premier Ford’s announcement today that funding for public health, ambulance services, and child care will be maintained this year. This announcement gives municipalities more time to work with the Province on next steps.

HAMILTON, ON – Premier Doug Ford’s call for municipalities to cut their budgets in-year by four per cent shows a lack of consideration for municipal budgets. Hamilton does multi-year budgeting. We already do line by line scrutiny to find efficiencies, we are spending smarter, we are modernizing services and eliminating duplications and have done so for years. We have had the lowest tax increases in the province, at or below the rate of inflation for the past six years. That means we have found efficiencies to meet the ever-increasing demand for services.

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of entrepreneur extraordinaire and community advocate, Ron Joyce. Affectionately known as `The Doughnut King`, Ron made his initial impact on the City of Hamilton in 1956 when he served our community as a member of the Hamilton Police Service. In 1964, Ron invested in the first Tim Hortons shop on Ottawa Street North, and shortly after, Ron grew the business into one of the most successful food service chains in the world.