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      • Animals & Pets
        • Adopt a Pet
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        • Lost, Found or Surrender
          • Dead Animals
          • Found Pets
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          • SPCA
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        • Responsible Pet Ownership
          • Animal Shelter Statistics
          • Animal By-law
          • Scoop the Poop
          • Spay or Neuter Your Pet
          • Vaccinate your Pet
          • Hot Cars and Pets
        • Dogs
          • Buy a Dog Licence
            • Dog Licence Fees
            • Dog Licence Policies & Regulations
          • Dog Owners Liability Act
            • Owning a Pit Bull
          • Claiming Your Dog from the Shelter
          • Dog Bite Prevention
          • Complain about a Barking Dog
          • Dog Parks
          • Free Running Areas
        • Cats
          • Register Your Cat
          • Claiming Your Cat from the Shelter
          • Community Cats
        • Other Domesticated Animals
          • Claiming Your Pet from the Shelter
          • Prohibited Animals
          • Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig Licence
        • Wildlife
          • Feeding Wildlife
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            • Bats
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          • Sick, Injured or Orphaned Wildlife
      • Emergency Services
        • Fire
          • About Us
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          • Fire Safety Programs
            • Home Fire Safety Education
            • Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarm Program
            • Hamilton Arson Prevention for Children
            • Volunteer Home Inspection
          • Fire Permits and Services
            • Open Air Burning Permit
            • Family Fireworks Sales Permit
            • Fire Services and Fees
          • Fire Prevention
            • Smoke Alarms
            • Carbon Monoxide Alarms
            • Home Fire Safety Tips
            • Home Fire Escape Plan
            • Family Fireworks Safety Tips
            • Fire Prevention on the Farm
            • Student Accommodation Safety Tips
          • Camp FFIT Hamilton
        • Paramedics
          • Medical Emergency Information Program
          • Public Access Defibrillation Program
            • Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Registration Form
          • Book a Paramedic for your Event
          • Ambulance Patient Records
          • Hamilton Paramedic Service Customer Feedback
        • Emergency Preparedness
          • Preparing for Emergencies
            • Emergency Preparedness Guide
            • Tips for Earthquakes
            • Tips for Flooding
            • Tips for Hazardous Materials
            • Tips for Power Outages
            • Tips for Shelter-In-Place
            • Tips for Tornadoes
            • Tips for Winter Storms
          • During an Emergency
          • After an Emergency
          • Five Days to Emergency Preparedness
            • Day 1 - Make a Plan
            • Day 2 - Get Emergency Supplies
            • Day 3 - Prepare for Unique Needs
            • Day 4 - Be Informed, Sign up for Alerts
            • Day 5 - Create an Emergency Supply Kit for Your Pet and Car
        • Hamilton Police Service
          • Careers, Recruitment & Volunteering
          • Collision Reporting
          • Report a Crime
          • Victim Services
      • Garbage & Recycling
        • Garbage & Bulk Items
          • Garbage
            • What goes in the garbage
          • Bulk Items & Furniture
            • What are Bulk Items
          • Landfills
          • Illegal Dumping
          • Waste Pickup Schedule
        • Blue Box & Recycling
          • Blue Box
          • Recycling
            • What can be Recycled
          • Gold Box Recycling
            • Gold Box Sign Up Form
          • Blue Box Collection Schedule
        • Green Bin & Composting
          • Green Bin
          • Composting & Your Green Bin
            • What goes in the Green Bin
          • Backyard Composting
            • What Goes in the Backyard Composter
          • Compost Giveaways
          • Green Bin Collection Schedule
          • Green Your Routine
        • Yard Waste
          • Yard Waste
            • What goes in Yard Waste
        • Apartment Waste
        • Business Waste
          • Business Waste Eligibility
          • Business Waste
          • Waste Directory for Businesses
        • Waste & Recycling Facilities
          • Waste Facilities Educational Videos
          • Community Recycling Centres Locations
          • Appliances & Scrap Metal
          • Household Hazardous Waste
          • Reuse Shed
          • What goes to the community recycling centre
      • Home, Property & Development
        • Building & Renovating
          • Building Permit Status
          • Planning to Build or Renovate
            • Building in Rural Hamilton
            • Hiring a Contractor
            • Important Contacts for Renovations & Permits
          • Residential Building Permits
            • Building Inspections
            • Submitting Drawings
            • Building Permit Classes and Fees
          • Residential Fences
          • Swimming Pools
          • ePLANS - Online Building Permit Application Process
            • ePLANS Application Forms
        • Pest Control
          • Bed Bugs
          • Bed Bugs in the Workplace
          • Cockroaches
          • Rats
          • Pest Control - Landlord Responsibilities
        • Property Taxes
          • MPAC Assessment
          • Pay Your Property Tax
            • Due Dates and Penalties
            • Tax Assistance Programs
          • Property Information & Taxes
          • Request for Tax Certificate
          • Sale of Properties for Tax Arrears
            • Current Tax Sale Property Listing
            • Submit a Tender
            • Tax Sale Property Results
          • Understanding Property Tax
            • Area Rating
            • Municipal Tax Competitiveness Study
            • Property Assessment
            • Property Inquiry
            • Tax Billing By-laws
            • Tax Calculator
            • Tax Impact Mapping
            • Tax Rates by Property Class
          • Understanding Your Property Tax Bill
            • Changes to Your Property Tax Bill
        • Property, Garden & Trees
          • Construction in your Area
            • Design and Construction Survey
            • What to Expect During Construction
          • Encroachment Agreements
          • Healthy Lawns and Gardens
            • Emerald Ash Borer
            • Giant Hogweed
            • Gypsy Moth
          • Lot Grading & Drainage
          • Property Damage
          • Property Survey
            • Survey Markings on Your Property
          • Property Use By-laws
          • Street Tree Planting Program
          • Tree Ownership
            • City Trees
            • Private Trees
          • Vacant Buildings
          • Watering Your Lawn
        • Rental Properties
          • By-laws for Rental Properties
            • Register a Tenant By-law Complaint
          • Fire Safety for Rental Properties
            • Smoke Alarms in Residential Rental Units
          • Tenant & Housing Contacts
        • Water & Sewer
          • Bulk Water Filling Stations
          • Carlisle Conservation Committee
            • Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project
            • Carlisle Outdoor Water Restrictions
            • Lawn Care
            • WSIP - Sprinkler System Program
            • Water Efficient Plant Selection
          • Community Wells
            • Carlisle Water Supply
            • Freelton Water Supply
          • Concerns With Your Water Supply
            • Shutting Off Your Water
          • Flood Preparedness
            • Basement Flooding
          • Flushables - Own Your Throne
            • Flushable Wipes Are Unflushable
            • Unflushables - Hamilton Harbour
            • Unflushables - Homes & Neighbourhoods
            • Unflushables - Wastewater System
          • Frozen Pipes
          • Lead in Your Drinking Water
            • Corrosion Control
            • Health Effects of Lead
            • Lead Water Service Pipes
          • Low Impact Development
          • Low Level Water Conditions
          • Pollution Prevention
            • Downspout Disconnection
            • Emptying Your Pool, Hot Tub or Spa
            • Household Fats, Oils and Grease
            • Keeping Pollutants Out of the Drain
            • Spills to the Sewer
          • Private Wells
            • Arsenic limits in Drinking Well Water
            • Cistern Maintenance
            • Cistern Water Testing
            • PFOS and Propylene Glycol in Hamilton Waterways
            • Public Health Advisory for Naturally Occurring Lead in Bedrock
            • Well Maintenance
            • Well Water After a Flood
            • Well Water Testing
          • Protective Plumbing Program
            • Backwater Valve Maintenance
          • Source Water Protection
          • Surface Water Management
            • Stormwater Management Ponds
          • The Sewer System
            • Sewer Lateral Management
          • Water Conservation Tips
            • Rain Barrel Sale
          • Water Leaks in Your Home
          • Water Meters
          • Water Quality
            • Drinking Water Quality Management System
          • Water Rates
            • Understanding Your Water Rates
          • Water Service Line
            • Service Line Warranty Program
          • Wastewater Collection & Treatment
          • Water Treatment & Distribution
            • Water Fluoridation
          • World Toilet Day
          • Clean Water and Wastewater Fund Program
      • HSR Bus Schedules & Fares
        • Accessible Transit
          • Accessible Transportation Services (ATS) Eligibility and Registration
          • Accessible Low Floor Buses
          • DARTS
            • DARTS Fares, Tickets and Passes
            • ATS-DARTS No-Show and Cancellation Policy
            • How to File a Complaint
          • Taxi Scrip Program
        • Fares
          • Cash, Tickets & Passes
            • Summer Youth Pass
            • University and College Bus Passes
          • HSR Ticket Vendors
          • PRESTO Cards
          • Photo Identification
            • Support Person ID Card
          • Transfers & Connections
        • Riding with HSR
          • Bus News - Spring 2019
          • Bikes on Buses
          • Bus Safety
          • Bus Shelter Vandalism
          • Customer Service
          • Free Wi-Fi Pilot
          • Help Us (Re)envision the HSR
          • Ticket to Ride Program
          • Using HSR
        • Schedules, Routes & Maps
          • HSRnow Trip Planner
          • PDF Bus Schedules
          • Detours & Service Updates
            • Route 4 - BAYFRONT Detour for Construction
            • Route 5E/52 - DELAWARE Detour for Construction
            • Route 7 - LOCKE Detour for Construction
            • Route 33 - SANATORIUM Detour for Crane Work
            • Route 33 - SANATORIUM Detour for Construction
            • Route 35 - COLLEGE Detour for Market Day
            • Route 41 - MOHAWK Detour for Crane Work
            • Route 41 - MOHAWK Detour for Movie Shoot
            • Route 44 - RYMAL Detour for Construction
          • Trans-Cab
            • Glanbrook Trans-Cab
            • Stoney Creek Trans-Cab
          • Bus Check - Phone
          • Triplinx
          • Special Event Buses
          • Tiger-Cats Express Shuttles
          • Riverdale Service Pilot
      • Life Events
        • Marriage Licences
          • Getting Married
          • Marriage Licence & Certificates
          • Marriage Licence Requirements
        • Registrations
          • Birth Registration
          • Death Registration
        • Burials
          • Pre-planning & Purchasing a Final Resting Place
          • Cancellation & Refunds for Interment & Scattering Rights
          • Finding Genealogical Information
          • Monuments & Markers in Cemeteries
          • Find a Cemetery
            • Auld Kirk Cemetery
            • Bartonstone Cemetery
            • Bartonville Cemetery
            • Bethel Cemetery
            • Binbrook Baptist Cemetery
            • Binbrook United Cemetery
            • Binkley Cemetery
            • Binkley Hollow Cemetery
            • Blackheath United Cemetery
            • Book/ Parkin Cemetery
            • Bowman United Church
            • Burkholder United Church
            • Carlisle Anglican Church Cemetery
            • Christ Church Woodburn Cemetery
            • Cline Cemetery
            • Cooley-Hatt Pioneer Cemetery
            • Copetown Cemetery
            • Dyment Cemetery
            • Eastlawn Cemetery
            • Felker Cemetery
            • File/Patterson Cemetery
            • Flamborough (Rockton) Cemetery
            • Fruitland Cemetery
            • Garden Lane Cemetery
            • Garners Corners
            • Glanbrook Cemetery
            • Grove Cemetery
            • Hamilton Cemetery
            • Hannon Free Methodist Cemetery
            • Harkur Lyons Cemetery
            • Hopkins Cemetery
            • Jerseyville Cemetery
            • Knox Presbyterian Cemetery
            • Lamb Cemetery
            • Lynden Cemetery
            • Mount Hamilton Cemetery
            • Mount Zion Cemetery
            • Mountview Gardens
            • Mt. Albion Cemetery
            • Myers/Bradshaw Cemetery
            • Nisbet-Van Sickle Cemetery
            • North Glanford Cemetery
            • Ryckman Family Cemetery
            • Salem Cemetery
            • Sheffield Cemetery
            • Smith Cemetery
            • Smith's Knoll (Battlefield)
            • St. Albans Cemetery
            • St. George's Anglican
            • St. George's Cemetery
            • Olmstead Native Burial Site
            • St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
            • St. Peter's Cemetery
            • Stoney Creek Cemetery
            • Swayze Cemetery
            • Tapleytown Cemetery
            • Trinity Church Cemetery
            • Troy Cemetery
            • Tweedside Cemetery
            • Union Cemetery (Flamborough)
            • Union Cemetery
            • Van Dusen Cemetery
            • West Flamborough Cemetery
            • West Flamborough Presbyterian
            • Westover United Church Cemetery
            • White Church Cemetery
            • Winona (Fifty) Cemetery
            • Woodland Cemetery
            • Young Family Cemetery
          • Community Events at Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries
        • Hosting Events
          • Corporate Rentals & Programs
          • Weddings
            • Indoor Wedding Venues
            • Outdoor Wedding Venues
          • Birthday Parties
          • Food Safety Requirements at Special Events
          • Family Gatherings & Picnics
      • Parks & Recreation
        • Recreation
          • Civic Holiday, August 5th Recreation Schedules
          • Facilities - Recreation Centres & Indoor Pools
            • Ancaster Aquatic Centre
            • Ancaster Rotary Centre
            • Bennetto Community Centre
            • Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre
            • Central Memorial Recreation Centre
            • Dalewood Recreation Centre
            • Dominic Agostino Riverdale Community Centre
            • Dundas Community Pool
            • Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre
            • H.G. Brewster Pool
            • Hill Park Recreation Centre
            • Huntington Park Recreation Centre
            • Jimmy Thompson Pool
            • Norman Pinky Lewis Recreation Centre
            • Ryerson Recreation Centre
            • Sir Allan MacNab Recreation Centre
            • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Recreation Centre
            • Sir Winston Churchill Recreation Centre
            • St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School
            • Stoney Creek Recreation Centre
            • Tim Hortons Field
            • Valley Park Community Centre
            • Westmount Recreation Centre
            • Winona Community Centre
          • Facilities - Arenas & Ice
            • Beverly Arena
            • Bill Friday/Lawfield Arena
            • Carlisle Arena
            • Chedoke Twin Pad Arena
            • Coronation Arena
            • Eastwood Arena
            • Glanbrook Arena & Auditorium
            • Harry Howell (North Wentworth) Arena
            • Inch Park Arena
            • J.L. Grightmire Market St. Arena
            • Morgan Firestone Arena
            • Mountain Arena - Dave Andreychuk
            • Olympic Arena - Westoby
            • Parkdale/ Pat Quinn Arena
            • Rosedale Arena
            • Saltfleet Arena
            • Stoney Creek Arena
            • Valley Park Arena
          • Facilities - Outdoor Pools & Wading
            • Ancaster Lions Outdoor Pool
            • Birge Outdoor Pool
            • Chedoke Outdoor Pool
            • Coronation Outdoor Pool
            • Green Acres Outdoor Pool
            • Inch Park Outdoor Pool
            • Parkdale Outdoor Pool
            • Rosedale Outdoor Pool
            • Victoria Park Outdoor Pool
            • Walker Outdoor Pool
          • Spray Pads
          • Swimming & Pools
            • Swim Lesson Progression Chart
            • Leisure Swim
            • Leisure swim 18+
            • Leisure swim 55+
            • Leisure swim - 18+/Length
            • Leisure swim - Family
            • Leisure swim - Parent & Tot
            • Leisure swim - Adapted
            • Leisure swim - Female only
            • Length Swim
            • Waterfit
            • Waterfit - Female only
            • Gentle Waterfit
            • Aqua Finning
          • Sports & Fitness
            • Best Fit For You Fitness Series
            • Badminton
            • Basketball
            • Open Gym
            • Pickleball
            • Soccer
            • Volleyball
            • Fitness/Exercise
            • Table Tennis
          • Skating & Arenas
            • Open Skate
            • Open Skate - Parent & Tot
            • Open Skate 18+
            • Open Skate 55+
            • Figure Skate 18+
          • General Interest
            • General Interest/ Social Drop In
            • Fun Night
            • Youth Room/Night
          • Camp Kidaca
            • Camp User Information
          • Supie
          • Sports Fields
            • Sports Fields Rain Out Policy
          • 55+ Programming
            • 55+ It’s Your Day Recreation Programming
            • Seniors Centre Membership Information
            • Ancaster Senior Achievement Centre
            • Flamborough Senior Centre
            • Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre
            • YWCA Hamilton - MacNab St. Active Living Centre
            • YWCA Hamilton - Sir Winston Churchill Active Living Centre
            • Seniors Club Programs
          • Rental Spaces
          • Free Family Recreation Programs
          • Recreation Customer Service Hours
          • Neighbourhood Hoops Program
          • Recreation Policies & Guidelines
            • Smoke-Free Recreation Properties
        • Registered Rec Programs
          • Browse for Courses & Lessons
          • How to Register for Programs
          • Recreation Refunds
          • Recreation Assistance Program
          • Swimming Guidelines & Policies
        • Inclusive Recreation Services
          • Adapted Programs
          • Special Needs Summer Camps
        • Outdoor Fitness
          • FreeFit at City Hall
          • Free Outdoor Fitness Programs
          • Outdoor Skating Rinks
          • Permitted Tobogganing Hills
          • QR Fitness Trail
        • Parks, Trails & Beaches
          • ParkFinder
          • Parks Listing
            • Security Cameras in City Parks
          • Trails Listing
          • Beach Water Quality
          • Smoke-Free & Vape-Free Parks and Recreation Areas
          • Waterfall Safety
        • Community Environmental Initiatives
          • Adopt-a-Park
          • Commemorative Park Bench & Tree Program
          • Community Clean-up Trailer
          • Community Gardens
          • Graffiti Awareness
            • Graffiti Reporting Form
          • Park Events
            • Great Parks
            • A Childhood Filled With Play
          • Put Waste in the Right Place
          • Team Up to Clean Up
            • Community Improvement Report
            • Team Up to Clean Up Registration
          • Clean & Green Neighbourhood Grant
          • Cigarette Litter
        • Creating New Parks
          • New Park Development
            • Albion Falls South Access and Viewing Platform
            • Ancaster Meadows
            • Bookjans Park
            • Century Street Parkette
            • East Mountain Trail Loop
            • Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial
            • Geraldine Copps Parkette
            • John Rebecca Park
            • Kay Drage Park Trail
            • Mountain Brow Multi-Use Pathway Feasibility Study
            • Pipeline Trail-Brampton to Grace
            • Red Hill Neighbourhood Park
            • Shaver Estates Park and Trail
            • Spencercreek Estates Park
            • Stadium Precinct Park
            • UpCountry Estates (Mattamy Waterdown Limited) Park
          • Skateboard Park Study
          • Hard Surface Court Study
          • New Cemetery Development
        • Improving Our Parks
          • Meadowlands Community Park
          • Park Improvements
            • AM Cunningham Parkette
            • Ancaster Community Park - Melissa Tancredi Field
            • Beasley Park
            • Bruce Park Spray Pad
            • Buchanan Park
            • Central Park
            • Churchill Park
            • Cline Park
            • Confederation Beach Park
            • Crown Point Parkette
            • Durand Park
            • Gage Park
            • Gage Park Pump Track
            • Gore Park
            • Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds Master Plan
            • Mountainbrow Trail
            • Olmsted Natural Open Space
            • Roxborough Park
            • Ryckman's Neighbourhood Park
            • Sam Lawrence Park
            • Valley Skate Park
            • Waterdown Memorial Park
            • Waterford Park
        • Open Space Development
          • Open Space Projects
            • Bobolink Habitat Creation
      • Public Health
        • Clinics & Services
          • Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Clinics & Programs
            • Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services
            • Get free naloxone kits
            • Injection Drug Use Outreach Program
            • Needle Syringe Supplies and Disposal
            • Street Health Clinics
            • The Van Needle Syringe Program
            • Treatment Centres and Groups
          • Breastfeeding Services & Supports
            • Breastfeeding Support in Hamilton
            • Public Health Breastfeeding Services
          • Cancer Screening Programs
            • Breast Cancer Screening
            • Cervical Cancer Screening
            • Colorectal Cancer Screening
            • Community Health Worker
          • Dental Clinics & Programs
            • Children's Preventive Dental Clinics
            • Dental Health Bus
            • Free or Low-Cost Dental Programs for Hamilton Residents
            • Public Health Services Dental Clinic
          • Food Safety & Healthy Eating Programs & Services
            • Community Food Advisors
            • Cooking Clubs
            • Feeding Your Baby & Children
            • Food Premise Convictions & Orders
            • Restaurant Inspections for Food Safety
          • Mental Health Services
            • Child & Adolescent Services
            • Mental Health & Street Outreach Program
          • Parenting Programs & Services
            • Car Seat Support
            • Check It Out Drop In Sessions
          • Pregnancy Programs & Supports
            • Prenatal Community Supports for Young Parents
          • Quitting Smoking Clinic & Programs
            • Free or Low-Cost Products to Help You Quit Smoking
            • Programs in Hamilton to Help You Quit Smoking
            • Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients
            • Quit Smoking Clinic
          • School Program
          • Sexual Health Clinics
          • Vaccines & Immunization Clinics
            • Community Vaccine Clinics
            • Flu Clinics
            • HPV Vaccine School Clinics
            • Hepatitis B Vaccine School Clinics
            • High School Clinics
            • Meningococcal A, C, Y, W-135 Vaccine School Clinics
            • Outbreak Clinics
            • Travel Clinics
          • Condom and Sexual Health Supply Ordering
          • Head Lice Bug Buster Clinics
          • Home Visiting Programs
        • Classes
          • Parenting Groups
          • Prenatal Classes
          • Prenatal Nutrition Programs
        • Health Topics
          • Alcohol & Other Drugs
            • Alcohol
            • Alcohol & Youth
            • Cannabis (Marijuana)
            • Cannabis (Marijuana, Weed, Pot) & Youth
            • Impaired Driving
            • Opioids
          • Beauty & Body Art
          • Breastfeeding
            • Baby Friendly Initiative
            • Biting and Breastfeeding
            • Breast Compressions
            • Breast Milk Supply
            • Breastfeeding Beyond Six Months
            • Breastfeeding Friendly Places
            • Breastfeeding and Birth Control
            • Breastfeeding and Returning to Work or School
            • When to Get Help with Breastfeeding
          • Client Service Standards
          • Dental Health
            • Children’s Dental Health Checklist
            • Fluoride
            • Taking Care of Baby’s Teeth
          • Diseases
            • Bacterial Encephalitis & Meningitis
            • Chickenpox
            • Chlamydia & Gonorrhea
            • Ebola
            • Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
            • Herpes
            • HIV & AIDS
            • HPV
            • Hepatitis
            • Legionnaires’ Disease
            • Lyme Disease & Ticks
            • Measles
            • Meningococcal Disease
            • Molluscum Contagiosum
            • Mumps
            • Pertussis or Whooping Cough
            • Rabies
            • Syphilis
            • Tuberculosis
            • Viral Encephalitis & Meningitis
            • West Nile Virus
            • Other Diseases
            • Zika Virus
          • Environment
            • Air Quality, Pollution & Smog
            • Climate Change
            • Cold Alerts & Community Response
            • Heat Warnings & Heat-Related Illness
            • Lead
            • Public Swimming Pools, Spas, Wading Pools & Spray Pads
            • Radon
            • Safe Water Program
            • Wood Burning & Air Quality
          • Food Safety & Healthy Eating
            • Feeding Your Baby
            • Food Safety after a Power Outage
            • Food Safety at Home
            • Formula Feeding
            • Healthy Eating for Children
            • Healthy Eating on a Budget
            • Healthy Snacks for Sports
            • How Much Does Healthy Eating Cost
            • Nutrition for After-School Programs
          • Parenting & Safety
            • Bullying
            • Car Seats
            • Child Safety at Home
            • Children's Behaviour
            • Children's Growth & Development
            • Coping with Infant Crying
            • Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
            • Head Lice
            • Safe Sleep
          • Physical Activity
            • Active Communities
            • Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
            • ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge
            • Physical Activity Every Day
            • Physical Activity Opportunities in Hamilton
          • Pregnancy
            • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs During Pregnancy
            • Emotions During and After Pregnancy
            • Healthy Eating & Weight Gain
            • Physical Activity
          • Sexual Health
            • Birth Control
            • Emergency Contraceptive Pill
            • Safer Sex
            • Sex and the Law
            • Sexually Transmitted Infection Statistics in Hamilton
          • Sun Safety
            • Skin Cancer
            • Tanning
            • UV Rays
          • Tobacco and E-cigarettes
            • How to Quit Smoking
            • Smoke and Vape-Free Outdoor Spaces
            • Smoke and Vape-Free Public Places, Workplaces and Vehicles
            • Smoke in Your Home
            • Tobacco & E-cigarette Sales in Stores
          • Vaccines & Immunization
            • Flu Vaccine
            • HPV Vaccine
            • Hepatitis B Vaccine
            • How to Prepare for Vaccines
            • Meningococcal A, C, Y, W135 Vaccine
            • Reporting Vaccines
            • Student Information
            • Vaccine Safety
            • Vaccines and the Law
            • Vaccines for All Ages
        • Health Professionals
          • Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Problems
          • Breastfeeding & Infant Nutrition
          • Dental Programs & Clinics
          • Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Home Visiting Program
          • Medical Advisories
          • Mental Health Programs
          • Parenting Groups
          • Prenatal Classes
          • Quitting Smoking
          • Rabies Vaccines & Reporting
          • Reportable Infectious Diseases
          • STI Guidelines, Medication Ordering & Blood Exposure Reporting
          • Surveillance
          • Tuberculosis Reporting, Guidelines & Resources
          • Vaccine Ordering, Cold Chain & Adverse Events Reporting
        • Public Health Inspections
          • Infection Prevention and Control
          • Public Health Inspection Results
          • Water Safety
        • Reporting
          • Community Alcohol Report
          • Community Health Profile
          • Health Check Report
          • Opioid Information System
            • Opioid Overdoses
            • Naloxone
            • Emergency Department Visits & Hospital Admissions
            • Deaths
          • Public Health Annual Reports
      • Social Services
        • Early Years and Child Care Services
          • Finding Child Care
            • Red Hill Family Centre
          • Financial Support for Child Care
          • Apply for Financial Support for Child Care
          • Child Care Subsidy Calculator
          • Child Care Wait List
          • Early Years Programs & Services
            • EarlyON Child and Family Centres Locations
          • Resources for Early Years Community Partners
          • Child Care Affordability Plan
        • Housing
          • Social Housing
            • How the Waitlist Works
            • Priority Applications
            • Housing Provider Information
            • Applicant and Tenant Reviews
            • Eviction Prevention
          • Domiciliary Hostels & Emergency Shelters
          • Point in Time Connection
          • Homeownership Down Payment Assistance Program
          • Housing Stability Benefit
          • Emergency Repair Program
          • Tenant Defence Fund Pilot Program
        • Long-Term Care
          • Apply for Long-Term Care
          • Macassa Lodge
          • Wentworth Lodge
        • Ontario Works
          • Apply for Ontario Works
          • Receiving Ontario Works
          • Ontario Works Contact Information
        • Support Programs
          • Affordable Transit Pass Program
            • How to apply for the Affordable Transit Pass
          • Dental & Denture Services
          • Food Banks & Low-Cost Food
          • Funerals, Burials & Cremations
          • Helping Hands
          • Home Management Program
          • Ontario Renovates Program for Homeowners
          • Special Supports Program
            • Special Supports Items
          • Utilities Arrears Program
          • Christmas Registry
          • Snow Angels
      • Streets & Transportation
        • Biking & Cyclists
          • Bike Parking
            • Bike Parking Request Form
          • Cycling Infrastructure
            • Bay Street Bike Lanes
            • Cannon Street Cycle Track
            • Cycling Facility on Claremont Access
            • Integration with Transit
          • Cycling Routes & Maps
          • Cycling Event Calendar
          • Cycling Groups & Shops
          • Hamilton Bike Share: SoBi Hamilton
          • Hamilton Cycling Committee
          • Safety & Education
        • Driving & Traffic
          • Vision Zero
            • Distracted Driving
            • Pedestrian Crossovers
            • Seatbelt Safety
            • Slow Down Safety Zone
            • Speeding & Safe Speeds
            • Rail Safety Week
            • Vision Zero: Video Analytics
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