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Bennett Swan
27 Sep 2019

Hamilton school board to add new Indigenous student trustee position

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Boards are adding a third student trustee to the board’s governance table, this time as a representative for Indigenous students. This new position was unanimo...

Robert
24 May 2018

A Taste of Africa fundraising event this Friday

Hamilton is one of the most giving cities out there. We look out for our own, help where we can, and always come together in the face of challenges. This Friday, let’s help our fellow Hamiltonia...

Jayson Koblun
29 Apr 2018

Mohawk home to Canada’s largest “net-zero” energy lab

Canada’s largest and latest net-zero energy use building will call Mohawk College’s Fennell campus home this September. Net-zero energy use is an increasingly popular goal for green-thinking indus...

Terry Cooke
05 Nov 2016

ABACUS: Grad Track

Good public policy starts with people. At Hamilton Community Foundation, we’re working to change educational outcomes for students who are at risk of not completing high school through an initiative...

Dev Team
12 Sep 2016

ABACUS: Part 3

Advancing Access to Post-Secondary Education This is the third piece in a year-long series about ABACUS; the new collaborative initiative of the Hamilton Community Foundation and The Fairmount Foundat...

Terry Cooke
08 Jul 2016

Part 2: ABACUS

Advancing access to post-secondary education In today’s economy, there are no guarantees of a financially secure adulthood for anybody, but chances improve dramatically with more and better educatio...

Dev Team
09 Jun 2016

ABACUS: Advancing access to post-secondary education

Putting more young Hamiltonians on the path to post-secondary education – before they even get to high school – is the focus of a new and innovative initiative from Hamilton Community Foundation.K...

Dev Team
25 Jun 2015

Closing Dangerous Doors

Hamiltonians are increasingly aware of the wonderful city we live in, one with growing appeal and tremendous potential. Witness the number of Toronto visitors discovering our green spaces for day trip...

Dev Team
26 Nov 2014

Helping immigrants find opportunities in Hamilton

A city without immigrants is a city by name only. Immigrants bring forth an irreplaceable contribution to the dynamic of what makes Hamilton the city we’ve grown to know and love. They introduce div...

Dev Team
05 Nov 2014

5 things school SHOULD have taught us about managing debt

By Aaron Weafer I am blessed (or cursed as the case may be) with a pretty detailed memory. I recall with clarity many things about school as a little kid all the way through to the Masters degree I’...