- Michael Kras
- 08 Nov 2022
Art Gallery of Hamilton awarded $148,100 from Ontario government
The Art Gallery of Hamilton (AGH) is celebrating a recent grant of $148,100 courtesy of the Government of Ontario’s Trillium Foundation. The generous funding – to be used over 12 months from May 2...
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- Michael Kras
- 23 Aug 2022
Hamilton awarded $4M in federal dollars to help prevent youth gun violence
The City of Hamilton is receiving $4 million from the federal government to help combat gun and gang violence in the city. It’s part of the Government of Canada’s $250 million Building Safer Commu...
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- Michael Kras
- 19 Aug 2022
Government of Canada offers support for Black entrepreneurs in Hamilton
The Government of Canada is investing over $1.9 million in support for Black entrepreneurs in Hamilton as well as Windsor. Recognizing the unique barriers Black Canadians often face in their path to s...
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- Michael Kras
- 26 Jan 2022
Hamilton receives $26.7 million in federal funding to build affordable housing
The City of Hamilton just received $26.7 million from the federal government to support the construction of new affordable housing. A media release explains that the funding will support three key pro...
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- Michael Kras
- 29 Jun 2021
Gage Park is receiving $1.55M in pathway upgrades
Hamilton’s Gage Park is about to get a bit of a glow-up. The iconic east-end park – home to countless festivals, picnics, and afternoon strolls – will soon see some major upgrades to its wal...
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- Craig Clark
- 27 May 2021
Metrolinx and MTO will pitch Hamilton LRT to city next week
A plan to build a light rail transit system in Hamilton might not be dead like we originally thought. Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation will present a plan to the city council to build the...
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- Michael Kras
- 12 May 2021
Federal government will invest $1.7B in Hamilton’s rapid transit project
The Canadian government has announced a multibillion dollar investment into transit projects within the greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to a contribution...
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- Craig Clark
- 29 Mar 2021
Supercrawl to receive funding from the federal government
The creators of Hamilton’s premiere music and arts festival, Supercrawl, will receive $206,679 in federal funding to help the company advance the Bridgeworks Community Space project. Minister of L...
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- Craig Clark
- 18 Mar 2021
Hamilton receives federal funding for affordable housing projects
The City of Hamilton will be receiving over $10 million through the federal government’s rapid housing initiative, which hopes to support up to 3,000 new and permanent affordable housing units acro...
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- Michael Kras
- 09 Feb 2021
Hamilton LRT is back on the table, pending federal funding
Hamilton’s long-troubled Light Rail Transit (LRT) project is officially back on the table with $1 billion in support from the province. Officials from the Ford government have said they will be subm...
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