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Michael Kras
02 May 2023

Hamilton Police appoint first-ever Indigenous liaison officer

Hamilton Police have appointed their first-ever Indigenous liaison officer: a role which will play a key part in bridging the relationship between the police service and Indigenous communities. Cons...

Michael Kras
01 Mar 2022

Hamilton school board seeks community help in renaming Ryerson Elementary

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is currently seeking suggestions from the public as they look to rename the city’s Ryerson Elementary School. In light of the recent discoveries ...

Michael Kras
28 Sep 2021

This intense dystopian thriller was filmed all over Hamilton

A new Canadian feature film that’s been making waves on the film festival circuit features a decayed, dystopian version of Hamilton. Night Raiders, which was one of the hits of this year’s Toronto...

Craig Clark
10 Jul 2021

Hamilton councillors vote not to remove John A Macdonald statue from Gore Park

Although the city received 1,002 messages calling for the John A Macdonald statue to be removed, the city council voted to keep the monument in Gore Park. The motion to remove the statue of Canada&#...

Michael Kras
24 Jun 2021

Hamilton’s newest theatre festival spotlights the city’s IBPOC artists

If you want to catch new works of homegrown theatre and performance by some of Hamilton’s most exciting artists, a new festival in town might be right up your alley. Hamilton’s own Red Betty Theat...

Craig Clark
22 Jun 2021

Indigenous community calls for removal of John A. Macdonald statue in Gore Park

Over the weekend, local Indigenous peoples gathered in Hamilton’s Gore Park to demonstrate their frustration in how long the city is taking to respond to calls to remove the John A. Macdonald statue...

Michael Kras
21 Jun 2021

Hamilton marks National Indigenous Peoples Day

Today, the City of Hamilton is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day: a day observed across Canada in recognition of the contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples. It is a...

Michael Kras
19 Jun 2021

The Garden Project returns to get money to Hamilton’s IBPoC artists

An exciting Hamilton arts initiative is back for the second year in a row to help get money into the pockets of the city’s artists who are Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour (IBPoC) and working ...

Michael Kras
08 Jun 2021

Hamilton school board unanimously votes to rename Ryerson Elementary

A unanimous vote will see Egerton Ryerson’s name dropped from one of Hamilton’s public elementary schools. Cam Galindo, trustee for Wards 9 and 10, put the motion forth last week calling for the H...

Michael Kras
04 Jun 2021

Hamilton Bike Share removes Ryerson name from bike hub

Hamilton Bike Share – the not-for-profit that currently facilitates Hamilton’s social bike share program – has taken quick action to rename their Ryerson Rec bike hub. “In the spirit of reconc...