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Michael Kras
11 May 2020

Over 500 Ontario parks and conservation areas are reopening today

Nature lovers, rejoice! In a press briefing on Saturday, Premier Doug Ford announced that, beginning this week, more than 500 of Ontario’s provincial parks and conservation reserves will be reopenin...

Michael Kras
27 Apr 2020

Ontario’s parks and conservation areas will remain closed until at least May 31st

Looks like the nature-shaped holes in our hearts won’t get filled up for a while longer, as the Ontario government announced that the closure of all the province’s parks and conservation areas has...

Michael Kras
31 Mar 2020

Ontario has ordered the closure of all outdoor recreational spaces during COVID-19

The province is cracking down even harder on public space access during the ongoing escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak, as the Ontario government has issued an emergency order to close all public and...

Michael Kras
28 Nov 2019

John Rebecca Park has officially opened in downtown Hamilton

In the perfect example of turning lemons into lemonade, the shabby downtown Hamilton parking lot that used to sit near the corner of John Street and Rebecca Street has just been transformed into a bea...

Bennett Swan
01 Nov 2019

Sam Lawrence Park may get a new pedestrian bridge that goes over the Jolley Cut

Sam Lawrence Park, one of the many beautiful and beloved parks in Hamilton, has had three new design concepts submitted by the city. Situated on the top of the Hamilton Escarpment, the park is heralde...

Robert
26 Sep 2018

John Rebecca Park has new renderings

Residents of the Beasley neighbourhood have been patiently awaiting their promised green space for nearly a decade. Today we are happy to share that not only the plans to build John Rebecca Park are w...

Jayson Koblun
20 Mar 2018

Gage Park’s new tropical greenhouse expected for fall 2018

Renovations are still going strong at Gage Park’s new tropical greenhouse, despite this winter’s unpredictable weather. The park’s latest greenhouse should be open to the public by autumn. The C...

Richard Allen
07 Mar 2017

The Importance of Placemaking

Why it’s time for heritage conservation districts in Hamilton Cities, towns and villages across Ontario are acting to preserve heritage buildings, structures and landscapes. It’s part of a gro...

Laura Shirk
09 Dec 2016

Culture Trip

10 Cultural Gems in Burlington REFRESH & REMIND: BURLINGTON’S CULTURAL GEMS Deemed just another bedroom community by some, Burlington has more to offer than meets the eye of those passing throug...

Melissa McQueen
18 Jun 2016

The 10 greatest things about Hamilton

For my swan song Hamilton Ten List for urbanicity, I thought it fitting to highlight the things I love the most about this fine city. I’ve lived in a few other places and may one day move away again...