Public Health

Michael Kras
07 Feb 2022

Hamilton public health adds vaccine clinics in schools for students, staff

To make COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to students, families, and staff of Hamilton’s public schools, Hamilton public health is opening some temporary clinics in select schools city-wide. Between...

Michael Kras
31 Jan 2022

Hamilton reopens today and here’s what that means

In case the social media fanfare from local restaurants hasn’t already tipped you off, Hamilton is reopening today after weeks of province-wide COVID-19 restrictions. The Ontario government original...

Michael Kras
28 Jan 2022

This website lets you report your COVID-19 rapid test in Hamilton

With Ontario keeping its PCR testing capacity scaled back – making it difficult to know how prevalent COVID-19 cases are across the province – a new website in Hamilton is helping to track and kee...

Michael Kras
21 Jan 2022

HSR launches modified winter schedule amid COVID-19 surge

The Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) will be moving to a modified winter schedule beginning on January 23rd. According to a release, this modified schedule will see numerous regular HSR routes reduced to...

Michael Kras
20 Jan 2022

Ontario will begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on January 31st

The Ontario government has announced that some COVID-19 restrictions will be gradually lifted beginning at the end of the month. Premier Doug Ford spoke publicly on Thursday afternoon about the curren...

Michael Kras
14 Jan 2022

Hamilton requiring all city employees to be vaccinated by May 31st

The City of Hamilton has introduced a new requirement for all city employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide a valid medical exemption by May 31st, 2022. City council voted to amend...

Michael Kras
13 Jan 2022

Mohawk College keeps remaining winter semester online amid COVID-19 surge

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge at unprecedented levels driven by the infectious Omicron variant, Mohawk College has announced its plans to keep the majority of the winter semester in an online, r...

Michael Kras
11 Jan 2022

Ontario says schools will return to in-person learning January 17th

Though cases of COVID-19 are still surging province-wide, the Ontario government has confirmed plans for public elementary and secondary schools to return to in-person classes this Monday, January 17t...

Michael Kras
10 Jan 2022

Hamilton now offering walk-in option for ages 5-11 at select vaccine clinics

Hamilton public health is now offering walk-in vaccinations for residents aged 5 to 11 at select clinics around the city. This is an effort to expedite the rollout of doses to the local population ami...

Michael Kras
05 Jan 2022

Centre on Barton COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens walk-in boosters for ages 50+

One of Hamilton’s large-scale COVID-19 vaccine clinics is now accepting walk-ins for ages 50 and up who want to get their third booster dose. The vaccine clinic at the Centre on Barton will be accep...