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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&#...

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
11 Jun 2021

There’s a giant praying mantis outside of Hamilton City Hall

Don’t worry, Hamilton: a massive, green space creature has not arrived in town to wreak havoc on residents. Quite the opposite, in fact. The city has just erected a massive and beautiful floral scul...

Michael Kras
26 Apr 2021

A bronze turtle has been stolen from the Gage Park Fountain again

Our bronze-cast reptilian friends of Hamilton’s Gage Park just can’t seem to catch a break. One of the iconic bronze turtles surrounding the Gage Park Fountain has been stolen yet again, following...

Michael Kras
19 May 2020

The bronze turtle stolen from the Gage Park fountain has been returned

It seems the unknown Gage Park turtle bandit had a change of heart amid outcry from locals, as the iconic bronze turtle statue stolen from the Gage Park fountain has been returned to its rightful home...

Michael Kras
14 May 2020

Someone stole the bronze turtle from the Gage Park fountain

Even with social distancing measures in place and the majority of Hamiltonians staying in their homes, bizarre crimes continue to pop up in the city; from the senseless and devastating arson attacks i...

Michael Kras
06 Mar 2020

Someone in Hamilton is knitting scarves for the homeless, leaving them on statues

If you’ve ever walked by Hamilton’s LiUNA Station on James North, you’ve probably been slightly startled a time or two by a life-sized bronze statue of Italian writer Leonardo Sciascia posed on ...