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Council Delays Villa Estates Decision Again

Still no decision on Dundas's controversial Villa Estates proposal for two 10-storey residential buildings. Councillors on the economic development and planning committee opted to delay voting on official plan and zoning bylaw amendment applications.
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Ancaster Transpo Plan "Stuck In The Mud"

Nearly two years after the process began, the Ancaster Transportation Master Plan remains in neutral. The key stumbling block, said Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson, is a lack of westbound access to Highway 403 from Golf Links Road.
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Burlington Boasts $3.5m Budget Surplus

A $3.5m surplus from Burlington’s 2009 budget led Mayor Cam Jackson to successfully lobby fellow councillors to defer a tax levy meant to raise the $60m share required from the city for the $312m redevelopment of Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital.
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Bed bugs take up residence in Hamilton

Public health nearly doubled its number of bed bug investigations to 108 between July 1 and September 30, 2009 from 65 during the same time period in 2008.
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Winter wallop on the way

There’s a winter storm warning up for Niagara and Haldimand-Norfolk as a storm bears down on the Western end of Lake Ontario. When it is over late Friday morning, Hamilton could be digging out from under a total of 17 cm of snow.
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NEC rejects Burlington Pan Am soccer site

Just two months after Burlington politicians rejected Sherwood Forest Park for a Pan Am soccer stadium, the city's Plan B proposal has suffered a setback.
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Farmers' market and library renos win applause

The renovation of Hamilton's Central Library and Farmers' Market is attracting attention in architectural circles even before it's finished.
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Mayor Not Sold On Converting Streets For LRT

The city needs to convert King and Main streets to two-way traffic to get the most out of rapid transit, according to a new Metrolinx report. But Mayor Fred Eisenberger is reluctant to endorse the move, calling for additional traffic studies.
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Metrolinx Report: Get On Board Light Rail

A light rail line stretching across the city would cut the cost of commuting by $852m, according to a much-anticipated Metrolinx report. Bus rapid transit, meanwhile, would yield just $313m in so-called transportation user benefits.
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Volunteers Fuming Over Plan For Battlefield

One of the major recommendations of the plan is for construction of a 20,000-square-foot interpretive centre to the south of the Nash Jackson House. Volunteers are concerned its location will interfere with the Battle of Stoney Creek re-enactment.
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Community Rallies Against ‘Poisonous’ Flyer

A week after someone distributed a “poisonous” flyer to homes around the city's immigrant reception centre, about 300 people came out to show their support.
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Little Chance Of College Strike

500 uncounted votes out there could potentially change the course of the school year for 200,000 students at Ontario's 24 community colleges. But it'd take an streak of "no" votes to reverse OPSEU's acceptance of the colleges' final contract offer.
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City Policy: New Computers Every 3 Years

Under city policy, every computer has a three-year shelf life. That means the city replaces about a third of its 3,500 computers every year. From 2007 to 2009, that cost taxpayers $5.6m. The city is now looking at extending the replacement cycle.
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Live Updates from Hamilton Airport

The Spec is reporting live from Hamilton Airport. Currently the jet has landed and is sitting motionless on the runway. No report of damage or injuries yet. Follow their coverage.
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Crippled Jet Making Emergency Landing

Emergency personnel are staging at Hamilton airport as a plane with no hydraulics approaches for an emergency landing. Its estimated time of arrival was about 12:15, but it was delayed so two WestJet flights can land. Those have now landed.
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Experts Arrive At Mac To Tackle Water Crisis

Representatives of 26 United Nations agencies that compose UN Water are taking part in a three-day conference starting tomorrow at McMaster Innovation Park, home to the Institute for Water, Environment and Health, part of United Nations University.
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HCA Plan: Expand Wild Waterworks, Close Go Kart Track

A preliminary master plan of an updated Confederation Park unveiled Jan 20 includes expanding Wild Waterworks and Adventure Village and closing the go kart facility and replacing it with a naturalized area and trail system.
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McCarthy Wants Flamborough Trust Fund

Now that Hamilton receives all the revenues from the Flamboro Slots, Councillor Margaret McCarthy says the city owes her ward about $500,000. McCarthy proposed the city create a trust fund for Flamborough that could provide funding to local projects.
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Road Improvements, Outdoor Rinks High On Capital Wish List

With about $5m at stake, Hamilton councillors suggested such necessary capital items that needed to be funded this year as building an outdoor rink in each ward and improving neglected roads (said to be a nearly $96m infrastructural deficit).
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Metrolinx Ruling Won't Mention Money

When Metrolinx decides next month whether Hamilton should receive dedicated bus lanes or light rail, it won't be doing so based on the city's route proposal. Neither will it be handing out any money to fund the proposed $650m project.
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Burlington Eyes Cultural Revolution

Creative Burlington, the renamed charitable organization that helped lead the charge for a large performing arts centre in downtown, says it's time to take a page out of Hamilton's arts playbook and focus on making the city a cultural destination.
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Hamilton Rocks For Haiti

Finger Eleven performed at an intimate show in the Studio at Hamilton Place Saturday night before a soldout crowd of about 400 fans to raise more than $10,000 for Haitian earthquake relief efforts.
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Cell Ban Crackdown Coming Monday

The grace period for issuing warnings for cell phone use while driving is over. Starting at 12:01am tomorrow, police throughout Ontario will begin handing out $155 tickets to motorists who yak on their cell phones while driving.
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Hundreds Attend Mosque Open House

Less than a month after a firebomb went through the window of their school, worshippers at the Hamilton Mountain Mosque threw open the doors to the public Saturday. At least 300 packed the mosque on Stonechurch, east of Upper Ottawa.
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York Boulevard set for major facelift

The new faces of Hamilton's Central Library and Farmers' Market will look out on a dramatically different York Boulevard this fall. And a master plan for the stretch of York between Bay and James streets envisions more improvements to come.
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