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Casino Campaign Building Momentum

Lots of great momentum this week on the Casino file. Please take a moment to visit this polls and have your say.  http://www.hamiltonmagazine.com/sitepages/?aid=7148&cn=CITY%20FILE&an=CITY%20FILE%20|%20Dropping%20the%20%22C%2t2%20bomb A summary of the Spectator poll: http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/821036–56-per-cent-oppose-hamilton-casino-spec-poll Visit for more information and events. http://nodowntowncasino.ca/

Hess Village club owners fuming over policing costs

In a recent CBC Hamilton article, current DNA president Janice Brown was among those interviewed regarding the cost of policing Hess Village in the warm weather months. The article outlines some of the issues bar owners have with paying for additional policing in the Village, which costs $180,000 per year. http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/02/03/hamilton-hess-village-paid-duty-police-costs.html

A Toronto Perspective on Urban Casinos, Casino at Council (Feb. 6th), Participatory Budget Update

A Toronto Perspective on Urban Casinos Check out this recent Globe and Mail article entitled: “Why Toronto’s Casino Proposals are so Last Century”. This insightful article is a reminder that many of Ontario’s large cities are debating similar issues as Hamilton is with it’s potential casino plans. Casino on the agenda at Hamilton City Council..

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