Two recent commentaries on the potential Casino in Downtown Hamilton provide a good review of the pitfalls of urban casinos and their potential negative social effects. Raise the Hammer: http://raisethehammer.org/article/1703/casinos_and_low-income_households:_research_review Hamilton Spectator opinion piece: http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/837578–a-casino-will-make-hamiltonians-sick-with-addiction-and-money-crises
Hi friends of The Mustard Seed! We are thrilled to announce that The Mustard Seed will officially begin signing up members on Thursday, November 29th. We hope you will join us in launching Hamilton’s community-owned grocery store! The Founding Members Launch Party is a special date in the co-op’s development. Join us downtown at 7:00pm..
The OLG President and CEO Rod Phillips will be at City Hall Today at 2pm to take questions from City Council’s Casino Sub committee. If you are unable to attend, please visit Joey Coleman’s site at HAMONT.ca for a live video streaming of the session.
The YWCA is hosting a pasta lunch fundraiser. Proceeds will be donated to the United Way. The date is Thursday November 1, 2012, for 12 noon to 1pm in the Cafe. Please click on the link: Pasta Lunch for United Way Hamilton Police Services Crime Prevention Week will take place November 4th – November 10th,..
The AGM, despite last minute arrangements, was a very informative and delightful evening. A special thank you to the YWCA’s Denise Doyle and Donna Corwyn and Maureen Scally from Councillor Farr’s office for coming to the rescue of the Durand Neighbourhood Association. The Auditorium in the YWCA in my opinion is one of the best..