Durand Neighbourhood Association Blog - page 66

History vs Highrises – the battle of Durand by Paul Wilson

Durand — James to Queen, Main to the Escarpment — is Hamilton’s densest neighbourhood. City Hall is here. And CHCH, in the old Southam house. There are the stone shops that line James South. And corner stores. And Central School, the first proper grade school in English Canada. But mostly, Durand is a place to..

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Check out 3 New Pages on the Website

Please visit our Community Page.  We have finally figured out how to use this effectively to keep you informed about happenings in the Durand Community. The drop down menu contains a  Special Feature Events Page and currently features the #40th Anniversary updates and the upcoming Grand Durand Garden Tour 2013.  Visit this page frequently as..

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City Of Hamilton Helping Lost Pets

The City of Hamilton Animal Services Staff care about the pets in our community and we are proud to announce our new partnership with www.helpinglostpets.com. This new website will replace our existing On-line Animal Lost & Found system. Staff will be posting found animals in the shelter on both the Helping Lost Pets and PetLynx..

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Paul Wilson: Renos rolling on mansions billionaire left behind

  For those Duranders who are interested in the history of our Grand Mansions in the Durand, Paul Wilson of the CBC has posted a great article on 2 outstanding buildings that are currently undergoing massive renovations. They are   located at Markland and James South and the other at Caroline and Jackson.  See what he..

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