Category: Community Updates - page 47

The DNA’s periodic community updates

Become a founding member of the Mustard Seed Coop on Nov. 29th

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..

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Councillors Launch Complete Street Study Group for Cannon, Queen

Hamiltonians are invited to walk Cannon and Queen and plan their conversion from one-way thoroughfares into complete streets. Hamilton City Councillors Jason Farr and Brian McHattie seek a broad group of community stakeholders to help study the conversion of Cannon Street and Queen Street into complete streets. In September, City Council approved a two-way conversion..

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Hamilton has a gambling problem

Graham Crawford, Durander retired  management consultant and founder of HIStory & HERitage Museum has a very important message for the City of Hamilton’s City Manager Chris Murray and his senior management team, the Mayor and our 15 councillors. http://www.thespec.com/opinion/editorial/article/839382–hamilton-has-become-a-problem-gambler-in-need-of-helpby-not-managing-our-budget-the-budget-is-managing-our-council

Downtown Casino: Opinions and Research

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