Hamilton continues to look for suggestions from Hamiltonians to mitigate encampments

The City is hosting a second town hall tonight - this time at the Hamilton Convention Centre, from 7pm to 9pm - to hear from Hamiltonians about what they’d like to see when it comes to dealing with the issue of homeless encampments becoming increasingly pervasive. Mohawk College has suspended its two-year educational support diploma program due to low enrolment, with only 9 students registered for the upcoming semester - down from 59 in 2021. We’re starting to see more film crews out and about, now that it’s summer and the weather is (usually) ideal for filming! What’s the latest from the city of Hamilton’s film office? Cursive writing is making a comeback. It was relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, but it is set to return in the next school year as a mandatory part of the curriculum. This past weekend’s attempted coup by mercenary soldiers in Russia is raising troubling questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power and whether Wagner group fighters might install themselves just over the border in Belarus. Construction costs for residential real estate are exacerbating Canada’s housing affordability crisis and creating maintenance and insurance headaches for homeowners.

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