Peer support workers have interacted with vulnerable patrons at Hamilton’s downtown library a thousand times since a pilot project placed them there a little more than a year ago. Those touch points since January 2025, roughly one per hour at the Central ... See more
After years of debate, tribunal and court challenges, provincial intervention and local pushback, developers aiming to build an eight-storey condo in the heart of downtown Ancaster have city backing. City politicians gave initial approval Tuesday for Wils... See more
Why rent when you can own? Wesley asked itself that question the last time it moved to yet another leased space in Hamilton. That was in 2023, when the social-service agency set up shop in a former retirement home on Main Street East near Wentworth. Three... See more
Hamilton’s residential construction industry said they hope a provincial-federal plan that aims to cut municipal development fees in half will boost the ailing sector, save jobs and lower home prices. Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney and Tory Premier Do... See more
A developer whose plan for condo towers at a vacant downtown shopping mall is stalled amid market woes says he’s interested in pivoting to affordable housing with government support and non-profit partnership. But the proposal would hinge on the governmen... See more
