Raise the Hammer

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On Saturday, April 11th, we (Harry and partners) will be making a surprise announcement regarding the Hamilton Grand hotel/condo project. We'd like to invite you. The event will be at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (lunch included).

Of course, if I say much more, it won't be a surprise; let's just say the difference is significant and very real.

Please let me know if you can make it.

I'm not sure if this is open to the Public. The invite went viral. RSVP to Harry's email.

Trey S

Six Nations court challenge to Brantford injunction continues. City, province and Six Nations confederacy report back to Judge Arrell re progress in consultation to accommodate Six Nations land rights, as was ordered by Judge.

Come out and walk, sponsor a walker, or just enjoy the festivities at the Micah House "Friends on the Move" Walk-a-Thon in Gage Park.

Micah House offers short-term housing, support and community integration services for refugee claimants in Hamilton. Micah House started when several churches in Hamilton responded to the needs of refugee claimants in this city. For more information on Micah House, check out: www.micahhouse.ca.

Hamilton Committee meeting planning activities for the recently launched Hamilton CarShare. Be a part of getting this service started by coming out to the meeting or by becoming a member. Visit the website for more information.

Common Cause presents Hamilton's 2nd Annual Anarchist Bookfair, where you can browse for books and other products that are anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-oppression.

POTENTIAL VENDORS: There is no charge for setting up a table but we do ask for5% of revenue or a donation. There is still room left, so if you are interested in your organization or project getting a spot be sure to drop us a line.

Free Lunch by Food not Bombs.

Free Child Care Provided.

Bruce Heron's Memories of Elvis

The life of Elvis through his music

June 13th 8:00 pm

Germania Club 863 King St E Hamilton

Tickets $20.00 905 545 7254

Help Send kid to Camp Fund

Come out to the Sky Dragon Centre and learn about the latest transportation option in Hamilton.

Become part of the 'Hamilton CarShare 50' by joining soon!

The two-day McMaster Innovation Showcase 09, set for June 18-19, will focus on the ways that McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare can encourage innovation in the Hamilton area.

It will examine various ways local businesses can collaborate with researchers through research contracts, industrial research assistance programs, and sponsored research. In addition, investors, researchers and the public can learn about the research that has the potential to create new jobs in the Hamilton region, and how McMaster is working to make that potential a reality. The showcase also aims to connect researchers with business people and investors who can help commercialize research discoveries.

"In challenging economic times, the McMaster Innovation Showcase demonstrates our ongoing commitment to encouraging economic development in the Hamilton region," says Mo Elbestawi, McMaster's vice-president, research and international affairs. "McMaster wants to help the Hamilton region innovate to retain jobs and build new industries. This event is a key part of our efforts to connect our expertise with local businesses and industries."

For further information and registration information: http://milo.mcmaster.ca/showcase

Not only is it time for the Makers' Market to take over the courtyard of Christ's Church Cathedral on James North - but we also have Hamilton's Pride Parade making their way down the street.

The Market kicks off at 10am and goes to 3pm. Discover local culture here - farm fresh foods, local handmade goods and artists of all kinds!

The Pride parade starts downtown at 11am and you can have a front row seat on the sidewalk in front of the many storefronts along James.

Lots of things to see and do this Saturday on James North!

Hammer City Roller Girls' Eh! Team host Toronto Roller Derby's CN Power in a rematch reflecting the age-old rivalry between these two cities.

Last years initial meeting in Toronto played out to a 10 point win for our Eh! Team so this is bound to be an exciting game!

Saturday, June 20 Doors 6pm Game at 7pm Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena 25 Hester Street

Admission: Adults $10 Advance, $12 at the door Children Under 12 $5 Children Under 4' Free! Family Pass 2 Adults up to 3 kids $25

Advance Tickets available at Pheasant Plucker, Crash Landing, This Ain't Hollywood, Roughhouse Skates.

Please note that $1 from every ticket sold goes to the Soroptomist Society of Stoney Creek-Niagara.

A donation of canned food at the door discounts your entry!

HCRG 2009 Games: July 18 Double Header with the home teams hosting teams from Ohio & NY

August 15 HCRG's Eh! Team plays Montreal Roller Derby's New Skids on the Block

CYCLISTS! ACT NOW TO ENSURE HAMILTON'S CYCLING FUTURE! Contact Your City Councillor

If you cycle, or know someone who does, we need you to let your local politician know that you support an integrated cycling network of bike lanes and paths.

Council will be voting on how much they will fund the Shifting Gears Cycling Plan Wednesday, June 24, 2009!

7pm, Hamilton Convention Centre, 1 Summers Lane

If cyclists attend one city council meeting, this is the one! Come out and bring your friends!

A full list of councillors, contact info and ward boundaries can be found here:

http://www.myhamilton.ca/myhamilton/CityandGovernment/YourElectedOfficials/CityCouncillors/

The best case scenario: City councillors approve $2.5 million in funding each year , which would see the urban cycling network completed in 10 years and the rural web of bike paths completed in 20 years

AGAINST: "Councillor Tom Jackson frequently hears from residents who want more recreational trails. He's not sure if those same people want to bike to work on city streets. 'I'm not detecting a huge clamouring for commuter lanes. '"

Flamborough's Councillor "Margaret McCarthy is sceptical additional bike lanes would be well used given the escarpment, weather, transit improvements and heavy traffic. 'It seems to me an unsafe practice, ' she said. 'For my money, this wouldn't go forward. '"

Terry Whitehead: "Convince me that investing over fifty million dollars on a seasonal activity would be better than making this investment into public transit."

FOR: Councillor Bob Bratina "If you've been to Europe and seen it, you believe it," he said. "We need to evolve a little more."

HOW?: "The key to achieving high levels of cycling appears to be the provision of separate cycling facilities along heavily travelled roads and at intersections, combined with traffic calming of most residential neighbourhoods. Extensive cycling rights of way...are complemented by ample bike parking, full integration with public transport, comprehensive traffic education and training of both cyclists and motorists, and a wide range of promotional events intended to generate enthusiasm and wide public support for cycling." - from Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany by JOHN PUCHER and RALPH BUEHLER

COMPARE: Annual Cost of Operating the Red Hill Parkway (8km total): $2.65 million Annual Cost to Implement the Cycling Plan over 20 years : $2.5 million for a total of 566km of bike lanes

TRANSPORTATION FOR LIVEABLE COMMUNITIES HAMILTON @ tlchamilton.org A working group of the Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) McMaster

An incredible assortment of old and contemporary furnishings, decor items, kitchen wares as well as a selection of garden items will be available for sale. Dates: July 11th and July 12th.

Acoustic Blend Cafe is a new coffee house setting to help promote local talent in any genre of music from folk, rock, jazz, classical and anything else as well as helping to promote local businesses.

The second cafe will be on Friday July 17 featuring local singer songwriter Mathew de Zoete. To go along with Mathew's performance there will be an offering of home made desserts and fair trade coffee from local roaster Red Hill Valley Coffee as well as tea and juice.

After the main performance there will be an open mic.

The address is 86 Homewood Ave at the corner of Locke St. and Homewood.

Start: 7:30 Door: $10

Come out for an evening of great music, coffee, and loads of fun.

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

Incredible yard sale on JULY 18th! Furniture (some antiques), framed art, home decor items, candles, baskets, vases, filing cabinets, office chairs, lawn mower, whipper snipper (gas), electronics, lamps, lighting, suitcases, kitchen items, bar stools, Computer printers (new), speakers,Garden Geese with outfits . . . DO NOT MISS THIS SALE! 7:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 18th.

Mohawk College, McIntyre Theatre 7:30pm Arcady Singers Brian Jackson, guest conductor British operetta meets Proms highlights and hijinks! Canada's favourite British ex-pat Maestro leads the singers from Arcady in a concert version of what is arguably G&S's most popular work: Pirates of Penzance. And to top it all off, get out your flags, warm up your voices and join in for such favourites as Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory and of course, Rule Britannia. Mark this date on your calendar now! Tickets also available at the door or on line. Tickets $25 reg | $20 sr |$10 stu

No more rehearsing -- tonight we hit the heights! Presenting David B Fraser's new play BETTING ON THE RIVERMAN:Eddie Versage is gambler whose luck has run out. Holed up in a Casino Hotel room Eddie scrambles to find the money owes before the Riverman comes calling.

Betting on the Riverman's cast and crew would like to take this opportunity to Thank our amazing technical sponsors and volunteers for transforming B.O.M into an incredible theatre, and for making the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival one of Hamilton's best artistic events of the year! Thank's - you guys totally ROCK!!

Americana Folk Art and Music Fair Holiday Valley Tannenbaum Lodge July 19th Noon to 6:00 PM

The Rotary Club of Ellicottville, Foundation for Youth presents the Americana Folk Art and Music Fair, a concert at Holiday Valley on Sunday July 19th. This family event with Arts, music and food will be the music event of the year in this pristine setting in front of Tannebaum Lodge.

The gates open at 11:00 AM for this outdoor interactive Bluegrass and Roots Music Fair.

The concert features: Homemade Jam, Mountain Run Bluegrass with Doug Yeomans, The Doerfels and Tom Wilson's Lee Harvey Osmond will start promptly at noon.

"Homemade Jam" with Pete Boberg features pedal steel wiz Gene Hiltz. Their music is described as "Smooth oldies and country cozies" with incredible vocals from Liz Boberg.

The Doerfels are national recording artists, who rumor has it will appear on the TV Show "America's got Talent" this summer. The band composed of five permanent members ranging in age from 13 through 20 is often joined by others from this family of 10 children. Their upbeat bluegrass music will have the crowd on their feet for the entire performance.

Mountain Run Bluegrass with Guitarist of the year Doug Yoemans is one of Western NY's favorites. This band will take you on a special journey with their brand of traditional Bluegrass.

Headlining the show Hamilton's Tom Wilson with Lee Harvey Osmond. This is one of Hamilton's favorite groups. This band has a unique sound that Tom calls "Acid Folk" blending country, jazz and rock. Their musical talent and incredible stage presence will leave you in awe.

This is not just a concert as numerous "In the crowd" musicians and artisans will be on hand to make this day one to remember for you and your family.

Tickets are only $10 in advance and $15 at the gate and can be purchased at Holiday Valley at 699-2000 or many other outlets in Ellicottville. Kids under 12 accompanied by parents are free.

Mark your calendar & bring your lawn chair and dancing shoes, as this is a date you will not want to miss.

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

A beautiful and chilling show" -- Raise the Hammer reviewer Amanda Nesbitt

"Something here for everyone; especially aficionados of the creepy." -- Ontario Arts Review's Danny Gaisin.

A trilogy of unsettling fables. Eschewing dialogue for dance, Red sheds new light and scads of blood on a beloved girl-meets-wolf story. The Juniper Tree, a sadly-overlooked Grimm's fable of cannibalism and payback, is presented as a Depression-era ballad. In the puppet story Fox and Girl, a modern father's imagination mashes centuries of fairytale symbols.

This will be a joint meeting with our Hamilton Vegetarian Meetup Group, at the wonderful, all-vegetarian Affinity Restaurant in downtown Hamilton. Dr. John Stewart will discuss the many significant health benefits of antioxidants.

Vegetarian food & beverages are available for purchase at the restaurant. Please note: Out of consideration for everyone, and due to limited space at the restaurant, it is essential that you RSVP with us. Please advise a.s.a.p. if you need to cancel, so we can notify the restaurant and make your seat available to someone else. Thanks.

~ You can find us under "Hamilton Holistic Harmony" on Facebook.com & Meetup.com ~

~ Pre-registration is required for attendance.

~ To RSVP or for more information: (289) 389-0512 or HamiltonHolisticHarmony@yahoo.ca

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

Get started on organizing a campaign to push for funding the the city of Hamilton's cycling plan, known as "Shifting Gears". If you can't make the meeting, there are still opportunities all along the way to get involved and bring ideas forward. Please RSVP to tlchamilton@gmail.com

THURSDAY, JULY 23 7PM MY DOG JOE (1020 King Street West) http://www.mydogjoe.com/

Bus tickets available if required - coffee or tea on TLC http://www.tlchamilton.org

HAMILTON STRIP is a new illustrated series by Paul Elia depicting Hamilton cityscapes. Entire city blocks (or strips) are recreated in heavy tones of black, white and gray.

The largest print is 13ft. long, allowing the viewer to literally walk down the block. Focusing on downtown and central Hamilton neighbourhoods, these drawings are meant to highlight the surreal contrast between the industrial history of the city and the residential development around it.

CHECK OUT THE PIECES: http://www.wrecovery.com

Showing for the first time in a BRAND NEW gallery in downtown Toronto called CULTURSHOC.

CULTURSHOC - art/music/books/clothes - Val Johnston and Dana Snow are opening their new gallery and culture shop THURSDAY, JULY 23rd, 2009 @ 1205 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON.

Featuring the PREMIERE EXHIBITION of HAMILTON STRIP by Paul Elia.

Dont' miss it! Join us for the opening.

A beautiful and chilling show" -- Raise the Hammer reviewer Amanda Nesbitt

"Something here for everyone; especially aficionados of the creepy." -- Ontario Arts Review's Danny Gaisin.

A trilogy of unsettling fables. Eschewing dialogue for dance, Red sheds new light and scads of blood on a beloved girl-meets-wolf story. The Juniper Tree, a sadly-overlooked Grimm's fable of cannibalism and payback, is presented as a Depression-era ballad. In the puppet story Fox and Girl, a modern father's imagination mashes centuries of fairytale symbols.

Sisyphus pushed the boulder. The sons share their father's corrupt nature, and are lifers in a maximum-security prison. Roy, or Beast, is in the jungle and in the jungle you feed on your prey and instill fear wherever you roam. Bunny's real name is Boris, but Boris doesn't really suit him given his girlish appearance and mannerisms. His parents and the Church failed him and now he has to pay for his sins. Gerald loves God so much that, like Abraham, he's taken a ride down Highway 61. "Where do you want this killin done? Down on Highway 61". Henry almost made it through life without having to live with his brothers. But then one hot summer night, his brain burning like gunpowder, he finds his hands covered with blood.

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

Hamilton)-Peer to Peer Mentoring of Hamilton will be hosting a local talent show/barbeque on July 25th 2009 from 11am-2pm at Ferguson Station located downtown Hamilton at Ferguson and King St.

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

A beautiful and chilling show" -- Raise the Hammer reviewer Amanda Nesbitt

"Something here for everyone; especially aficionados of the creepy." -- Ontario Arts Review's Danny Gaisin.

A trilogy of unsettling fables. Eschewing dialogue for dance, Red sheds new light and scads of blood on a beloved girl-meets-wolf story. The Juniper Tree, a sadly-overlooked Grimm's fable of cannibalism and payback, is presented as a Depression-era ballad. In the puppet story Fox and Girl, a modern father's imagination mashes centuries of fairytale symbols.

This is our 2nd-last show at the Fringe!

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

A beautiful and chilling show" -- Raise the Hammer reviewer Amanda Nesbitt

"Something here for everyone; especially aficionados of the creepy." -- Ontario Arts Review's Danny Gaisin.

A trilogy of unsettling fables. Eschewing dialogue for dance, Red sheds new light and scads of blood on a beloved girl-meets-wolf story. The Juniper Tree, a sadly-overlooked Grimm's fable of cannibalism and payback, is presented as a Depression-era ballad. In the puppet story Fox and Girl, a modern father's imagination mashes centuries of fairytale symbols.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE IT IN HAMILTON!

BEST IN WINDSOR FRINGE, 2008

Our 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival Show Synopsis

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The story chronicles the career of a stand up comic who suffers from the illness. We also see how her periods of depression and mania affect her husband and their relationship. "Type 2" is a rags to riches to reality tale that pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark,dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor. Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show. * Warning-Strong language and mature content

This Show Runs One Hour.

For more information about "Type 2", please visit our site, www.type2bipolarshow.com

2009 HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL — DATES FOR TYPE 2 - A TRAGIC COMEDY

Dates and Times:

Saturday July 18 - 12:00 noon Sunday July 19 - 5:00 p.m. Monday July 20 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday July 22 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 23 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday July 25 - 9:00 p.m. Sunday July 26 - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket prices - $9.00 available at the venue box office before each show or online at www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets

Part of the 2009 Hamilton Fringe Festival, A Glendale Christmas is a comedy about two couples at seemingly opposite points in their relationships maneuvering through the complexity that is suburbia at Christmas time. Tensions rise, personalities clash... it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Playing July 17 - 26 at the B.O.M. space in Jackson Square, tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Visit http://www.hamiltonfringe.ca/tickets for more info.

Friday, July 17th 7:30pm Saturday, July 18th 1:30pm Sunday, July 19th 3:00pm Monday, July 20th 9:00pm Friday, July 24th 10:30pm Saturday, July 25th 12:00pm Sunday, July 26th 7:30pm

Greening Sacred Spaces Hamilton and St James Anglican Church

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A Celebration of Local Food

Join as for a tasty brunch of locally produced foods. Local food consumption is a vital form of stewardship and creation care. Learn how you can make eating locally a part of your everyday lifestyle from seasoned speakers in the movement. This is an opportunity for members of the Hamilton and area faith groups to network together and to share in the bounty of our community.

The Festival of Friends is trying to beat the Guinness Book of World Records record for the World's largest guitar ensemble. The current record is held by Germany where in 2007, 1802 participants played Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" simultaneously. Toronto tried to break the same record 2 months ago and failed!

We are attempting to beat the record or 1802, hence MAKE IT 1803!

Pre-register on the website!

Richard Reble is back to offer another great tour of the Escarpment Trails. This 1.5-2 hour hike will meet at the top of the Wentworth Stairs at 7pm. We will be traveling westbound along the Bruce Trail for a wonderful view of Hamilton from the escarpment. Enjoy the fresh outdoors and the setting sun on this wonderful trail hike. Optional pub stop to follow. Please come with good walking shoes and a bottle of water.

For the rest of August and September, Greenbyte Hamilton, a non-profit organization and Microsoft registered community refurbisher, is having a back to school promotional drive on all of its computers. Starting at just $79.99, all of these computers come with Microsoft Office 2003, Windows XP and now our FULL school-year warranty. Come in to our mountain location, in the St. Vincent de Paul retail outlet and in the same plaza as Giant Tiger for these red hot deals. We also are accepting donations on all P4 systems so we can continue to support local projects such as Child Connect

Open Mic with Featured Performer....Red Door is a monthly coffeehouse that brings together community members > and McMaster students around social justice themes. Red Door is an > intergenerational supportive space where people can explore creative and > spiritual expression and meet in a fun, relaxed environment, all while > supporting worthwhile causes. The format is open stage, and a variety of > desserts, snacks, and fair-trade beverages are for sale at reasonable > cost.

Trash Palace - "Toronto's Classiest Cinema" - is proud to present THE TRASH ON WHEELS FILM PARTY - a back-to-school touring show of classroom films, cartoons and more from the files of Canada's most demented film fanatics!

Hosted by Trash Palace programmer Jonathan Culp, TRASH ON WHEELS brings a full evening of lost, forgotten and undiscovered gems from the celluloid dumpsters of our nation to your town. Armed with their trusty 16mm film projector, a trunkload of film reels from the 60s and 70s, cold drinks, and a fully stocked snack bar (including handmade vegan truffles from Boardwalk Chocolates!) Trash Palace will give you a taste of the madness that we've been dishing out at our home base for over two years.

With a constantly changing lineup of titles - partially selected by the audience via the "Trash Palace Applause-O-Meter" - every screening is a whole new ballgame. Will you see angry puppets smacking around their friends? Evil dancing cigarettes? Washed up pop stars ranting about LSD? Christian college students partying with the Virgin Mary? Animated sex ed lessons? Or masked headmasters wielding lawnmowers?

This is no stinkin' film festival - it's THE TRASH ON WHEELS FILM PARTY!

TRASH PALACE, named "the 11th best place to watch a film in Toronto" by BlogTO, shows shorts and features every Friday at their secret location. The Toronto Star writes, "It lives up to its seamy potential...the fun is pure, untainted by cynicism, high expectations or irony." And the National Post observes, "Trash Palace's screenings promise the best in films that somebody out there was desperate to get rid of." Check them out at http://www.trashpalace.ca.

If you missed us in the Hamilton Fringe, now is your chance to see us for FREE thanks to our generous sponsors! Check out reviews our site.

Hosted by: Niagara CMHA and Brock University

Generously Sponsored by: Royal Canadian Legion (H.T. Church) Branch 24 & Brock University.

The cost of parking for ticket holders will be covered by Human Resources and Environment Health and Safety Department.

Best in Windsor Fringe, 2008 Patron's Pick, 2008

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark, dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor.

Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show.

'Type 2 - A Tragic Comedy' is for a mature audience only as it is brutally honest and pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The story chronicles the career of a bipolar stand up comic and her journey on and off prescribed medications and how it affects her life and her husbands as well.

HAMILTON STRIP is a new illustrated series by Paul Elia depicting Hamilton cityscapes. Entire city blocks (or strips) are recreated in heavy tones of black, white and gray.

The largest print is 13ft. long, allowing the viewer to literally walk down the block. Focusing on downtown and central Hamilton neighbourhoods, these drawings are meant to highlight the surreal contrast between the industrial history of the city and the residential development around it.

Featuring the PREMIERE EXHIBITION in Hamilton of HAMILTON STRIP by Paul Elia.

Dont' miss it! Join us for the opening.

The Hamilton Association presents a free public talk: The Art of Landscape Photography by Richard & Eleanore Kosydar, coauthors of The Dundas Valley: Images of Beauty. The Kosydars investigate how artistic images are created, sampling widely from their own and other landscape photography.

The Acoustic Blend Cafe will be opening its doors again this September. The Acoustic Blend Cafe (ABC) is a coffee house that helps to promote local musicians and businesses and provides a welcoming gathering place for people to enjoy great music, delicious food and drink, and lots of comradery. Our entertainment line up for the fall is starting to take shape. We also have a few other exciting ideas up our sleeves. After each feature performer there will be an open mic for any one who wants an opportunity to perform.

On Friday September 18th we will be featuring the music of local singer/song writer Jaret Koop and featuring coffee from local roaster Red Hill Valley Coffee Co. as well as tasty home made desserts. Come out and hear this talented performer and pick up his CD entitled "Fools Gold", enjoy the freshly roasted and brewed coffee and see some new and familiar faces. It's always a good time at the Acoustic Blend Cafe.

Doors Open: 7PM Fee: $10 Location: 86 Homewood Ave. (corner of Locke and Homewood) E-mail: acousticblendcafe@gmail.com

Are you willing to take a stand for an environmentally sustainable, socially just, spiritually fulfilling human presence on this planet? Join us for this multimedia, interactive look at where we are now and where it is possible to go.

12:30 to 4:30 pm $20 suggested donation Register at www.awakeningthedreamer.org or email mtiveron@mountaincable.net

On September 21, we're getting together in public places all round the world for "wake-up call" flashmob events pressing our leaders to take action on climate.

This Monday, join the great global wake-up call -- at over 1000 events in 88 countries, let's come together for a few minutes in public places worldwide to press leaders to get climate negotiations back on track!

Hamilton Freeskool is a community-based, free and inspired learning project, offering classes in a variety of subjects. volunteer facilitators like you and me create unique and transformative learning spaces that challenge conventional and institutional forms of education, while creating great communities.

the fall term of freeskool launches soon! there are classes like exploratory movement, french, go club, craft circle, garden tours, dinner and theory, and more...

We're also looking for new facilitators, so if you have ideas or skills to share, bring them to freeskool!

check out www.hamiltonfreeskool.org or email hamiltonfreeskool@gmail.com for info and to get involved!

be brave with learning!

If you missed us in the Hamilton Fringe, now is your chance to see us for FREE thanks to our generous sponsors! Check out reviews our site.

Hosted by: Niagara CMHA and Brock University

Generously Sponsored by: Royal Canadian Legion (H.T. Church) Branch 24 & Brock University.

The cost of parking for ticket holders will be covered by Human Resources and Environment Health and Safety Department.

Best in Windsor Fringe, 2008 Patron's Pick, 2008

"Type 2- A Tragic Comedy" is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. The show features the re-teaming of comic genius Michelle Mainwaring, who won WODL Best Actress award for her dark, dramatic portrayal of Annie Wilkes in "Misery" and her partner in that production Jason Gale who was nominated for best actor.

Gale wrote the script, utilizing his research and personal battle with the illness. If you know or think you know someone who is bipolar, you must see this show.

'Type 2 - A Tragic Comedy' is for a mature audience only as it is brutally honest and pulls no punches from either viewpoint. The story chronicles the career of a bipolar stand up comic and her journey on and off prescribed medications and how it affects her life and her husbands as well.

(cast and audience afterglow to follow both performances - Hope to see you there!)

Get Behind the Power of Ideas! Hamilton, ON - Heard of TED yet? In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, an enthusiastic group of Hamiltonian small businesses have combined efforts, along with incredible support from sponsors, to bring forth the very first TEDxHamilton event, taking place on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at McMaster Innovation Park (175 Longwood Road South). The TEDxHamilton committee, including kitestring creative marketing +design, MediaFace, and Training Innovations are excited to be TEDx licensees. Through the help of local sponsors, TEDxHamilton is a free event for those who register online. These local businesses are passionate about "TED", which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design - three broad subjects that are collectively shaping the future of this city and our planet. "The event's theme is Determination," says Chris Farias from kitestring creative marketing +design. "TEDxHamilton's theme is intended to rouse innovative thinking and drive enthusiasm for the city of Hamilton itself." At a TEDx event, TEDTalks videos and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. TEDxHamlton began announcing its speaker roster this week and already features some of the brightest innovative thinkers in the area, including child psychotherapist Mary-Jo Land who travels to Afghanistan to help teachers, sustainable architect Eric Nay from Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD), and Hamilton's community organizing advocate, Peter Ormond. More speakers will be announced leading up the event. "Our committee has found some local passionate people with ideas worth spreading," says Lisa Bragg from Mediaface. "It's so exciting to know that we're about to experience a coming together of innovative ideas in the spirit of TED at TEDxHamilton." Anyone can register to attend this free TEDxHamilton event at www.tedxhamilton.ca. Check the website for speaker updates, become a fan on Facebook, or follow TEDxHamilton on twitter. TEDxHamilton would like to thank its sponsors to date, who include McMaster Innovation Park, AVW Telav, FastSigns, The Printing House and Marta Hewson Photography. For more information about this event, please contact: Meg Coppolino (e) meg@kitestring.ca or info@tedxhamilton.ca Creative Marketing Assistant (t) 905.296.9575 136 James Street South, Unit 1 (c) 905.730.6116 Hamilton, ON L8P 2Z4

What kind of a city do we want? Are our elected officials setting priorities that are leading us in the best direction? Our citizen-led non-profit organization intends to answer these questions and more. Our goal is to significantly increase voter turnout for the 2010 municipal election. Please join us as we unveil our plans at 7:30 PM on September 30th, at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre at 51 Stuart St, Hamilton.

Freehand Books is delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new collection of short fiction this fall.

October 2 - Anik See launches postcard and other stories with Stuart Ross and Gary Barwin

This fall, Anik See is coming to Hamilton all the way from Amsterdam to launch her new collection of short fiction, postcard and other stories. To celebrate, Freehand Books has invited two masters of the short story, Stuart Ross and Gary Barwin, to join Anik for an evening of fun, fabulous fiction.

Join Anik, Stuart, and Gary at the Staircase Theatre on October 2 for an evening of exciting and unpredictable readings. An evening with Anik See launching Anik See's postcard and other stories with special guests Stuart Ross and Gary Barwin Friday, October 2 The Staircase Theatre, 27 Dundurn Street Hamilton, ON 7:00 p.m. Free

Please join us for the first film of the 2009-2010 season. Our schedule for the entire 2009-2010 season is posted on our website.

********************************** Blue Gold: World Water Wars (Sam Bozzo, 2008)

Friday, October 2, 2009 at 7:00pm.

Melrose United Church Locke St. & Homewood Ave. **********************************

In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expedential level as population and technology grows. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water well beyond the finite supply, resulting in the desertification of the earth.

Corporate giants force developing countries to privatize their water supply for profit. Wall Street investors target desalination and mass bulk water export schemes. Corrupt governments use water for economic and political gain. Military control of water emerges and a new geo-political map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars.

http://www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/521643 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1137439/

James St. North Supercrawl October 9th, 2009 7:00pm On James st. N between Cannon and York/Wilson.

3 Outdoor stages - 4 Indoor afterparties

Main Stage 7:00pm - 11:00pm Hidden Cameras Ohbijou Jeremy Fisher John Ellison

2nd stage - on James Marble Index Annie Shaw Terra Lightfoot Cow Lick

Dr Disc stage - on Wilson Lee Reed Olenka and the Autumn Lovers Eccodek

Afterparties - 11:00pm onwards

C + C Music Festival Presented by CFMU and INDI101 THIS AIN'T HOLLYWOOD : Pumps Sandman Viper Command Vanishers Goddamns Gooddamns

HIDDEN PONY RECORDS @ SU: Sonic Unyon building Hanna Georgas Jeremy Fisher Said The Whale more to come.....

BEAUTY INDUSTRIES ELECTRONIC STAGE: Harvest Moon Restaurant Concert Hall ("Red Mill") 80 James St. North, 2nd Floor Bocce Electroluminescent Handsome Sultan Ollie NEW HARBOURS presents... The Cathedral on James Kingdom Shore Matt Henderson

SuperCrawl

The arts and cultural scene has been exploding in Hamilton. Whether you love theatre or dance, music or visual art, modern or classical, the scene has come alive. One key event which has drawn great media attention and thousands of participants is the James North Art Crawl.

Art Crawl is monthly event held on the first second Friday of each month. Dozens of galleries and studios launch new exhibitions, musicians perform in the street, local artist sell their wares, the Art Bus delivers visitors from far and wide - and hundreds of people fill the sidewalks as they weave through the event.

This year, in celebration of the collective success of this bourgeoning neighbourhood James Street North is hosting SUPER CRAWL.

What is SUPER CRAWL?

Imagine Art Crawl something else on a half dozen energy drinks.

First, we've received permission to close down James Street between Cannon and Wilson - this will allow throngs of people to fill the streets and freely enjoy the area.

It also means we have the ability to bring in a flat bed truck equipped to present an incredible music show coordinated by Sonic Unyon, CFMU, C101.5, and numerous other local musicians of every variety.

Add local artists and organizations sharing info and selling work, unique food offerings from area restaurants, a food drive by Hamilton Food Share and plenty of spontaneous activity - and you've got SUPERCRAWL.

To keep up to date on the latest Supercrawl news and information, visit www.supercrawl.ca, become a fan of the Supercrawl facebook group, or follow along on Twitter.

www.supercrawl.ca Facebook: Supercrawl Twitter: supercrawl www.supercrawl.ca

LIVE AT THE FREEWAY

The music of h o b s o n ' s c h o i c e falls somewhere between alt-folk and chamber-jazz. Using the idiosyncratic line-up of vibraphone, trumpet, voice and acoustic guitar, this indie-folk quartet creates songs sometimes rich in their words and melody, other times in their colour and architecture. Engaging issues as diverse as climate change, love, millenial malaise, and urban sprawl, the group extends the tradition of folk songwriting through the careful construction of intricate arrangements. The result is a sound that eschews the obvious and consistently surprises.

K O R I P O P in a nutshell - a guitar, an alluring voice and serious songwriting.

also on the bill C h a d E v e r e t t-B r o w n

COVER is $5, please come and support live music in Hamilton

Wolsak & Wynn, Goose Lane, and Freehand Books are excited to announce the launch of three exciting debut collections of poetry.

Oct 14: Poetry Cabaret

Walt Whitamn once said, "To have great poets there must be great audiences too." Well, Wolsak & Wynn, Goose Lane, and Freehand books have teamed up to bring together three of Canada's greatest new poets. The rest, Hamilton, is up to you…

On October 14, join Moez Surani, Soraya Peerbaye, and Jesse Ferguson at the Bread & Roses Café as they launch their new collections of poetry with special guest reader and local Hamilton poet, Jeffery Donaldson. Moez will read from Reticent Bodies (Wolsak & Wynn), Soraya will read from Poems for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (Goose Lane), and Jesse will read from Harmonics (Freehand Books). Snacks and light refreshments will be provided; this is a free event and open to the public.

Poetry Cabaret launching Moez Surani's Reticent Bodies, Soraya Peerbaye's Poems for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, and Jesse Ferguson's Harmonics with special guest reader Jeffery Donaldson Wednesday, October 14 Bread & Roses Café, 27 King William Street Hamilton, ON 7:30 p.m. Free

This is a meeting for those interested in discussing the direction of the Hamilton Civic League. For more information, read the agenda for this meeting: http://www.hamiltoncivicleague.com/files/HCLRevisedAgenda.pdf

The building is accessible by bus routes 1 and 5 and free parking after 6 p.m. is available at the municipal lot beside Shakespeare's Restaurant, just east of Walnut.

October 14, 2009: Working Group Meeting 1

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: 145 Main St. East (Basement of the Canadian Youth Ballet Ensemble building)

This is a meeting for those interested in discussing the direction of the Hamilton Civic League. Specifically, at this meeting we will be discussing the areas we are concentratin on and how to best accomplish those goals.

The building is accessible by bus routes 1 and 5 and free parking after 6 p.m. is available on King Street and other nearby side streets.

The Acoustic Blend Cafe (ABC) is back again on Saturday October 24th featuring the group Ophelia Syndrome. Come out and hear a unique blend of piano, acoustic guitar, cello, drums, bass, and vocals sounding in the vein of melodic pop/rock with folk influences.

The ABC coffee house helps to promote local musicians and businesses and provides a welcoming gathering place for people to enjoy great music, delicious food and drink, and lots of camaraderie. After the feature performer there will be an open mic for any one who wants an opportunity to perform.

Enjoy the freshly roasted and brewed coffee from local roaster Red Hill Valley Coffee Company, a fair trade company. Tea and juice will also be available, along with tasty home-made desserts. Don't forget to pick up a copy of "Shades of Grey" the debut CD for Ophelia Syndrome.

It's always a good time at the Acoustic Blend Cafe!

Doors Open: 7PM Fee: $10 Location: Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave. (corner of Locke and Homewood) E-mail: acousticblendcafe@gmail.com

Volunteers needed – Strathcona Community Food Drive.

The statistics are a sad reflection of the times. The use of our local food banks has increased 26% over last year. The Strathcona neighbourhood is taking action. In October, there will be a door to door campaign asking for donations. If everyone could give just one can, think of the difference it would make! We need volunteers to canvas the community. Can you give up a couple of hours on a Saturday morning?

Where: Victoria Park

When: Saturday October 24

Time: 9:00a.m.

For more information, contact Michelle Sykes 289-396-2573 or Kathy Wolsey 905-527-0432 or www.strathconacommunity.org

As featured on this evening’s Hamilton Life television program, and just in time to wrap up Ontario’s Small Business month with a spooky surprise, the kitestring “What Was I Thinking?!?” Contest is watching Hamiltonians vote in huge numbers for the scariest small business design or marketing muck-up. The variety of local small business contestants are depending on Hamilton to vote before Thursday October 29th at midnight for their chance to win up to $15,000 towards a kitestring brand makeover!

The BIG winner will be announced in a fun-filled, costumed live online broadcast from kitestring on at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30th, where the winner will be revealed just in time for Halloween! Beginning Friday, you can go to our blog for a link to the broadcast at http://www.kitestring.ca/kitecast2/

kitestring is welcoming any who want to attend the live broadcast to be a part of this inspiring, grassroots milestone for the local small business community. There will most definitely be candy and costumes! kitestring is conveniently located at 136 James Street South in Hamilton.

The winner’s makeover story will then be fully documented on kitestring’s blog.

This whirlwind story could not have been made possible without the amazing on and offline support of the Hamilton small business community, the Small Business Enterprise Centre and all of the word of mouth that has spread the story on behalf of the contestants!

An update on pedestrian and walkability projects, issues, and recommendations followed by a discussion on moving walking initiatives forward in Hamilton.

Please join us for the second film of the 2009-2010 season. Full schedule for the 2009-2010 season is posted on our website.

********************************** Prisoners of War (Canadian Warplane Heritage, approx. 40 min)

Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00pm.

Melrose United Church Locke St. & Homewood Ave. **********************************

Please join us for this special Movie Night in honour of Remembrance Day and our war Veterans. This video presentation features World War II Veterans telling their personal stories of being a Prisoner of War. A post-movie discussion will be led by Ted Lowrey, who was involved in the making of this video as a volunteer with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

Suggested Donation $5 (Includes Complementary Fair-Trade Coffee) Supervised Children’s Movie: ages 3-12, $1 per child

http://www.warplane.com/

Update: Unfortunately, this event must be postponed due to illness. Watch for a future rescheduling.

Free public talk presented by The Hamilton Association. Joanna Falck, Shaw Festival Literary Manager, describes the unseen planning behind play choices and development. How can Shaw's mandate stay relevant in the 21st century?

The Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale NDP riding association is hosting a Mix and Mingle event on Monday, November 16th. This is an opportunity to meet the federal nomination candidates before the Nomination meeting set for Monday November 23rd.

WHAT - Mix and Mingle WHO - Shilo Davis and Alex Johnstone WHERE - Dundas Old Town Hall (60 Main St., Dundas) WHEN - doors open at 6:30pm

Open to the public. Please feel free to bring your friends.

LINKS - candidates newsletters and more local NDP information at: http://www.ndpadfw.ca/main.htm

Swing Dance in to Winter with The Loretta Hale Big Band -

Sunday, November 22, 2009 - The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $10 Adults - $7 Students

www.lorettahale.webs.com (swing dance lesson a 1/2 hour before hand)

A Portion will be donated to the Good Shepherd Centres.

Join us for the Westdale Children's School's 15th annual Merryberry Market, featuring unique, handmade gifts and toys, Sweet Petals Café, live music, children's crafts, children's cafe, silent auction, and raffle of an original painting by E. Robert Ross.

This charming evening of simplicity and community has become a local Christmas tradition. Make it one of yours!

Funds raised will support the Westdale Children's School, a Waldorf-based alternative preschool and kindergarten.

The Crown Point Community Planning Team invites residents to a song-filled, festive celebration on Ottawa Street. Bring your family, meet your neighbours & together we’ll kick off the holiday season. Carolling and music Hot Apple Cider/Coffee Santa Story-Telling Park decoration and light-up Community Spirit

Saturday November 28th, 2009 East Kiwanis Place (Ottawa Street North and Edinburg Avenue) 4-6pm Non-perishable food items will be collected for a local food bank

On November 30 at 7 p.m., Renowned Author Bill Strickland will be speaking about his crusade that inspired others to dream bigger and to achieve the extraordinary in Pittsburgh; a city that experienced widespread unemployment following the decline of the steel industry. If you are interested attending this FREE event you can still reserve your seat(s) at www.mohawkcollegeenterprise.ca. We already have more than 2,000 seats reserved!

If you’re unable to attend, I encourage you to join me (@jwestera) on Twitter the night of the event. I will be using the Twitter hashtag #hamiltonnow. A “hashtag” connects tweets allowing people to easily find and aggregate tweets related to a topic or event. This is a great opportunity to get involved with a community of people that want to see Hamilton’s future expand and succeed.

Hosting the event is the City of Hamilton and Jobs Prosperity Collaborative (JPC) Hamilton. JPC is a group of about 65 members who promote Hamilton’s prosperity through job creation and retention. If you share similar interests and goals with the JPC, come out and support the vision and help JPC make it possible to create future job opportunities for Hamilton.

Please join us for a timely showing of this interesting and acclaimed documentary (made pre-global economic crisis!), which will serve as a cautionary tale to us all as we enter the Christmas season. All are welcome and invited to participate in a post-movie discussion with Spectator columnists Meredith MacLeod and Lisa Grace Marr.

********************************** Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (James Spurlock, 2006, 90 min.)

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 7:00pm. Melrose United Church Locke St. & Homewood Ave.

Suggested Donation $5 (Includes Complementary Fair-Trade Coffee) Supervised Children’s Movie: ages 3-12, $1 per child **********************************

Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of "preferred customer" and tells us why the poor are getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer. Hilarious, shocking and incisive, Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare which is all too real for most of us.

We are especially proud and pleased to announce that we will be joined for a post-movie discussion by Hamilton Spectator columnists Meredith MacLeod and Lisa Grace Marr -- writers of the "The Way We Spend" 13-week multimedia series. In part, the series has followed the financial makeover of four families with the help of local financial experts. During the discussion they will share some of their experiences and personal insights made in producing the series.

Bring your friends, neighbours and family for what promises to be an interesting evening, with a thought-provoking film and insightful discussion to follow.

http://www.maxedoutmovie.com/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762117/

Our schedule for the entire 2009-2010 season is posted on our website.

Hamilton FreeSkool and Common Cause Hamilton present the documentary "Five Ring Circus", examining the environmental, social and political impacts of the Vancouver 2010 games. With the torch relay scheduled to barge its way through Hamilton on the 19th, the discussion will include what is taking place locally to resist the environmental destruction, gentrification, and colonization this year's Olympics represent. Everyone welcome! Free event!

Free public talk by Paul Faure, Principal Investigator in McMaster's Bat Lab. A bat defender, Dr. Faure busts myths about bat behaviour, explains what echolocation can teach us about hearing, and explores recent environmental threats affecting bats.

You may have seen Paul with R#36 in the Bat Lab on The Rick Mercer Report this past year.

A Rhythm & Blues Christmas with Andre & the J-Tones - Sunday, December 13, 2009 -

The Royal Hamilton Yacht Club beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 Adults - $7 Students

www.andreandthejtones.com www.andrebisson.ca

Christmas Tunes in the style of Classic Rhythm & Blues written by Andre Bisson as well as other great Classic R&B songs by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, The Blues Brothers, The Commitments, CCR and more.

A Portion will be donated to the Good Shepherd Centres.

Spread the word:

HYPE (Hamilton Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs) wants to invite you and other young creative professionals at your workplace to a meet and drink others like yourself in this city at our favourite new indie seafood bar on Augusta.

The meet starts after your 9 to 5, and the night is always casual. HYPE isn’t like other networking events around town. No to stuffy business card hand offs, no to feather plumage puffing. Yes to cups of cheer and meeting like minded people in your pond.

Happy Holidays from HYPE!

Check out the link for more details and a look at the nifty invite postcard.

Join the Hamilton Civic League at Artword Artbar for our first Christmas Party on Wednesday, December 16th!

Eat, drink, discuss, debate, and celebrate with other Hamiltonians eager for change in our city - and let us know what kind of change you're hungry for.

This is a free event --- RSVP via Evite or to hamiltoncivicleague@gmail.com preferred.

7 p.m. Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street (off of James Street North just south of Barton)

Light refreshments provided, additional menu items and drinks available for purchase. The invitation can be linked to here: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/QBUXGQUGCMYLVEXUTNCN/HCLChristmasParty

The Urban Coyote: a presentation about coyotes and other urban wildlife by Lesley Sampson of Coyote Watch Canada. Join the "pack" gathering at the Hamilton Spectator Auditorium, 44 Frid St. on December 16th at 7 p.m. Special guest - wildlife biologist Bill Leeming. Introduction by city councillor Brian McHattie. Free Admission. Non-perishable food donation appreciated for local food banks.

For any questions or directions Please contact rhcoyotes@live.ca

FreeSkool is turning one! Whether you've been to classes, facilitated a workshop or are hearing about the project for the first time, you should come out and hang!

Tuesday January 12th, 7pm, Skydragon Centre (27 King William St.) freeskool's old school nostalgia film festival! join freeskoolers for a selection of short films that harken back to those wistful elementary school hours of sitting in the dark passing notes. The National Film Board, School House Rock, and more education/propaganda will be up for the viewing. Also featuring a new and beautiful animated film, Varmints!

Wednesday, January 13th, all day, McMaster freeskool goes to University! freeskool will be hanging out at PIRGtopia, OPIRG McMaster's takeover of the student centre. come hang out at our table full of fun things to smell, touch, taste, hear, and see! 9-4pm, McMaster University Student Centre aaannnnd, from 10-3pm, freeskoolers will be sharing skills and ideas upstairs in room 203. join us for 5 hours of workshops and unexpert lectures on topics of all shapes sizes and colours! stay tuned for a workshop schedule, and drop in anytime!

Friday January 15th, 6-9pm, Jamesville Community Centre, 209 MacNab St. North freeskool potluck and games night! bring food, friends, and your favourite board games. join us for food, for playtime, hangin out, and celebrating the past, present and future of freeskool! give love to facilitators and organizers new and old! learn about new classes! promote your plans! free, everyone welcome (including kids)! please bring a dish to share if you can, and label the ingredients.

Saturday January 16th, 12-5pm, Jamesville Community Centre, 209 MacNab St. North community workshop series! another day of folks in your community sharing their skills, passions, and ideas for a better world! featuring at least 5 workshops - topics and times to be announced.

Saturday, January 16th, 8pm-late, Skydragon Centre, (27 King William St.) first birthday party! dance! jam! drink and be merry! come jiggle to some of hamilton's finest musician-revolutionaries, and make some music of your own. featuring the likes of Tom Dusome, Teal Booth, Peak Soil and more, and some time for jammin' to boot! tonight, freeskool will happily accept your monetary well-wishes for future freeskool programming. there will also be lots of cool things to peruse - zines, tshirts, buttons, oh my!

Sunday, January 17th, noon. meet at My Dog Joe's in Westdale. Winter Wondering! Devon and Peter take you on a wander to wonder through the winter of Cootes Paradise! Grab your warm and cozy hats and mitts, and let's see what we can learn by looking and listening in a snowy forest grove. We will go for a hike down in Cootes Paradise, pay attention to what we notice, and we'll make a list of 'I wonders' -- for instance, "I wonder what made those tracks," "I wonder what bird that is," "I wonder where the little fish are hiding". Some questions we'll be able to answer from things we already know, some we'll be able to figure out. However, some things in the winter woods are quite mysterious, and for those things, we'll do some research and meet again the following Sunday to share whatever answers we've been able to find. Then, if you're so inclined, have some hot chocolate and skate about the lake! dress warmly, bring skates and a mug!

The Harper government has tried to prorogue Parliament in an effort to stop the inquiry into the Canadian involvement in torture in Afghanistan, as well as to distract Canadians with the spectacle of an increasingly-militarized Olympics.

Harper's recent actions mirror the efforts by his ministers to suppress free speech and discussion in Canada, including the banning of U.K. M.P. George Galloway from Canada, the cutting of funding to the Canadian Arab Federation, the defunding of any organizations that are perceived to disagree with the government's extreme positions, and the attempts to introduce new laws to further define what kind of speech is "acceptable."

Canadians won't stand for this, and we aren't! It's time to stop Harper from telling us what our Canadian values are. There will be a sizable demonstration of people in Hamilton from all walks of life who are fed up with Harper turning Canada into a Bush-style, fenced-in "free speech zone," while destroying its international reputation, and you are invited to make it happen.

The response of the popular classes to the Argentine economic crisis of December 2001 and lessons for us in Canada - a Québec and Ontario speaking tour presented by the Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL) and Common Cause.

We are going through one of the worst economic crises in the history of capitalism and the answers provided by the state and its lackeys are illusory. In addition, faced with this impasse, our leaders are trying to shift the entire burden of the crisis to workers and their communities.

How can we respond differently to this economic crisis? Can we learn from the experiences of struggles that have happened elsewhere in the world?

To consider these issues, the UCL and Common Cause are organizing a Québec and Ontario speaking tour this winter on the response of the Argentine popular classes in the face of a serious economic crisis that shook the country in the late 2001.

From 18 January to 12 February, a militant from the anarchist organization Red Libertaria (Argentina) will travel to different cities in Quebec and Ontario to talk about this subject. He will discuss different forms of resistance developed by the Argentine people to counter the effects of the crisis such as retaking factories and creating self-managed cooperatives. He will also discuss the involvement of anarchists in these different struggles.

The Big Tweet

It’s time to tweetup Hamilton! Come on out to the Pheasant Plucker on Augusta in Hamilton on Jan. 28th 2010 from 6 till whenever and meet your twitter peeps! Use your tweet power and sign up here! We have a strong twitter community in Hamilton and it’s time to make it even stronger! kitestring and The Big Tweet’s official sponsor venue, The Pheasant Plucker, are so excited to host the first event of this kind in the city.

"Industrial civilization is incompatible with life. It is systematically destroying life on this planet, undercutting its very basis. This culture is, to put it bluntly, murdering the earth. Unless it’s stopped—whether we intentionally stop it or the natural world does, through ecological collapse or other means—it will kill every living being. We need to stop it." -preface to What We Leave Behind

Aric McBay (writer, activist, and small-scale organic farmer) argues that activists need to think and organize like a resistance movement. McBay explains how greenwashing derails effective action, and why industrial civilization is doomed (and why that's not a bad thing). He shares crucial strategic lessons that today's activists can learn from resistance movements of the past.

Join us for a discussion with Aric McBay, co-author of the recent "What We Leave Behind" with Derrick Jensen. All are welcome, free event.

Windsor, Ontario's finest hip hop/rock-based group are coming to Hamilton! MicLordz & Sauce Funky (pronounced "Mike") will be rocking The Casbah on FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th, 2010. DOORS @ 8pm. $5 cover. SHOW STARTS @ 9pm sharp!

If you are a fan of early Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against The Machine, 311, Beastie Boys, and Sublime then you DO NOT want to miss this!! For more information on MicLordz & Sauce Funky, visit them online at www.miclordz.com. There you can find links to their myspace, iTunes, bio, music and much more. See you there!

What: CPR/AED Training by Hamilton Emergency Services-EMS Date: Monday, February 1, 2010 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Location: Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave. at Locke, Hamilton

Ward 1 residents are invited to a FREE public training clinic for Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AED's), to be presented by Hamilton Emergency Services - EMS with the generous support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.

CPR can be a vital link in saving the life of a loved one in cardiac arrest and anyone can learn it. The first 65 families who register will receive a free CPR AnytimeTM Family & FriendsTM kit (one kit per family, valued at $35) to take home and share with their families. These kits have been donated by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and will be limited to one per family. Participants will also receive a CPR participation card upon completing the training.

In addition to becoming familiar with CPR, participants will also learn how to use Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). These defibrillators are the ones that you will have seen in many public buildings as part of the Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) program and they may also be a life-saver if used on someone in cardiac arrest.

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 40,000 people in Canada experience cardiac arrest each year, the majority of which occur either at home or in public places. For every minute that passes without help, a person’s chance of surviving a cardiac arrest drops by seven to 10%. Learning CPR is easy and inexpensive and it could mean saving the life of a friend or family member. When CPR is combined with the prompt use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), the chance for survival can go up to 50% or more.

“The Heart and Stroke Foundation urges all Canadians to learn CPR. The more people trained, the greater the chance of keeping those that have suffered cardiac arrest alive until an ambulance arrives,” says Sue Turner, Community Mission Specialist, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. “You don’t need to be a doctor to save a life.”

“We hope as many people as possible can come out for this free CPR training clinic,” says Brent Browett, Deputy Chief/Director – EMS “Statistics indicate, and I know from my own experience on the job, that CPR and AEDs can make the difference between life and death. The more people in our community who have these life-saving skills, the more lives may be saved.”

The training session is limited to 65 families. Please RSVP by JANUARY 28, 2010 to Nikola at nikola.wojewoda-patti@hamilton.ca or 905-546-4528 and please include your name, address, phone number and email address.

                        Man on Wire

               (James Marsh, 2008, 94 min.)

              Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:00pm.

                    Melrose United Church

On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the worlds tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTCs security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done by night in complete secrecy. At 7:15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan.

James Marshs documentary brings Petits extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself, and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as the artistic crime of the century.

Man on Wire won the 2009 Oscar for Best Documentary.

http://www.manonwire.com/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/manonwire/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/

Free public talk. Trevor Cole describes the experience of creating his latest novel or, as he says with wry humour, "what I learned on the road to heartbreak." Acclaimed for his debut novel and a Governor-General's Award finalist for his second, he recounts the struggle to live a normal existence in Hamilton, develop his ideas into a publishable manuscript and manage expectations.

Most recently McMaster writer-in-residence, Trevor Cole is an experienced journalist as well as author of the darkly humourous Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life, and The Fearsome Particles. An advocate for Canadian writing, he developed and manages the website www.authorsaloud.com.

THE PEARL REVIEW - compelling, inquiring, diverse opinions from THE PEARL COMPANY

DEBUT ISSUE | SPRING 2010

Please join us at The Pearl Company to help institute THE PEARL REVIEW STUDIO HOUSE, located directly beside the Pearl Company.

DOOR PRIZES | 50/50 | SILENT AUCTION | APPY’S | BEVERAGES ;) +

Join us for our Culture of Peace network night! This is a great opportunity for individuals and groups involved in working for peace to come together, share news, and establish new connections.

The evening will include a round table dialogue, sharing of upcoming events, and social.

For people who would like to have dinner first, you can come in early and purchase supper at the Café.

The event is open to all, so please feel free to invite anyone who would be interested in participating!

The Hamilton Peace Café is a grassroots centre for teaching peace, focused on community level engagement.

For more information, e-mail info [at] peacecafe.ca, or log on to www.peacecafe.ca.

Hope to see you all there!

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Get IgniTED with The Cossart Exchange

The Cossart Exchange, a new project of the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts, is exciTED to announce it’s first big event, IgniTED, a live screening of the TED2010 Conference taking place in Long Beach California this February 10-13, 2010.

The Cossart Exchange has joined TED as an Associate Member. This means we get a live webfeed of the entire conference, and get to share the experience of TED as it unfolds. Please join us for this exclusive opportunity to hear what some of the world's most interesting people have to say about the global issues facing our world. With speakers ranging from Jamie Oliver to Bill Gates, the event is sure to be inspiring and engaging.

The Cossart Exchange has inviTED local inspirational individuals to come and be a part of each of the TED2010 sessions. As well, the Exchange space will be activaTED with a number of thought provoking activities, happening throughout the 4 day conference, and the public is encouraged to come by and check them out at our new space in Jackson Square, downtown Hamilton. We are located near the main food court and the Hamilton Public Library mall entrance. It is on the second floor, next to Liaison College.

For IgniTED’s full schedule of speakers and times, please visit www.cossartexchange.com, and click on the IgniTED icon. The entire event is absolutely free, but spaces are very limited due to TED rules. Reserve a spot today before it’s too late by emailing rsvp@imperialcottoncentre.com.

The Cossart Exchange is officially opening its doors!

The Grand Opening of The Exchange will also be taking place during the conference. The event is happening Friday February 12, 6pm-midnight, and the night will include a licensed bar and appetizers, art, musical entertainment, a performance by The Parahumans & McMaster Dance Company, and a chance to meet the participants of The Cossart Exchange. This night also falls on the February James Street North Art Crawl, so stop by nice and early, then head out to catch the energy of the street, and return to celebrate with us well into the evening. Don’t miss us at 7:15pm as we cut the official red ribbon, and thank our sponsors, supporters, staff, and participants for helping make this project happen.

The Cossart Exchange has been started as an incubation centre to help support emerging ideas, organizations, businesses and creative entrepreneurs in the Hamilton community.

Matt Jelly will be making a presentation to the City's Economic Development and Planning committee today, regarding the results of By-Law Crawl and some steps the City can take to make By-Law Enforcement more effective, especially in terms of vacant and derelict buildings.

He will make three suggestions to the committee in this regard, as a starting point for a series of improvements.

Please come to this public meeting to show your support. Matt will be answering any questions people may have about By-Law Crawl and the next steps this group will take in months to come.

The Beasley Neighbourhood Association is inviting you to a free day of winter fun. There will be skating (weather permitting), ice games, crafts and much more. There will be a variety of skates available for loan, ranging from children’s size 1 to adults size 11 (first come first served). We will also have hats, scarves and mitts (never been worn) donated by the “Busy Bee Knitters” from Knox Church in Burlington. For more information or ideas please drop into our Beasley Association meeting on Wednesday February 10th 7-8:30 at Beasley Community Centre.

Were not Lumberjacks and thats o.k.

The next HYPE event will be on the upper level of Slainte Irish Pub in Hamilton beginning after your nine to five grind on Wednesday, February 17th 2010. Get acquainted with the idea meeting other young creatives, marketers, media professionals and cultural entrepreneurs in your city who work all day and probably work more all night. So get out the cabin for a night and bring your friends, eh!

Come get half in the bag, have more lip than a rubber boot, and forget about jiggin’ yer squid. Lord love a duck!*

We’re here. There’s beer. And Hamilton better get used to it.

Wednesday, February 17th Beginning after your nine to five grind. Slainte Irish Pub (upstairs) 33 Bowen Street, Hamilton ON

Contact kitestring for more info t.905 296 9575 e. meg@kitestring.ca

*Come out and drink, talk a lot and forget about work. My goodness!

A panel discussion on gentrification and urban renewal in Hamilton. How will the current campaign of urban renewal in the downtown core by the city of Hamilton play out for the working and poor people who currently inhabit it? Recently the debate surrounding the future of downtown Hamilton has heated up and has come to involve everyone from city councillors and police to sex workers and artists. Who has the right to shape the city? What does it take to create a healthy urban environment? How have policies of urban renewal and gentrification affected other poor areas and cities? Come and join us for a panel discussion featuring members of various community groups to explore these questions. Hosted by Common Cause Hamilton.

FREE public event

70 exhibitors plus the Green Solutions Stage (Sunday Only) featuring:

11:30am Green Home Building/Reno with Braden Homes

1:30pm Slow Food, earth to table cooking with author & Chef Jeff Crump

2:30pm Talk by Jay Ingram, of TV's Discovery Channel's "Daily Planet" show

4:00pm Rev Wear Fashion show

Find the information, products, people, and solutions on all the issues surrounding climate change and air quality. Explore new products; talk with key people and businesses that are actively engaged in finding solutions; see cutting edge technologies.

Part of the 2010 Upwind Downwind Conference: Air Knows No Boundaries

TAKING THE MYSTERY OUT OF KNITTING

• Do you want to knit but don't know how?
• OK, you've knitted scarves for everyone in your family (including the dog) and want something a bit more challenging
• Do you find pattern instructions and yarn selection daunting?
• Do you want an excuse to sit in a comfy chair without moving for several hours at a time?

You are invited to a knitting workshop on Sunday, February 21st from 2 to 5 p.m. at Yoga With Ona's (74 Locke St N). Cost is $2.

Knitters at any level and non-knitters are all welcome. Non-knitters can learn how to cast on, the basic knit and purl stitches, and cast off. All participants can learn to:

• read patterns (written and charts);
• match the yarn to the pattern;
• estimate the amount of yarn needed;
• know the different properties of various fibres;
• finish sweaters, assembly, etc.

More advanced knitters may wish to explore cable knitting (Aran), Fair Isle (multi-colour horizontal stripes) and intarsia (colour blocks).

I have knitted for many years. I am not an expert knitter but pretty competent. There will be lots of different yarns available for looking at, squeezing and learning about different fibres, and several examples of knitted items.

The only materials you need are a pair of straight knitting needles (I suggest between 4 mm and 5 mm) and a ball of light coloured plain smooth (untextured) knitting yarn (so that you can see the stitches clearly). The yarn can be wool or acrylic - just something that feels nice to you. Zellers carries a good range, and Harts also has a basic supply. If you have a project on the go, please feel free to bring it along.

If anyone has a particular topic they would like covered, please email me at cduran123456@gmail.com. Hope to see you on the 21st.

What do Hamilton notables Larry Di Ianni, Mark Chamberlain, Jeremy Freiburger, Don McLean and Ryan McGreal have in common? These are the five high-profile Hamilton newsmakers that have been confirmed to take part as panelists at this month’s Hamilton Civic League-sponsored speaker series event, “Your Vision”. This is the first in a series of monthly forums leading upto the municipal election.

“The Hamilton Civic League is pleased to host a panel of diverse individuals who each claim an interest in what the future of Hamilton has to offer,” reports Board Member Brian Kowalewicz. “This event has been organized to initiate an open dialogue about what directions the Hamilton municipal government is taking to make our ‘vision(s)’ a reality.”

The Hamilton Civic League is branding this series as “Hamilton’s Halloween Election; Unmasking Candidates and Issues” with the emphasis being placed on identifying critical issues and subjects that must be debated before the October 25th election.

Hamilton-Wentworth Creative Arts Inc.’s Loren Lieberman will act as moderator and will keep the peace as the panelists debate items such as revitalization, sustainability and government accountability.

Your Vision begins at 7 p.m. on Monday February 22nd and will be held at the Crossfire Assembly in the Strathcona neighbourhood at 458 King Street West. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

This event is a coaching session for beginner storytellers and anyone interested in using stories and storytelling in their professional or personal life. The session will be led by Canadian/Scottish storyteller and coach Michael Williams.

Those who can benefit include teachers and classroom assistants, youth workers, social workers and other care workers, therapists & counsellors, executive leaders, managers, salespeople, film-makers, artists, writers, actors, comics, parents and grandparents, anyone who wants to improve their storytelling skills for work or personal life.

The workshop will take place in an intimate setting, with a maximum of 12 participants. Bring a story you would like to share.

For more information or to register, e-mail info@peacecafe.ca.

To learn more about Michael Williams, visit his website: http://www.rjmwilliams.co.uk/index.html.

To learn more about the Hamilton Peace Café, visit us at: http://www.peacecafe.ca.

Clean Air Hamilton is hosting the 2010 UpwindDownwind Conference: Air Knows No Boundaries on Monday Feb 22, 2010 at the Hamilton Convention Centre (1 Summers Lane- downtown Hamilton, Ontario) 8am- 5pm.

Admission is: High School Students - $10, Retirees/Low Income - $10, University/College Students - $20, Community/Non-profit - $70 and Corporate/Government/Academic - $170 (Early bird before Jan 15, 2010), $220 (after Jan 15, 2010).

Registration forms are available on-line at: http://www.cleanair.hamilton.ca/default.asp?id=45

The Monday Conference featuring themes on transboundary (cross border) air quality, health, and innovation- carbon neutral living and future energy. Featured speakers include NASA, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Environment Canada, the Ontario Climate Change Secretariat, the Canadian Urban Institute, the Town of Eden Mills, One Planet Communities, Electric Mobility Canada, the Ministry of the Environment, and NESCAUM- the Clean Air Association of the Northeast United States.

Agenda and details on-line now at: http://www.cleanair.hamilton.ca/default.asp?id=42

Join us for a screening of Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes!

This film tells the story of the dramatic changes in the geologic history and landscape of this region, which has only recently taken the form of the five, great, interconnected lakes. In this episode audiences are shown the roots of a long vanished mountain range that once rivalled the Himalayas, explore the remains of a tropical salt-water sea, and trace the story of a sudden massive flood that drowned vast areas of land. From moraines, to tarn lakes, to the majestic Niagara Falls, the topography and geology of the Great Lakes region is unparalleled, strikingly beautiful and a place of wild contrasts.

It is truly “a wild, rocky place whose grandeur and mystery drew men to commune with the spirit of the sea…a place where man is and forever will be only a visitor.”

Refreshments will be available for purchase at the cafe.

Snow Ball: A Social Media Social

Remember when the word “social” inspired visions of teacups, friends and dessert? Can you think “social” today without wondering what the tweet to do about social media?

Bringing old and new together for the first time, kitestring is pleased to host Snow Ball: A Social Media Social!

In celebration of all things worth juxtaposing, Snow Ball: A Social Media Social will feature a collaborative, interactive workshop where guests can learn and share their modern social media know-how with the kitestring team, followed by an old fashioned tea social, accompanied with all of tea service accoutrements like scones, jam, tiny sandwiches and doilies! Oh my!

The social will be held at the beautiful Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn Street North) on March 3rd, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

kitestring welcomes marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, social media newbies and pros, groups and singles to the Snow Ball! We’ll learn from each other by building on shared experience.

kitestring’s first ever social media social has limited seating, so please register here by purchasing your ticket.

Snow Ball: A Social Media Social Hosted by kitestring creative marketing + design Wednesday, March 3rd 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Staircase Theatre, 27 Dundurn Street North, Hamilton, Ontario Purchase Tickets online at kitestring.ca for $25 per guest, limited seating

Hamilton is joining a growing number of other North American cities such as New York, Portland, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Barrie to “Open Streets” for pedestrians, cyclists and shoppers to enjoy all that the street has to offer on two Sundays in the spring and fall of 2010. Proposed streets are King and Ferguson.

The next planning meeting is on March 4.

City revitalization efforts can often pose challenging issues for individuals in terms of finding and maintaining adequate housing. In response to the more recent examples of renewal efforts within the city, the Roomers and Borders Committee of Hamilton is hosting a night of film and discussion to look at what can happen when rooming houses become the territory over which tenants and developers compete for use of space.

The night will feature the screening of Last Call at the Gladstone Hotel, a documentary by Derreck Roemer and Neil Graham which follows the restoration of the building from “flophouse to hotspot”, and subsequent displacement of tenants following that transition.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion of rooming house tenants, community legal clinic lawyers, researchers on housing and homelessness, and the Rooming House Co-Ordinator of Hamilton to evaluate how these trends are taking shape in Hamilton.

Free! Everyone is welcome to attend.

Hosted by the Roomers and Boarders Committee of Hamilton.

Please join us for our mid-Lent screening of Chocolat. Admission is by donation (suggested $5), with child-minding (suggested $1), and complimentary fair-trade coffee.

Melrose United Church hosts films screenings on the first Friday of each month (save the summer months). Sign up for our email list by contacting movies@melroseunited.ca.

What: CPR/AED Training by Hamilton Emergency Services-EMS Date: Monday, March 8, 2010 Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Location: Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave. at Locke, Hamilton

As a result of the overwhelming demand for this CPR/AED training session in Ward 1, Hamilton Emergency Services has kindly offered to do a second training session on March 8, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.

The people on the waiting list have been contacted and there are currently an additional 20 spots available.

If you are interested in attending, RSVP by MARCH 4, 2010 to Nikola at nikola.wojewoda-patti@hamilton.ca or 905-546-4528. Please include your name, address, phone number and email address and the number of people in your family.

CPR can be a vital link in saving the life of a loved one in cardiac arrest and anyone can learn it. In addition to becoming familiar with CPR, participants will also learn how to use Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). These defibrillators are the ones that you will have seen in many public buildings as part of the Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) program and they may also be a life-saver if used on someone in cardiac arrest.

According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 40,000 people in Canada experience cardiac arrest each year, the majority of which occur either at home or in public places. For every minute that passes without help, a person’s chance of surviving a cardiac arrest drops by seven to 10%. Learning CPR is easy and inexpensive and it could mean saving the life of a friend or family member. When CPR is combined with the prompt use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), the chance for survival can go up to 50% or more.

“The Heart and Stroke Foundation urges all Canadians to learn CPR. The more people trained, the greater the chance of keeping those that have suffered cardiac arrest alive until an ambulance arrives,” says Sue Turner, Community Mission Specialist, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. “You don’t need to be a doctor to save a life.”

The City of Hamilton Culture Division and the Arts Advisory Commission invite you to a public consultation session to discuss the Hamilton Arts Awards.

The City of Hamilton Arts Awards are awarded to practicing artists in the Hamilton area in recognition of their significant contributions in a chosen discipline.

The Arts Awards have been presented annually since 1976 and are organized by the Culture Division with the assistance of the Arts Advisory Commission, a City Council appointed volunteer committee, whose mandate, in part, is to select and recommend the annual winners of the Hamilton Arts Awards.

The Culture Division received Council approval in spring 2009 to suspend the 2009 City of Hamilton Arts Awards program and reallocate the funds to undertake an Arts Awards Program Review.

The arts community in the city has grown and changed significantly in the last decade and this review will ensure that the Arts Awards are effective in promoting the arts and achievements of local artists. The Culture Division is proposing to present a renewed City of Hamilton Arts Awards Program in fall 2010.

After an open call for consultants to work on this review, Jeremy Freiburger of the Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts, will lead the evening and will provide an opportunity for all interested citizens to share their thoughts on improving the Hamilton Arts Awards.

If you are unable to attend the consultation, a downloadable short questionnaire is available on our website (click "City of Hamilton Arts Awards Review") so you can still provide us with your thoughts on this important event.

Women's Canadian Club of Hamilton Speakers Series presents a Panel Discussion on the Future of Hamilton.

Guest Panel:

• Chris Murray, City Manager;
• David Adames, Director of Tourism; and
• Ron Marini, Director of Downtown Renewal Division

Moderator:

• David Sackett, Professor Emeritus, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Member, McMaster Community of Distinction

The Panel Discussion is intended to engage WCCH members and their guests in a thought provoking discussion about the city of Hamilton's future.

A question and answer period and a reception will follow the discussion. Come prepared to question your civic representatives on the future of your city.

Free public talk. Everyone welcome. Dr. Brian Haynes, Chief of McMaster's Health Information Research Unit, describes obstacles to better health, some created by patients, some by physicians, and suggests ways to start improving health and health care. Q&A to follow.

See website for parking and transit info.

Join us Sat March 20th for Seedy Saturday 2010.

The Hamilton Community Garden Network (HCGN), Canadian Organic Growers (COG), and the Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario (EFAO) will be hosting a seed exchange and opportunities for seed purchasing, displays and information about community gardening opportunities that exist in the city, and a line-up of engaging speakers throughout the afternoon, including:

Prof. Sarah Wakefield, University of Toronto, will be presenting the impacts of community gardening in Hamilton, as well as a review of community garden policy.

Kevin Hamilton, a Canadian Organic Growers representative and local farmer, will be presentation on the topic of seed saving and seed politics.

Finally, Teresa Phair, from the McQuesten Community Planning Team, will be discussing her group's journey in developing a community garden in their neighbourhood.

The event is FREE for all to attend.

50/50 Draw Donations Welcome After Sunrise Ceremony Breakfast provided Drum for Draw Potluck lunch Bring Family and Friends!

On March 22nd the Hamilton Civic League presents the second installment of its monthly Speaker Series entitled “Transportation in Hamilton: Challenges, Goals and Possibilities.”

Featuring guest panelists from: Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee ; Transit Users Group ; McMaster Institute for Transportation & Logistics ; Hamilton Light Rail ; Transportation for Liveable Communities.

Join us for a frank and wide-ranging discussion of Hamilton's transportation systems and road network. Voice your opinion on what specific considerations should inform City planning and policy in this area. What issues MUST be part of the campaign discourse in this election year?

Please join us for our April Fools' screening of Yes Men Fix the World. Admission is by donation (suggested $5), with child-minding (suggested $1), and complimentary fair-trade coffee.

Melrose United Church hosts films screenings on the first Friday of each month (save the summer months). Sign up for our email list by contacting movies@melroseunited.ca.

This Saturday, starting at 1 PM in front of the Royal Connaught in Gore Park, we're going to do three things:

a) Look for serious infractions under the City's Property Standards By-Laws (focussing on vacant and derelict buildings as well as trash and debris) and report these infractions to the City. b) Pick up all the litter we can. c) Collect signatures for the By-Law Crawl petition to give the Royal Connaught a heritage designation.

If you're unfamiliar with By-Law Crawl, or the Property Standards By-Law, please check out www.bylawcrawl.ca for more info.

The weather is supposed to be fantastic this weekend! Come on down. 1 PM in front of the Royal Connaught in Gore Park.

All crawlers are welcome to join us for drinks at This Ain't Hollywood, 345 James St. North after the crawl, around 5. Parking lot frisbee could be a distinct possibility.

Saturday April 3rd at 1PM join us for Hamilton's favourite (by-law related) crawl.

All are welcome to join us for an afternoon walking/biking/blading/boarding through the city, to document the neglectful treatment of our downtown.

This time around we'll also be rechecking some of the properties we've reported in the past to check on their progress.

We'll also be passing around copies of a petition to have the city designate The Royal Connaught as a heritage building.

Check out the website and Facebook page throughout the week for further information!

Specific questions can be posted here as comments or emailed to the above address. Hope to see you Saturday!

(from the press release) With gritLIT only a couple weeks away it’s time to share some of our excitement about this year’s incredible line-up. Friday night we have Colin McAdam reading from his Giller nominated book Fall, and Giller prize-winning author Bonnie Burnard reading from her latest work Suddenly.

Hamilton’s own Lawrence Hill will be reading from his multi-award-winning book The Book of Negroes on Saturday, with renowned Montreal author Monique Proulx.

Poetry lovers are in for a double dose of brilliance with Governor General award-winning author David Zieroth reading on Thursday night with our own Chris Pannell, and Griffin award- winning author A.F. Moritz reading on Sunday night in our Festival Wrap Up.

A.F. Moritz will also be holding a poetry master class on Saturday, April 10th, for those poets who would like a chance to study with him.

gritLIT is also known for bringing up-and-coming authors to Hamilton. This year we are welcoming Hassan Ghedi Santur, who will be reading from his breakout novel, Something Remains. But we are also welcoming back local authors such as Jenn Farrell, who grew up in Grimsby, but now lives in Vancouver.

Jenn Farrell will be reading from her short-fiction collection Sugar Bush, on Sunday, April 11th and will also be giving a short-fiction writing workshop on Saturday, April 10th called “Drop the Needle: Music as influence and inspiration in fiction.”

Hamilton itself takes centre stage on Saturday, April 10th in this year’s non-fiction panel, How History Makes a City. Adrienne Shadd will be discussing her book The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway: African Canadians in Hamilton and James E. Elliott will contribute by considering Hamilton’s role in the war of 1812, which he studies in his book Strange Fatality: The Battle of Stoney Creek, 1813. Author Glenn McArthur will join in with his thoughts on architecture, from his book on Hamilton based architect John M. Lyle.

Please go to www.gritlit.ca for times, dates, and locations.

All tickets for individual events are only $5, at the door, and festival passes are only $20 and can be had in advance at Mixed Media on James North and Bryan Prince Booksellers in Westdale.

If you've ever wanted to try your hand at a hand drum, this is your opportunity. The experts from Tribal Thunder will be at the Tribal Gallery with extra drums that you can try with their knowing guidance.

There will also be a Tribal Thunder hand drum performance starting at 8:00 pm.

John

Hello, friends, acquaintances, community partners, Hamilton CarShare is celebrating the cooperative's first anniversary with a benefit party at "This Ain't Hollywood", Hamilton's entertainment/community hot spot in the Jamesville Arts District, 345 James street north, on ArtCrawl Friday April 9 and the action starts around 8 pm with entertainment, later on at 10 pm, by rockabilly bands, Evil Farm Children, and, Von Drats, and DJ Gunner of Indi 101 radio.

Just by being there you will help Hamilton CarShare and be entertained at this highly acclaimed venue. Admission is free, so bring friends and bring change for our benefit jar and some games.

Canadians took the production of radioisotopes at Chalk River, Bruce Power and McMaster for granted until recent problems disrupted their supply. But their production, uses, benefits and risks are still largely mysterious. Dr. Boreham aims to dispel the mystery, enabling us to judge the importance of isotopes. Q&A follows.

This is for those interested in chaplaincy, hospice or palliative care; philosophical and practical end of life issues.

Stephen Jenkinson will be in town to help us build interest in organizing some Hamilton workshops in November. Please come out and meet him.

For more info: http://www.griefwalker.info/

John

White space is what you make of it.

Kind of like HYPE.

Clean your slate and come out on April 14th after your nine to five grind at Augusta House, the city’s newest gatropub. Have a beverage and meet other like-minded creative young professionals who live in Hamilton.

Prizes, fun folks and good times, yes! Stodgy business card hand offs with ulterior motives, no!

Tell HYPE what you’d like to see at the warmer weather events by filling the white space with ideas at the event. So, the next time you’re looking for a fun night on the town, you won’t draw a blank.

Wednesday, April 14th from 5:00 p.m. till whenever The Augusta House, 17 Augusta Street

Want to know more? Visit whatsthehype.ca

As deliberations over the size of proposed employment growth lands surrounding the Hamilton airport come to a head this spring, the latest installment of the Hamilton Civic League's monthly Speaker Series examines the facts surrounding this possible expansion of Hamilton's urban boundary.

Panelists include: Richard Koroscil, President and CEO of Hamilton International Airport and current Chair of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce; representatives from Hamiltonians for Progressive Development; former city councillor Dave Braden; residents of the affected area; and other community stakeholders will present their perspective and share information on what the AEGD/Aerotropolis could mean for Hamilton.

Every Hamiltonian is invited to come to hear an explanation of the proposed development and to get answers to their questions.

• Is there a need for expanded employment lands and which businesses will locate to the area?
• What are the costs associated with infrastructure expansion and who will pay for them?
• What effect will this development have on local foodlands and is this significant?
• Does AEGD/Aerotropolis conform to established development strategies and principles?

This event is part of the Hamilton Civic League's monthly Speaker Series "Hamilton's Halloween Election: Unmasking Candidates and Issues."

The Campaign for Adequate Welfare and Disability Benefits is hosting a protest rally at Queens Park on April 27 2010.

This rally is to get the government to stop clawing back the Ontario Child Benefits off of the social assistance cheques.

Please call 905-548-6231 to register, a light lunch will be provided. We need fellow Hamiltonians to join us.

The bus will pick people up at the Fortinos Plaza on Dundurn at 8:45 am.

Grand Opening of the Studios at Hotel Hamilton !!

As part of a province wide initiative from the Ontario Heritage Trust the 8th annual Doors Open Hamilton event takes place on May 1st and 2nd 2010 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The Doors Open program seeks to celebrate, educate and inform citizens and visitors of the importance of the architectural, cultural and historical sites in Hamilton by allowing visitors free access to properties that are either not usually open to the public, or would normally charge an entrance fee. Many locations organize guided tours, displays and activities to enrich the visitor experience.

Be sure to check out the Google Maps site map created by Michael Cummings.

May 1st and 2nd- multiple locations, trash cleanups throughout the City. More details to follow. Find us on facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garbage-Crawl/110064089016093?ref=ts

In conjunction with Doors Open Hamilton there will be Jane's Walks in Hamilton and around the world on the first and second of May.

Hamilton Victorian & Steampunk Society Picnic + Tour of Dundurn Castle

Sunday, May 2, 2010 1 PM - 4 PM Dundurn National Historic Site 610 York Blvd. Hamilton, Ontario 905-546-2872

http://old.hamilton.ca/CultureandRecreation/ArtsCultureAnd_Museums/HamiltonCivicMuseums/Events/Dundurn.asp?site=DUNDURN

www.hamiltonsteampunk.com

Free admission to the Castle all day. Free admission to the picnic. This will be part of the Doors Open Hamilton weekend.

Steampunk/Victorian costumes encouraged!

Please bring a blanket or lawn chair and your own food + non-alcoholic beverages.

Weather permitting, we will hold a picnic on the grounds of Dundurn Castle, then have a guided tour. If the weather is inclement, then we will have a tour of Dundurn Castle only (no picnic). Please note that due to the popularity of the Doors Open program, there will be limited parking available that day at the Dundurn parking lot.

Please RSVP with us directly as soon as possible (TheTimeMachine@ymail.com), otherwise we will have to cancel the event if there are insufficient RSVPs.

As part of a province wide initiative from the Ontario Heritage Trust the 8th annual Doors Open Hamilton event takes place on May 1st and 2nd 2010 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The Doors Open program seeks to celebrate, educate and inform citizens and visitors of the importance of the architectural, cultural and historical sites in Hamilton by allowing visitors free access to properties that are either not usually open to the public, or would normally charge an entrance fee. Many locations organize guided tours, displays and activities to enrich the visitor experience.

Be sure to check out the Google Maps site map created by Michael Cummings.

In conjunction with Doors Open Hamilton there will be Jane's Walks in Hamilton and around the world on the first and second of May.

Jobs Prosperity Collaborative presents a free community event, The Hamilton Revolution: Transforming our City, with special speaker Alex Steffen, Executive Director of WorldChanging.

How do we grow? How do we choose to get around? How do we provide housing? How do we incorporate nature into our lives? These are questions Alex Steffon will address with a focus on how quality of life is improved in the process of creating environmentally sustainable cities.

Join us for the launch of the Hamilton Proud campaign. Featuring Hamilton's story told through art, music, drama, dance from Hamilton's youth.

Come and be a part of Hamilton's Proud Movement! Visit www.proudhamilton.ca for more information.

Remember the movie Canonball Run?

This is Gumball 300. 250 celebrity participants in this year’s London to New York Gumball Rally is nothing short of spectacular. From Hollywood icons, David ‘The Hoff’ Hasselhoff and Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs), Darryl Hannah to music legends Xzibit, Eve, Bun B, Cypress Hill’s DJ Muggs, Jade Jagger and her Jezebel entourage, supermodel Jodie Kidd, British actor Idris Elba (The Wire) to skateboard icon Tony Hawk – Gumball is coming to the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls on Friday May 7.

The race started in London, and raced to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, then the racers crossed the Atlantic to begin at Boston to Quebec, and Toronto (with a stop over in Niagara) to finish at NYC.

This is a chance to take photographs, autographs of some of your favourite celebrities while enjoying the surroundings of Niagara Falls.

May 7. Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls 10a.m.

Please join us for our special screening of Food Inc., together with our guests including Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann (authors of Earth to Table) of Earth to Table Bread Bar. Other guests to be announced....

We look forward to welcoming you for a fascinating evening of film and discussion.

Admission is by donation (suggested $5), with child-minding ($1). Enjoy complimentary fair-trade coffee with us!

Due to technical difficulties last month, we are re-screening Yes Men Fix the World at 6pm for free. Please join us for both films.

The 1st Annual West Hamilton Artists Tour - 8 studio locations hosting an exciting line-up of 14 local and regional artists working in various media including pastels, acrylic, copper, pottery, stained glass, fused glass, jewellery and hand bags.

There will be road signs in the Locke Street neighbour to help direct you to the studios. You can pick up copies of the brochure at businesses on Locke Street South including Picks & Sticks, Locke Street Bagel & the West Town.

Rock-based hip hop group MicLordz & Sauce Funky from Windsor, ON will be opening up for Danko Jones as part of the Y108 Spring Music Festival at The Boston Manor 4460 Fairview St. in Burlington the evening of Monday, May 10th, 2010. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8pm. Shows with this caliber of music and energy don't come around that often for only $15. Don't miss out on what is going to be an incredible night of Rock and Roll!!!

MINISTRY MEETING

THURSDAY, MAY 20TH, 2010 (this thursday)

6pm-9pm

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION - EAST BRANCH 58

(1180 Barton Street East - Across from Center Mall)

This Communtiy meeting is where the Ministry of the Environment is set to unveil their plans to allow Dofasco to continue to emit cancer causing pollution into our air at levels higher that is permitted by law.

Our goals for the Meeting:

• Ask the ministry direct questions as to why they will be granting this new standard to Dofasco given that the company failed to meet the standards within the current air quality reguation.

• Show community support by presenting the postcards, letters, and drawings.

• Show community concern by having residents share their stories and ask questions (Please note: everyone is welcome and encouraged to ask questions. That's one of the reasons that the Ministry is holding this meeting in the first place. If you have questions/concerns, we highly encourage you to speak up!)

• Request to the Ministry in person that they take stronger measures to ensure that we have the cleanest and safest air possible. (The opportunity to make online comments to the Ministry will be explained at the meeting as well, and we will be sure to update everyone next week as to how this process works.)

Postcards Against the Excess of Cancer-Causing Emissions

ArcelorMittal-Dofasco, has recently acknowledged that they are unable to meet current standards set out in Regulation 419/05 (an air quality standard made by the Ministry of Environment to protect our community's health and environment) and proposed standards currently being considered for inclusion in the regulation. As such, they are currently applying for an "alternative standard", which will allow them to continue to emit certain pollutants at higher levels than the regulation permits. The alternative standard comes with a requirement for the company to implement an action plan to reduce their emissions. The action plan would see reductions in two key pollutants that we feel are not good enough. Cancer-causing benzo(a)pyrene, emitted from the company’s coke ovens, will only be reduced by 27% over five years and total suspended particulate matter will only be reduced by 4% under the action plan.

As a community, we feel we deserve the best air possible! Thus, the Hamilton Good Neighbour Campaign, which is an initiative of Environment Hamilton, has been asking individuals to sign postcards. These postcards provide a way for individuals, groups, and organizations across the city to send a strong message to Mr. Juergen Schachler, CEO of ArcelorMittal-Dofasco – the message that, when it comes to cancer-causing pollutants, a 27% reduction is not good enough!

To sign an online postcard, please visit: http://www.goodneighbourcampaign.ca/petition_hamilton The intent of these postcards is to present them to the company at a community meeting which is to be set-up by the Ministry of the Environment. Here, the Ministry will announce their decision as to whether or not to grant the alternative standard, and what it will entail if granted. The Ministry has given us word that the meeting will take place on Thursday, May 20th, 2010 (time and place TBD). Thus, save the date! We welcome and ask that everyone and anyone come to this meeting to show community support for stronger reductions!

To help relieve any intimidation or apprehension that may be had when attending a ministry meeting, the Good Neighbour Campaign will be holding 3 optional pre-meeting sessions. These sessions will provide a simplified and detailed explanation of the issue and answer any questions that may be had. They will aim to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that everyone feels ready and confident when attending the meeting. It will also be a time to work on any materials that are to be brought to the meeting.

Pre-Meeting Option 1: Thursday May 13th @ Labour Council (1130 Barton Street East, Second Floor) – 7:00pm

Pre-Meeting Option 2: Sunday May 16th @ Environment Hamilton Office (22 Wilson Street, Third Floor) – 2:00pm

Pre-Meeting Option 3: Monday May 17th @ Beach Rescue Unit (316 Beach Boulevard) – 7:30pm

MINISTRY’S COMMUNITY MEETING: THURSDAY MAY 20TH, 2010 (TIME/PLACE TBD) For more information concerning the meetings or the postcard campaign, please don’t hesitate to contact Katie Stiel at kstiel@environmenthamilton.org or 905-549-0900. Information can also be found at www.environmenthamilton.org

The Locke Street Artist Alley is running every Saturday for the whole summer – starting Saturday, May 22nd in 2010! It’s a great opportunity for artists to display and sell their work in this dynamic Locke Street South area.

Come on down and enjoy the atmosphere!

The first Artist Alley will be held on Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 in the alleyway between Olive’s Oddments (168 Locke Street South) and Ten Thousand Villages (162 Locke Street South). To draw people into the alley there will also be a music tent and other various activities.

If you're an artist interested in joining us one (or a few Saturdays) contact me via email.

This is a unique opportunity for you to help produce a new play in Hamilton, at the Pearl Theatre, last weekend of May and first weekend of June.

This is a direct way that you can help the arts in Hamilton: http://waitingforthego.info/

Come enjoy an old-fashioned children's spring fair under the cherry trees in beautiful Churchill Park. Featuring story-telling, puppet show, music, Sweet Petal Cafe with homemade sandwiches and goodies, games, crafts, and vendors including an organic farm and handmade toys and gifts.

This is our annual spring fundraiser for the Westdale Children's School, a Waldorf-inspired pre-school offering a Parent and Child program for children 12 months up to 4 years and a morning Kindergarten program for children 3 to 6 years.

The school is located in St. Cuthbert's Church in Westdale, and can be contacted at 905-529-4678 or info@westdale.org

Exclusive Indie Band Showcase

A collection of local artists perform for record labels, management groups, recording studios, A&R reps and talent buyers.

Killin' Time Band Cannon Trevor Howard The Robert Desmond Band

more TBA.....

Symphony No. 5 - Schubert; Concerto for Recorder and Harpsichord - Woodcock; Intermission; Coronation March - Meyerbeer; Funeral March of a Marionette - Gounod; "March of the Toys" from Babes in Toyland - Herbert; March Past of the Kitchen Utensils - Vaughan-Williams; In the Steppes of Central Asia - Borodin; Wedding March - Mendelssohn-Bartholdy; Caravan - Ellington, Tizol, Mills arr. by Ployhar

FREE ADMISSION with a donations option.

This will be our first official Meet & Greet, at the appropriately historic (circa 1852) & stunning Doors Pub, in Hess Village. Check out the awesome photos here:

http://historicalhamilton.com/durand/doors-pub/

Steampunk / Victorian costumes encouraged. No admission charge....but everyone is responsible for the purchase of their own food & beverage.

For those who would like to be involved with the upcoming Open Streets Hamilton event on June 6 and our Steamposium in October, the Meet & Greet will also include a planning meeting.

So come on out in your finery, feast, & have fun. Reservations will be under my name (Raychyl), and our Meet & Greet will take place on the 2nd floor of the Doors Pub.

PLEASE RSVP WITH US*, so we can notify the pub of how many people to expect.

Ken Kostick is to make a surprise visit at Hamilton's Liaison College, Thursday, June 3 at 11:00am.

Kostick, is one of Canada's top cooking personalities, and co-star of the currently airing television program, "He Said, She Said" with Mary Jo Euctace and formerly of "What's for Dinner", "Ken Kostick & Co.", and "Countertop to Table Cuisine".

Kostick has written 15 cookbooks including his latest, The $10 Gourmet.

He will be in Hamilton for a private screening of his film, "A Dogumentary" at The Cossart Exchange in Jackson Square. The film is a humorous account of the marriage of his two chihauhuas - Napolean and Josephine. The marriage took place at the Paws Centre at Toronto's Harbourfront and the 'dogumentary' has been entered into this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

An infonite/show and danceparty against the G8 and G20.

Wondering what all this fuss around the G20 is all about? Come learn about what the G20 is and why people protest their meetings, while listening to some badass music and dancing your buns off.

Performances by Lee Reed, Canadian Winter, Drop D and guests

This is a Pay What You Can event, suggested donation is $5-9. Attendees are asked to keep this a fun event for all by maintaining a Safer Space and challenging oppressive behaviour. All proceeds go toward the Hamilton Coalition Against the G8/G20 and the Toronto Community Mobilization Network (http://g20.torontomobilize.org/)

Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair June 5, 2010 10am-4pm

It is time again to join us for our third annual Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair. Vendors from across Ontario and beyond will be present again providing a variety of books magazines, music and other literature. We will hold several workshops this year with the main theme being the G8/G20 summit and links to local struggles. Details on all the workshops through out the day will be available soon.

Again this year free childcare and free food will be provided. The space is accessible with all events on the main floor and accessible and gender neutral bathroom will be available. We do try to make this event as accessible as possible for everybody so if you have any specific needs, please contact us at hamiltonanarchistbookfair(at)gmail.com.

Come learn about anarchist ideas for the first time or deepen your knowledge. Meet local organizers and connect with local struggles. Stick around for the after party!

Organized by Common Cause www.linchpin.ca commoncauseontario@gmail.com

Westdale Highschool 700 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario

(Hamilton-ON) – Ontario’s NDP leader, Andrea Horwath, will be one of many current and former NDP MPs and MPPs attending a dinner at the Steelworker’s Hall on June 5th. Several riding executives from the Hamilton-Niagara region are working together to host the event.

Doors open at 5pm and a buffet dinner is being served at 6. Guests will be treated to door prizes, silent auction, live auction and opportunities to have photos with Ms. Horwath. Tickets are 30 dollars and can be bought through local NDP riding associations (Hamilton Mountain; Hamilton Centre; Hamilton East-Stoney Creek; Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale; St. Catharines; Niagara Falls; Welland and; Niagara West-Glanbrook)

“This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow NDP supporters from right across this great region,” said Herb Shields, President of the ADFW provincial NDP riding association. “It has been heart-warming to see so many activists coming together from Niagara Falls to Flamborough to host this event.”

The Leader’s Dinner comes on the heels of some key regional economic and political changes the NDP are capitalizing on. The NDP have made significant gains by having six current MPs and MPPs coming from the Hamilton-Niagara region. The NDP have caught people’s attention in the region with their ideas on sustainable manufacturing and their opposition to the very unpopular HST tax grab. The NDP, by showing a united front across the region, are laying the groundwork to expand their seat count in upcoming provincial and federal elections.

For more information, please contact Herb Shields, President of the Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Provincial NDP or e-mail herb.shields@gmail.com or visit http://www.ndpadfw.ca

The Locke Street Artist Alley is running every Saturday for the whole summer. It’s a great opportunity to meet artists and see their wonderful works of art in this dynamic Locke Street South area.

Come on down and enjoy the atmosphere!

The Artist Alley will be held on Saturdays in the alleyway between Olive’s Oddments (168 Locke Street South) and Ten Thousand Villages (162 Locke Street South).

Local musicians are also being featured in a music tent at the end of the alley brought to you via Picks & Sticks on Locke.

If you're an artist interested in joining us one (or a few Saturdays) contact me via email.

A DAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! MUSIC PUPPETS GAMES

OPEN STREETS Hamilton WALK, RIDE OR ROLL DOWN JAMES STREET NORTH Sunday, June 6th, 2010 from 10 am – 3 pm rain or shine www.openstreetshamilton.ca

White Elephant celebrates it's grand re-opening at 133 James St North!

Come see the new space and celebrate with us!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Harbour Cruise in support of Hamilton Partners in Nutrition, which helps fund over 100 breakfast and snack programs across Hamilton. Cruise aboard the Harbour Queen and enjoy food & beverages from local vendors; a silent auction; draws & door prizes.

Early Cocktails 5 pm; Welcome & Registration 6 pm; Cruise & Reception 7 pm; Silent Auction & Closing 9 pm +

$60 / person; Ask about saving $10 & getting your ticket for just $50 each

To order tickets, donate, or for more info, contact Wally or Jean-Anne (info above).

* Each year, Hamilton Partners in Nutrition (HPIN) nourishes minds & bodies of thousands of children in Hamilton, by helping to run breakfast & snack programs across the city. As of June 2009, 19 864 kids / day had access to food through Hamilton Partners in Nutrition Programs thru the over 100 programs that HPIN supports *

CAFP presents The 2nd Annual Hamilton Harbour Cruise in support of HPIN

Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Location: Williams Coffee Pub and Hamilton Harbour Queen 47 Discovery Drive, Hamilton, ON Timeline:
Early cocktails 5:00pm • Registration & Welcome 6:00pm • Cruise & Reception 7:00pm • Auction & Closing 9:00pm

Tickets $60 per person, with partial tax receipt available

Call 905 531 1498 or write to wvaters@cogeco.ca or on-line at www.partnersinnutrition.ca

Additional info attached.

Media Contact:
Wally Vaters, CAFP Hamilton Niagara Branch President 905 531 1498
wvaters@cogeco.ca

The Hamilton Niagara branch of The Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals will host the 2nd Annual Hamilton Harbour Cruise in support of Hamilton Partners in Nutrition (HPIN). www.cafp.com

HPIN is an agency of Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton. HPIN provides nutritional breakfast and break programs to youth in Hamilton and area schools. www.partnersinnutrition.ca www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca From HPIN website: Hamilton Partners in Nutrition (PIN) is a partnerships of community agencies and community members that supports and facilitates local student nutrition programs for children and youth in Hamilton. Our Vision: All children and youth in Hamilton have access to adequate nutrition now and in the future in order to support healthy growth and development, learning and lifelong healthy eating habits.

Municipal and Provincial dignitaries and political figures have been invited to attend. Approximately 120-150 attendees.

The Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals is a national organization committed to ongoing professional development of individuals in the industry. CAFP offers excellent educational programs to assist professionals to become familiar with current standards and trends. CAFP has 12 branches throughout Canada.

WALLY VATERS CFM TCM President - CAFP HAMILTON-NIAGARA
T: 905 531 1498 E: wvaters@cogeco.ca www.cafp.com

June 15, 2010, at Harbour Queen Cruises, Parks Canada Discovery Centre (& Williams Pub), 47 Discovery Drive, Hamilton

AllSorts Gallery is having its Grand Opening Event from Thursday June 17th to Sunday June 20th!!

Come and visit us as we take our first steps on what is sure to be an amazing journey, bringing you the best artwork in the region.

Everyone who comes to celebrate with us will have the chance to enter our raffle for a wonderful prize!

Our hours are: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday Noon-5pm

STOP THE SPECIAL DIET CUT!

RAISE WELFARE / DISABILITY RATES NOW!

HAMILTON RALLY AGAINST CUTS TO SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Thursday, June 17th

1pm Gore Park, Hamilton

On June 17th, we will rally in Hamilton against the Liberal Government's decision as part of their 2010 budget to CUT the Special Diet Allowance. The Special Diet Allowance is money that people on Welfare (OW) and Disability (ODSP) rely on in order to access healthy food and pay the rent. For hundreds of thousands in Ontario, the Special Diet is the only means left to try to survive on shamefully inadequate OW and ODSP rates.

In March, the Ontario Liberal Government, including local Hamilton-Mountain Liberal MPP Sophia Aggelonitis, put forth the most anti-poor budget since Harris in 1995. In cutting the Special Diet Allowance, the Liberals are only the third Government in Ontario's history to cut Social Assistance. It is a 200 million dollar cut to Social Assistance! This is a brutal move that will make hundreds of thousands of people hungry, sick, at risk of being evicted, or homeless.

In Hamilton this cut to Social Assistance will be devastating. Hamilton is a community that has faced huge job losses in this economic crisis and attacks on the Public Sector. Statistics estimate that 22% of Hamilton residents live below the Poverty Line, with official unemployment being well over 8%.

We are demanding that the Ontario Government reinstate the Special Diet immediately, and that they finally reverse the 1995 Harris cut by raising OW and ODSP rates at which people can live with health and dignity.

AllSorts Gallery is having its Grand Opening Event from Thursday June 17th to Sunday June 20th!!

Come and visit us as we take our first steps on what is sure to be an amazing journey, bringing you the best artwork in the region.

Everyone who comes to celebrate with us will have the chance to enter our raffle for a wonderful prize!

Congestion charging. Priced networks. High Occupancy Toll Lanes. These road pricing systems are being implemented around the world in order to reduce congestion, fight climate change and generate revenues for sustainable transportation infrastructure.

But why would politicians anywhere support road pricing in the face of widespread opposition? How do they communicate road pricing benefits and costs to the public? What can we learn from their experiences?

Don't miss this unique opportunity to talk tolls with:

• Bruce Starr, Senator & Chair, Road User Fee Task Force, Oregon State Legislature, Oregon

• Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Member, New York City Council, New York

• Peter Fassbender, Mayor, City of Langley & Chair, TransLink Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation, BC

• Emil Kolb, Chair, Peel Region, Ontario

• Gilles Bisson, MPP & Transportation Critic, Ontario New Democratic Party

• Frank Klees, MPP & Transportation Critic, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party

• Peter Milczyn, Councillor, City of Toronto, Ontario

Seating is limited. Register today to take advantage of our Early Bird Rates.

AllSorts Gallery is having its Grand Opening Event from Thursday June 17th to Sunday June 20th!!

Come and visit us as we take our first steps on what is sure to be an amazing journey, bringing you the best artwork in the region.

Everyone who comes to celebrate with us will have the chance to enter our raffle for a wonderful prize!

The Locke Street Artist Alley is running every Saturday for the whole summer. It’s a great opportunity to meet artists and see their wonderful works of art in this dynamic Locke Street South area.

Come on down and enjoy the atmosphere!

The Artist Alley will be held on Saturdays in the alleyway between Olive’s Oddments (168 Locke Street South) and Ten Thousand Villages (162 Locke Street South).

Local musicians are also being featured in a music tent at the end of the alley brought to you via Picks & Sticks on Locke.

If you're an artist interested in joining us one (or a few Saturdays) contact me via email.

AllSorts Gallery is having its Grand Opening Event from Thursday June 17th to Sunday June 20th!!

Come and visit us as we take our first steps on what is sure to be an amazing journey, bringing you the best artwork in the region.

Everyone who comes to celebrate with us will have the chance to enter our raffle for a wonderful prize!

A mix of discussion and entertainment.

Come join the Hamilton Civic League as we host local musicians, promoters and members of the arts community in a roundtable discussion. Topics will relate to why civic engagement is so important within a city that is growing as an arts & entertainment hub.

Free.

PANELISTS/PERFORMERS: GINGER ST. JAMES (GINGER ST.JAMES AND THE GRINDERS) STEVE SINNICKS (S. G. SINNICKS) LEE REED (HIP HOP ARTIST) LOREN LIEBERMAN (CREATIVE ARTS INC./WESTSIDE CONCERT THEATRE) PETER GRAEFE (McMASTER UNIVERSITY) JEREMY FRIEBURGER (IMPERIAL COTTON CENTRE FOR THE ARTS) JAMES TENNANT (CFMU 93.3 FM) BUCKSHOT BEBEE (BLACKBIRD STUDIOS)

Free Seminar: The Right Way to Buy a Vehicle Presented by OMVIC (the regulator of Ontario's motor vehicle sales industry)

WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

WHAT: Learn the right way to buy a vehicle and avoid scams

WHY:
• Curbsiders are dangerous – why you should buy from Ontario-registered dealers • There is a right way to buy from private sellers • Know your rights and learn about consumer protection measures • How to take action if you have a problem

WHO: For anyone thinking about buying a vehicle

WHERE:
Newcomer Family Centre SISO 2511 Barton Street East, Boardroom 1 Hamilton, ON, L8E 2X1

ADMISSION: No charge

For more information, visit www.buywithconfidence.ca

Staff will be providing an update on both the Pumping Station and Reservoir construction, including a revised design of the pumping station building.

Thursday, June 24th 2010 on the Rooftop of Jackson Square 2 King Street W. Hamilton, Ontario 7-11pm FREE All Ages

Sponsored by Hamilton's Public School Teachers, H.W.E.T.L. and O.S.S.T.F. District 21, the Hamilton G20 Primer.

"an evening of social significance, music and food collection', the Primer will have a little bit of something for everyone- all in a summers eve @ one of Hamilton's greatest outdoor venues.

David Rovics will be headlining the evening, with local talent Steve Sinnicks and trio La Bella Union kicking off the night. The event is FREE, for all ages to attend but we will be hosting a food drive, so donations of non perishable food items are accepted and encouraged!

The rain venue is located inside Jackson: Phase IV 2nd Floor

Light Refreshments will be catered through The Bread and Roses Cafe, and afterwards head on down to the Sky Dragon Centre (27 King St. West, Hamilton) for the after party.

** A note on our food drive: Food Banks in Hamilton are desperately understocked, so please bring it if ya got it!

http://www.davidrovics.com

http://www.myspace.com/labellaunion

http://www.myspace.com/stevesinnicks

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=120795627962826&ref=mf

Beasley BBQ - Saturday June 26 - 2:00 PM in Beasley Park

Featuring a performance by the Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra Sports, crafts, games, face painting, break dancing, bingo, music, food, friends and more!!

As always, we're looking for volunteers too!

Hosted by your Beasley Neighbourhood Association

Contact beasleybadger@hotmail.com

The Locke Street Artist Alley is running every Saturday for the whole summer. It’s a great opportunity to meet artists and see their wonderful works of art in this dynamic Locke Street South area.

Come on down and enjoy the atmosphere!

The Artist Alley will be held on Saturdays in the alleyway between Olive’s Oddments (168 Locke Street South) and Ten Thousand Villages (162 Locke Street South).

Local musicians are also being featured in a music tent at the end of the alley brought to you via Picks & Sticks on Locke.

If you're an artist interested in joining us one (or a few Saturdays) contact me via email.

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Hamilton's Green Garden Party with Elizabeth May

Workers Arts and Heritage Centre 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, ON Monday July 5th, 2010: 7 - 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)

Address by Elizabeth May at 7:30 pm -Dutch Auction fundraiser to follow -Silent Auction -Catering by Raw Food Chef Barbara Maccaroni of B Love (blove.ca)

Dress for the occasion! Hats and garden attire encouraged!

Tickets $35 per person. To purchase tickets online, please visit greenpartyhamilton.ca Otherwise, contact Peter Ormond, tel: 905-526-6458 for further information

July Art Crawl

I will be in the boardroom this month for art crawl. Showcasing my work as well as providing hand painted henna tattoos !! Come and join us for a great night !!

Please join us if you want to get involved in our survey. Some background info:

Hamilton Civic League Values & Priorities Survey

July marks the beginning of an important phase of the Civic League's work with the start of the city-wide Values & Priorities survey. Civic League volunteers will go door-to-door in all 15 city wards to collect a representative sample of community expectations and citizen perspectives on local government.

The data, which will be made publicly available, will be used to develop an information resource for both residents and municipal election candidates to facilitate discussion and deliberation of important city issues in this election season.

If you'd like to volunteer to help administer the survey in your ward or neighborhood, please visit the Civic League website to sign up.

t’WestofTO is happy to announce the First Annual Proud Hamilton Hunt fundraiser! The fundraiser is in the form of an urban adventure that challenges the knowledge Hamiltonians have for their city. It consists of teams of two who solve clues about Hamilton, photograph themselves at the clue locations, and reach the finish line for a chance to win prizes provided by Hamilton businesses. It’s similar to the Amazing Race but without the challenges at each location. The first place team will receive two iPads that were generously donated by members of the Hamilton business community. Event details:

* Saturday, July 24, 2010
* Registration starts at 11:00am, the Hunt starts at noon, and prizes will be presented at 4 p.m.
* Start location TBA
* Tickets available at http://bit.ly/1stPHH

All proceeds will be donated to the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Art Without Barriers Summer Camp. The camp program invites principals and/or teachers from high-needs neighbourhood schools to identify children who would most benefit from attending this special camp; the camp includes breakfast, lunch and snacks, a week of art-making with artist-educators, and a kit of art-making supplies to use at home. What can you do?

* Register for the event
* Tell your friends, family, neighbours, and coworkers, perhaps also make a blog post or tweet
* Donate to the AGH (on the registration page)
* Donate prizes or giveaways for the event (contact us)

Hope to see you at the Hunt!

Hi all

It has been brought to my attention that a lot of people are sleeping on the floor and are in need of a mattress or bed.

If you have or know anyone that has a clean used or new mattress that they are getting ride of please call me at 905 525 8584. Thanks, Bob.

We're caught up in quite a furious civic debate right now over the location of a Stadium. Regardless of what decision is made, we have a duty to start the long process of cleaning up the West Harbour. The Ministry of The Environment and the City can focus on the toxic sites- but as citizens, we can do our part to get rid of some of the litter and illegal dumping in the neighbourhood.

Please be safe- bring gloves, bags and a pair of durable shoes. Any children that come along should be under supervision by an adult.

The trash we collect will be deposited in a location close by for pickup by the City.

We'll also be making a collection of non-perishable food items for the Food Bank.

This Saturday, let's show the Ti-Cats what Hamiltonians are all about.

Join us as we fight to bring the proposed Pan-Am Stadium to the West Harbour of DOWNTOWN Hamilton.

Rally begins at 3:30 on Tiger Cats Gameday, Saturday August 7th.

Special Guest Speakers including:

• Mayor Fred Eisenberger

• Councillor Bob Bratina

This is the best chance our generation is going to have to see the long neglected Waterfront, a hidden jewel of our city, finally be developed, and turned into a beautiful destination we can ALL enjoy !

The impact on the Waterfront, and the downtown, will be positive from both and economic, and quality of life perspective. The Waterfront site has the chance to be turned into one of the nicest civic waterfronts in North America, but it needs a Massive development plan, spurned on by a catalyst like the stadium project.

Currently a toxic mess left over from delapitated former industry has the waterfont area in a sad, even dangerous state. The waterfront will sit in this state for at least another generation without the MILLIONS of dollars needed to clean it up. Those millions should come from a PUBLICLY funded project like this.

Picture going to a Cats game, or perhaps an MLS game or even a festival at a stadium where you can enjoy the waterfront atmosphere before during and after the event! Let's draw people down to our waterfront, and our downtown.

If we drop the ball here, and don't seize this great opportunity, generations of Hamiltonians will lose out. A healthy downtown, with an exciting waterfront accessible for everyone, is a recipe for Civic prosperity. Ask the people of Pittsburgh (a former steeltown like Hamilton) how proud they are of their waterfront (and waterfront Stadium).

STAND UP HAMILTON... FIGHT FOR THE WEST HARBOUR LOCATION!!

SEE YOU AUGUST 7th in HESS VILLAGE!!!!!

Register to speak at the August 10, 9:30 am Committee of the Whole meeting by submitting an application using this form:

http://hamilton.ca/YourElectedOfficials/Request+to+Speak+to+a+Committee+of+Council.htm

Before before noon on Monday, August 9.

Don't want to speak? Just be there. You don't want to miss this critical moment.

New, never before seen pieces will be on display at Culturshoc from August 13-31, 2010.

Opening Reception: Friday, August 13th, 2010 from 7-11pm Culturshoc 1205 Queen Street West Toronto ON 416-588-SHOC(7462)

The Hamilton Strip series is evolving to include more cities in the Ontario rustbelt that face similar challenges as they cope with contemporary industrial / manufacturing realities.

See www.wrecovery.com for more details.

Please join us for Great Food, Great Music and a Great Cause.

From 1-9 PM we will be giving out FREE Pulled Pork Rockets,FREE Face Painting. We have an impressive line up of Local Musicians who have donated their time and talents in hopes that you can find it in your hearts to donate whatever you can to CITY KIDZ, an amazing organization providing outlets and brighter outlooks to Hamilton's most vulnerable children.

We look forward to seeing you on... Sunday and please spread the word and show why it's the people that make Hamilton a great place to live!

Thank You

Roland, Teela & Staff

Come out and join us in a show of support for a sustainable and economically viable stadium that will allow the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to stay in Hamilton. Guest speakers will present a compelling case for the City of Hamilton to start listening to the citizenry of the city instead of setting up yet another white elephant in downtown Hamilton that will suck away tax dollars for decades to come.

This event will send a message to Cit...y Council that the citizens of Hamilton are displeased with the lack of transparency and vision that council has shown over the past year with regards to the Pan AM stadium issue and that we need a better vision now!

Come and bring a picnic supper and a lawn chair to the lawn next to Welcome Inn, and enjoy some great North End musical talent. Event goes rain or shine (if it rains, we'll duck indoors), and please remember to bring a non-perishable food item for Welcome Inn's food pantry. Come and enjoy some great sun (fingers crossed!), great music, and really great neighbors. Please go to www.welcomeinn.ca and click on Upcoming Events for details.

Come and participate in a conversation to better understand the census and its importance in planning for services in Hamilton and help develop a community response to the cancellation of the 2011 long form census.

SPEAKERS: Chris Charlton, M.P. Hamilton Mountain David Christopherson, M.P. Hamilton Centre Tom Cooper, Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction Howard Elliott, The Hamilton Spectator Sara Mayo, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton Kathy Short, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board Louisa Wong & Carmen Bian, City of Hamilton

Itinerary: Chat a little bit at Scott Park field, wander about the surrounding stadiunm grounds afterwards, and then walk the broader neighborhood for as long as everyone wants to explore.

Speeches will begin at 6pm.

Bring your walking shoes, reading glasses, and an open mind. I’ll have some documents to pass around and read as we wonder the east end streets.

My goal is to have everyone back to the stadium for sunet (7:40ish), as I would like to share the quiet night view of Ivor Wynne.

See blog post for more details.

Music Films and dancing animals? Stop by and support Hamilton's New Movie and Memorabilia shop. Part of the art crawl (but would it be wrong to say that this IS the place you want to be on the 10th) Be there or in between!

New, never before seen pieces will be on display at Socald Studio Gallery from September 10-24, 2010.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 10th, 2010 from 7-11pm Socald Studio Gallery 244 James Street North Toronto ON

The Hamilton Strip series is evolving to include more cities in the Ontario rustbelt that face similar challenges as they cope with contemporary industrial / manufacturing realities. Including Hamilton, Toronto, Brantford and Windsor

See www.wrecovery.com for more details.

http://www.wrecovery.com

Free public talk. Dr. Adrian Kitai, explores possible new directions for large, flat-screen tv technology and luminescent displays, using solar power. Q&A to follow.

Happy 150th Birthday Crystal Palace!

Calling all Hamilton history buffs...and anyone who likes a good party!

Sunday September 19, 2010 2 to 5 p.m. Victoria Park (at King St. W. and Locke St. N., west of downtown).

On September 20, 1860, Hamilton's very own Crystal Palace was opened by Queen Victoria's son Edward. The palace was a beautiful but fragile structure of wood and glass, modelled after London, England's 1851 building of the same name. Hamilton's palace stood for a scant 30 years--but during its day it played host to tens of thousands of area residents. Now it is simply a memory, kept alive through photographs and storytelling...and a big 150th birthday party this September 19.

Join us for music, dancing, games and reminiscences of Victoria Park's beginnings. The event will be emceed by Hamilton historian Bill Manson with readings by Hamilton authors Murray Aikman and John Terpstra. Hear stories about the grand opening of the Provincial Agricultural Fair, an event that attracted not only Prince Edward, but approximately 50,000 others to the park that fall day 150 years ago. Learn about the annual Great Central Fairs, the cannons and army barracks that set up shop on the grounds, the elaborate Confederation Day and Queen's Jubilee celebrations...and find out what the heck a mangel wurtzel is.

Free lemonade, birthday cake and sweet potato fries (the latter courtesy of Rolly Rocket's, currently operating out of the original tavern from the days of the Crystal Palace)!

Come early to browse the vendors and displays and enjoy a picnic on the grass. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Victorian costumes encouraged, but not required.

Take transit (HSR stop on King at Strathcona), walk or ride your bike (racks available near the Vic Park community garden). Limited parking is available near the baseball diamond and the municipal lot on King Street, east of Locke.

Event proudly hosted by the Strathcona Community Council and City of Hamilton.

Come one...come all!

?Are you looking to develop a cycling master plan in your community but don’t know where to start? ?Are you looking for tips and ideas on how to work more effectively with local governments to advance cycling? ?Are you looking for data and research that you will help you “make the case” for enhanced cycling investments and programs in your community? ?Are you interested in creating infrastructure, education and awareness and legislative policies in Ontario to encourage cycling? ?Are you looking to learn about what other communities are doing in the areas of law enforcement initiatives – education and awareness – public health ideas, bicycle tourism? ?Are you looking to be inspired by speakers from bicycle friendly cities in the United States and in Europe?

Then the 2010 Ontario Bike Summit is for you! Join us on Sunday September 19th in Burlington for the “Share the Road for Greg Ride” in memory of OPP Sergeant Greg Stobbart, killed on a training ride on his bicycle in Milton in June, 2006. More information on the Ride is available at www.sharetheroad.ca.

Then it’s off to Burlington that evening and the following two days for serious networking, learning and policy discussions. Highlights include:

?Portland Oregon Mayor Sam Adams. Mayor Adams will inspire us with details of how Portland has become a Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community, and one of the most bicycle friendly communities in the United States with a growing bicycle mode share. ?Dutch Cycling Ambassadors from the “Fietsberaad – The Dutch Centre on Bicycle Policy” who share success stories on how decades of providing good bicycle facilities within a consistent and integrated traffic policy have led to an enviable bicycle culture. ?Representatives from Apeldoorn, The Netherlands – Burlington’s twin city will share specific examples of initiatives and infrastructure investments. ?Representatives from municipalities across Ontario who will share their strategies for cycling master planning and cycling promotion ?Representatives from Ontario’s four political parties – the Minister of Transportation The Honorable Kathleen Wynne, Leader of the Official Opposition Tim Hudak, Andrea Horwath, Leader of the NDP and Frank de Jong, Leader of the Ontario Green Party – will share with us their vision for a “Bicycle Friendly Ontario” ?“Go Dutch” Cycling Evening. We’ll close this year’s Summit with a dynamic presentation from representatives from the Fietsberaad, followed by a closing reception on the last day of our Summit. Join us for what promises to be an inspiring and fun networking event.

All this plus social and networking opportunities and our “Celebration of Cycling Evening” on Monday September 20th.

For more information visit: www.sharetheroad.ca

Time: 8:30pm-9:15pm (parade time) 8pm prep time

Location: Empire Theatre, Jackson Square

Procedure: At 8:00pm a volunteer performance assistant will be waiting in the front lobby of the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Puppets can be left in the front foyer underneath the stairs. Performance assistant will show group the boardroom were they can leave bags. Performance assistant will take group across the street to wait for the parade out front of the Sheridan Hotel.

Parade: Will begin in Jackson Square near the food court. Once the band is playing, the parade will be lead down the hall out the front doors of Jackson Square . Then they will stay on the sidewalk and turn right, *when parade walks by the Sheridan Hotel, Many Hands will join the parade to continue down to the corner of Bay St. and King St . At the stoplights the parade will cross the street and turn left to continue on the sidewalk until they reach Summers Lane, beside the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

SUPERCRAWL is a free afternoon and evening of art and music on James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. This year's edition happens on Saturday, September 25th from 1 PM till 11 PM on James Street North from York Blvd/Wilson Street heading north to Barton Street.

SUPERCRAWL is an annual event that celebrates the diversity of Hamilton's James Street North district, our multi-disciplinary arts community, and the incredible spark that results with our unique mix of cultures, businesses and creative people.

In 2009, SUPERCRAWL was initiated by a team of artists and community builders who wanted to see the monthly event on James Street North, the ART CRAWL expand to include music in a greater way, and to take full advantage of an entire street of cultural experiences. This first edition of the festival won the "Best Small Festival of the Year Award" at the 2009 Hamilton Tourism Awards and we are excited to do it again on Saturday, September 25th.

Musical acts that will be playing this year include:

• ELLIOTT BROOD
• CADENCE WEAPON
• BRUCE PENINSULA
• LOST IN THE TREES (newly signed to Anti-/Epitaph)
• NEW LOOK
• EIYN SOF
• WAX MANNEQUIN
• LEE REED
• TERRA LIGHTFOOT
• JOEL ELLIOTT AND THIN LINES
• ANNIE SHAW and SARAH GOOD
• MEAN OLD HAMMER (featuring GORD LEWIS of TEENAGE HEAD)
• SNOWBLINK
• OPERA HAMILTON
• WARCHILD CANADA BUSKERS
• HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
• ALTOBEELAYS and more to be announced

Official after parties at THE BRAIN, THIS AIN'T HOLLYWOOD and 118 JAMES ST NORTH featuring:

• C+C MUSIC FEST at This Ain't Hollywood (presented by CFMU and INDI 101 FM)
• JUNIOR BOYS' Jeremy Greenspan - DJ set
• GINGER ST JAMES
• WAX MANNEQUIN
• and more to be announced

With the closure of James Street North, artist and performers line the streets. Examples include: Visual and Installation art, art-based exhibits, film projection screens, wall projections, dance troops, open galleries, vendor/artist/community booths and more!

Art, Film and Installations including:

• NFB SHORT FILMS
• SOUTHERN SOULS
• HAMILTON 24 FILMS
• AGH and TIFF FILMS
• ART INSTALLATIONS BY THE FACTORY and THE PRINT STUDIO KIM ADAMS KELLY MARK ADAM DAVID BROWN and much more to be confirmed

Dance Groups and Soloists including:

• PRIME DANCE
• PARAHUMANS
• KASHEDANCE
• INNER CITY BALLET
• MATADANZE
• RHYTHM DIVINE
• HEIDI ANN CROCINI
• TANIS MACARTHUR
• CARISSA BOWERMAN
• PEARL LALL

This past year, Jeanette lived in Cochabamba, Bolivia for 5 months and spent time with some incredible girls at "Corazon del Pastor" (Shepherd's Heart), a home for abandoned and orphaned girls age 4-15. While there she engaged the girls in a photovoice project, to explore their community and share their voice with us through the camera.

Some of their photo selections will be displayed at The Freeway Coffee House starting on Friday October 1st. That evening, we will celebrate the art opening of Photovoice Bolivia and enjoy performances from several local musicians.

All proceeds will go to the foundation Ninos con Valor www.ninosconvalor.org

FRIENDS OF A LEASH – FREE WARREN PARK RALLY

Immediate Release

October 14, 2010- Dundas

Dundas is fast becoming known, for having the largest number of dogs per capita in Ontario.

Then why and how is a very few area residents causing this needed leash free park to close?

A rally to raise awareness and support against this unnecessary change to “what has been available to pet owners in our community for years,” will be held today at 4 p.m. in front of the Town Hall and again Saturday, October 16th @ 10 a.m.

Candidate Danya Scime says, "after 23 years of being a leash free park without documented incident, I find it appalling that in the instant of a motion so many people have been ignored.”

“My heart goes out to all of the dog lovers who did not even have the chance to voice their opinions nor come together and discuss a compromise."

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Protest Rally #1 (Thursday, October 14th at 4:00 o'clock)

Some pet owners are disappointed others are angry at the way Russ Powers has handled the closing of Warren Park. This rally is too raise awareness of this issue.

Protest Rally #2 (Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 am)

A singular group of sex workers has led McMaster researchers to rethink the part played by the immune system in HIV/AIDS. Dr. Ken Rosenthal, a professor in McMaster’s Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine and head of the Viral Vaccines Division, gives an illustrated talk for the general public about the search for better HIV treatments and a vaccine. Q&A and coffee to follow.

The Time Machine: The Hamilton Victorian & Steampunk Society Steamposium 2010: “A Pandemonium & Plethora of Pleasures & Peculiarities.” October 16, 2010, at The Staircase in Hamilton.

We are looking for performers with a Steampunk inspiration for the Steamposium!: Actors, dancers, Burlesque performers, etc. Vendor opportunities available. Seeking volunteers, too.

Info.: (289) 389-0512 TheTimeMachine@ymail.com
(note: ymail, not gmail).
www.HamiltonSteampunk.com

Butani For Mayor.com mpbutani@gmail.com

Election day: 25 Oct, 2010

Election Locations: http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/CorporateServices/Clerks/MunicipalElection/

My Priorities.

Pathways to a renewed and vibrant Hamilton:

Economy

* Create new jobs and develop new forms of work across all urban, suburban & rural communities.
* Introduce incentive based sustainability tools to lower taxes and promote relevant growth.
* Accelerate local & foreign direct investments to spur economic, cultural and transit sustainability.

Environment

* Develop innovations in planning, zoning and by-laws to promote a sustainable quality of life.
* Lay the foundations for a sustainable eco-city and develop infrastructure for a clean-green economy.

Education

* Build innovative educational and cultural institutions in the lower city through private investments.

Efficiency

* Implement public accountability tools for system-wide transparency and operational efficiencies.

These focused priorities will reset the direction of Hamilton towards economic and ecological sustainability; and set a rapid pace for the rejuvenation of our economy and the urban environment.

Specific initiatives designed around these priorities will build up the economic vitality of all our community business districts, and provide new directions for relevant growth around the airport and on urban brownfields, including the waterfront.

InnoHa! -- InnovateHamilton: {a renewed state of spirit, leading to...} sustainable rejuvenation + {made-in-Hamilton solutions} for economic and cultural rebirth.

InnoHa! is built on the four pillars of: Economy, Environment, Education & Efficiency.

In the spirit of open source / open platform — InnovateHamilton — InnoHa! will have a publicly accessible Citizens office located in the Mayor's office to generate collaborative innovations in living, working and producing locally.

To enable the transition of Hamilton into a sustainable eco-city, one of the key first-principles is: to eliminate all stress causing events among our residents that arise from direct or indirect interactions with city policies and processes; and remove all obstacles to economic prosperity, healthy living and the peaceful enjoyment of the city by its residents, visitors and guests.

InnoHa! is about initiating desired changes that we all seek in our city by bringing all our diverse communities together in trust — to implement sustainable ways of living, working and producing locally

Join me this day in voting for change in Ward 13 Dundas Maintaining our small town..Supporting our big City

Please access my website for poll locations..

On Monday, October 25, 2010 Vote Michael James Baldasaro Mayor of Hamilton.

PLATFORM:

• Lower property taxes through better management and fiscally responsible Government.
• Re-establishment of the Office of Mayor in each of the Cities that originally had a Mayor – Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough Glanbrook, Hamilton, Mount Hope and Stoney Creek.
• Better, more effective deployment of City Employees, Police & Health Officers and other Municipal Support Agencies.
• A Municipal Office and Emergency Centre in each Community.
• Encourage lower income family home ownership.
• Convene an all Citizen’s Coalition to discuss, record and suggest alternatives to obviously existing problems such as violence, homelessness, substance abuse and prostitution.
• Civic Centre at Jackson Sq.
• Turn remodelled City Hall over to McMaster Hospitals to be used as a Health Care Facility and Teaching Centre.
• 2 hr. free parking – remove parking meters.
• A beautiful clean, green, safe City for all to play in and enjoy.
• Equal Justice For All.
• I will listen to you.

Be well and prosper, In peace, bless us all. Michael James Baldasaro

Interested in making more information about Hamilton's civic politics available and easily accessible? Then we want you. All you need is motivation and a willingness to learn. (If you understand APIs, especially Google Maps API, we really want you.)

There has been plenty of discussion about pushing the City to adopt an Open Data process. We're taking action now.

We will show what is possible when information is made free.

Free public talk sponsored by The Hamilton Association. Joanna Falck, Shaw Festival Literary Mgr., describes behind the scenes efforts to reconcile current audience demands with the Shaw mandate. Parking information at www.haalsa.org. HSR stop nearby.

A United Way fundraiser event filled with live music, door and raffle prizes! Attendees are encouraged to wear their best red accessory/accessories (ie. shoes, necklace, earrings). The person wearing the best red shoes will be given a prize!! $1 off the ticket price if you wear red shoes.

Sky Dragon Centre, 27 King William Street, Saturday, November 13th, doors open at 8:00pm.

Admission is $10. Students, Unemployed and underemployed persons can attend for $5.

Hosted by The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, a United Way Agency.

A Hands-On Workshop on the Empowering, Transformative Power of Nonviolent Direct Action Positive changes in the world have often relied on nonviolent civil disobedience to achieve their goals, yet very few people have a practical understanding of the tactics and methods of this dynamic and powerful approach to social change. This day-long workshop will be a hands-on learning experience that participants will value as they think about ways to carry out their work in social and environmental issues - from workers' rights and global solidarity movements for justice, to climate change and a host of local issues, nonviolent civil disobedience broadens the scope of possibilities. Learn about your rights, how to deal with opponents, how to protect one another, examples of creative protests using nonviolence, the arrest experience, and the courts, where many nonviolent practitioners have found success in winning case law to broaden the scope of nonviolent resistance in Canada and beyond. This workshop is facilitated by Matthew Behrens of Homes Not Bombs, and the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada. Behrens has been described as "an inspiration" by legendary civil rights activist David Dellinger. Behrens has been arrested numerous times for bold and creative acts of nonviolent civil disobedience on issues of peace, social justice and the environment.

Please pre-register for this workshop by e-mailing randy.opirg@gmail.com - space is limited

We're almost there!

Hamilton's Open Data Movement is rapidly organizing to push City Council to adopt an Open Data, Open Government policy at their first business meeting of the new Council term.

Come out on Saturday to find out how you can get involved in making Hamilton's civic affairs better informed and engaged.

You don't need to have any specialized skills, only a desire to improve Hamilton.

A United Way fundraiser event filled with food and drink, live music, silent auction, and door prizes!

The Pearl Company, 16 Steven Street, Thursday, November 25th, 7pm – 10pm.

Featuring: Mean Old Hammer. Recently starred at the Locke Street Festival and James Street North.

Hosted by The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, a United Way Agency.

Admission is $40. Students, Seniors (65+) and unemployed persons can attend for $30.

For tickets: 905.522.1148, Ext. 308

Support literacy in the community! " Enjoy and support local music! You are cordially invited to Hamilton's grassroots books to prisoners organization's 2nd benefit show to raise awareness, funding for the program...and for a great time! - Come early or come late, but try to make it to this one Hamilton! "

W/ Emma Rush, Ray Scott, Toe Knukle, Tim Gibbons, Brown Like Dirt, Tiny Bill Cody, & Snow Heel Slim and the Boogie Infection plus door prizes & a 50/50 draw until 11pm + a few surprises!

$5-$15 Sliding Scale (min. donation $5) (We'll also be accepting donations of soft cover books for the cause!)

Free illustrated public talk by University of Toronto psychologist, Dr. John Kennedy. His talk features the abilities of blind artists, some blind from birth, to draw and create realistic versions of the world around them. He explores how we all see and understand visual arts. Q & A with refreshments to follow.

6PM presentation, open house to follow

From the Spec:

RAPIDTransit moving HAMILTON forward

The City of Hamilton's Rapid Transit team invites you to our upcoming Open House for the A-Line Kick-off (Waterfront-Airport). This is your opportunity to:

• Learn about the upcoming A-Line corridor planning process and next steps
• Discuss existing conditions and land use planning issues and opportunities along the A-Line corridor with the Rapid Transit Team and Rapid Transit Citizen Advisory Committee
• Contribute your comments and ideas for the A-Line corridor and planning process as we move forward

If you have any accessibility requirements in order to participate in this event, please contact Katie Edmonds by December 8 at 905-546-2424 x2553. Advance requests are highly encouraged to enable us to meet your needs adequately.

Hamilton Farmers’Market Genesis - Andrew Miller Land Deed History 1837-1856

Who was Andrew Miller?

Andrew Miller was born in Rochester. Like many early settlers at the Head of the Lake, they came from the United States. They were United Empire Loyalists, proud of their British heritage and determined to retain it. He held strong Reform views and was arrested for involvement in the 1837 Rebellion - it is said he stored guns for the rebels in his tavern basement – and his eventual return to native Rochester, suggests that he never abandoned the republican politics of his birthplace. His nickname “Yankee” Miller was no accident. A tavern keeper, land speculator, presented himself as a land surveyor. He was a typical frontier businessman like others; he put his talents and energies to work in more than one field. Politics and business were a natural combination.

About the land;

The first mention of the market site occurs in the Crown land grants of 1801, when Farm Lot 15 in the Second Concession of Barton Township was deeded to a John Haskins or Askin. This large piece of land changed hands a few times until 1823 when Andrew Miller purchased a little over seven acres of it. This piece of land was a grove of apple trees. Triangular in shape and ran North on the west side of James Street. It was an addition to Miller’s already thriving business the Steamboat Hotel located next door. The Steamboat Hotel opened for business in 1819 on the northwest corner of King and James Streets. A prime strategic spot, the site of today’s main entrance to Lloyd D. Jackson Square.

The seven acres of land was only one of a number of town lots that passed through Andrew Miller’s hands in the1820s and 1830s. Located right at the centre of town, and with the town already developing north-ward from Main Street to Burlington Bay buying the orchard made excellent business sense.

In 1832 the local economy was booming. Immigration quickly increased the town’s population from 200 to more than 2,000 residents. Andrew Miller was elected to the Board of Police, the town’s first local government. The town became an Emporium of Trade. A market was needed.

One of the first actions taken by the Board of Police after incorporation in 1833 was to conduct a poll of the town’s taxpayers to canvas the opinion on the best site for a market. The majority of the electors preferred Gore Park; others opted for a location further north on James Street, especially those farmers coming into town along York Street from the west. The preferences of the farmers and electors were only part of the equation. Taking into account the commercial and political rivalries among the town’s leading citizens the result was several months of haggling among the town’s main landowners, but in 1837 the town finally acquired the land needed. Other offers had been considered, but were rejected. The terms of the agreement with Miller and his wife were negotiated several times before the Board agreed to pay each 5 shillings in consideration of their rights to the property. The Millers ceded only a fraction of the lot they had acquired in 1823, a little over half an acre.

The foundation for the market therefore was laid through the generosity and fore though of one of the town’s citizens, who was able to realize the advantages to the municipality of a central buying place where producers and consumers could meet for their mutual benefit. Thus on April 14, 1837, Andrew Miller deeded to the town a small triangular piece of property at York and James Streets. It was a small piece of land, but ample for its purpose in those days.

Miller’s indenture assigning the land to the town was accepted by the President of Police of the town of Hamilton a few days later, but it was registered almost a year later on the 16th.day of February , 1838, as transaction No. 643. The parcel of land had a frontage of about 150 feet on James Street and extended westward towards Mac Nab Street.

The reservations, limitations and conditions set forth in this memorial of bargain and sale were: “That the said party do adopt and use the said parcel of land as a public market ground, and as soon as an Act of the Provincial Parliament has been obtained for the erection of the market on the said ground, proceed to build and finish on this ground a market house of stone or brick, measuring not less than 40 by 60 feet on the ground floor and not less than two storey’s.”

According to the deed the land contained two rods, ten perches, and its boundaries were described as being; from a post situated at James Street, West side, and York Street, North Side, North 18 degrees, 30 minutes to a length of two chains and 25 links, thence 71 degrees 30 minutes westerly to a length of five chains to the North side of York Street, and East on the North side of York Street to the starting point, the property being part of lot 15, concession 2, in the township of Barton.

Without any obstacle to the town’s plans to develop a new market council went ahead and arranged a loan from a George Harvey within two months of Miller’s deed and a Market House was built. Hamilton’s first major building contractor, William Hardy, won the prize of 7.10 pounds for the design of the new Market House. A new wooden structure not of stone or brick, contrary to Miller’s whishes, but quite pretentious for those days, was built. It was completed in 1839 and in June the council adopted a set of regulations governing market commerce, effective July 1, 1839. The rules were amended and published by the town clerk the following September. The Market House for 19 years sufficed the Hamilton public for market purposes.

The transaction was in fact was a great deal more complicated. It suggests a strong element of political intrigue behind the apparently simple facts.

When Miller signed the indenture deeding the land to the town there was an outstanding writ against his property, which was “placed in the hands of a William Munson Jarvis Esq., then Sheriff of the District of Gore (area were most people wanted the market to be built), to be executed in due form of law” on February 9, 1837. No mention of this writ arose during Miller’s negotiations with the town, nor did it arise during the Board’s deliberations. Why not? In fact, the writ was allowed to lie dormant for more than two years, even though the “due form of law” called for its execution within weeks. On March 2, 1839, Sheriff Jarvis finally after having duly advertised said lands according to law did expose and offer said lands and tenements for sale at public auction at the Court House of the Town of Hamilton to the highest bidder.

The “lands and tenements” were sold for the paltry sum of three (3) pounds. The winning bid was entered by Judge Miles O’Reilly, chief justice of the Gore District Court and President of the Board of Police. Does that seem to you has total transparence and above board?

Ten years later (1849), Miles and Jane O’Reilly signed a new indenture transferring the land bought at that auction to the town. Both the Sheriff’s sale and the indenture involved the same triangular piece of ground from Andrew Miller’s apple orchard.

In the deposition of facts in O’Reilly’s deed of 1849, he explained that Miller’s original transfer of the land was “inoperative and void” because the town lacked the “power and authority in the law in the said Corporation to purchase, take or hold lands for a second market in the said Town of Hamilton.” Moreover, argued O’Reilly, Miller’s lands had already been seized by the Sheriff and were no longer in his possession to transfer. Moving then to the heart of the matter, O’Reilly declared:

Before the passing of the statute, among other things, and to enable the said Corporation to take and old lands for a second market in the said Town of Hamilton…the said Miles O’Reilly by the advice and at the request of the members of the said Corporation, and in order to secure to the said Corporation the use and benefit of said lands, and as soon as might be the title to the same, bought said lands at Sheriff’s sale, and the Corporation now styled the City of Hamilton are desirous that said lands should be conveyed to them in due form.

In short, O’Reilly simply acted for the good of the town by circumventing Miller’s Legal problems and the further legal difficulty caused by the lack of enabling legislation.

The evidence suggests that Miller was victimized for his politics and his nationality. It seems that O’Reilly’s played both sides against the middle. On one hand, as chief justice of the district court and President of the Board of Police, he was a pillar of the local establishment. But he also dabbled in Reform politics to the extent of defending a dozen accused rebels at the treason trial in Hamilton in 1838.

It is clear that the lack of enabling legislation presented no serious obstacle to the town’s plans to develop a new market due to the fact that council went ahead with the construction of the Market House immediately after Miller deed the land.

In 1839 to appease Tory anger and anti-American sentiment in the wake of the Rebellion Andrew Miller was offered up as a sacrificial goat. He didn’t suffer irreparable harm. He did endure considerable economic losses in 1839-40, but his business was sufficiently resilient to allow him to move the Steamboat Hotel to a more prosperous location at the corner of MacNab and York Streets. Miller evidently did not lack nerve. The new tavern was called the “American Hotel”. He was reelected to council in 1847 and in 1853 he cast the deciding vote which gave the mayoralty to William Kerr. For reasons unknown by 1856 Miller had returned to Rochester but he continued to own substantial blocks of property in Hamilton.

In 1856 business in Hamilton had outgrown the original Market space, city council was determined to expand the market grounds. The natural direction for growth was north and west, towards MacNab and Merrick. Seven individuals owned this land and one of them was Andrew Miller so the city council sent a delegation to Rochester to arrange to acquire his Merrick Street property. Miller demanded and obtained the highest price, 125 pounds a foot, more than three times as much as Thomas Morton asked for an adjoining property.

This transaction produced another lengthy legal document. Once again, Miller stipulated conditions. The most interesting clause in this deed has caused considerable debate down the years. Miller reiterated that the land in his original deed, the apple orchard, “shall remain an open square and forever remain such for the public benefit, to be used as an appurtenance to the said new Market and for Market purposes forever according to the purport and intent of the original grant.”

The Market Committee reported to council that “Miller’s offer is advantageous to the City as it leaves space for an open Gore and the City can proudly boast of having two open Gores which are not to be found in any other City in the Upper or Lower Province.” The deal was completed a year later. The City bought six (6) parcels of land for 19,915 pounds, British currency was used in those days, or $100,000.00 – of which Miller received about a quarter. The market ground was increased to 25 times its original size.

The properties were secured as follows; From James G. Davis and Jonathan Davis, on October 6; for 3,250 pounds; from David Dewy, for 3,650 pounds; from Thomas Morton, for 1,600 pounds, from John Bradley, for 1,250 pounds; from Jasper T. Gilkson, for 3,915 pounds; from Andrew Miller another piece of land, for 5,000 pounds; and from Allanson Blackmer, for 1,250 pounds.

In view of the necessity for increased Market accommodations caused by the rapid growth in population and wealth prior to the crash of 1857 a new Market building was proposed and finally erected in the early 1860’s. This Victorian urban complex would last as the heart of the City for almost a century.

The Market was vital to the City’s life.

In a deed dated July 31, 1874 and registered on August 1, 1874, George W. Miller, surviving executor under the will of the late Andrew Miller, for valuable consideration, released the City from all the claims under the limitations and reservations as set forth in the memorial of bargain and sale. This is 18 years after the sale. Who did this action benefited? Certainly not the interests of the Market! Was it legal? Did George have the legal ability as an executor to do that. Considering all that has been talked about in the past apparently not. It’s time to find out!

March 27, 1969 – The way was cleared for Hamilton to pluck its 132-year-old downtown market out of the path of progress. The private bills committee at Queen’s Park gave Hamilton council the right to shift the market to make way for civic square development.

Historical reflection: The Patriots was the name given after 1826 to the PARTI CANADIEN and to the popular movement that contributed to the REBELLIONS OF 1837-38 in Lower Canada. The primarily francophone party, led mainly by members of the liberal professions and small-scale merchants, was widely supported by farmers, day-laborers and craftsmen.

The Rebellions of 1837 took place in both Upper and Lower Canada. In LOWER CANADA the rebellion was in large part an expression of a resurgent FRENCH CANADIAN NATIONALISM. The French Canadian majority constituted the overwhelming majority in the locally elected Assembly established by the Canada or CONSTITUTIONAL ACT, 1791. By comparison the UPPER CANADA (Southern Ontario) rebellion was a more limited affair. There was growing discontent with the network of officials, erroneously described as the FAMILY COMPACT, who dominated the administration of the government and controlled the distribution of patronage throughout the province. Popular opposition developed over land-granting policies, particularly the setting aside of large blocks of land as CLERGY RESERVES, the education policies of the government and its economic priorities, and the general favoritism shown to the Church of England and its supporters and to recent emigrants from Britain. This discontent was strongest among the American-born settlers who had migrated prior to the War of 1812 - the so-called late loyalists - and their descendants, nonconformist in their religious views and somewhat republican in their political sympathies, who were denied political rights during the struggle over the ALIEN QUESTION in the 1820s. Although the settlers of American origin constituted a declining proportion of the population as British immigrants flooded into Upper Canada in the early 1830s, the oligarchic form of government which had been established by the CONSTITUTIONAL ACT of 1791 came increasingly under attack, and the nascent Reform Party won control of the Assembly in 1828 and again in 1834

Upper Canada officially existed from 26 December 1791 to 10 February 1841 and generally comprised present-day Southern Ontario. The geopolitical prefix “upper” in its name reflected its geographic position higher up the river basin or closer to the headwaters of the St. Lawrence River than that of Lower Canada or present day Quebec to the northeast. Upper Canada included all of modern-day southern Ontario and all those areas of northern Ontario in the pays d’en haul haut which had formed part of New France, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior. It did not include any lands within the watershed of Hudson Bay.

This is not an extensive study on the land deals of Andrew Miller, but it will help many to better understand what took place and possibly inspire some to search further and help the Market to receive the consideration it deserves.

Source Hamilton Public Library – Historical records Michael Quigley book – On the Market

Come and join us to decorate Beasley Park for a great Holiday season! Hot Chocolate will be provided

Come and join us for Beasley Park Street Hockey. Sticks for the kids, and hotdogs afterwards.

more info at http://www.ourbeasley.com

Mayor Bob Bratina invites you to join him for his New Year's Levee

As recently clarified by Ian Troop, CEO of Toronto 2015, the City of Hamilton does not need the Ti-Cats as a legacy tenant to secure funding for a stadium. We can build a 5,000-6,500 community stadium (expandable to 15,000 temporary seats for the PanAm Games)with a legacy use for amateur community sport events and possibly a minor league soccer franchise.

We already have the land assembled in the West Harbour, the studies are complete, and the site has been confirmed by council 7 times.

The stadium can be scaleable to support a possible later decision by the Ti-Cats to play there.

Even better is that the savings of constructing a smaller stadium can be put towards building a permanent Velodrome/community athletics centre that will attract elite cycling athletes and elite cycling events to our city.

All we need to make this happen is for a councillor to put forward a motion in the next council meeting on Wednesday, January 12th (7pm start) that Hamilton submit a bid for a community stadium, and for council to pass this motion.

Let's rally at City Hall ahead of the Council Meeting at 6.30pm and make our wishes known to council, and then attend the meeting at 7pm!

Free Public Talk from the Hamilton Association. Peter Turkstra describes and show images of unforgettable experiences from the Antarctic ski trek he participated in to help inner-city schools. He is one of a small group who has skiied to both north and south poles.

ADFW's federal Liberal nomination contestants are to field questions from riding association members. This is not a debate. Questions from members were sent to a panel comprising a few of the riding association's executive committee members. Contestants will be informed of the general subject matter of the questions, but will not see the actual questions in advance.

Free public talk by Dr. Walter Kean, McMaster professor of medicine. The 5000- year-old body thrown up by a glacier melting in the Italian Alps, studied under the lens of new technology, has raised questions about ancient lives and learning. Dr. Kean has a fresh theory about Otzi based on his numerous tattoos. Everyone welcome. Q & A and refreshments to follow.

To encourage the connection between the Christian faith and social justice. A wide range of speakers will be present including Steve Buist from the Code Red series and Robert McConkey from Habitat for Humanity Hamilton. A full list of the speakers can be found online. Register online before the 10th for early bird rate.

Hosted by Save Ivor Wynne Stadium dot com

It has been a long 8 months, but after studying such sites as the West Harbor, East Mountain, the CP Railyard on Aberdeen, and even Aldershot outside of our city limits, we find ourselves back to where football has lived in Hamilton for 60 years; Ivor Wynne Stadium.

On Monday, our council will be presented with and discuss, the plan to rebuild and upgrade Ivor Wynne. The deadline to submit Hamilton’s stadium proposal for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games is February 1st, with 75 Balsam Avenue North as the focus of our primary site for the long term home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and one of the host venues for the 2015 games.

Monday night is a celebration, hosted by friends and family of the Save Ivor Wynne Stadium project. Not a celebration of victory, but a celebration of what this process has taught us, the friendships that have been made, and how our city came together as a whole, to fight for something they believed (and didn’t believe), in.

Ivor Wynne, as re-iterated after one of my past delegations, has become the fallback site. Not preferred by anyone, not the Tiger-Cats, not city council, probably not even HostCo, but for many fans and residents who hold a special place in their hearts for Ivor Wynne Stadium, this is what they had hoped for all along.

It’s time to celebrate never giving up. After eight months of research and desperate pleas, trying to encourage the powers that be to talk about the possibilities that exist amongst the grounds that line Balsam Avenue North, it’s time celebrate that council and the Tiger-Cats are now talking about Ivor Wynne.

That’s all we were really looking for from day one and next week, we may perhaps be given a gift that we never dreamed possible. For the placement of that infinity symbol after 1930 to. For many more volumes to come, in the Ivor Wynne Stadium scrapbook.

DETAILS:

Special GIC Meeting: 1pm in council chambers

Dinner: Shortly after the council meeting concludes, we are going to head over to the Honest Lawyer for some eats. Please do join us.

Music and Drinks: Our band, The Workshop, will be jammin’ at the Skydragon from approximately 7pm on. We will have some spare instruments, or bring your own, as you are more than welcome to join us on stage throughout the night.

All times are approximate and are subject to change depending on when council adjourns for the evening. Check my Twitter Account for updates the day of the GIC.

We hope to see you there. All are welcome.

USW Local 1005 and its 900 members and 9000 pensioners are waging a battle on behalf of ALL of us. Foreign-owned companies think we’re just body parts to be thrown away at the end of our work lives. U.S. Steel locked out it workers Nov. 7. It is trying to drive pensioners into the dirt by deindexing their pensions! AND they want defined benefit plans closed to new hires and replaced with defined contribution plans that are nothing more than glorified savings accounts. The OFL, CLC, USW Local 1005 and Hamilton and District Labour Council are calling for a massive province-wide mobilization to stop U.S. Steel and other foreign-owned companies from wrecking our communities and stealing our futures. Let’s get going!

The 15 Annual Rev. John C. Holland awards is the largest Black History Month event in Hamilton. These awards were established to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of our community, with a particular focus on the contributions of African Canadians to the social, economic, and cultural life of our entire city.

Since its inception in 1996, these awards have received broad support from the community. Each year hundreds of Hamiltonians join with the Black History Committee to acknowledge and celebrate excellence

Learn more about the City of Hamilton's renewed Arts Awards Program. After a two-year hiatus, the annual award program has expanded from 6 to 11 categories with an increase in award money to artists from $6,000 to $38,500!

Drop in to a nomination clinic - learn more about the program, pick up a nomination form and have your questions answers.

Visit our Facebook page (City of Hamilton - Arts Awards)for additional details.

Learn more about the City of Hamilton's renewed Arts Awards Program. After a two-year hiatus, the annual award program has expanded from 6 to 11 categories with an increase in award money to artists from $6,000 to $38,500!

Drop in to a nomination clinic - learn more about the program, pick up a nomination form and have your questions answers.

Visit our Facebook page (City of Hamilton - Arts Awards) to learn more.

think|haus is Hamilton's "hackerspace" - a shared non-profit facility to build, tinker with, and discuss projects and ideas with like-minded people (nerds).

With over 900 sq ft of space, a variety of shared tools, and 24/7 access, we give our members space to exercise their creativity and imagination

Come check out our new space! We will be showing off our projects and giving short talks and demos. See our laser cutter in action! You can even build an electronic kit to take home.

Everyone is welcome to this free event. Bring your friends! Bring your kids! Bring your nerdy roommate who never leaves the house.

Can’t make it? We’ll miss you, but you can come out on any Tuesday at 7pm for our regularly scheduled open|haus.

We have been asked to host a Park Tavern Reunion. There is an open house between 1-5pm so old friends can reunite and talk about the good old days. Everyone is welcome!

Learn more about the City of Hamilton's renewed Arts Awards Program. After a two-year hiatus, the annual award program has expanded from 6 to 11 categories with an increase in award money to artists from $6,000 to $38,500!

Drop in to a nomination clinic - learn more about the program, pick up a nomination form and have your questions answers.

Visit our Facebook page (City of Hamilton - Arts Awards) to learn more.

Free event, skating, midway games, magicians, clowns, balloons, hot chocolate, carnival snacks

Urban development agreements bring together all levels of government with communities and businesses to make a difference in struggling neighbourhoods. University of Western Ontario researcher, Dr. Neil Bradford, explains what an urban development agreement could do for Hamilton...and who needs a seat at the table.

Doors open 6:30 p.m. Presentation at 7 p.m.

Let us know you're coming--send an email to coderedspeaker@yahoo.ca or phone 905.523.5600 ext. 248.

Bus tickets will be available at the event.

United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health's Another Drop Water-Health Seminar Series presents: Water and Environmental Health in Ontario: How far have we come since Walkerton? Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association, will be speaking about what led to the tragedy in Walkerton and the subsequent steps that were taken and what still needs to happen in order to protect Ontario drinking water. For more information visit www.inweh.unu.edu/seminars.htm.

Admission and parking are free and refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Please RSVP to contact@inweh.unu.edu.

This March marks the centenary of International Women Day and Hamilton will be joining the global celebration. Hamilton has a proud legacy of recognizing International Women’s Day and to celebrate this special occasion we are organizing an evening of pure fun. This special event, called “Singing Her Praises...Celebrating Women,” will be held Friday, March 11, 2011, at 6 p.m. at Michelangelo Banquet Centre, 1555 Upper Ottawa. The evening features the artistry of Jude Johnson, Queen Cee, the Métis Women’s Circle, Michelle Titian, Dee Dee Laroque, Pauline Kajiura and more. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres while bidding at our fabulous silent auction table. A cash bar will be available. The event will bring together women and men from across the community to celebrate, laugh, sing, praise, honour and remember the accomplishments of the women’s rights movement here and all over the world. Part of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Wellwood Resource Centre of Hamilton’s Gynecological Cancer Support Program. This program helps women in the city who are affected by uterine, ovarian, cervical, and other forms of cancer unique to women.
“Singing Her Praises…Celebrating Women” will offer an evening of song, laughter, sharing and remembering the women in your life who have made a difference. Tickets are $45.00 each or purchase a table of 10 at $450.00 by calling Greer Gordon at 905-527-5651. Please consider supporting this event in many ways. You can buy a ticket to attend. You can sponsor a woman who can’t afford to attend without some help. Please make payments to Empower, 193 James Street South, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P3A8. In Sisterhood, Evelyn Myrie Rene Wetselaar Event Co-Chairs

In a free public talk, local journalist/storyteller James Elliott recreates fascinating personalities and stories behind the Battle of Stoney Creek. That day helped change the fate of Ontario by stopping the thrust of the American invasion. His recent book, Strange Fatality: The Battle of Stoney Creek will be available for sale.

Breeze into Spring - and through the Ides of March - with us!

gritLIT's annual pre-festival fundraiser and launch is here. Join us for readings by Hamilton writers Sally Cooper and Jeff Griffiths and a poetry/music presentation from Bev Daurio and David Lee. Plus food, cash bar, and lots of door prizes - including a package of every book being presented at this April's festival.

Doors open at 7:00pm and tickets are $10 at the door.

For a full schedule of festival events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

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Visit the opening of Core Urban's new Witton Lofts sales office located at 50 Murray St. The sales office will showcase all the materials found in a typical suite. Come support this exciting new development found in Hamilton's treasured West Harbour, 11-4 Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3.

Hope to see you there!

Core Urban Inc.

Visit the opening of Core Urban's new Witton Lofts sales office located at 50 Murray St. The sales office will showcase all the materials found in a typical suite. Come support this exciting new development found in Hamilton's treasured West Harbour, 11-4 Saturday and Sunday, April 2 & 3.

Hope to see you there!

Core Urban Inc.

An evening of poetry with multi-award winning Canadian poets Karen Solie, Evelyn Lau and Gary Barwin. Tickets $10 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Where can you go in April to find some Cole for a Winters' Night?

gritLIT, of course.

Come and hear readings by three of five writers shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust 2010 Fiction Prize: Trevor Cole, Kathleen Winter and Michael Winter. Tickets $10 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Are you are writer - published or aspiring? Hone your skills at two workshops.

1:00pm - How to Write Funny

When Drew Hayden Taylor is not performing stand up comedy around North America (including an appearance at the Kennedy Centre) he is writing award winning, bitingly funny novels and plays. Come hear him speak about the writing process and the importance of comedy in literature.

3:00pm - Telling Details

Erin Bow left a job in particle physics at the CERN institute in Switzerland to persue a writing career. Now an award-winning poet and novelist, Erin will lead a hands-on workshop designed to help you choose the right descriptive details for your stories.

Workshops are $15 each, with a $5 discount for gritLIT Weekend Pass holders. Registration forms and more information at www.gritlit.ca

Commonwealth Prize Winner Lawrence Hill moderates a panel discussion on the theme of Diversity and Tolerance. Other presenters are Wayde Compton (author of After Canaan) and Adebe DeRango-Adem (co-editor of Other Tongues: Mixed Race Women Speak Out). Tickets $5 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Join us for an evening of improv, stand up comedy and readings featuring CBC Radio's Jonathan Goldstein (Wire Tap), award-winning author and comedian Drew Hayden Taylor and improv comedy duo The Bromos. Hosted by Jeff Goodes from CBC Radio.

Tickets $10 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Come out and show your support! With performances from these talented Hamilton artists: BA JOHNSTON, LEE REED, MATT JELLY, STEELTOWN SPOILERS, CAM MALCOLM and WAX MANNEQUIN Doors: 8pm PWYC (Suggested $8)

Hamilton birder George Holland describes the remarkable dynamics of migrations that can take birds from the pampas of South America to the tundra of northern Canada. This richly illustrated talk features the raptors and wood warblers which visit our area.

Join the Hamilton Naturalists' Club and local residents to see the success of the HNC’s urban naturalization project and help clean up garbage that may have accumulated over the winter. We may also cut back some invasive plants.

Giller finalist Alexander MacLeod, Zoe whittal and Daniel Allen Cox - three of the most exciting young writers in Canada - share their stories. Tickets $5 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Giller finalist Alexander MacLeod, Zoe whittal and Daniel Allen Cox - three of the most exciting young writers in Canada - share their stories. Tickets $5 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Join Hamilton graphic novelist David Collier and novelists Alison Pick and Lynne Sherry MacLean for three different literary perspectives on the impact and legacy of war. Tickets $5 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Join Hamilton graphic novelist David Collier and novelists Alison Pick and Lynne Sherry MacLean for three different literary perspectives on the impact and legacy of war. Tickets $5 at the door. Weekend passes also available.

gritLIT: Hamilton's Literary Festival

For a full schedule of events, plus information about workshops, directions, tickets/passes and our writing contests visit www.gritlit.ca or downnload our free iPhone app.

Innovation Night is Hamilton’s key event for innovators and entreprenuers

to share and develop their ideas, practice and perfect their pitch,

and present to their peers and the local innovation community.

Innovators are encouraged to register to attend a half-day workshop

to refine the presentation of their idea, and up to 15 ideas will be chosen

to be presented to a panel of judges at Innovation Night.

The Innovation Night Workshop will be held on

April 11 from 9:00am-1:00pm

at McMaster Innovation Park

Innovation Night is open to the public, and attendees will have the opportunity

to observe five 5-minute presentations and ten 1-minute presentations,

meet the innovators, network, and enjoy light refreshments.

Innovation Night will be held on

April 13 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

in the Atrium at McMaster Innovation Park

Join the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club for a night of general trivia and loads of fun!

$10 each or $70 per team of 8 3 rounds of trivia * prizes * silent auction * 50/50 draw Free Parking * Everyone Welcome!

The Hamilton Naturalists’ Club is raising funds to permanently protect land in the spectacular Beverly Swamp located in north Flamborough. These lands make up part of the best and largest forested wetland in Southern Ontario providing habitat for countless unusual species.

Together we can help save this special piece of nature.

For reservations or more information please contact Jen Baker at 905-524-3339 or land@hamiltonnature.org. Tickets are also available at the door.

These RainBarrels are the most environmentally friendly available. They are reprocessed barrels that previously contained food items. All proceeds will go to Earth Day Eco-Festival. Price of barrels $50 including taxes. Can purchase online at www.rainbarrel.ca. Do not have to be a citizen of Hamilton to purchase a barrel. No limit on how many can be purchased. Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington gets 10 dollars from each sale. Rainbarrel.ca is a Hamilton company.

Open to the community, 1,000 trees to plant! Exhibitors, guided nature walks, live birds of prey presentation at the Aviary. All day live music and interactive drum circle, tai chi clinic, horse & wagon rides into Westdale Village, food, and much more!

The 4th annual Tim Hortons Earth Day 5K Walk/Fun Run destination is the annual Sunoco Earth Day Community Tree Planting Festival. At the finish line, participants have the opportunity to help improve the environment by planting trees to restore the urban woodland in this area and then joining in all of the fun activities of the festival.

For the first time in The Hammer, the Neil Young'Uns take the stage with a huge repertoire of Neil's music. Uncanny resemblance in sound and sight. Not to be missed live performance.

Team Video Games Live Hamilton is happy to present: The Runaway Five!

To all Video Game Live, video game and jazz Fans alike, come on out to the Cat n Fiddle Wednesday April 27 to bare audio witness to one of Ontario finest Video Game Jazz bands: The Runaway Five

The Runaway Five Trio Includes:

Piano/Keyboard: Brendan Swanson Bass: Brendan McElroy Drums: Max Roach

Activities begin at 7pm with gaming, PRIZES and music to follow. Prizes will include a set of FREE tickets to the Hamilton VGL show on April 28, VGL DVD's and CD's and much, much more!

ADMISSION: A Non-Perishable Food Item All donations will be contributed to the Welcome Inn Community Centre Food Pantry!

GREAT VIDEO GAME MUSIC, PRIZES, FUN, AND HELPING A GREAT LOCAL HAMILTON CAUSE!!!

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY

TO ENDORSE THIS DEMONSTRATION PLEASE CONTACT: 905againstpolicebrutality@gmail.com

DAY OF ACTION AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY APRIL 30TH 2011! ...JUSTICE 4 ANDREAS! 1PM @ CITY HALL

Within the last year there has been 3 shootings resulting in 2 deaths at the hands of police officers in the Hamilton/Halton region. There have been numerous instances of police abuse reported in headline news. It is likely that many more accounts of brutality at the hands of Hamilton police have never been heard. We all know someone who has been targeted or affected by the harassment, intimidation and violence that have become the common practice of an unaccountable police force. These cops enjoy impunity while the complaints and allegations against them are met with outright hostility or pushed through a bureaucratic process of little consequence to law enforcement. The steadily growing list of high profile disgraces of our own police department illustrates this.

Sergeant Kevin Dhinsa is accused of sexual and personal harassment by 12 female co?workers , only to return to policing in 2008. All charges were dropped after the chief of police dragged his feet through the courts which resulted in the case being thrown out due to a technicality.

Since its inception in May 2010 the Hamilton Police ACTION Team routinely intimidates and harasses people living, working and hanging out downtown. Their mandate of criminalizing the young, the poor, and the homeless is made clear in last year’s report which revealed that the vast majority of their work consisted of “street checks”, id checks and ticketing for minor offences.

The July 2010 G20 summit held in Toronto saw thousands of police assembled from across the country to execute the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. Nearly 100 Hamilton police officers were involved in the strategic crackdown on the right to political dissent and protest.

On May 4th 2010, 58 year old Myanmar refugee Po La Hay was severely beaten in his own home after police raided mistaken address. Hay, who speaks very little English, was punched and kicked after collapsing to the ground. Hamilton police did not call SIU following the incident. Following the investigation only one cop, Ryan Tocher, was charged. Tocher was also under investigation for “discreditable conduct and unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority” at the time of the incident. He is still working for Hamilton Police Services.

On February 2nd, 2011, 19 year old Andreas Chinnery was shot and killed inside his apartment by 3 police responding to a noise complaint. Andreas was not armed and the officers were let into the apartment. To date the Hamilton Police have refused to release virtually any information regarding the shooting.

We as a community cannot let this behaviour continue unopposed in our city! The SIU has time and time again proven itself to be an impotent organization, incapable of keeping police brutality, assault, harassment and murder in check. The vast majority of cops investigated by the SIU (police investigating police) are cleared of all charges. The time has come for us as victims of the police to begin providing our own solutions. This is why we are calling for a rally and demonstration on Saturday April 30th in Hamilton.

We demand an open investigation into the murder of Andreas Chinnery! We will no longer accept police brutality in our city! We will stand together across our communities in defence of those targeted by the police!

These RainBarrels are the most environmentally friendly available. They are reprocessed barrels that previously contained food items. All proceeds will go to Earth Day Eco-Festival. Price of barrels $50 including taxes. Can purchase online at www.rainbarrel.ca. Do not have to be a citizen of Hamilton to purchase a barrel. No limit on how many can be purchased. Earth Day Hamilton-Burlington gets 10 dollars from each sale. Rainbarrel.ca is a Hamilton company.

Could you please circulate widely:

Key contests: http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/key_contests Your Riding (by map): http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/canada-riding-lookup (zoom in)

Your Riding (by area/riding): http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/canada-riding-lookup/province

Homepage: http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/ (scroll down)

We are pleased to announce our 2011 participating artists. This year we have 10 locations and 20 artists:

Ruth Marshall, glass Rebecca Johnston, chainmaille jewellery Tanya Kirouac, encaustic Laurie Skantos, painting Emma Gerard, glass jewellery Tara Lynne Franco, pottery & ceramic art Siobhan Lynch, stained glass Grace Loney, painting Catherine Weir, raku pottery David Hind, metal sculpture Julia Veenstra, painting Janice Peshke, jewellery Jeff Tessier, photography Rachel Dykstra, jewellery Gordon Leverton, pastels and acrylics Michelle Prosek, glass and glass jewellery Pat Foss, painting Tor Lukasik-Foss, mixed media Helga Morrison, painting Gerten Basom, painting

If you wish to be added to our mailing list and receive an email notice or a copy of our brochure and map, please go to our Contact page.

http://www.westhamiltonartiststour.com

We are pleased to announce our 2011 participating artists. This year we have 10 locations and 20 artists:

Ruth Marshall, glass Rebecca Johnston, chainmaille jewellery Tanya Kirouac, encaustic Laurie Skantos, painting Emma Gerard, glass jewellery Tara Lynne Franco, pottery & ceramic art Siobhan Lynch, stained glass Grace Loney, painting Catherine Weir, raku pottery David Hind, metal sculpture Julia Veenstra, painting Janice Peshke, jewellery Jeff Tessier, photography Rachel Dykstra, jewellery Gordon Leverton, pastels and acrylics Michelle Prosek, glass and glass jewellery Pat Foss, painting Tor Lukasik-Foss, mixed media Helga Morrison, painting Gerten Basom, painting

If you wish to be added to our mailing list and receive an email notice or a copy of our brochure and map, please go to our Contact page.

https://westhamiltonartiststour.com/Home_Page.html

"There is a global resistance to Canadian mining."

Barrick Gold is the world's largest gold mining company, founded and chaired by Peter Munk. With a former prime minister on their board and former executive sitting on the board of the Canadian Pension Plan, Barrick enjoys government funding and diplomatic support.

Barrick Gold takes advantage of inadequate and poorly enforced regulatory controls to rob Indigenous Peoples and communities of their land and livelihoods, destroying sensitive ecosystems, supporting brutal military and security operations, and suing those who dare to report on it. Impacted communities are coming to Canada to confront Barrick, sharing their own undeniable perspectives and shedding light on corporate impunity.

Come out to support them!

On Monday May 9th, come out to the Skydragon Centre to hear from front-line activists from Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Tanzania, as well as solidarity activists from Canada, about Barrick Golds impact on communities around the world and what this global resistance looks like.

6:30 - 7:00pm public will view the many display boards and discuss one-on-one with the consultants 7:00- 8:00pm formal presentation, approx 1/2 hr. to recap project process since Oct. 6/10 and 1/2 hr to present summary of issues and concept #4. 8:00 - 8:30 brief Q&A 8:30 - 9:30 public will view the display boards and discuss one-on-one with the consultants

Please join us for an engaging evening as we celebrate the release of McMaster University professor, Wayne Lewchuk's new book titled "Working Without Commitments: The Health Effects of Precarious Employment". This event will feature a reading by professor Lewchuk, as well as, speeches by several guests and a round table discussion of poverty and precarious employment issues affecting Hamiltonians.

This event is sponsored by McMaster Community Poverty Initiative; Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton; 25 in 5:Hamilton Network for Poverty Reduction; McMaster University Department of Labour Studies; and Bryan Prince Bookseller.

This is a free event, everyone welcome. To RSVP, or for questions please contact Bryan Prince Bookseller.

Join us on Saturday May 14th, at 1 pm, for the return of Garbage Crawl. We’ll be doing a neighbourhood litter cleanup, starting at North Central Park on Wentworth Street North at Mars Avenue. Bring some sturdy shoes, a pair of work gloves, and a few friends. We’ve got work to do.

“OPEN THE CIRCLE – 10th anniversary celebration of connecting and contributing”

…Music and Dessert night in support of Student Open Circles …with musical guests: Cathy Grise & Tim Versteeg (Folk), Léa Beauvais and friends (Acoustic Pop Folk), Ken Yan and Rob Cockcroft (Piano and Violin), Jacob Letkemann (Piano) ...raffle, silent auction, art sale, inspiring stories from students

Tickets (at the door or on our website): $10 All proceeds support Student Open Circles (cash or cheque only)

Student Open Circles connects over 300 McMaster students to volunteer weekly with at risk children and youth, adults living with disabilities, recent immigrants, and at homeless shelters. On campus forums bring together a diversity of students to explore deeper meaning, values and social justice in an atmosphere of respect.

Come out to enjoy a variety of dishes at the Free Nyki Potluck! It is being hosted on Sunday, May 15th at the Sky Dragon Centre. Vegetarian, vegan and meat dishes will be present and we encourage everyone to come and show off a dish of your own. There will be a reading of Nyki’s poetry and we as well welcome others to come out to share some of their own poetry.

The entire event is done by donation (pay what you can), with all donations going to the Free Nyki campaign. The fundraiser goes from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m

For more info about Nyki and her case, visit http://www.freenyki.org/ or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Nyki/138497129550958

This Lecture Series, created by the Giant's rib Discovery Centre, is named in honour of the former General manager of the Hamilton Conservation Authority and is dedicated to promoting the Niagara Escarpment as an internationally-recognized World Biosphere Reserve, as well as being a truly unique topographic feature of our natural and cultural heritage. This month, photographer Dean Gigler of the Hamilton Naturalists' Club presents "Discovering the Spring Wildflowers in Hamilton's Natural Areas". Parking is free, but there is $2.00 admission fee for the presentation.

If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests and contaminated the food supply, would you resist? If creatures from outer space made the water so poisonous you wouldn't dream of drinking it, would you try to stop them? If monsters released toxic chemicals that caused cancer in the people you love, would you fight back?

These aren't idle questions. It's happening now – except there are no aliens. The culture that's cradled us since birth is a killer.

Join director Franklin Lopez on the Hamilton stop of his North American tour. A critical documentary inspired by the work of Derrick Jensen. $5-15 admission, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Free Tickets and Full Details: http://democamphamilton2.eventbrite.com/

DemoCampHamilton1 was a smashing success with 100+ attendees from the Hamilton software community coming out to see cool software demos and enjoy good company. Now DemoCampHamilton2 has been announced - come out and be part of the community!

DemoCamp is an event format that involves a keynote speaker, about 5 software demos which each consist of 5 minutes of actually demoing the software and 5 minutes of Q&A, followed by general socializing with the good company in attendance.

DemoCampHamilton2 will feature a keynote presentation by Mic Berman, acting COO at FreshBooks and Founder at Embarkonit, as well as demos by FluidMedia, Dan Zen, Indellient, Open Hamilton and MealDeck.

Show up early and stay after! DemoCampHamilton2 will be taking place at the same time as the AppsForHealth conference at Mohawk College. From 5:00pm to 10:00pm there will be live music, food and drinks at the outdoor Terrace Garden, a short walk from Room i109 where DemoCampHamilton2 will take place.

Catch classic science fiction projected onto a 16 foot screen from an HD projector on the last Sunday of every month at The Staircase. Pulling from the massive library of Michael Bennett (Hamilton Spectator editor) epic science fiction movies will be carefully chosen for their uniqueness and importance in the realm of science fiction. The screening will be complete with equally epic trailers and fresh popcorn.

Join Hamilton's creative community as we launch the 4th season of the HAMILTON24 Festival!

At 5pm, come and mingle and celebrate our 4th season with us! At 8pm, we'll start the kick-off of the Hamilton24 Film event - at 9pm, the filmmakers will begin their 24-hour production period.

All welcome! No cover!

Celebrate Hamilton as a cycling and active community by participating in Bike to Work Day on May 30. Bike to Work Day provides an opportunity to meet others interested in staying fit, building cycling confidence and learning about commuting choices. Join one of many Group Rides happening in Hamilton on the morning of Monday, May 30 for a celebration in Gore Park from 7:45 to 8:30. Prizes are available to all participants, so get involved! Participation is easy helps to shape cycling culture in Hamilton. For Group Ride information and more visit www.smartcommutehamilton.ca. Smart Commute Hamilton is an association lead by the City of Hamilton and community partners.

The groundbreaking Code Red series, by investigative reporter Steve Buist, was published in 2010. Code Red used data to map the health of Hamilton down to the neighbourhood level. Code Red started a new conversation in Hamilton. Learn what has and hasn't happened in the year since publication.

Speakers include Dr. Michael Hayes ("From Code Red Kid to University Professor"), Steve Buist, Neil Johnston, Terry Cooke, Dr. Chris Mackie and Mark Chamberlain.

Host: Jim Poling, Managing Editor, The Spectator

RSVP required: call 905-526-3221.

We are pleased to announce the 4th annual Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair. Please spread the word! The bookfair will be a one day event with anti-capitalist, anarchist and social justice oriented publishers, vendors and organizations from across the region gathering to share literature and ideas. A series of workshops through ...out the day are also planned, details will be available shortly.

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We need to talk. We need to talk about our past: the HSR strike of 1906, the steelworkers’ strike of ’46, the fight for the Red Hill Valley, the fact that this city is on stolen Native land. We need to talk about what we are facing today: attacks on workers and the poor, gentrification, the total destruction of our landbase, and the same deception and oppression from those in power we’ve always seen. Finally, let’s talk about our future. Let’s talk about a world without classes, bosses, borders or boredom. Let’s talk about freedom, and how we’re gonna get there.

On June 4th, join us in the historic Worker’s Arts and Heritage Centre for the 4th annual Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair. There will be books and literature, workshops and discussions, free food and childcare. This venue is wheelchair accessible, please feel free to contact us about accessibility concerns: hamiltonbookfair@gmail.com We’ll see you there! Love,

The Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair Crew

Official Afterparty: Dance! Dance! (& Revolution) 3 www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212227608798167