Mark Newman
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Mohawk College suspends first year journalism program
Dropping enrolment and few jobs for graduates behind the decision → Read More
Tesla eyes major investment at CF Lime Ridge on Hamilton Mountain
New dealership and service centre requires committee of adjustment approval → Read More
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum soaring into 21st century
Making Freedom Fly is a $1.67 million project that will enable visitors to interact with aircraft and metahumans → Read More
New St. Catherine of Siena church on Hamilton Mountain 60% complete
Parish looking at dedication mass in late spring/early summer → Read More
Hamilton-Burlington SPCA brings back Betty White Challenge
The #BettyWhiteChallenge back at HBSPCA. Here, Karen Reichheld (left) director of animal care at the HBSPCA holds Rae, a seven-week-old female Boston Terrier puppy that will be available for adoption in three weeks along with HBSPCA general manager Becky Collins with Olivia, a 10-week-old female domestic short-haired cat, which will soon be available for adoption. The #BettyWhiteChallenge is… → Read More
YMCA reaching out to BIPOC youth on Hamilton Mountain and beyond
Hekmatullah Mashkoor is thankful for the Youth of Tomorrow program run by the YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford. “It gave me (work) experience,” said the 16-year-old Nora Frances Henderson high school student, who came to Hamilton from Afghanistan a year ago. “They taught me how to go through challenges, how to be a good leader.” Mashkoor said the program enabled him to get a summer camp… → Read More
Stoney Creek resident turning 103
Jack Finan flew Lancasters, worked at Mohawk College → Read More
Garage conversion underway at Rendell Boulevard on Hamilton Mountain
Work has begun to convert the garage behind the house at 38 Rendell Boulevard on the east Mountain into a separate housing unit. The project had been stalled by a Committee of Adjustment (COA) decision in March to deny a parking variance for the proposed new dwelling. But last June, the city removed parking requirements for detached secondary dwelling units where the required parking for the… → Read More
Roma Bakery in Stoney Creek eyes $4-million expansion
Anthony Di Filippo with one of Roma Bakery’s famous vegan slab pizzas. What are the owners of Roma Bakery doing to mark 70 years in business? How about a $4-million expansion? “If you’re in Hamilton, you know Roma pizza,” said Anthony Di Filippo who along with his father, Phil, run the family-owned business that was started by Anthony’s grandfather, Philip, in 1952. Di Filippo said they plan to… → Read More
Hamilton Mountain Auchmar author miffed by city snub
Leanne Pluthero says she should have been consulted on resumption of tours at historic site → Read More
$7.5-million upgrade coming for part of Concession Street/Mountain Brow Boulevard on Hamilton Mountain
Concession Street/Mountain Brow Boulevard, from Upper Gage Avenue to Oakcrest Avenue, is due for a major facelift starting next spring. The $7.5-million project includes road narrowing and water main replacement between Upper Gage and Upper Ottawa and the southside curb lane will be eliminated and replaced by a raised multi-use pathway for pedestrians and cyclists that will connect to Mountain… → Read More
Hamilton area Muslims ready to celebrate Ramadan
Mountain Mosque expected to be packed as COVID restrictions lifted → Read More
Proposed Hamilton Mountain garage conversion draws wrath of neighbours
Homeowner might not proceed if no buy-in from community → Read More
Hamilton Mountain salon and barber shop move reluctantly from Fennell Plaza
Owner says she was led to believe they could relocate within east Mountain site → Read More
Traffic calming and other matters on agenda for Hamilton Mountain councillors in 2022
Jackson, Pauls and Danko seeking re-election in October → Read More
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum celebrating special anniversary
Bill McBride, a year-one member of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, with the Beech 18. He is one of the co-pilots on the aircraft. From humble beginnings as a single hangar in 1972 at what was then Hamilton Civic Airport, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWH) has grown into an internationally renowned aviation museum featuring the only flying Lancaster bomber in North America. “We… → Read More
Santa fully booked at CF Lime Ridge on Hamilton Mountain
Four-year-old Henry Aspros and his two-year-old brother Thomas were all smiles as soon as they caught a glimpse of the man in red at CF Lime Ridge. → Read More
International Day of Persons with Disabilities recognized at Hamilton city hall Dec. 3
Hamilton residents are encouraged to put on something purple and show up to city hall at 5 p.m. Dec. 3. → Read More
Lack of volunteers hampering Hamilton Mountain Legion poppy campaign
It’s another challenging year for the annual poppy campaign at the Mountain Legion. → Read More
Crumbuns bakeshop moving west along Concession Street on Hamilton Mountain
Joanne Emberson had been looking for a new location for her bakeshop business for more than a year. → Read More