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Social inclusion and electoral boundaries: ensuring all voices are heard
By Sara Mayo The recent debate about changes to school board electoral boundaries has brought to the public agenda important questions of equity and inclusion. But missing from the debate has been the potential risk of diluting of the votes of Hamilton’s lowest income neighbourhoods, marginalizing their voices even further. A recent Spectator article quoted …
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Ms. Claus’ 1st Annual Christmas Dinner
Supporting Our Sisters Advisory Committee and the Women’s Housing Planning Collaborative present Ms. Claus’ 1st AnnualChristmas Dinner Single women and women with children are cordially invited to join us for a FREE dinner feast and gifts for children provided by the Taiwanese Hiking Group. December 25, 201312:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Jet Banquet Hall746 Barton …
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More Hamiltonians losing properties due to unpaid taxes
Taxpayers are struggling, says the city’s Director of Taxation By Samantha Craggs A record number of properties are being slapped with liens because Hamilton home and business owners can’t pay their taxes. By the end of 2013, the city will have registered more than 500 properties after warning owners that time is up to pay their overdue …
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Hamilton seeks funding to fix housing crisis
By Stacey Escott Jesse and her four-year-old son have been staying at a local shelter since mid-August. After waiting to get on the subsidized housing list, they finally found a safe place to call home come January. “It felt like a hundred pounds melted off of my shoulders when I realized my son will not …
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Local pressure to raise Ontario’s minimum wage
Local supporters of the drive to increase Ontario’s minimum wage are meeting to call for more action. A forum being held Tuesday, sponsored by the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction and Hamilton Organizing for Poverty Elimination (HOPE), is designed to let local supporters voice opinions they were denied the chance to share at a provincial …
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