Teviah Moro

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Teviah Moro

Hamilton city officials want staffers in the office more days a week as the municipality revises its remote-working policy. Councillors have backed a change that will see workers in the office three and two days a week on alternating weeks. That tweaks the current , which has employees in the office twice a week, in addition to specially scheduled meetings. Coun. Mike Spadafora called for the shift to more in-office work at city hall Thursday. It will help build “morale and culture,” he suggested.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Teviah Moro

Hamilton council has opted for a byelection this fall to fill a vacancy left in Ward 8 with John-Paul Danko’s jump to federal politics. City politicians backed a vote for the Mountain ward residents to select a new representative instead of a council appointment process. With final approval next week, the voting day would be Sept. 22 and will set up the successful candidate for an Oct. 8 inaugural council meeting. “I support people’s democracy and the chance for the electorate to vote,” Coun.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Teviah Moro

Boarded-up heritage buildings crumbled to the ground at Gore Park amid “gaps” in communication between city departments and enforcement efforts, an initial staff review of last fall’s twin collapse has found. And despite notification to owners of 273 vacant buildings in Hamilton, 122 haven’t been signed with a municipal registry meant to keep closer tabs on issues at derelict addresses.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Teviah Moro

Two recent sexual assaults along Hamilton’s rail trail reinforce the need to act on recommendations flowing from a gender-based safety audit, YWCA Hamilton says. “It raises alarm bells for us,” CEO Medora Uppal told The Spectator. “It means that the conversation that we’ve been having is an important one.”It was such acts of violence against women and gender-diverse people that sparked discussions about an audit in the first place, Uppal noted.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Teviah Moro

Hamilton is examining how newly introduced provincial legislation meant to expedite residential construction in Ontario will affect the city’s ability to move ahead with green building standards. This past fall, council adopted a series of carbon-cutting guidelines — some mandatory and others optional — covering a range of considerations, from building-energy efficiency to water conservation and bird-friendly windows.