Abandoned shopping carts:
Metro: 905-523-5044; Fortino’s (Rifle Range store): 905-308-9045, press 0.
For next-day pickup of Fortino’s buggies: the Buggy Man, 905-921-5811.
Animals injured or in distress: 905-574-3433, press 2
Assessments: Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Hamilton, 1-866-296-6722
Barking dogs: 905-546-CITY (2489)*; after hours: 905-574-3433
Building permits: If in doubt about a building permit for a renovation site, contact Councillor Brian McHattie, 905-546-2416, or bmchattie@hamilton.ca; if there is no permit, file a complaint with him and copy his assistant, Nikola Wojewoda-Patti, nikola.wojewoda-patti@hamilton.ca
City Hall: 905-546-CITY (2489)*; if you know the extension, call 905-546-2424
Contractors: To find out if a contractor is licensed: 905-546-2782 and press 3 for licencing. For concerns about contractors’ activities: Building Services Division at 905-546-3950 or hamilton.ca/building or hamilton.ca/tradelicence. Other helpful resources: Ontario Renovators’ Council (Ontario Home Builders’ Association) for a consumers’ guide to the Standard Renovations Contract at 1-800-387-0109 or ohba.ca/newsinfo/homeownersguidetorenovations; the Better Business Bureau at bbb.org/canada; Consumer Protection (Ontario) a www.consumerbeware.mgs.gov.on.ca
Councillor Brian McHattie: 905-546-2416 or bmchattie@hamilton.ca
Crime Stoppers (to report a crime anonymously): 1-800-222-8477*
Fire: Prevention Division (complaints, information, inquiries): 905-546-2424, ext. 1380; Alarm Room/Dispatch (illegal fireworks, backyard fires): 546-3333* (choose option 5 from the six offered)
Garbage, waste management: 905-546-CITY (2489)*
Graffiti: In progress: 911*; on city property (including street signs) or private property: 905-546-CITY (2489) or hamilton.ca/ProjectsInitiatives/CleanCityStrategy/GraffitiForm.htm
McMaster University, Office of Public Relations, community help line: 905-525-9140, ext. 27305
Noise infractions: For noise in progress call police at 905-546-4925* or the city’s municipal law-enforcement department
at 905-546-2782, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; after hours, 905-546-CITY (2489)
Parking infractions: 905-540-6000* (you need to call while the vehicle is in violation for the vehicle to be ticketed)
Park permits: 905-546-2424, ext. 4270
Police:
To report a non-emergency incident: 905-546-4925*; a person will answer after the taped message (press 0 to skip the message). If you have further inquiries about the West Town area after your report has been made, the crime manager welcomes e-mails (sfeser@hamiltonpoilce.on.ca) or phone calls (905-540-5093)
If you need further assistance: police reception desk, 905-546-4771*
Community police: communitypolice@awwca.ca
Property-standards infractions (dwellings, structures, and yards): Councillor Brian McHattie, 905-546-2416, or bmchattie@hamilton.ca and copy his assistant, Nikola Wojewoda-Patti, nikola.wojewoda-patti@hamilton.ca
Signs:
lllegal signs: 905-546-2424, ext. 2782
Street signs missing or damaged, traffic lights not working: 905-546-4376*
*Hours are 24/7
