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Downtown Casino

The AWWCA Board of Directors has drafted a letter to Ward 1 Councillor Brian McHattie regarding the prospect of a casino in downtown Hamilton. Please find the letter here: 2012.9.11 Letter to McHattie re casino. Please also see this letter from … Continue reading

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2012 Pyjama Parade

McMaster held its annual pajama parade of first-year students on Wednesday, September 5th.  Leaving campus at the Forsythe entrance, they went east on Sterling, turned left onto Dalewod Crescent to Paisley Avenue North, right onto Dromore Crescent, and then back … Continue reading

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Welcome to Welcome Week

It is that time of year again where we welcome students back to McMaster.  There has been a great deal of planning done for Welcome Week and there is a great deal of support for both the students and the … Continue reading

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Open Streets McMaster – Call for Participation

Please see www.mcmaster.ca/openstreetshamilton for more information    

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St. George’s Book Club – Tentative Schedule for 2012-2013

The book club normally meets at 7.00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month from October to June at St. George’s Reformed Episcopal Church, 134 Emerson.  Retired McMaster professor John Ferns leads the book club. Oct. 15 (this is … Continue reading

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Aggressive Driver Hotline

The Hamilton Police Service reminds us that they have an Aggressive Driver Hotline that you can use to report non-emergency traffic violations.  You need to have leave a message with “a licence plate number, a brief car description (colour and … Continue reading

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Churchill Park Teaching Gardens

  Volunteer work parties will be continuing from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturdays May 26, June 2, 9, and 16. No experience is necessary, just willing hands. All ages welcome. Some of the work to be done includes … Continue reading

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Teaching Gardens Update and Volunteer Opportunity

Spring has finally sprung in the Apothecary’s and Plant Lover’s Gardens at the Aviary in Churchill Park, and we are looking for volunteers of all ages to help with the ongoing revitalization of these community treasures.  Work parties will be … Continue reading

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Royal Botanical Gardens – Get Back to Nature Walks

The second Sunday of every month, meet at the parking lot at Princess Point.  The fourth Sunday of every month (Cootes south shore), meet at the Aviary parking lot on Oak Knoll in Westdale.  Free (donations welcome).    Weather updates one … Continue reading

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Ward 1 Participatory Budgeting Advisory Committee (PBAC)

Ainslie Wood Westdale You are invited to apply to become a member of the Ward 1 Participatory Budgeting Advisory Committee (PBAC) to advise Councillor McHattie on how Area Rating Dollars should be spent in Ward 1. Area rating is the method used to … Continue reading

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