Provincial budget talks met with protest in Hamilton
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN While government bureaucrats recessed in the warm east ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel downtown Hamilton, union workers, labour activists and other protestors raged outside in the freezing cold against the Ontario government’s new austerity measures. Last Monday, officials from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs hosted a public hearing so […]
Made by hand, made with love
STORY BY MATTHEW LOWE Made by hand. There’s a more authentic feeling while crafting pendants, quilts, blankets and plushies than a manufacturing line could ever hope to achieve, says Jacqueline Hunter. At the Christmas Made by Hand show at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Saturday, dozens of visitors shopped for gifts. “There are over 100 […]
The weather outside is frightful, but the parade is so delightful
VIDEO BY MATTHEW LOWE Last Saturday, Hamilton hosted its annual Santa Claus parade. The parade started on corner of Main and Queen Street and finished at King and Bay Street. More than 50 floats were in the parade. For more information, visit The Hamilton Santa Claus Parade website. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXnpkdgKXa4
