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Index of Past CATCH Articles - Year 2005

See also year 2004 articles and year 2006 articles
2005
Dec 28 – Police and garbage top city budget demands
Dec 26 – Election donations case postponed again
Dec 19 – Study finds downtown best location for train station
Dec 19 – Support sought for Auchmar estate
Dec 17 – Provincial money supports transit operation
Dec 3 – New city tree planting program
Dec 2 – Harbour trail heading around the bay
Dec 2 – Another meeting called on Highland Gardens Park pumping station
Nov 29 – Citizens being left out of city's 25-year plan
Nov 28 – Bus hike decision postponed
Nov 28 – Councillors worry about intensification
Nov 27 – Proposed boundary expansion includes Pleasantview
Nov 26 – Bus fare hikes debate on Monday
Nov 24 – City move means $1 million for low-income families
Nov 21 – Maple Leaf lobbyist linked to mayor's office
Nov 20 – Attracting sustainable business
Nov 20 – Flurry of public consultations
Nov 18 – Class action lawsuit approved
Nov 18 – Who has the right to attend secret council meetings
Nov 17 – Compliance audit will continue
Nov 16 – Committee refuses to hear residents with water problems
Nov 16 – Hundreds rally against Maple Leaf deal
Nov 15 – City had secret negotiations with Maple Leaf for months
Nov 12 – Citizen research forces delay of Waterdown road plans
Nov 10 – Chapman wants audit completed
Nov 10 – Architect says get rid of one-way streets
Nov 8 – Mayor has now returned 56 campaign donations
Nov 8 – Audit discussion to be secret
Nov 7 – Meetings focus on new planning ideas for Hamilton
Nov 7 – Feed the kids or pay the rent
Nov 6 – Harbour disposal may not be legal
Nov 3 – City sewer rules called "conflict of interest'
Nov 2 – Chapman request pushes open door to audit comments
Nov 1 – Red Hill group organizes lecture
Oct 31 – Public frozen out of election audit debate
Oct 30 – City refuses to respond to aerotropolis letter
Oct 29 – Two Maple Leaf meetings scheduled, but company says it's in no rush
Oct 28 – Waterdown growth may be delayed for years
Oct 27 – Audit Report Finds More Problems With Di Ianni Campaign
Oct 24 – Compliance Audit Overdue
Oct 24 – Council Asked to Deal with Smog
Oct 23 – McCarthy Wants Growth Restrictions to Alleviate School Over-Crowding
Oct 23 – Thunder Silenced in Hamilton
Oct 21 – Monies Flowing for Maple Leaf?
Oct 21 – Payday Loan Businesses Targetted
Oct 20 – Councillors Clash Over Peak Oil
Oct 20 – Citizen Group Still Waiting for Answers on Aerotropolis
Oct 11 – Councillor Asks About Stopping Waterdown Growth
Oct 10 – New Provincial Policies Shaking Up City Planning
Oct 8 – Airport Sale Could Garner $400 Million
Oct 5 – Mitchell Case Divides Council
Oct 5 – GRIDS Meeting Cancelled
Oct 4 – Parking Not Free But More Being Provided Downtown
Oct 3 – Tenant Helpline Established
Oct 2 – MPP Blames City for Waterdown Expansion Problems
Sept 30 – Business Survey Gets Mixed Media Reaction
Sept 29 – Council Meets in Secret on Mitchell
Sept 26 – Anti-Poverty Actions Tomorrow and Thursday
Sept 26 – TD Bank Economists Slam Ontario Welfare System
Sept 23 – Sparks Fly Over Downtown Parking
Sept 23 – Big Savings Reported from Using In-House Staff
Sept 22 – Aerotropolis Not Part of GRIDS?
Sept 21 – Pesticides Making Comeback at City
Sept 19 – Growth Creating Big Headaches in Waterdown
Sept 19 – Very Short Notice of Council Meeting
Sept 13 – City and School Board Urged to Preserve North End School Site
Sept 13 – Environment Day at Centre Mall
Sept 12 – New City Incinerator Being Considered
Sept 12 – Waste Staff Not Asked About Incinerator Zoning Approval
Sept 9 – City Sitting on Poverty Relief Funds
Sept 9 – Third Bar Closed for Smoking Violations
Sept 7 – Conference Board Slams Sprawl
Sept 7 – Home Demolitions on Hold
Sept 1 – Horwath Wants East End Air Monitoring Station
Sept 1 – Council Returns to Regular Schedule
Aug 31 – Bizarre City Tendering Process
Aug 31 – MPP Joins Calls for Full Assessment of Incinerator
Aug 30 – Province Sidesteps City Request for Assessment of Incinerator
Aug 30 – Special Council Meeting on Flooding
Aug 26 – Maple Leaf Deal by Mid-September?
Aug 25 – New Group Offers Alternative to 'Desparation Planning'
Aug 25 – Citizens Wanted for Transit Task Force
Aug 22 – Business Development Mission in China
Aug 13 – Maple Leaf Backs Out of Jobs Promise
Aug 13 – Conflict of Interest Declarations
Aug 9 – Compliance Auditor Selected
Aug 9 – Residents Want Lake Access Retained
Aug 6For the Record: Councillor Merulla questioning city staff about proposed incinerator
Aug 5 – East End Air Monitoring 'Private'
Aug 5 – Climate Change Scientist to Speak in Hamilton
Aug 5 – Downtown Security and Cleanup
Aug 3 – Province Appealing Aerotropolis Decision
July 31 – More Prime Agricultural Land Threatened
July 31 – Maple Leaf Decision Could Take a Year
July 29 – City Spending $2 Million on Ancaster School Site
July 27 – Mississauga Gets Maple Leaf Office Jobs
July 22 – Aerotropolis Plan Being Appealed
July 18 – Less Than 1500 Jobs Currently at Airport
July 15 – Transportation Focus for Hamilton
July 13 – Expressway Compensation Could Hit $60 Million
July 13 – Road Repairs Stir Council Debate
July 12 – Heat Wave Brings Warnings and Action
July 12 – Red Hill Residents Unveiling Legal Action
July 10 – Legal Bills Balloon
July 10 – How Many Aerotropolis Jobs?
July 9 – Hamilton Police Services Board Refuses to Investigate Leaks
July 3 – Mayor's Campaign Donors in Court on Tuesday
July 2 – Aerotropolis Foes Organize
July 2 – City Objects to Quarry Expansion
June 28 – Audio and Images from June 28 Aerotropolis Meeting
June 27 – Public Gets Another Chance to Speak on Aerotropolis Proposal
June 23 – Ferguson: Don't Do Business With People Who Sue You
June 23 – Wissenz Resigns from GRIDS Committee
June 23 – Councillor Wants Legal Spending Details
June 20 – Zoning Approval Recommended for Huge Incinerator
June 18 – Province Challenges GRIDS Approach
June 18 – James-John Going Two-Way
June 17 – Cost of Suing Protestors Already $100,000
June 17 – Should the City Ban Pesticides?
June 16 – Mayor's Office Appears to Have Hired His Campaign Manager
June 16 – Freedom of Information (FOI)
June 13 – Garbage Contract Challenged – Company Says City Losing $7 Million
June 6 – Aerotropolis Seen as Economic Saviour for Hamilton
June 5 – Developers Back Airport, Say Provincial Sprawl Rules are Unworkable
June 5 – City Council Supports Bringing CBC to Hamilton
June 3 – Massive Urban Boundary Expansion Decision Set for Tuesday Morning
June 2 – City's GRIDS Plan Violates Its Central Principles
May 31 – Growth Plans Call for Huge Loss of Agricultural Lands
May 29 – Public Gets to See 25-Year Growth Plan
May 29 – Sheila Copps Lecture on "Greening Canada"
May 25 – No City Plan to Combat Sprawl
May 23 – City Exempts Itself from Zoning Bylaw
May 23 – Garbage Disposal Options Being Presented Tomorrow
May 20 – Suing Tree-Sitters for Damages Contravenes Specific Council Decision
May 20 – What was Said on the Lister Block Deal
May 18 – Eighteen Corporations Charged for Over-Contributions to Mayor
May 18 – Dundas Transportation Issues Under Discussion
May 18 – Secretive Committee Driving 30-year City Plan
May 17 – Bottles of Blood Found in Rennie Dump
May 17 – Citizens Convince Council to Re-jig Transit Task Force
May 15 – Compliance Audit Decision Strengthens Citizen Rights
May 14 – Business Dominates Task Force on Buses
May 13 – Judge Orders Audit of Mayor's Campaign Finances
May 7 – Petition to Change Election Finance Law
May 7 – Lister Deal Looks Likely
May 5 – Public Being Shut Out of Lister Block
May 1 – Chapman Raises Over $20,000
May 1 – Tree Cutting Bylaw Unveiled
Apr 30 – Airport Flights Decline for Fourth Straight Year
Apr 30 – Petition to Bring CBC to Hamilton
Apr 30 – Tree Planting Success
Apr 29 – Council Supports Aerotropolis Plan
Apr 28 – Dufferin Seeks to Quadruple Flamborough Quarrying
Apr 28 – Hamiltonian Appointed to Canadian Human Rights Commission
Apr 23 – Chapman Auctioning Personal Possessions to Cover Legal Bills
Apr 23 – Council Shift to Suburbs Cuts TV Coverage
Apr 18 – Anderson and Copps Fighting City Lawsuit
Apr 18 – Silverberg Repayment
Apr 17 – City Pursuing Lawsuits Against Citizens
Apr 17 – 200% Increase in Noise Costs for Expressway
Apr 16 – Anti-idling Bylaw Still Under Study
Apr 16 – Councillor Evaluates City Record
Apr 15 – No Reduction in Tenant Tax Rates
Apr 15 – Bennett Under Investigation
Apr 10 – Business Taxes Being Reduced for Fifth Year in a Row
Apr 10 – Councillors Organizing Volunteer Tree Planting
Apr 4Bus Improvements Less Likely
Apr 4Waterfront Trail Extension
Apr 3Tree Maintenance Program Delayed Another Year
Mar 30Objections Delay Car Wash Decision
Mar 30Red Hill Tree Removal Estimates Inaccurate
Mar 28 – City Will Mark Little Africa Community
Mar 27 – Chapman Holding Fundraiser for Court Costs
Mar 27 – Budget Talks Resume on Thursday
Mar 26 – Council Splits Over Consultant Selection
Mar 26 – Woman of the Year Nominations
Mar 22 – Mid-Peninsula Corridor – the Sequel Starts in Hamilton
Mar 17 – Auditors Rejected for Being Too Critical
Mar 17 – Students Support Bus Fare Increase
Mar 14 – Linc Noise Walls Don't Work
Mar 14 – Peace and Kelly Top City Junket List
Mar 14 – Braden Backs Blue Box Man
Mar 14 – Lift Buses Approved for DARTS
Mar 12 – $3500 in Donations to Di Ianni Campaign Not Reported
Mar 9 – Mayor Wants Latest Donor List Kept Out of Court
Mar 8 – Many More Problem Donations in Mayor's Election Campaign
Mar 8 – City Manager Donated to Di Ianni Campaign
Mar 4 – City Budget On Hold
Mar 4 – Torstar Profits Up But Spectator Struggling
Mar 2 – Red Hill Legal Costs Jump to $6.6 Million
Mar 2 – Increased Health Risk from Toxic Landfill
Mar 1 – Tree Maintenance Still in Budget Limbo
Mar 1 – Environment Hamilton Launches Climate Change Project
Feb 27 – Province will Investigate High Bacterial Levels on Hamilton Beaches 
Feb 26 – Special Council Meeting on Water Billing Contract
Feb 26 – Tenants Sought for City Committee
Feb 26 – Councillors Missing More Meetings
Feb 24 – Day Four of the Compliance Audit Hearing
Feb 20 – City Refuses to Release Details of Payments to Christine Silverberg and Other Consultants
Feb 20 – Big Drop in Hamilton Crime Levels
Feb 19 – Fight Over Compliance Audit of Di Ianni Election Finances Resumes Monday
Feb 16 – Bumpy Ride for Vision 2020
Feb 16 – Di Ianni Says He Didn't See Robertson Letter
Feb 14 – Robertson Warned Di Ianni of City Bankruptcy
Feb 13 – Future Fund Gutted - City to Borrow All $100 Million Principal
Feb 10 – "We're from Hamilton, and We're Sorry"
Feb 9 – Mayor's Lawyer Says Receiving Excess Donations Not Illegal
Feb 7 – Mayor Offers 'Private Internal Audit' to Court
Feb 3 – Compliance Audit Case Resumes on Monday
Feb 3 – Smog Alert Issued
Jan 31 – Hamilton Tenants Pay Much Higher Property Taxes  
Jan 29 – Big Differences Between City and Suburban Taxes May Change Because of Gas Tax Money  
Jan 24 – City Employing Lobbyists in Ottawa
Jan 24 – Citizens Speak Out on City Budget
Jan 22 – Poverty Task Force to be Unveiled on Tuesday
Jan 22 – Should Citizens Direct City Budget Decisions?
Jan 22 – Pesticide Education Recommended
Jan 21 – Committee Cancellations Magnifies Disparity Between Councillors
Jan 20 – Councillors Support Newspaper Strike
Jan 18 – Bratina Pushes for Hamilton VIA Rail Station
Jan 17 – Rennie Toxic Waste Receiver Shut Down
Jan 16 – Red Hill Gravesite Study Finds Ancient Aboriginal Axe, But No Human Remains
Jan 15 – City Owned Trees in Very Poor Condition
Jan 14 – Gas Tax Monies May Be Used to Balance Budget, Not Improve Transit
Jan 9 – Excavation of Toxic Landfill Nearly Four Months Behind Schedule
Jan 9 – Volunteers Sought for Railway Committee
Jan 7 – Leaving the Meter Running at City Hall
Jan 4 – Fare Fred Can't Count and MAVIS is Hard to Work With
Jan 4 – Journalist Slams Media in Hamilton
Jan 2 – Hamilton Newspaper Strike in Fifth Week - Women Seek Pay Equity
Jan 2 – Internal Audit Notes Problems with Expenses Claimed by City Staff
See also year 2004 articles and year 2006 articles
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