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245 Canadian GM Dealerships to Close
May 20, 2009 – 5:18 pm | One Comment
245 Canadian GM Dealerships to Close

Gary Norris
The Canadian Press & theSpec.com Report:
TORONTO — General Motors of Canada has told about two in every five of its dealers that their relationships with the automaker will end by October 2010.
Many are expected …

“Who Actually Controls The Team”
May 20, 2009 – 9:56 am | No Comment
“Who Actually Controls The Team”

Coyotes relocation, auction bid are crucial issues, judge says

May 20, 2009
Steve Milton
The Hamilton Spectator
PHOENIX (May 20, 2009)
Although the NHL and the owner of the Phoenix Coyotes both insisted over the past two weeks that …

Ticats Visit Local Boston Pizzas
May 19, 2009 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
Ticats Visit Local Boston Pizzas

Ticats.ca Reports
Beginning this week the Tiger-Cats will be hosting four separate ticketing events at different Boston Pizzas across TigerTown. Each event will include appearances by Ticats coaches, players, alumni and Stripes taking place from 6 …

Hockey Canada Told Bring Back Three Gold Medals
May 19, 2009 – 2:43 pm | One Comment
Hockey Canada Told Bring Back Three Gold Medals

By Matthew Sekeres, The Globe and Mail
Hockey Canada’s annual general meeting concluded in Vancouver yesterday with two recommendations for the game’s future.
For starters, delegates from across the country decided to hold a second hockey summit …

Home Sales Expected to Fall 21 Per Cent
May 19, 2009 – 2:18 pm | No Comment
Home Sales Expected to Fall 21 Per Cent

theSpec.com Reports:
This area’s housing market will get worse before it gets better, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
In its semi-annual Housing Market Outlook report for Hamilton -Burlington and Brantford released today, CMHC predicts sales …

GM, Canadian Worker Deal Unlikely Today, Union Says
May 18, 2009 – 12:26 pm | No Comment
GM, Canadian Worker Deal Unlikely Today, Union Says

By Frederic Tomesco
May 17 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp. and the Canadian Auto Workers probably will have to wait at least another day before agreeing on a new labor contract, union President Ken Lewenza said.
Canada’s …

Balsillie Could be Stuck With Team in Phoenix
May 18, 2009 – 12:15 pm | No Comment
Balsillie Could be Stuck With Team in Phoenix

Arena lease, league rules could keep them from moving to Hamilton

The clock is ticking towards hockey in Hamilton.
Or is it?
One day remains for Judge Redfield Baum to wade through more than 100 documents from the …

Tim Hortons Inc. Building $30-Million Coffee Roasting Facility in Hamilton, Ontario
May 17, 2009 – 6:41 pm | One Comment
Tim Hortons Inc. Building $30-Million Coffee Roasting Facility in Hamilton, Ontario

State-of-the-art operation extends control from “bean to cup”;
Capable of annually producing hundreds of millions of cups of rich, consistent coffee
(April 29, 2009): Tim Hortons has built its reputation and customer loyalty on coffee, from …

Ancaster Fair showcases new facilities
May 17, 2009 – 10:33 am | No Comment
Ancaster Fair showcases new facilities

The multi-million dollar transformation of the Ancaster Fairgrounds is nearly complete.
The Ancaster Agricultural Society unveiled its new $18 million fairgrounds at last weekend’s public open house.
The 200 acre property at 630 Trinity Road includes 100 …

McGuinty leaves door open for public money to fix up Hamilton arena for NHL
May 16, 2009 – 8:00 am | No Comment
McGuinty leaves door open for public money to fix up Hamilton arena for NHL

One week after rejecting the idea of using taxpayers’ money to help bring an NHL franchise to Hamilton, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty left the door open Wednesday to using public funds to help fix up …

RIM Owner eyes 20-year lease at Copps Coliseum
May 14, 2009 – 5:43 am | No Comment
RIM Owner eyes 20-year lease at Copps Coliseum

 
 
FaceOff.Com Announces:
Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie is a step closer to securing a venue in Hamilton for an NHL franchise. Now all he needs is a team.
Hamilton city council signed off on a plan Wednesday night …