http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog Hamilton City News & Local Search Directory Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10573/welcome-to-directory-of-hamilton-blog-page The Conference Board of Canada says it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find a job in the Hamilton area. The board each month publishes a so-called Help Wanted Index, which looks at the number of online job postings in more than two dozen Canadian communities. The board also compares the number of ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/11086/getting-tougher-to-find-a-job-in-hamilton-report VANCOUVER — The closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Games will be young, light-hearted and will poke fun at Canada, says VANOC CEO John Furlong. Furlong also promises that the ceremonies will showcase some “pretty amazing Canadian talent” and bust some Canadian myths. But Furlong declined to give any hints at which performers ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/11083/olympics%e2%80%99-closing-ceremonies-will-poke-fun-at-canada-furlong VANCOUVER, B.C. - Hockey Canada apologized Thursday for an impromptu party the Olympic women's hockey team threw for itself on the Canada Hockey Place ice after winning the gold medal. Canadian players, still wearing their uniforms and with gold medals draped around their necks, celebrated their victory by drinking champagne and ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/11078/hockey-canada-apologizes-for-gold-medal-party Performance Hunter Incorporated (PHI) is a Canadian based search firm specializing in management and professional ranks within the financial, accounting and engineering industries. They have a great deal of experience bringing impact players to organizations of all sizes right across the globe with a superior track record that speaks for ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10919/the-next-generation-executive-search-recruitment The city and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are set for more detailed talks now that the site of the Pan Am stadium has been pinned down. "We've been talking generally about the stadium, but now discussions can get more specific," said David Adames, the city's Pan Am specialist. While talks can centre on ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10897/ticats-ready-to-kick-off-talks-on-role-in-new-pan-am-stadium The city has recouped nearly all of the money that went missing from HSR coffers. Yesterday, the city announced it has recovered $1.57 million of the $1.81 million that disappered from HSR fare boxes, the latest coming from an insurance settlement. The city had already recovered about $800,000 from Avero Security, the ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10896/city-recoups-157-million-of-missing-fares But Metrolinx president says commitment isn't possible until province decides on funding Metrolinx should "dream big" for Hamilton and "bite the bullet" on light rail transit, a renowned urban expert told his colleagues on the transit agency's board yesterday.Read the rest here: Give Hamilton light rail, transit body told "This is one of ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10894/give-hamilton-light-rail-transit-body-told A Pan Am Games stadium on a west harbour site would mean a massive economic gust to revitalize Hamilton's economy, a business plan forecasts. The draft Deloitte analysis says the city's $60-million investment in sports and recreation infrastructure would result in: * $214 million in direct and indirect spending during construction of ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10856/big-pan-am-payback-expected A former Hamilton SPCA senior fundraiser says she quit because she could no longer face asking for cash knowing it wasn't all being spent to help animals. "I left because I could not look donors in the eye and myself in the mirror anymore," said Brenda Dushko, 50, yesterday. "I could not ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10844/employee-left-spca-for-ethical-reasons A 17-month old Hamilton boy who inhaled pieces of yellow crayon was saved by medical equipment donated to McMaster Children's Hospital weeks earlier. The toddler was on life support and in danger of dying when pediatric surgeon Dr. Brian Cameron used the $35,000 bronchoscope, donated in January by Cadillac Fairview Corporation ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10867/toddler-gets-the-gift-of-life Up to 500 uncounted votes not expected to change early results There are potentially 500 uncounted votes out there that could change the course of the school year for 200,000 students at Ontario's 24 community colleges. But it would take an unusual streak of "no" votes among that block to change preliminary ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10808/little-chance-of-college-strike TOURISM HAMILTON'S executive director David Adames will make recommendations to city council next week about how to acquire properties on a three-block parcel of land in the west harbour where a Pan Am Games stadium has been proposed. A business report says the costs of acquiring and remediating the land ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10803/stadium-site-costs-set-to-double The city has spent almost a billion dollars since 1998 to run provincially mandated programs billed as revenue neutral - an expense one city councillor thinks merits a lawsuit against the Ontario government. A report presented to council Tuesday shows provincially mandated programs -- which include Ontario Works (formerly welfare), social ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10693/downloading-costs-hamilton-1-billion The voice of city businesses is trumpeting the west harbour as the best site for the Pan Am Games stadium. The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce will flesh out that position next week as city councillors review an analysis of that site and an airport lands location. Yesterday's recommendation came a day before ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10742/chamber-likes-stadium-by-lake Falling student enrolment means all but three of Hamilton's public high schools will be under close scrutiny in the coming months before a decision is made about which ones should close. Of the city's 18 public high schools, the only ones not being reviewed are Saltfleet District in Stoney Creek, Waterdown ... http://www.directoryofhamilton.com/blog/10729/school-closing-review-committees-to-be-struck