Brad Clark Report

The City of Hamilton’s 2022 Rain Barrel Event will be held strictly ONLINE this year. Rain barrels can be ordered online from April 1 until May 14, 2022.

Orders available online only

Visit www.rainbarrel.ca/cityofhamilton between April 1st and May 14th to order your rain barrel. The rain barrels offered as part of this sale are $75 each with taxes included and free delivery.

Deliveries will be completed throughout the sale and no later than May 31, 2022. 

2022 Rain Barrel Sale

Credit, debit, Interact e-transfer & PayPal accepted online. Rain barrels can only be ordered online and delivered within the City of Hamilton (Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek). There is no pick-up option available.

Rain barrel details

• Model: Sandstone Rain Barrel (pictured)
• Cost: $75 per barrel (taxes included + free shipping)
• Size: Approximately 23” wide by 38” tall
• Weight: Approximately 24lbs (empty)
• Capacity: 240 litres / 60 gallons

Each Rain Barrel includes:

• Leaf and mosquito filter basket
• Overflow adapter and hose that allows multiple barrels to be connected in series
• Spigot

The following reminders were distributed to homes where the City has a record of a backflow valve being installed. It is recomended that residents check their backfow valves every three months

The City of Hamilton’s first online engagement survey related to Corporate Asset Management was launched January 25, 2022. The feedback we receive from this survey will be used to gauge levels of satisfaction with the City’s core assets (roads, bridges, culverts, drinking water, wastewater, storm-water).

We will use the data collected to support the development and execution of the City’s Corporate Asset Management Strategy. It will help us to make more informed and data driven decisions on plans for future levels of service to meet the community’s needs.

This survey will be open to the public until February 18, 2022.  Upon the completion of this survey, Council and members of the community can expect additional similar surveys on the City’s other important assets in the coming months and years.

The survey can be found here: https://engage.hamilton.ca/roadswaterservices

This proposed route change is designed to bring local transit access to the newer subdivisions of Penny Lanes Estates, Empire Victory (Nash Neighbourhood) and Heritage Green Sports Park. Frequency will also change from every 30mins to every 20 mins. This route change helps to improve connectivity, frequency and dependability.

Route 43 Stone Church passengers, we want to hear from you! We’re proposing a shift to a portion of the route in order to accommodate increasing development and population density in the area. Share your feedback between now and May 15 by visiting: http://qr.hamilton.ca/route43. Thank you! #HamOnt

Storms are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change and we are experiencing more pollution in our waterways and flooding in our communities. This is putting a ton of pressure on our storm-water management systems. But there’s a solution! If we work together to manage rain where it falls we can lessen the impact on our infrastructure and restore our natural waterways. 

Green Venture is hosting a free webinar on Feb. 8th with 3 City staff members to educate on municipal storm-water management and at-home initiatives.

I’ve attached a graphic and the Eventbrite registration link, which has more information about the event and speakers, and that you are welcome to cut and paste.