Coyote Awareness Information Session

Posted on by Councillor Brad Clark

August 28, 2025 6:30-7:30pm Valley Park Library

My office has received several reports of an aggressive coyote that may have denned in Valley Park. Animal Control reports 19 complaints about a coyote approaching people. The City has placed warning signs to help prevent encounters. We are also hosting a Coyote Awareness Information Session at Valley Park Library on August 28th at 6:30pm. It is free to everyone and all attendees will be given a free Fox Forty Emergency Whistle.

City of Hamilton Animal Control staff will be present to share helpful tips as to how you can protect yourself, your family and your property from coyote encounters.

Special thanks for the co-operation of Fox Forty and the Foxcroft family. Through their generosity, we have purchased 200 Fox Forty emergency whistles. They recognized the seriousness of this issues and were eager to assist. Thank you, Ron and Ronnie.

I wish to thank a Ward 9 resident, Collen Graham, who reached out to my office and suggested the distribution of emergency whistles to residents, who hike or walk these trails. It was a great idea.

I also want to thank Nancy Mungar, who acted quickly and installed professional signs warning people of the presence if coyotes in Valley Park. I appreciate your willingness to sponsor these signs. Thank you!

The city has installed signs similar to below:

Toxic air complaints prompt Hamilton landfill probe

Posted on by Councillor Brad Clark
High total reduced sulphur counts prompts Clark to request review on possible public health impacts.

A motion by Ward 9 Coun. Brad Clark says a Hamilton Air Monitoring Network found total reduced sulphur compounds (TRS) levels above the provincial standards in Upper Stoney Creek. On July 3, 2025, the air monitoring network captured TRS numbers 17 times greater than the provincially accepted level. Several other tests between midnight and 7am significantly exceeded the provincial 10ppb standard, prompting Clark to call on staff to review this NEW data and advise of any public health impacts as a result of exposure to these high numbers.

https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/toxic-air-complaints-prompt-hamilton-landfill-probe/article_7e84fa83-1a46-5378-a3e8-8310469dae63.html

City of Hamilton launches Toys for Tickets pilot program to spread holiday cheer

Posted on by lyndzeefreeman

The City of Hamilton is excited to introduce Toys for Tickets, a new
pilot program that gives residents a chance to settle parking fines with toy donations this
holiday season. Anyone with a City-issued parking ticket payable from December 2 to 6,
2024, can resolve it by donating a new, unwrapped toy of equal or great value.
All donations will go directly to the United Way Halton and Hamilton – the City’s charity
of choice for over 50 years – to support local families and bring holiday cheer to children
in need.
“The Toys for Tickets program is an inspiring example of Hamiltonians coming together
to make a positive impact,” said Mayor Andrea Horwath. “This initiative not only provides
a unique way to settle parking fines but also directly supports families and children in our
community, bringing a little extra joy to their holiday season.”
“As an organization, the City is committed to finding new and creative ways to give back
to our community,” said Marnie Cluckie, City Manager. “Through the Toys for Tickets
program, residents can resolve a parking ticket while helping to make the holidays
brighter for children in need.”
Program Details:

  • Toys must be new, unwrapped, and in their original packaging.
  • A receipt confirming the toy’s value must accompany each donation.
  • Donations will be accepted in person at the Hamilton Municipal Parking System
    Office, 80 Main Street West (at Summers Lane) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from
    December 2 to 6, 2024 only.

Only City of Hamilton-issued parking tickets are eligible for this program. Other types of
fines (such as speeding or red-light camera violations) are not eligible

Click here for more information.