Dear Neighbour,

The past two weeks have been heavy with grief, pain, and anger. From the confirmation of what survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School have said for decades, that children died and were buried in unmarked graves, to the anti-Muslim hate attack on a Pakistani family in London, Ontario. We are living through important times to embrace our humanity and be present for each other.

I am so grateful to all the community organizers whom worked swiftly enable vigils at the Eagles Among Us monument and Bayfront Park to provide a space for reflection and mutual support. More events are planned in the coming weeks and we will post them to our social media platforms.

As settlers and neighbours who strive to foster a sense of belonging with each other, it is important to understand that these are not isolated incidents. There is a foundation and growing threat of white supremacy and hate that we must face as a community, city and country. We must name it in order to ensure it does not happen again. As your Ward 3 Councillor, I remain committed to the work required to move our communities toward justice and answer calls for action.

Learn more and take action:
Hamilton's Urban Indigenous Strategy
#PreservetheEvidence Campaign
Salman-Afzaal Family Relief Fund
National Action Summit on Islamophobia

Yours in Community,

Nrinder Nann
Ward 3 City Councillor

Entertainment District
City Council approved an agreement that sets the stage for millions of dollars in investment in Hamilton’s downtown core, with an estimated savings for residents of $155 million over 30 years. Learn more on the City’s website.

Hamilton turns 175!
June 9th marks the 175th anniversary of Hamilton’s founding as a city. In recognition, the City has launched Hamilton 175 to celebrate the stories and memories woven into the fabric of the city’s people and places.

The City is creating a website to interpret 175-year history featuring digital exhibits and experiences beginning with Indigenous presence more than 10 thousand years on the land where Hamilton stands. It will also offer a wide-ranging and inclusive view of its past, present and future including community submissions of stories and photos, a filterable map based on subject.

Check out Hamilton’s Civic Museums for other dedicated programming to celebrate our City’s anniversary. And tag your history #Hamilton175 on social media.

Pop-Up Vaccine Clinics for Youth 12-17 & their families:
The City has initiated a “Book One, Bring One” option for the below mobile pop-up vaccine clinics from June 8 to June 14, 2021. Every youth aged 12-17 that has a booked appointment can bring an eligible friend, parent, sibling, grandparent, etc. to receive a first dose of vaccine, or a second dose.

Locations:
BERNIE MORELLI RECREATION CENTRE - 876 Cannon St. E
Dates: June 11, 12, 13, 14

PINKY LEWIS RECREATION CENTRE - 192 Wentworth St N
Date: June 11

To Book: If your child has a green Ontario photo health card, book their vaccine appointment through the Province.

Online: ontario.ca/bookvaccine
By phone: 1-888-999-6488

To book an appointment online, residents must be 12 years old as of the date of their booking. If your child is 11 but will be 12 when clinics are running, call the Provincial Vaccine Booking Line to make an appointment.

If your child does not have a green Ontario photo health card, book their vaccine appointment through Hamilton Public Health Services: (905) 974-9848, option 7.

Youth (aged 12 to 25) will be able to re-book their second dose appointment for an earlier date beginning the week of August 9 to 16, dependent upon vaccine supply.

The Province has unveiled a new, 3 step plan to reopening. Today, the Province, and the City of Hamilton enter Step 1, which includes the following permitted activities:

Outdoor social gatherings and organized public events with up to 10 people.
Outdoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services, capped at the number of people that can maintain a physical distance of two metres;
Indoor religious services, rites, or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services permitted at up to 15 per cent capacity of the particular room;
Non-essential retail permitted at 15 per cent capacity, with no restrictions on the goods that can be sold;
Essential and other select retail permitted at 25% capacity, with no restrictions on the goods that can be sold;
Outdoor dining with up to four people per table, with exceptions for larger households;
Outdoor fitness classes, outdoor groups in personal training and outdoor individual/team sport training to be permitted with up to 10 people, among other restrictions;
Day camps for children permitted to operate in a manner consistent with the safety guidelines for COVID-19 produced by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health;
Overnight camping at campgrounds and campsites, including Ontario Parks, and short-term rentals;
Concert venues, theatres and cinemas may open outdoors for the purpose of rehearsing or performing a recorded or broadcasted concert, artistic event, theatrical performance or other performance with no more than 10 performers, among other restrictions;
Outdoor horse racing tracks and motor speedways permitted to operate without spectators; and
Outdoor attractions such as zoos, landmarks, historic sites, botanical gardens with capacity and other restrictions.

City Staff are working to reopen outdoor & wading pools for the 2021 season on the following schedule, in accordance with summer student and lifeguard hires:

Birge Outdoor Pool - reopening June 28th
Powell Park Wading Pool - reopening July 5th
Bernie Morelli Day Camp Location - opening July 5th
20 Supie Parks opening July 5 with drop in and reservation-based programming options from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

The province will remain in Step 1 for at least 3 weeks and will move to Step 2 if the 70% of adults are vaccinated with one dose and 20% of adults with two doses with continued improvements in other key public health and health system indicators.

Know Your Rights: Air Quality & Odour Pollution Workshop
June 17th - 6:30pm
Join us to learn more about air quality issues in Hamilton and what to do about them. We will focus on concerns raised by Ward 3 residents about ambient air quality and odour pollution, and share what we heard from you during our recent odour impact survey.

Our guest, MPP and Environment, Conservation & Parks Critic, Sandy Shaw will tell us about proposed changes to how the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) manages the impacts of odour emissions and holds polluters accountable, and how we can use the Environmental Registry to submit comments on these proposals.

We will also tell you about the province’s new online pollution reporting tool and how to use it.

To attend, email Ward3@Hamilton.ca

Hamilton’s Truck Route Masterplan Public Information Centre
June 24th - 6:00-8:00pm
Ward 3 is home to a number of current truck routes. We have heard from residents a number of times that there are significant issues with the existing network and that policy changes are needed. Please join the Public Information Centre to view current revisions and to make recommendations on how the City can do better to move goods from one end of the City to another and most importantly, to make our Ward 3 neighbourhoods safer.

To attend, register through EngageHamilton, here.

Porch Pride 2021
June 26th - 12:00-3:00pm

Join Ward 3 families & friends by decorate your front yard/balcony/windows with rainbows, make chalk drawings, put up pictures, play music, dress up if you feel like it!

Encourage your neighbours to participate and cover your block in rainbows! Organizers will be creating a “Rainbow Map” so that others can walk by and enjoy the decor in a safe socially distanced way.

Free printables, play lists, and the Rainbow Map will be shared on the Facebook event page.

To participate, email porchpride2021gmail.com by 9pm Friday June 25th with the following information

Street Name
Section Location (i.e Barton between Gage & Avondale):
Number of Houses Participating

The Rainbow Map will be released on the morning of Saturday June 26th before 11am.

Our Ward 3 Blog for June 11th, 2021