Our Ward 3 News for October 7th, 2021
Dear Neighbour,
We’re baaaack!
I’m excited to be resuming our regular e-newsletter sharing important #OurWard3 and city-wide updates. We will be posting a series of weekly e-newsletters to catch you up and then resume to a bi-weekly schedule on Thursdays after each Council meeting.
This week’s e-newsletter will focus on upcoming clinics, proof of vaccination requirements, important opportunities for your input, and a solid shout-out to award winners here in Ward 3.
The Ward 3 Office Team and I wish you a restful long weekend and encourage you to share your reflections with us on what you are grateful for on social media #OurWard3 #AttitudeofGratitude
Yours in Community,
Nrinder Nann
Ward 3 City Councillor
Vaccine Clinics in Ward 3
The good news is more and more people continue to be vaccinated in #HamOnt. We’re in the home stretch. Let’s keep working together to get our city vaccinated and make our communities safer. Please see below for upcoming clinics. For the most updated list, please visit hamilton.ca/GetYourVaccine.
Mission Services
October 13, 20 & 27, 11 am to 2 pm
196 Wentworth St. N. (use Good Food Centre/Community Services entrance)
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available
Pinky Lewis Recreation Centre
October 6 & 8, 10 am to 12 pm & 1 to 3 pm
192 Wentworth St. N., Hamilton, L8L 5V7
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available
Hamilton Public Library – Barton Branch
October 7, 10 am to 4 pm
October 9, 11am to 2pm
571 Barton St. E., Hamilton, L8L 2Z3
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available
Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre
October 7, 4 to 8 pm
October 10, 10 am to 12 pm & 1 to 3 pm
876 Cannon St. E., L8L 0C6
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available
Hamilton Public Library, Barton Branch
October 9, 11 am to 2 pm
571 Barton Street East, Hamilton
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available
For questions, call (905) 526-0000 or email covidvaccine@newcomerhealth.ca
St. Patrick’s Church
October 9, 10 am to 12 noon
440 King St. E.
First & second dose: walk-in, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available
Mandatory Vaccination Requirements
As of September 22, 2021, Ontario residents are required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, along with proof of identification to access certain businesses and settings. This also applies to city services including recreation programming and facilities.
Stay up to date on what is required where: https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/proof-vaccination
Did you know you can head over to Hamilton Library to print and laminate your Proof of Vaccination paperwork? Check out more information here: https://www.hpl.ca/VaccineCertificates
COVID-19 Testing and Assessment
Access to testing is an ongoing health inequity issue and I continue to raise it at the Board of Health as a need to be met. Trustee Maria Felix-Miller also shared that the HWDSB recently advocated to the province to make rapid testing available for families.
As this planning and advocacy continues this link (https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus/covid-19-testing) will get you the information you need to get yourself or others tested.
Have Your Say - Expanding CTS access in Ward 3
The AIDS Network (TAN) is expanding its Harm Reduction work in Hamilton and has secured a Consumption Treatment Services (CTS) location in Ward 3 to house these services, along with a range of holistic health and wellness resources through their programming and the support of their community partnerships.
TAN is now seeking municipal support for its application to the Ministry of Health and is beginning a community consultation process.
TAN wants to hear from you and invites you to share and participate in this conversation https://aidsnetwork.ca/cts
You are also invited to join The AIDS Network in their first CTS Community Discussion happening next Wednesday October 13th at 6:00pm via Zoom. Find out more information and how to register here.
Chedoke Creek Update
The City of Hamilton has received Ministry of the Environment, Conservation & Parks (MECP) approval to implement its remediation work plan for work in Cootes Paradise and the Western Hamilton Harbour Area of Lake Ontario. The work plan is associated with the second part of an Order issued by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) related to the discharge in Chedoke Creek.
The second part of the Order, which is related only to the remediation and mitigation works to offset the impacts associated with nutrient loading to Cootes Paradise and the Western Hamilton Harbour Area, was due to the MECP in July. The City is fully committed to remediation of Chedoke Creek and Cootes Paradise and is working with various stakeholders on these activities in the watershed. Click here for more details: https://www.hamilton.ca/government-information/chedoke-creek-spill-remediation-activities
Electric Scooters coming to Hamilton next Spring
The City will start an electric scooter rentals pilot starting next spring believed to be unique in Canada for its efforts to integrate the needs expressed by residents with disabilities. Members of the City’s Persons With Disabilities Advisory Committee expressed that scooters may pose trip hazards for sight-impaired residents and collision hazards for those with sight problems due to their silent nature. And so, an updated plan containing a list of safety requirements for the private operator received unanimous support at Public Works committee and was ratified by Council on August 13th, 2021.
LRT Update
Hamilton City Council has ratified a memorandum of understanding with Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to move forward with the 14-kilometer Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) project.
In May 2021, a joining funding announcement was made by the provincial and federal governments committing $3.4B to the capital cost of the project, making the Hamilton LRT one of the largest infrastructure investments in the City’s history.
The LRT will connect McMaster University in the west end of Hamilton to Eastgate in the east, with new LRT vehicles running along tracks separated from regular traffic, officering frequent, safe, and reliable service. It will also integrate with HSR bus service, and connect with local bike share, and go bus and rail service.
The project includes investment in public infrastructure including roads, sidewalks, bridges, water mains, sewers, electrical distribution (hydro), telecommunications, natural gas, traffic control signals, and streetlights.
Immediate next steps include establishing a project team and procurement process, defining community benefits, and identifying the affordable housing deliverables tied to the federal and provincial funds.
Work will continue this fall on the corridor as demolitions of vacant properties continue. The request for qualifications from bidders on the main LRT construction contract is expected to commence this fall/winter. And, early works construction (utility relocations) are expected to begin in early 2022.
Trillium Award Winner
Congratulations to Ward 3 resident Tish Jeffery, who has won the Red, Pink, and White Hamilton Trillium Award this year.
Century Street Parkette Public Art Competition Winner - Convergence
Hooman Mehdizadehjafari, an award-winning Iranian-Canadian visual artist and designer based in Vancouver, won the Century Street Parkette public art competition for his “Convergence” installation in the GALA neighbourhood of #OurWard3.
Mehdizadehjafari’s design was one of five shortlisted pitches for the competition, which received 40 submissions. Convergence will be installed at the corner of Wentworth Street North and Wilson Street by the end of 2022.