
About Nrinder
I am proud to serve as your Ward 3 City Councillor.
As your representative, I govern based on respect for lived experiences, engage residents in the process of municipal government, and empower residents to be part of the solutions that serve our ward today and city for generations to come.
Over the first term in Council, I have advanced policy changes that have resulted in significant shifts in how the city carries out services in equity and inclusion, climate action, living wage, dignified and affordable housing, safer streets including side-walk snow removal and removing trucks from our neighbourhood roadways, and increasing investments into public transit.
With a focus on better neighbourhoods and the goal to continuously improve community life in the ward, in the first term I am proud to have accomplished the following:
safer and more complete streets with new pedestrian crossovers, improved sidewalks, reduced speed and initiated a comprehensive review of all neighbourhood roads.
park improvements that include bringing back drinking fountains, building new spray pads and playground structures to improve inclusive and accessible play.
and, support for resident-led, community-focused initiatives from transforming underutilized public spaces to expanding program outreach into under-served communities.
For a more in-depth overview of the wins, investments, and initiatives accomplished alongside many of our neighbours year-to-year, please read the Better Neighbourhoods section of the website and the annual Community Impact Reports, which are delivered to every household across the ward.
Prior to my time as Councillor, I spent my career committed to community and resident leadership with 20 years of experience as a community organizer, community-building, and leadership development. I bring this expertise and knowledge to my role as your City Councillor each day. I’m also a mom with a young child, raising a multi-generational family in the Sherman Hub.
My team and I are interested in solutions that help our community thrive and we are here to serve and support you. From day-to-day resident support and engagement to regular communications and updates, my office and I are committed to championing the solutions needed for the issues that matter most to you.
Let’s work together to lift Ward 3 up and build belonging.
Our Ward 3
Ward 3 is a diverse urban ward in the lower city below the Niagara Escarpment (often referred to as the Mountain). The ward is ordered by the Escarpment to the south, Hamilton Harbour to the north, Ottawa Street to the east, and Wellington Street to the west, connecting to the Claremont Access.
Approximately a third of our ward is industrial and commercial land. It is also home to Hamilton General Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital (both part of Hamilton Health Sciences), Tim Hortons Field and Gage Park.
Ward 3 is located within the Hamilton Conservation Authority watershed, on the traditional territories of the Haudenausaunee, Mississaugas, Neutral, Erie and the Huron-Wendat.
View the Ward 3 map and profile here.


Connect with us
Contact Us
By email: ward3@hamilton.ca
By phone: 905-546-2702
Nrinder Nann
Ward 3 City Councillor
Alexandra Weinberger
Ward 3 Executive Assistant
Kerry Le Clair
Ward 3 Community Climate Action Coordinator
Alex McGillivray
Ward 3 Resident Liaison
City of Hamilton Information Line
905-546-2489
askCITY@Hamilton.ca
Consider the following to support resolution to common requests:
To register a Property or noise by-law complaint: fill out the online complaint form, call 905-546-2782 or email your complaint to mle@hamilton.ca
To report Graffiti by filling out the online Graffiti Reporting Form
To register a parking complaint or appeal a parking ticket: call the Parking Office at 905-540-6000.
To register a complaint to Building enforcement: email building@hamilton.ca. You can also check on the status of your Building Permit by using the online Building Permit search.
To discuss the wellbeing of neighbours living in an encampment: email unsheltered@hamilton.ca
To contact Metrolinx about planned demolitions along the King St. Corridor: email Hamilton@Metrolinx.com
Below you’ll find useful links that address some of our most frequent inquiries:
City of Hamilton COVID-19 Updates: https://www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus
Social Services (including Housing, long term care, Ontario Works and Special Support Programs): https://www.hamilton.ca/social-services
Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) (DARTS, Taxi Scrips, Bus Schedules and Fares): https://www.hamilton.ca/hsr-bus-schedules-fares
Garbage and Recycling: https://www.hamilton.ca/garbage-recycling
Animal Services (call the main customer service line to report injured / sick wildlife): https://www.hamilton.ca/animals-pets
Parks and Recreation: https://www.hamilton.ca/parks-recreation
Water and Sewer: https://www.hamilton.ca/home-property-and-development/water-sewer
For assistance with Immigration,Canada pension, Employment Insurance Benefits, and Old Age Security, and Income Tax: contact your Federal MP
For Assistance with Healthcare, ODSP, Identification,Rental Housing Enforcement Unit, Labour Laws : Contact your Provincial MPP
Find us on social media:
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Many are experiencing increased anxiety with the continued persistence of the ‘new normal’ brought on by COVID-19.
It is important to remember to diligently practice health hygiene like washing hands for 20 seconds, physical distancing whenever possible and staying home, as much as you can.
It is also important to remember that not everyone can self isolate. Not everyone can stock pile resources. Not everyone can access nutrient dense food. Not everyone can afford to miss work or quickly arrange childcare. Now is the time for community. Now is the time for empathy. Now is the time to care for each other. Check in on your neighbours and vulnerable people.
After all, the only secure community, is an organized one.
On this page you will find helpful information and links to the City’s official communication.
COVID-19 Assessment Centres
Before attending an assessment centre, individuals should take the following steps:
1. Complete a self-assessment at https://www.ontario.ca/coronavirus to determine if it is necessary to contact Public Health, their doctor or Telehealth Ontario for more guidance.
2. If the self-assessment indicates that clinical assessment is necessary, individuals can contact the health care professionals listed below for further guidance:
Their family doctor
Hamilton Public Health Services COVID-19 Hotline at 905-974-9848
Telehealth Ontario at 1 866-797-0000
3. Individuals will be referred and booked to visit an Assessment Centre by one of the above health care professionals.
City of Hamilton COVID-19 Updates:
www.hamilton.ca/coronavirus
City of Hamilton’s Youtube Channel
Questions?
Contact the City’s Covid-19 Public Health Response Team:
Phone: 905-974-9848
Email: phscovid19@hamilton.ca

Resources
Encampments, Homelessness, and Harm Reduction - Resources
Last updated - August 3, 2023
This is a list of resources that will hopefully provide more information on encampments, homelessness, and harm reduction. They are organized by information or article type and then either by date or alphabetically. If you think there’s a resource that could be included here, please email ward3@hamilton.ca directly.
Resources on encampments and homelessness by date published:
May 16, 2023 - The Shift
Homeless Encampments - Municipal Engagement Guidance
April 10, 2023 - Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Involuntary Displacements - Making a Bad Situation WorseMarch 24, 2023 - Ombudsman Toronto
Investigation into the City's Clearing of Encampments in 2021January 27, 2023 - Ontario Superior Court of Justice
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Persons Unknown and to be Ascertained, 2023 ONSC 670December 15, 2022 - Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)
OHRC statement on human rights and encampments and shelter closingsDecember 2022 - Social Science & Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health
“They have their security, we have our community”: Mutual support among people experiencing homelessness in encampments in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemicSeptember 2022 - Wilfrid Laurier University
Homeless Encampments through a Human Rights LensJune 28, 2022 - Canadian Urban Institute
Summer Crisis - Are Encampments Coming Back to Stay?December 10, 2021 - National Housing Council
Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Housing: Literature ReviewNovember 2, 2021 - Canadian Journal of Public Health
Homeless encampments - connecting public health and human rightsSeptember 1, 2020 - Right to Home Municipal Working Group
Right to Home - A Municipal Call to ActionApril 30, 2020 - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing
A National Protocol for Homeless Encampments in Canada
Other resources on encampments and homelessness:
Canadian Human Rights Commission
A focus on the housing and homelessness crisisCanadian Human Rights Commission
Homeless encampmentsCanada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
A Rights-Based Approach to Addressing HomelessnessUnited Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing
Homelessness and human rights
Resources on harm reduction:
Canadian Mental Health Association
Harm ReductionHarm Reduction International
What is Harm Reduction?Healthline
The Beginner’s Guide to Harm ReductionNational Harm Reduction Coalition
Principles of Harm Reduction
City of Hamilton Information Line
905-546-2489 or askCITY@hamilton.ca
The City’s Information Line is a great resource for waste collection, graffiti, litter, roads, sidewalks, water problems, trees, animals, property issues, winter maintenance, and more. Service desk employees at the City of Hamilton can connect you directly to the correct department.
For Public Health inquiries: publichealth@hamilton.ca
For HSR customer service inquiries: hsrserve@hamilton.ca
For recreation registration inquiries: recreation@hamilton.ca
To use the interactive zoning map, click here.
Climate Action
For background information on noise in our environment and regulation by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP). click here.
Please report noise concerns to the MECP’s Hamilton District Office during the day: 905-521-7650 and to Spills Action Centre after hours and weekends:1-800-268-6060.
To report concerns to The City of Hamilton, please see the noise by-law here.
To learn about the process for submitting a by-law complaint, click here.
Municipal law enforcement officers are obligated to investigate all complaints to determine if there is a by-law violation.
If you opt to email your complaint, please “cc” kerry.leclair@hamilton.ca so that I can follow up and ensure that your concerns are being addressed.
Consider cc’ing Kerry.Leclair@Hamilton.ca, Climate Action and Community Coordinator for the Ward 3 Office, so that we can amplify your concerns.
Industrial Neighbours
Hamilton Industrial Environmental Association(HIEA) represents several member companies that are some of Ward 3’s biggest manufacturers, including steel producers.
For questions, complaints or concerns about one of the member companies:
Email: info@hiea.org or or call: 905-662-2131
You can also fill out their Environmental incident Reporting form.
Community Agencies
CityHousing Hamilton
905-523-8496
CityHousing@Hamilton.ca
Housing Help Centre
119 Main Street East
Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z3
905-526-8100 905-528-1448
info@housinghelpcentre.ca
Service Hamilton
Education
Ward 3 Public Schoolboard Trustee
Maria Felix Miller
mfmiller@hwdsb.on.ca
289-775-0859
Ward 3 Catholic Schoolboard Trustee
Tyler Iorio
ioriot@hwcdsb.ca
905-520-6228
