BREAKING & BIG: Montreal announced today another $30 million in NEW FUNDING for 53 bike infrastructure projects to expand & improve bike-lanes in 14 less-serviced areas! “Merchants are now ASKING for good bike infrastructure.” (video) THIS IS LEADERSHIP! montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-is-sp…

A reminder that you can watch the online version of the presentation at engage.hamilton.ca/mainstreetconv… or using the link in my bio. You can also access the design drawings on this website and provide your specific comments to a precise location using the site’s map tool.

Great engagement last night at Bernie Morelli Rec Centre for the Main St. 2-Way Conversion Study Community Mtg. Thank you to Mike Fields, Acting Dir of Transportation & Dipankar Sharma, Mngr of Infrastructure Renewal for a thorough presentation & answering questions. #HamOnt 1/

Cracking down on bad-faith renovation practices is among the spectrum of solutions we must take to address the housing crisis in #HamOnt. We are facing a crisis. Cities are left with no choice but to pull every lever available to us. tvo.org/article/an-urg…

@big_cx_guy @HamOntParking Also, encouraging everyone who wants to file complaints to email them in. Just copy and paste it over. It enables the best follow up and follow through with city system. [email protected]

@big_cx_guy @HamOntParking Ugh! I see it often and always approach the drivers letting them know where they could be parking instead. My office will flag it again for enforcement.

Julia from @Everyone_Rides_ will be leading a ride from our Adaptive Bike Hub at Gage Park to the festivities at City Hall on Thursday morning for Bike Day. Join us along with @CameronKroetsch & @NrinderWard3 😎🚴‍♀️🎉 twitter.com/CycleHamilton/…

@carolesaab Thank you both for modelling excellence in leadership.

@carolesaab @cityoftoronto @FCM_online Y’all certainly rocked it!!!

Congratulations to the Ontario Caucus reps to the @FCM_online Board today at #FCM2023AC. What and incredible pool of candidates this year and we remain with a strong group ready to advance solutions. twitter.com/dianahuson/sta…

Thank you to @FCM_online for the conference invitation (the women in politics reception was great) and chance to connect in person with inspiring advocates @SenatorClement @carolesaab @CWalcottYYC @SabreenaDelhon @RunChiNguyenRun @lanacuthbertson @stephaniehoey6 @NrinderWard3

I’m so honoured to represent #OurWard3 neighbours like Ryan. He’s right, we need “a response that meets the needs of people facing the stone wall of decades-long underfunded affordable & supportive housing & mental health care at every level of government. thespec.com/opinion/contri…

“We saw the response that every level of gov could achieve during this pandemic from housing ppl, putting forward health measures and paying people what they needed to survive,” and then it worked too well to solve Canada’s multi-crisis and was taken away by austerity. #FCM2023AC twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

When I decided to run for office, @NrinderWard3 was one of my possibility models. A veteran community organizer, she was elected in 2018 as the first racialized woman member of Hamilton’s city council. She’s running for FCM Board and I hope she gets unanimous support. #FCM2023AC

@ayasinvan Amina!!! Thank you for being so lazer sharp and generous with your work. It has enabled Hamilton City Council to support our residents who rent. We will definitely continue to share the reports and outcomes for other city’s to explore.

It costs $30,000 a month to keep someone in hospital, $10,000/month in jail, $7,000/month in shelter, only $3,000/month in supportive housing. Denying housing as a human right is both morally repugnant and MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. — @AndrewBoozary at #FCM2023AC (paraphrased)

Dr. Andrew Boozary highlighting the additional pressure homelessness has on municipalities budgets. Throughout the pandemic munis were looked to for solutions related to health and housing - without sufficient financial tools to address the issues playing out on our streets.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Great session today hearing from Grandby, Halifax & Edmonton on their inspiring multi-solving climate solutions. Fave quote “you can’t deny the climate is changing when you live on the ocean” - cities must act! @FCM_online #FCM2023AC

Lots of discussion here around the mental health crisis and the need for greater municipal support & partnership. Thanks to @NrinderWard3 & @cityofhamilton for this motion. #FCM2023AC

Got to meet the indomitable @NrinderWard3 at #FCM2023AC it’s hopeful to see the great work she’s pushing forward in Hamilton. I’m particularly interested in the adequate temp bylaw work to ensure all bldgs have cooling. #Hamilton seems to be stealing the show at this years FCM! twitter.com/ayasinvan/stat…

At the #FCM2023AC resolutions plenary this morning, members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution brought forward by Hamilton, ON calling on the federal government to acknowledge the national mental health emergency and to develop a comprehensive national mental health… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

@DianaHuson Thank you Clr Huson!!

Impassioned push by @NrinderWard3 from Hamilton to urgently develop an intergovernmental platform to address mental health passes with huge support at #FCM2023AC. FCM will work hard to advance urgent progress, including prioritizing mental health in current FPT health transfers.

Thank you to #FCM2023AC delegates for your overwhelming support in passing this resolution!

Our residents are in pain. We must intervene now to enable our communities to heal. We need a comprehensive intergovernmental mental health system of care. Cities simply do not have the capacity and resources to address the rising crisis. #FCM2023AC

Team #HamOnt is ready to roll early this morning to introduce our resolution calling for an urgent intergovernmental platform on mental health and address the interconnected crises of mental health, addictions and homelessness. #FCM2023AC

@veggiepusher @ArielTroster Yes yes. We have been conference buddies. And not surprising, interested in the same workshop topics!

So great to be at #FCM2023AC with the #HamOnt delegation.

PM Trudeau speaking to #FCM2023AC giving a shout out to #HamOnt where we just received an addition $10,98M towards a new CIty Housing Hamilton affordable housing project.

Our towns and cities need to be empowered to do what is needed to address the crises we face in our communities. We need all levels of gov’t to transform our communities beyond the status quo. @carolesaab delivers an inspiring opening address at #FCM2023AC