The Public Record is a reader-funded local news site that depends on your support to provide journalism for all Hamiltonians.

The Public Record is a reader-funded local news site that depends on your support to provide journalism for all Hamiltonians.

The mission of The Public Record is simple: to provide informed coverage of Hamilton’s communities and civic affairs to enable all residents to fulfill the responsibilities of citizenship by ensuring ...

Joey Coleman is the self-publisher who runs all aspects of The Public Record. His passion for local engagement began as a teenager when he spoke in front of Council in favour of the renovation of his ...

On the eve of an early provincial election that Conservative Premier Doug Ford says will be called next week, Hamilton Centre NDPers are demanding the Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles reverse the ...

The Marina Towers building at 35 Brock Street after an intense fatal fire in an apartment unit Credit: Joey Coleman Residents of 35 Brock Street (Marina Towers) will have to go at least 24 hours ...

In August, the City of Waterloo’s Council unanimously voted to surplus 25 acres of municipal land it had been sitting on with the hope of attracting a large business employer. They also began the ...

Municipalities can implement rental housing - including ward-specific ones focused on wards with post-secondary institutions.

One of the attendees for the Well issue decided to yell at City staff as they were leaving the Council Chamber. She accused City staff of being ‘totally unprepared’ and knowing nothing about the ...

98 James Street South has new owners. Ontario’s Superior Court approved the bankruptcy sale of the property to Vantage Acquisition Inc. under a new corporation, HAMILTON 98 GP INC., for $13,000,000.

McMaster’s approximately 30,000 full-time undergraduate students will vote next week to elect their student union president for the 2025/26 academic year. The McMaster Students Union website lists ...

The Public Record is a reader-funded local news site that depends on your support to provide journalism for all Hamiltonians.