Raise the Hammer
Still Waiting for Detailed Cost Estimate of Board of Education Renovation
Sometimes we have to let it go, but not every time. We need much better cost data before concluding it is infeasible to renovate the Board of Education building.
by Matt Jelly
Published March 08, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (16 comments)
'Sweetener' Leaves Bad Aftertaste
Public Health qualifies for $21 million in provincial subsidies no matter where the Public Health Department chooses to locate their offices.
by Graham Crawford
Published March 05, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (34 comments)
No Time to Blink
When McMaster threatens Council, it threatens all Hamiltonians. This Hamiltonian doesn't like being threatened by people who are asking for a lot of my money.
by Graham Crawford
Published February 29, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (52 comments)
Help Me Understand the Board of Education Deal
Under the plan, the City gives out tens of millions of dollars in public money to pay for land it already donated to the Board and gets nothing in return.
by Graham Crawford
Published February 26, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (35 comments)
Say No to Swing Space
We don't need to lose two buildings and 9 acres of green space, or to facilitate a plan that would see hundreds of cars and trucks in a residential neighbourhood.
by Matt Jelly
Published February 24, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (27 comments)
Why did HWDSB Change Site Scoring?
The HWDSB briefly posted versions of its education centre site alternatives with different scoring than the final versions posted last Monday. Why did the scores change?
by Dan Jelly
Published February 22, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (22 comments)
Joe Singer and the Education Centre
Currently, the School Board intends to sell 100 Main Street West, Joe Singer's signature work, to McMaster University, who plans to demolish the building for a new development.
by Matt Jelly
Published February 21, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (17 comments)
Pattern of Secrecy in School Board Process
It's time for the School Board to rethink its tendency to conduct business behind closed doors and hide their process from constituents who might otherwise bring desperately-needed community perspective.
by Ryan McGreal
Published February 15, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (62 comments)
Inflated Cost Estimates for School Board Buildings
To the list of flaws in the Board policy, we can add the use a flawed methodology for determining the costs associated with their existing non-instructional facilities.
by Mary Louise Pigott
Published February 15, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (11 comments)
Crestwood Plan: Bad Decision Based on a Flawed Process
It's not too late for the Board to step back and reconsider a decision on which future Hamiltonians will look back with amazement and disgust.
by Ryan McGreal
Published February 14, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (40 comments)
To My Educators: Let's Add Without Subtracting
Why can't we build over a parking lot rather than knock down another building? It's not too late: get involved.
by Matt Jelly
Published February 07, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (99 comments)
Bad Things Come in Threes
Why are three of our civic institutions collaborating on such a bad deal for Hamiltonians?
by Graham Crawford
Published February 04, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (121 comments)
A Trustee Explains HWDSB Crestwood Plan
HWDSB Trustee Judith Bishop explains the process by which the Board settled on the Crestwood site as the preferred location for a new Education Centre.
by Judith Bishop
Published February 02, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (28 comments)
100 Main Street West: We Deserve a Better Solution
If we're going to build a second tower on the back of City Hall, why not use that tower to house city offices which we're currently leasing elsewhere?
by Matt Jelly
Published January 29, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (28 comments)
Put HWDSB Offices in City Hall Tower 2: Farr
Councillor Jason Farr plans to introduce a motion for Council to call on the Board of Education to locate their offices in a proposed second tower built on the south side of City Hall.
by Ryan McGreal
Published January 27, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (32 comments)
Unanswered Questions on Downtown McMaster, School Board Plan
Our Councillors and Trustees owe us some answers on a staggeringly expensive proposal that will demolish an iconic building and ferry the school board out of the downtown core.
by Dan Jelly
Published January 27, 2012 in Special Report: Education Centre (41 comments)
City Needs More from McMaster to Justify $55 Million
Imagine the possibilities for downtown revitalization in a joint bid by McMaster and the City to build a student residence in the vacant Royal Connaught building.
by Joey Coleman
Published July 18, 2011 in Special Report: Education Centre (35 comments)
Uneducated Thinking
The Board of Education and the City of Hamilton consider squandering heritage and vision for expediency.
by Graham Crawford
Published December 13, 2010 in Special Report: Education Centre (52 comments)
HWDSB Decision Reveals Agenda
Something tells me that the School Board is not playing fair in its refusal to consider any option other than the Jerome Park Mountain headquarters.
by Trey Shaughnessy
Published April 30, 2008 in Special Report: Education Centre (7 comments)
Hamilton Education Centre: The Dilemma and the Agenda
If we want to project an image to private investment that Hamilton is the right place to invest, then we first need to invest in our downtown ourselves.
by Trey Shaughnessy
Published February 14, 2008 in Special Report: Education Centre (20 comments)