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Jelly is a local artist, graphic designer and map maker living in Downtown Hamilton, Ontario in the Central Neighbourhood. Matt is an advocate for built heritage, toxic waste eradication and the revitalization of downtown Hamilton. www.mattjelly.com
Email: mattjelly@gmail.com
West Harbour Redevelopment Must Be Inclusive - We need to make sure that Hamilton's revival has long-term positive outcomes for all residents. The West Harbour has to include a maximized social benefit rather than a maximized private profit. Published March 01, 2016 in Commentary
Board of Ed Building on Heritage Canada Foundation's Endangered Places List - A demolition permit has been issued for the building, and McMaster has no plans to incorporate any part of this structure into their new development on the site. Published June 27, 2012 in Special Report: Education
Opportunities Squandered in Education Centre Decision - It just doesn't feel like this Board of trustees is on the same team as the majority of Hamiltonians who expect all public institutions to collaborate in good decision-making. Published May 30, 2012 in Special Report: Education
HWDSB: Downtown HQ Task Force disbanded - Citizens will walk away feeling that many of our representatives didn't truly listen to our input, and went along with decisions they had already predetermined from day one. Published May 29, 2012 in Special Report: Education
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. Published March 08, 2012 in Special Report: Education
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. Published February 24, 2012 in Special Report: Education
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. Published February 21, 2012 in Special Report: Education
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. Published February 07, 2012 in Special Report: Education
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? Published January 29, 2012 in Special Report: Education
Council Should Do the Right Thing at 245 Catherine Street North - The time has come for Council to do what's right for the Beasley Community: engage in the immediate demolition and cleanup of this longstanding toxic waste site. Published August 11, 2011 in Commentary
The Future of West Harbour and Barton-Tiffany - A re-imagined Rheem Factory is worth examining. Hamilton has an exciting opportunity to resurrect a piece of our industrial past and weave it into the fabric of new residential development. Published May 18, 2011 in Ideas
Toxic Waste in Hamilton: 8 Months Later - It is incredible that the governments which claim to represent us can't pull together the will and resources to clean up these toxic sites. Published April 18, 2011 in Special Report: By-Law Crawl
Unguarded Waste on Wentworth Street North - We found a new unguarded stash of possibly hazardous chemicals lying out in the open behind 350 Wentworth Street North. How has this gone unnoticed? Published July 26, 2010 in Special Report: By-Law Crawl
Hamilton, It's About Time We Had a Little Talk - What is the Future Fund for? What message does it send if we spend $100 million on football, while sites like these remain in this condition? Published July 20, 2010 in Special Report: By-Law Crawl
Garbage Crawl! - A Lower-City Wide Trash and Litter cleanup happening in seven locations across Hamilton this weekend, on both Saturday and Sunday. Published April 30, 2010 in Events
Open Letter to Council: Call for Action on Royal Connaught - If the dereliction of the Connaught continues unabated, council should consider expropriation and resale to a developer who fully appreciates the building and has the wherewithal to redevelop. Published March 22, 2010 in Architecture
By-Law Crawl #2: Spring Cleaning - The Second monthly By-Law Crawl event happens on Saturday, March 6, 2010, starting at 1 PM in Gore Park, in front of the Royal Connaught Published March 04, 2010 in Events
Hamilton's First By-Law Crawl - By-law enforcement is complaint-based. We need to break the cycle of willful negligence and emergency demolition in this city by reporting reporting property standards by-law infractions to the city when we see them. Published January 20, 2010 in Events
Why We Should Have Seen This Coming All Along, but Didn't - One of my Myspace buddies won the municipal election. Can you guess which one? Published November 23, 2006 in Commentary
An Ignoble End - After neglecting the Lister Block for seven years, LIUNA now expects to be exempted from the city's own policy documents and rewarded with a $30 million sweetheart deal. Published May 26, 2006 in Special Report: Lister Block
Welcome to Hamilton. (You are being watched.) - View Matt Jelly's new short film, Welcome to Hamilton. (You are being watched.). Published December 14, 2004 in Media
S.O.S. Hamilton, Published June 18, 2012 in Activism
The Lister Reborn: Have we Learned a Lesson?, Published April 13, 2012 in Lister Block
Upholding Dr. Harry Paikin's Dedication, Published February 01, 2012 in Activism
The Lion's Share: A New Year's Resolution for Hamilton, Published January 03, 2012 in Activism
Save the Board of Education Building, Published July 26, 2011 in Activism
Open Streets 2010 and Survival Day 1970, Published June 16, 2010 in Revitalization
Matt Jelly By-Law Presentation to EcDev and Planning Committee, Published February 16, 2010 in Activism
By-Law Crawl: An Update, Published February 08, 2010 in Activism
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