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Ward 10 Councillor Jeff Beattie sent a private letter to the City of Hamilton on Friday resigning his Council seat following his election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Thursday.

The Ward 10 seat is now vacant until Nov 15. #yhmcc #HamOnt

Good morning, City Council is now underway.

On time: Mayor, 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,12
On time (video remote): 3

Not present at 9:30 a.m.: 6,10,11,13,15

#yhmcc #HamOnt

My liveblog coverage for today is here: thepublicrecord.ca/2026/09/live...

Looking at my data tracking the following HSR bus routes are experiencing service cancellations:

1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 11, 20, 21, 22, 41, 43, 51, 55, 55A

#HamOnt #yhmcc

HSR cancellations are widespread this afternoon.

Every area of Hamilton is impacted.

City of Hamilton communications managers and HSR managers are not providing updates.

No other municipality in Canada is experiencing a bus parts shortage. #hamont #yhmcc

New Ontario Land Tribunal appeal

The owners of 790 Rymal Road East have filed a non-decision appeal.

The OLT no longer provides appeal details to the public before hearings. (Despite the Auditor General of Ontario recommending the OLT be transparent to the public) #yhmcc #HamOnt

With $574-million in federal/provincial Development Charge Reduction Program funding on the line before March 31, 2029 ..

The City of Hamilton and developers need to get building.

The City just issued final zoning approval for 165 units at 631 and 635 Rymal West. #yhmcc #HamOnt

The City Council livestream is continuously crashing this morning.

The problems with the livestream related to Council having to meet in a smaller room due to the bungled carpet renovation in the Council Chamber.

Hundreds of millions spent on "Build Back Better" and no working livestream. #yhmcc

I am at City Hall, watching the YouTube livestream because Hamilton City Council meetings remain closed to the public due to a bungled carpet renovation at City Hall. #yhmcc