Party in the Park – This Weekend with Free Give-Aways

This post, from June 22, has details for this weekend’s Party in the Park events, Saturday 10am at Ridgemount and Sunday 10am at Captain Cornelius. Light refreshments and free give-aways.

Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,

The City of Hamilton and Ward 8 Councillor John-Paul Danko are hosting two park grand opening days this weekend: Saturday June 25th 10am at Ridgemount Park and Sunday June 26th 10am at Captain Cornelius Park.

Please bring the entire family to join us for light refreshments, free give-aways and meet Councillor Danko and the Ward 8 team.

For more details, please continue reading below…

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Hamilton City Council Trims $750,000 from 2020 Budget Through Service Cuts to Under-Performing HSR Routes

Hamilton City Council recently voted to cut service levels to several under-performing HSR routes. The service cuts are anticipated to save taxpayers $750,000 from the 2020 budget and up to $1.7 million from future budgets.

Hello Ward 8 Neighbours,

Since being elected, I have worked very hard to advocate on behalf of improving transit for Ward 8 residents on the Hamilton mountain.

Behind the scenes, I was able to work closely with City of Hamilton staff to secure an application for $8.5 million in Federal/Provincial funding dedicated to improving transit for Ward 8 and the Hamilton mountain.

I have also consistently advocated for new investments in HSR transit to better serve Ward 8 residents by realigning the existing bus routes through the HSR’s (Re)Envision campaign, and the elimination of the unfair area rating for transit taxation system.

However, I reluctantly voted in favour of the proposed service cuts – continue reading for find out why…

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Councillor John-Paul Danko