Hamilton LRT Cancelled

• Bill Kelly: Political chicanery haunts Hamilton’s LRT project

  Hamilton has been misled and uninformed by Metrolinx and the provincial government about the cost and financial commitment for a Hamilton LRT, Bill Kelly says.

  Commentary

  Dec 8, 2020
  
• Tenant group makes push to bring affordable housing to vacant Hamilton LRT properties

  A group has emerged saying it represents a number of tenants "displaced" from homes.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2020
  
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• Director of Hamilton’s LRT surprised by cancellation amid report bidders ‘dropped out’

  Director Kris Jacobsen, says news about bidders pulling back from a major development – as revealed in a Toronto Star article on Monday night – is not uncommon.

  Politics

  Jan 7, 2020
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• LiUNA leader calls demise of Hamilton’s LRT ‘disturbing’

  Joe Mancinelli, LiUNA's vice-president and regional manager for Central and Eastern Canada, says the pullout was "a pretty traumatic experience" for his organization.

  Politics

  Dec 20, 2019
• Stakeholders weigh in on province’s $1B funding promise after cancelling Hamilton’s LRT

  The province says now that it's moving on from fully funding an LRT project, a task force will be appointed by Queen's Park to work with Hamilton to determine local transit priorities.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2019
• Ontario government cancels Hamilton LRT project, mayor calls announcement a ‘betrayal’

  The Doug Ford government claims the former Liberal government under Kathleen Wynne was not upfront about the true cost of the LRT. 

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2019