The panel includes a former federal transport minister, a member of a large labour union, a civil engineering professor, former journalist and Hamilton’s city manager. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

The city and the union avoided potential job action after reaching a deal on Dec. 18. Union members voted to ratify the deal on Friday night. Continue reading →

The Progressive Conservatives said earlier this week the project’s price tag had ballooned from $1 billion to $5.5 billion, leading the government to cancel it. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

The City of Hamilton and the union representing Hamilton Street Railway employees struck a deal on Wednesday night, avoiding potential job action in the new year. Continue reading →

Flamborough-Glanbrook Conservative MPP Donna Skelly says Hamilton’s LRT project was ‘simply unaffordable’ based on her government’s updated cost estimates. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

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

Mayor Fred Eisenberger fears the announcement will touch on cost overruns with the city’s LRT project. Continue reading →