Community Meetings

This page lists all of the community meetings that the Ward 2 Team holds throughout the year. Only meetings for 2023 are listed here at present. The types of meetings include town halls, neighbourhood meetings, and community councils. You will find meeting materials, including documents and slide decks, and a list of past community meetings at the bottom of the page.

UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS

  • January 29, 2026 – Community Meeting – Corktown and Stinson – Queen Victoria Elementary School – 7:00pm
  • February 5, 2026 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • February 9, 2026 – Coffee with Your Councillor – Hess Village BIA – Selo Cafe – 9:00am
  • February 12, 2026 – Community Meeting – Durand – 7:00pm
  • February 21, 2026 – Public Skate – Pier 8 Rink – 1:00pm
  • February 26, 2026 – Community Meeting – Corktown and Beasley Neighbourhoods – Simone Hall – 7:00pm
  • February 27, 2026 – Coffee with your Councillor – Downtown BIA – Mezza Cafe – 9:00am
  • March 27, 2026 – Coffee with Your Councillor – James Street North – Synonym – 9:00am
  • March 29, 2026 – Tenant Forum – 1:00pm

COMMUNITY COUNCILS

The goal of Community Councils is to both assist me with decisions that impact specific communities and to allow those communities an avenue to have their concerns addressed and ideas explored in collaboration with their peers.

Most of our Community Councils have not been formally established yet, but the Neighbourhood Association Council met for the first time on January 31, 2023 and held 4 subsequent meetings at City Hall. There was a preliminary meeting of the Tenant Council in 2023 and we’ve been meeting regularly in 2024. For more updated information, please read the descriptions below.

  • Heritage Council – This group officially met for the first time on March 13, 2024. The goal of the Heritage Council will be to help expand the work being done to monitor heritage properties in Ward 2 and establish a terms of reference to define other work. Some members of the community have reached out to suggest a number of different things this group could do including social media posts to bring awareness to heritage properties and organizing local heritage events.

    Ward 2 Heritage Council – Terms of Reference

  • Neighbourhood Association Council – This Council has been meeting since early 2023, about every other month, to discuss issues raised by formal neighbourhood or community associations from each of Ward 2’s six neighbourhoods. It’s an opportunity for me to meet with organized groups of volunteers who are holding important annual events, engaging with residents, and who want to come together to find common ground to organize, push for policy, and make our City better. The members of the NAC include the –

  • Tenant Council – We started planning for our Tenant Council in 2023 and have since convened about 20 tenants from different parts of Ward 2 to begin planning a Ward wide Tenant Survey to find out what issues are impacting the nearly 30,000 people who rent their homes in Ward 2 (making up a staggering 77% of Ward 2’s population). We’re currently in the process of conducting a detailed cataloguing all of Ward 2’s apartment buildings and plan to distribute the survey on May 13, 2024. We’re planning a future meeting to help tenants organize themselves into tenant associations and to disseminate the results of our survey and talk about next steps for turning residents’ concerns into public policy and direct advocacy at all levels of government. It will be held on July 6 at 1:00pm with the location to be determined.

    Ward 2 Tenant Council – Terms of Reference

  • Youth Council – We don’t have a standalone Youth Council established in Ward 2, but we’ve focused on holding events, panels, and town halls to engage youth who live downtown. I hosted the first Hamilton Youth Town Hall (HYTH) in April 2024. It was held for the second time in May 2025 and we’re actively planning around 2026. The HYTH invites students to City Hall to talk to their elected representatives, tell us what matters to them, and find ways to action their top issues and concerns. We’re also arranging a large engagement day for Grade 5 students from all 5 of downtown’s public elementary schools in November 2025. It will give students an opportunity to understand the work I do as a City Councillor and provide an opportunity to hear from students about the issues concerning them most.

COMMUNITY MEETING SLIDE DECKS

The documents below are organized in ascending order starting with the most recent.

PAST COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS

  • January 24, 2026 – Tenant Council – 11:00am
  • January 17, 2026 – Public Skate – Pier 8 Rink – 1:00pm
  • December 11, 2025 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • December 4, 2025 – Community Meeting – Eastwood and Strachan Linear Parks – 7:00pm
  • November 25, 2025 – 2026 City Budget Town Hall – Ringside – 324 James Street North – 7:00pm
  • November 4, 2024 – Field Trip – Ward 2 Elementary Schools – City Hall Council Chambers – 9:30am
  • October 30, 2025 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • October 14, 2025 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – City Hall Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • October 10, 2025 – Coffee with Your Councillor – International Village BIA – Café Oranje – 9:00am
  • September 23, 2025 – Seniors Town Hall – Residences on Augusta – 3:30pm
  • September 15, 2025 – Small Business Town Hall – Spice Factory – 6:00pm
  • August 23, 2025 – Community BBQ – Beasley Park – 11:00am
  • July 18, 2025 – Seniors Town Hall – Dundurn Place Care Centre – 39 Mary Street – 9:30am
  • July 10, 2025 – Tenant Town Hall – McMaster Continuing Education – 1 James Street North – 7:00pm
  • June 25, 2025 – Durand Town Hall – Magnolia Hall – 7:00pm
  • May 10, 2025 – Youth Town Hall – City Hall – 10:00am
  • May 3, 2025 – Doors Open – Lister Block – 10:00am
  • May 3, 2025 – Jane’s Walk – How Rail Lines Shape Neighbourhoods – Caroline Street North and Stuart Street – 1:00pm
  • April 30, 2025 – Accessible Streets Town Hall – Hamilton Public Library – 7:00pm
  • April 28, 2025 – Art Crawl Community Meeting – Hamilton Artists Inc. – 5:30pm
  • April 24, 2025 – Seniors Town Hall – YWCA – 12:00pm
  • April 22, 2025 – Heritage Council – Virtual – 7:00pm
  • April 7, 2025 – Art Crawl Community Meeting – Hamilton Artists Inc. – 7:00pm
  • April 3, 2025 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • April 1, 2025 – Heritage Council – Virtual – 7:00pm
  • March 25, 2025 – Tenant Council – Virtual and Magnolia Hall – 7:00pm
  • March 24, 2025 – James Street North Businesses Community Meeting – Hamilton Artists Inc. – 5:30pm
  • March 20, 2025 – Affordable Housing Town Hall – Hamilton Farmers’ Market – 7:00pm
  • March 3, 2025 – Art Crawl Community Meeting – Hamilton Artists Inc. – 7:00pm
  • February 18, 2025 – Heritage Council – Virtual – 7:00pm
  • February 1, 2025 – Public Skate – Pier 8 Rink – 1:00pm
  • January 16, 2025 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 7:00pm
  • January 14, 2025 – Tenant Town Hall – 325 and 325A James Street South – Church of the Ascension – 7:00pm
  • December 5, 2024 – 2025 City Budget Town Hall – Gasworks – 7:00pm
  • November 27, 2024 – Community Meeting – Bay Street North Speed Cushions – Bennetto Community Centre – 7:00pm
  • November 19, 2024 – Climate Adaptation Town Hall – Workers Arts & Heritage Centre – 7:00pm
  • November 10, 2024 – Tenant Council – Virtual – 2:00pm
  • November 10, 2024 – Endangered Heritage Landmarks Walk – City Hall Forecourt – 10:00am
  • November 7, 2024 – Tenant Town Hall – 121 Hunter Street West – City Hall – 6:30pm
  • November 6, 2024 – Heritage Council – Virtual – 7:00pm
  • October 29, 2024 – Heritage Council – Virtual – 6:00pm
  • October 24, 2024 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and Council Chambers – 6:30pm
  • October 9, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • September 23, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • August 26, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • August 8, 2024 – Community Meeting – Eastwood Arena and Strachan Linear Park – James North Baptist Church – 6:30pm
  • July 6, 2024 – Tenant Town Hall – The Music Hall – 1:00pm
  • July 3, 2024 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Hamilton Public Library – 6:00pm
  • May 30, 2024 – Safe Streets Town Hall – Spice Factory – 6:30pm
  • May 25, 2024 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – City Hall – 11:30am
  • May 13, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • May 10, 2024 – Jane’s Walk – Prioritizing Pedestrian Safety in Our Downtown – Gore Park Fountain – 10:30am
  • April 16, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • April 13, 2024 – Hamilton Youth Town Hall – City Hall – 1:00pm
  • April 9, 2024 – Neighbourhood Association Council – City Hall 192 / 193 – 7:00pm
  • March 26, 2024 – Housing and Development Town Hall – Queen Victoria Elementary 6:30pm
  • March 13, 2024 – Heritage Council – City Hall 264 – 6:30pm
  • March 5, 2024 – Welcome Inn Community Centre Town Hall – 1:00pm
  • February 6, 2024 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • January 17, 2024 – Tenant Council – Virtual – 6:30pm
  • January 11, 2024 – Tenant Council – Virtual – 6:30pm
  • December 14, 2023 – Stinson Neighbourhood Town Hall – Central Memorial Recreation Centre – 6:30pm
  • December 2, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 155 Park Street South – 11:00am
  • November 30, 2023 – Durand Neighbourhood Town Hall – City Hall Council Chambers – 6:30pm
  • November 21, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • November 18, 2023 – Indwell Town Hall – 15 Picton Street East – 11:00am
  • November 13, 2023 – North End Neighbourhood Town Hall – Hamilton Public Library (Hamilton Room) – 6:30pm
  • November 4, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 89 King Street East – 11:00am
  • October 21, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 95 Hess Street South and 191 Main Street West – 11:00am
  • October 17, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • October 7, 2023 – Hamilton Kiwanis Club Town Hall – 255 King Street West – Hamilton Public Library – 11:00am
  • October 4, 2023 – Beasley Neighbourhood Meeting – Housing and Development – Stewart Memorial Church – 7:00pm
  • September 14, 2023 – Durand Neighbourhood Town Hall – Virtual and Central Presbyterian Church – 6:00pm
  • August 26, 2023 – Community Meeting – Hamilton Alliance for Tiny Shelters (HATS) Pilot – Bennetto Community Centre – 12:00pm
  • August 15, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • August 3, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 181 Jackson Street West – 6:00pm
  • June 28, 2023 – Corktown Neighbourhood Town Hall – Church of the Ascension – 6:30pm
  • May 30, 2023 – Central Neighbourhood Town Hall – Bridgeworks – 7:00pm
  • May 9, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • April 24, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 500 MacNab Street North – 6:00pm
  • April 15, 2023 – Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services Town Hall – 42 Mary Street – 12:00pm
  • March 21, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • March 14, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 200 Jackson Street West – 5:00pm
  • March 8, 2023 – Beasley Neighbourhood Town Hall – Beasley Community Centre – 7:00pm
  • February 24, 2023 – Co-operative Housing Community Meeting – 107 St. Joseph’s Drive – 3:30pm
  • January 31, 2023 – Neighbourhood Association Council – Virtual and City Hall 264 – 7:00pm
  • January 16, 2023 – CityHousing Hamilton Town Hall – 226 Rebecca Street – 5:00pm