After 8- with Ward 8 Councillor Candidate Glenn Davies

In keeping with The Hamiltonian’s commitment to fairness, we reached out to every candidate running for Ward 8 Councillor and invited them to share their perspectives. Each candidate was asked the same four questions, and we will publish their responses as they are received.

We begin our series with candidate Glenn Davies. We invite you to read and enjoy our chat with him.

1. What do you believe are the greatest challenges that face Ward 8, and what will you do to address them?

Many people in Ward 8 have complained about the state of the roads, the people want them fixed. While this is a City wide problem the roads situation does impact Ward 8. I would like to cancel the change of Main Street into 2 way traffic freeing up millions of dollars to fix roads. There are inexpensive ways to achieve the same safety results.

The older part of Ward 8 has the problem that it was built before the current lot standards were in place. As a result, residents are unable to tear down an old house if they want to replace it with a new home. The result is they are forced to do a fake renovation that gives them a new house on top of the worst part of the old house. I want to change the development rules regarding lot setbacks and other restrictions allowing people to replace their houses.

2. Beyond the needs of Ward 8, what are some city wide initiatives or problems the city is facing more broadly, that you hope to help address? How would you contribute to the resolution to those problems?

The biggest problem that I am championing is to return Council to taking responsibility for what the City

Media Release: Hamilton Fire Department

At approximately 6:52 am this morning (Thursday September 4, 2025) the Hamilton Fire Department received a report of a house struck by lightening and on fire at 484 Ofield Road, near the Hwy #5 in Greensville. On arrival crews reported a large one storey house with heavy smoke and flames visible through the roof. Immediately the incident was upgraded to a multiple alarm, bringing additional crews in from across the City. All residents had evacuated safely prior to the Fire Departments arrival. Firefighters entered the building with multiple hose lines to initiate fire suppression operations. They were supported by additional firefighters deployed via aerial ladder to open roof and assist in extinguishment. This has been a very stubborn attic/roof fire. Crews are still on scene working to extinguish hot spots. The area where the house is located is rural in nature and as such multiple Tankers were utilized to shuttle water to the scene. The house has sustained significant damage which is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of $1,000,000. The OFM has been notified do to the potential dollar loss. No injuries have been reported at this time.

David R. (Dave) Cunliffe (he/him)
Fire Chief
Hamilton Fire Department

 

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Update:

The Hamiltonian received this release from the Mayor

"I am very pleased to see the demolition begin - the North End neighbourhood deserves to see this project completed and this is the first concrete step in that direction in many years, My focus will remain unrelenting as I look forward to welcoming new residents to this transformative housing development which will include affordable, supportive and market units. I want to thank CHH, the development partners and City staff who have worked hard to make sure we finally see progress at Jamesville."

In a Facebook video post, Mayor Horwath addresses the issue of the  Jamesville buildings and their pending demolition. It is an issue that has been brewing for some time and many Hamiltonians will be glad to see the matter finally reaching a resolution.

One catch- the Mayor  makes it seem as though this was a result of her efforts, and makes no mention of others who were instrumental, if not, leading the charge. 

 In the video she says "It has taken a couple of years to make sure that I found the solution, but we're getting it done, and I'm..I'm very proud of that."

It is not sitting well with Ward 2 Councillor Cameron Kroetsch who calls the Mayor out on his Facebook page.  Not mincing words,  Kroetsch writes

" I’m really glad CityHousing Hamilton is working with the developer to begin the demolition process, but I have to set the record straight. The Mayor did not make this happen. Trying to take sole credit, now that all the hard work is done, is not leadership.

I know this because I was in the meetings with the CHH Board, CHH staff, and President Councillor Nrinder Nann and know how everyone has been involved. The Mayor is not on the CHH Board and did not direct this demolition to start.

The least she could do is thank CHH staff and the CHH Board who helped to get us to this point. They did this work. If we’re going to get things done on Council, we’re going to have to work together as a team.

This is the exact opposite of what someone leading a team says. This isn’t the first time this has happened, but I think it’s time to start speaking out about this behaviour. It’s not the collaboration any of us were promised."

The Hamiltonian has reached out to the Mayor for her comments and will report back with the result. Stay tuned.