StoneyCreekNews.com RSS Feedshttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.comThu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/StoneyCreekNews/imgs/logo.gifhttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.comhttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216246Hamilton has lost the 2015 Pan Am Games track and field events, and it could also lose its football team from the West Harbour.216246Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216184Last Wednesday, the Kiwanis Club of Hamilton East presented a $500 cheque to the Community Book Bank.216184Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216185Join a mature group of individuals interested in all things military. Recreate some of the most interesting battles or campaigns of our times. Battles are re-created via computers. We use the latest software from RMC and WestPoint. We often take trips to the battle fields themselves. No experience is needed; computers are available or bring your own. Sessions take place every Saturday evening in the Stoney Creek/Winona area. E-mail Richard at witpae@gmail.com.216185Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216188Mayor Fred Eisenberger is still considered the favourite in this year’s mayoral race despite former mayor Larry Di Ianni’s decision to return to municipal politics, says a McMaster University professor.216188Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216193Hamilton Police Service members have organized a collection to assist earthquake victims in Haiti. Police are asking the public to participate by donating clothing, along with pots and pans.216193Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216194Want to bring the love of reading and entertainment to those who are housebound? Become a volunteer for the Hamilton Public Library's Visiting Library Service. If you can devote a half day a month, have strong interpersonal/communication skills and are physically capable of carrying bags of library materials, call 905-546-3200 ext. 2158, or visit www.hpl.ca.216194Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216196Although the numbers can be used for guidance on deployment of resources, Hamilton’s police chief and a Toronto criminology professor agree it’s best not to read too much into a Statistics Canada report showing ongoing decline in both crime rate and severity.216196Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216197On Sunday, July 18, more than a thousand women got together at The Grand Olympia to enjoy the Sisters Festival, Bhenna Da Mela.216197Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216200Canadian Blood Services expects more blood will be shipped to hospitals in the next couple of weeks than current donor appointments will provide. Between now and Sept. 11, Canadian Blood Services needs to collect 137,200 units of blood to meet hospital demand nationally. However, CBS is already 10,000 donation appointments short of where it should be, and that gap could increase as the summer progresses. Canadian Blood Services is calling donors to help meet patient needs for the remainder of the summer. For eligibility or clinic information, or to book an appointment, call 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283).216200Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216203Language skills needed: anglophone, francophone, bilingual, or multilingual. Spend just two hours a week and you can make friends and help a newcomer family adjust to life in Canada. Contact Susan at 905-667-7496 or e-mail scheeseman@sisohamilton.org.216203Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216205Hamilton mayoral candidate Larry Di Ianni has grabbed a number of former Fred Eisenberger advisors who helped to defeat him four years ago to now assist the former Stoney Creek councillor get his old job back in November.216205Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216207To have your activity appear in this column, please submit216207Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216213Do you need extended care, weekend care or shift care options for your children? For a free personalized package of information regarding the licensed and unlicensed options available to you, contact Child Care Information Hamilton Monday to Friday from 9:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. at 905-528-0591.216213Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216214If you are a woman who would like to help survivors of sexual violence, consider becoming a crisis line volunteer. Once trained, you volunteer from home. Screening will take place in August for the next training programme, beginning Sept. 1. This 16-week programme will be held on Wednesday evenings. As part of SACHA’s work against racism and other oppressions, it strives to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Women who are First Nations, Métis, immigrant, refugee, lesbian, bisexual; women from racialized communities, women with disabilities, and trans women are encouraged to apply. Contact Miriam at 905-525-4573 ext. 222 or clvol@sacha.ca.216214Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216215Stoney Creek council candidate Bernard Josipovic says a local politician needs to be visible to the people they represent.216215Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216216Starting Aug. 1, the public can help support for the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Ontario by making a donation at any one of the more than 600 LCBO stores in Ontario.216216Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216217Deanna Maerz has provided hope to more than 2,000 dogs through the Animal Angel Rescue Foundation (AARF).216217Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216218Nancy DiGregorio, described as a visionary Catholic leader, is set to officially retire on Aug. 31.216218Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216220Going one for three is usually a pretty fair batting average in baseball.216220Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216222A basketball camp for boys and girls ages nine to 12 is being held July 26-30, 9 a. m. to noon, at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church (corner of Mohawk Rd W. and West 5th). For more information or registration forms, email office@immanuelministries.ca, call 905-385-0662 or visit www.immanuelministries.ca.216222Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/216225Dr. Bob Kemp Centre for Hospice Palliative Care celebrated the grand opening of the Go Green for Hospice Depot last week at 1362 Main St. E.216225Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215822Former Hamilton mayor Larry Di Ianni made it official today confirming he wants his old job back.215822Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215772Hamilton’s Centre for Civic Inclusion’s board of directors would like to have a new executive director for the community anti-racism organization by the fall, said the board’s co-chair.215772Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:19:41 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215726George Hamilton is getting his own day.215726Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215729A decision by a provincial environmental assessment study to drop a proposed roadway from Fort Erie to Highway 407 has left Hamilton politicians scrambling to determine how it will impact plans to develop the northern part of the city.215729Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215730While the school year may be over for their students, elementary public school teachers headed back to the classroom in Ancaster last week to develop their professional skills and network with colleagues.215730Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215731The trend of break-and-enters of garages and sheds overnight first noticed in June has continued through July.215731Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215734The Ontario Municipal Board will ultimately decide if a Mississauga developer can build as many as 700 condominium and town house units on the Chedoke brow lands.215734Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215735It’s enough electricity to light up more than 200 homes.215735Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215741The Stoney Creek News welcomes Letters to the Editor. Letters must contain the writer’s full name, signature, address and telephone number. Addresses and telephone numbers will be used only for verification purposes and will not be published. Names will not be withheld. This newspaper reserves the right to edit, condense or reject any contribution for brevity or legal purposes. Copyright in letters and other materials submitted to the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author, but the Publisher and its licensees may freely reproduce them in print, electronic or other forms. Letters may be submitted by fax, email, mail or delivery to our office at 333 Arvin Ave., Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 2M6.215741Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215742Many of us believe this city survives on parking fines, which is proven all the time by the stories we hear about the meter-cops popping out from under rocks and potted plants the minute your parking meter expires.215742Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215745Drownings in Ontario and other places in Canada seem to happen year after year. This year, with only half the summer over, there has been a record number.215745Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215746The flooding of the Red Hill Expressway should be a deal killer for the new east mountain proposal.215746Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215747This Saturday, July 24 from 4 to 6 p. m., join urban farmer and food garden expert Russ Ohrt for the Riverdale Community Garden Project’s second Walking Garden Workshop.215747Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215750As many Hamilton and area workers know all too well, many corporations are demanding workers give up their defined benefit pension plans. We have seen this in the lengthy dispute between US Steel and the United Steelworkers in Nanticoke; we also saw it even more recently in Sudbury at the Vale Inco Strike.215750Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215751To have your activity appear in this column, please submit215751Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215754For most Canadians, the July 4th Independence Day holiday is nothing more than another day on the calendar. Not for Thie Convery. Not by a long shot.215754Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215759If the HST is going to do so much good for residents of Ontario, why does the government feel it has to keep selling it to us?215759Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215760McQuesten Community Garden is full of life.215760Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215474The owners of a new Stoney Creek clinic on Queenston Street that treats opiate drug dependency say it’s about providing a clean, safe environment for clients to recover rather than sneaking behind walls in dank, dark back alleys away from prying eyes.215474Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:50:19 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215374The Liberal government has announced it will scrap the controversial eco fees after a consumer backlash that took them by surprised when the fees were introduced July 1.215374Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:58:39 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215295Limericks, leprechauns and the Blarney Stone are some of the most commonly recognized images from the Emerald Isle.215295Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215296Hamilton councillors agreed last week to eliminate evening truck traffic along Fruitland Road, despite city staff arguing the idea should be reviewed by the truck route master plan subcommittee.215296Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215298Miss Stoney Creek Minor Hockey, Lindsay Tarbutt skated away with the Miss Winona Peach Queen crown at the 2010 Winona Peach Queen Pageant last Thursday at Liuna Gardens.215298Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215299It may not have taken on the North American importance of NBA star Lebron James’s decision on where to play basketball next year, but Larry Di Ianni is expected to decide next week if he is ready for a rematch against Fred Eisenberger for the city’s mayor’s chair.215299Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215301Crime Stoppers is looking for Hamilton residents to help in the fight against crime and make the city a safer place to live and work.215301Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215303To have your activity appear in this column, please submit215303Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215311Metro Basketball Camp takes place Aug. 9 to 13 at Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School. Designed for boys and girls aged seven to 15, the camp has an outstanding staff of basketball teaching professionals. Call Steve at 905-518677,e-mail steve@magabasketball.com and visit magabasketball.com.215311Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215312In Stoney Creek, more than 4,600 people live with diabetes, and the number is rising.215312Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.StoneyCreekNews.com/news/article/215317Hamilton residents should get used to the Red Hill Valley Parkway being closed when it floods during particularly short, intense rain storms, say city officials.215317Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST