Danielle de Graauw

Navy recruitment is on the rise in Hamilton after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent funding boost for the Canadian military. On Friday, a navy recruitment drive took place in Hamilton at the headquarters for HMCS Haida National Historic Site. “My mom’s father was in the navy his whole life,” says Sydnee Lociceero, a student at the recruitment drive.

Tenants of a high-rise apartment building on Bold Street in Hamilton are facing another rent increase, and wondering if they can still afford to live there.

A new provincial recycling program is affecting Hamilton business owners already struggling to make ends meet. The City of Hamilton’s waste management sub-committee met on Monday to discuss its own program for local businesses and city properties. As no permanent funding solution is in sight, recycling costs will ultimately fall to the business owner. The provincial government changed its Blue Box Program and what it will cover.