Wilson Street Farmers Market

03/24/2026

03/23/2026

Life is getting harder in Ontario. Food prices have soared. People can't find a family doctor. And while all of this is happening — Doug Ford is changing the...

03/20/2026

Marit is rocking it!

03/17/2026

Notice of Public Meeting of the Planning Committee for Draft Plan of Condominium (Vacant Land)Have your say about the proposed developmentYou are invited to attend and participate in the Public Meeting before a decision is made on the application.

03/08/2026

What is something all of these recruitment methods have in common? They began as relationships.

It’s more common for someone to be trafficked by a person they know than by a stranger.

Traffickers rarely start with threats.
They start with trust. With attention. With what looks like care.

But here’s the truth:�The same thing that can be used to exploit someone – a relationship – can also be the very thing that protects them.

Parents who stay involved.
Teachers who notice behavior changes.
Friends who ask deeper questions.
Neighbors who check in.

We are each other’s first line of defense. We are stronger together.

Safe relationships act as a shield. When someone is surrounded by support, traffickers can’t recruit easily without someone seeing the red flags.

That’s why understanding the signs of recruitment matters. The more informed we are, the more protected our communities become.

’s free resource library equips people to recognize dangerous relationships early, build safe connections, and prevent exploitation before it begins. Comment SAFE to download our Safe Relationships Guide and start building stronger, safer connections today.

01/18/2026

Want to “Save the HCA”? Then Use It.

There’s a call going around asking people to show up on February 1st with protest signs to “Save the HCA.”

But here’s the reality:
You don’t save conservation lands by standing still.
You save them by walking them.

The Hamilton Conservation Authority exists to protect living, breathing places — trails, forests, wetlands, escarpment lands. The strongest argument for their protection isn’t a placard; it’s proof that people actually use and value these spaces.

If we want the HCA funded, defended, and respected, the message is simple:

👉 Get out. Go hiking. Walk the trails. Use the land.

Bring your kids. Bring your neighbours. Bring your boots.
Post photos. Share stories. Show that these places matter because they are alive with people.

On February 1st, instead of protesting about conservation, let’s practice it.

The land doesn’t need slogans.
It needs footsteps.

01/18/2026

Calls to ‘save’ the Hamilton Conservation Authority ignore a basic principle of environmental justice: institutions that fail their mandate should not be protected from scrutiny. HCA is a statutory corporation with regulatory power, and in the case of the Ancaster well and surrounding springs, it failed to act decisively to protect our groundwater vulnerability.

Opposing provincial overreach does not require defending local mismanagement. Before HCA is shielded from amalgamation or reform, there must be a full, independent investigation into its handling of source-water protection, followed by leadership and governance reform based on watershed science — not municipal politics. Conservation authorities should be accountable to the water they are meant to protect, and to the communities that depend on it.

12/19/2025