Definitely not the best way

Harry Shannon The Hamilton (Ontario) City Council recently approved a proposal for what to do with parking tickets leading up to Christmas. Instead of paying the fine, offenders could donate a toy worth at least as much. They toys will be passed on to needy families by the United Way. A columnist with the Hamilton Spectator, Scott Radley, re…

Repurposing golf courses

Harry Shannon Hamilton, Ontario has three public golf courses owned by the city. One of the city’s councillors would like to convert at least one of the courses into more widely used green space – regular parkland, sports fields, etc. The local paper, the Hamilton Spectator, ran a story about it last Friday (September 27). I sent them th…