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Hamilton hasn’t responded to pest complaints for over 4 years. ‘People can’t take it anymore,’ tenant says
Public health says enforcement paused during the pandemic and a bylaw officer will pick it up next month CBC Hamilton is investigating the living conditions that tenants face and what responsibility the city has to uphold property standards. This is Part 1 of a three-part series. Parts 2 and 3 will run in the coming weeks. The cockroach and bedbug infestations in Tammy Brown’s Hamilton apartment have all but destroyed her life, she says. Roaches have taken over her fridge and stove, contaminating her food and making it impossible to cook for her twoRead more
How this Hamilton student from school with no football field got a football scholarship
Elijah Sinclair hopes to shine a light on how school infrastructure impacts students Throughout his 19 years, football has been a constant for Hamilton student Elijah Sinclair. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t throwing around a football out front with my friends or something,” he said. Sinclair is now the first student in his east end high school, Bernie Custis Secondary School, to be recruited to a post-secondary football team and get a scholarship. It’s an accomplishment he reached despite the fact his school doesn’t have a football field, he notes. Sinclair starts playingRead more