DundasStarNews.com RSS Feedshttp://www.DundasStarNews.comThu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:26 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/DundasStarNews/imgs/logo.gifhttp://www.DundasStarNews.comhttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218388Former Mountain MP Ian Deans is running for mayor.218388Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:26 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218218Neighbours of uncompleted Delottinville Park already oppose a surprise plan to locate a replacement leash-free dog area in their neighbourhood.218218Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218220A 19-year-old Dundas man faces assault and mischief charges for allegedly attacking a roommate with a baseball bat after being hounded for rent money.218220Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218221There are no plans to repair Kerr Street, a Dundas laneway named one of Ontario’s worst roads last week, but the city is considering closing the connection between Hatt and Ogilvie streets to through traffic and transferring maintenance responsibility to neighbours.218221Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218224City staff hope to use a cultural heritage assessment of the historic Dundas post office building completed for Canada Post last year to support a recommendation to designate the 97-year-old building under the Ontario Heritage Act.218224Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218225Police welcome any information from the public in an ongoing Dundas arson investigation. Detective Tim Bower said Tuesday an official cause of the Aug. 3 fire at 12 Spencer Ave. has not been determined.218225Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218238T. E. A. D., Equestrian Association for the Disabled, needs volunteers for its fall session. No horse experience is necessary. Volunteer training takes place on Sept. 17 from 6-8pm.218238Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218239With the new school year just around the corner, Hamilton Police are offering some important tips, for parents and motorists to help ensure children get to school safely.218239Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218248It’s a natural disaster of monolithic proportions, affecting more than 20 million people. More than 8.6 million children have now been affected -more than the Tsunami, the Kashmir earthquake and the Haiti earthquake combined.218248Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218254To have your activity appear in City Sidelines, please submit a brief paragraph about the event, listing time, place and day. Leave a phone number or email address for readers to get more information. This listing is reserved for non-profit organizations, and guaranteed placement is not possible. Deadline is Friday noon prior to the Thursday publication date. E-mail ddowney@hamiltonnews.com.218254Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218259While Councillor Bob Bratina contemplates his political future, a former mayor took aim at current mayor Fred Eisenberger for what he says is lack of leadership that has kept Hamilton in a four-year sleep.218259Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218264The Dundas Valley Historical Society kicks off its ninth annual series of historical presentations with Ray Fazakas presenting The Black Donnellys: The Dundas Connection.218264Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218265Another school year brings new challenges. My daughter plans on joining the high school rowing team and her biggest challenge will likely be getting out of bed in time for the predawn workouts.218265Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218272A West Harbour stadium idea is slowly sinking into Hamilton Harbour.218272Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218273Betty Phillips was going back to tap dancing sessions after a break of a few months when she found her left leg suddenly didn't want to work.218273Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218274In addition to getting good grades and making new friends, there are lots of things kids can do to have a productive and meaningful school year.218274Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218276Bellying up to the cafeteria counter promises to be a changed culinary experience for 18,000 students returning to class at Hamilton public high schools this Tuesday as a new nutrition policy bumps many previous food choices off the menu.218276Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218277The Rockton Lions Club created a Memorial Forest in 1977 on a five-acre patch of land at the Beverly Community Centre. The purpose was to plant trees to honour deceased club members or people who have contributed to the community life of this area.218277Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218278Klaude Walters is never, ever, without her dictaphone.218278Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218280The second annual Hamilton Autism Awareness Walk-A-Thon will be held Sept. 19 at Christie Lake Conservation Area.218280Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218282Unlike its Simcoe County counterpart, Hamilton’s public school board has received no complaints about ill effects from wireless Internet service in classrooms, a spokesperson says.218282Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218285Maybe you’re getting on in years and need help maintaining your home.218285Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218097The plan to build a stadium at the West Harbour is slowly sinking.218097Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:51:27 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/218045It could be another wild and wooly committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday as councillors again debate the future of the Pan Am stadium site.218045Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:46:31 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217748Cam Harrod remembers his first game at J. L. Grightmire Arena, watching Bill Searle and the Dundas Merchants with his dad.217748Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217750Dundas Community Services hosts a free Helping Homes Conserve Workshop for seniors and caregivers presented by a Union Gas representative.217750Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217751With just two weeks left until the deadline for nominations, Dundas city councillor Russ Powers remains unchallenged in his run to keep his municipal seat.217751Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217752Relations between tenants and management at Governor’s Green apartment building may have turned a corner with a mediated agreement addressing issues within the residential complex.217752Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217753On Aug. 3, Hamilton Police and Fire Service responded to a house fire at 12 Spencer Ave. The vacant house was fully engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived.217753Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217756The city is warning residents about contractors misrepresenting themselves to homeowners regarding the city’s Protective Plumbing Program.217756Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217757The Dundas Star News invites you to share your Hockeyville memories in a special publication slated for distribution with the Sept. 23 edition of your community newspaper.217757Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217758Dundas Community Services needs caring and compassionate volunteers to make a friendly call to seniors once a week, share information about what’s happening in the community and help link seniors to community supports and resources.217758Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217915Hamilton police detectives are investigating after two males left what is being described as an “improvised explosive device” outside a Lake Avenue North home last Friday evening.217915Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217917The Ministry of the Environment is being accused of misleading the public when it says Arcelor Mittal Dofasco will cut smelly sulphur emissions by 20 per cent as part of an action plan on pollutants that exceed Ontario’s new air standards.217917Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217921If 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 takes place now for the next training program, beginning Sept. 1.217921Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217924Jack DiSalvia is getting ready to teeter atop four-inch, red, patent leather high heels — all in the name of raising funds for YWCA Hamilton.217924Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217925Hamilton Mountain Liberal MPP Sophia Aggelonitis was more “shocked” than anything when the premier told her she was getting a promotion.217925Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217929Hamilton police are on the lookout for two men who robbed a cab driver after hailing him outside a Concession Street apartment building early Monday morning.217929Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217931Polio Canada, a program of March of Dimes Canada, holds an open house for local polio survivors, Thursday, Sept. 9, 1-3 p. m. at Fortinos, 1579 Main St. W., .217931Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217936Hamilton Police closed the investigation this week on the individuals suspected of sending the mayor “threatening messages” because of the Pan Am stadium decision.217936Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217939To have your activity appear in City Sidelines, please submit a brief paragraph about the event, listing time, place and day. Leave a phone number or email address for readers to get more information. This listing is reserved for non-profit organizations, and guaranteed placement is not possible. Deadline is Friday noon prior to the Thursday publication date. E-mail ddowney@hamiltonnews.com.217939Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217940Do you have questions about your child’s development, behavior, vision, nutritional needs, dental health or speech and language development?217940Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217941Pasquale Filice likes to have a good time.217941Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217944A media blackout has been established by the City of Hamilton and the Toronto 2015 Pan Am organizing committee on the future of the waterfront stadium.217944Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217946A lack of capital funding is forcing the Hamilton Conservation Authority to reconsider long-range upgrades to several area parks, including at Confederation and Westfield Heritage Village.217946Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217338Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger says politicians should stop floating additional locations for a Pan Am stadium through the media to the public, and start looking at building the facility in the west harbour.217338Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:36:30 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217336Hamilton Police are seeking a missing sandal in the homicide investigation of Ancaster businessman Joe Melo.217336Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:15:21 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217407An ambitious legacy project planned for the 60-year-old J. L. Grightmire Arena would see nearly $600,000 in upgrades to the Hockeyville-winning facility.217407Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217409The Dundas Valley School of Art is expected to get a facelift starting later this month after the city agreed to give the facility $2.45 million.217409Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.DundasStarNews.com/news/article/217412A group of Dundas residents is continuing the historic practice of “gleaning” in an effort to support the local Salvation Army food bank.217412Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST