Maureen Wilson 🇨🇦 Ward 1 Councillor, Hamilton
@ward1wilson.bsky.social
Councillor for Hamilton's Ward 1. Proud mom of 3. Proud partner in life & love with @terry24cooke.bsky.social. She/Her.
Reposted by Maureen Wilson 🇨🇦 Ward 1 Councillor, Hamilton
Elected officials shouldn’t have the power to vote against traffic signals or lower speed limits. I don’t think this because I don’t believe in democracy; I think this because I believe in evidence-based placemaking & city-building. Safer streets shouldn’t be situational or left up to a vote.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Elected officials shouldn’t have the power to vote against traffic signals or lower speed limits. I don’t think this because I don’t believe in democracy; I think this because I believe in evidence-based placemaking & city-building. Safer streets shouldn’t be situational or left up to a vote.
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
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November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
1st public delegation of the 2026 Water and Tax Budget. Nov 17 starting at 3 PM. Register with the Clerk to present live, send a video or a letter. More details part way down the City's webpage www.hamilton.ca
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
1st public delegation of the 2026 Water and Tax Budget. Nov 17 starting at 3 PM. Register with the Clerk to present live, send a video or a letter. More details part way down the City's webpage www.hamilton.ca
Reposted by Maureen Wilson 🇨🇦 Ward 1 Councillor, Hamilton
Brian Charles gave an amazing talk on ‘Treaty History Woven through Wampums’ at The Westdale. With dozens of Wampums on display, he told stories about them, providing excellent insight into the Wampum creation process, how to read them, & their cultural significance @ward1wilson.bsky.social 1/2
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Brian Charles gave an amazing talk on ‘Treaty History Woven through Wampums’ at The Westdale. With dozens of Wampums on display, he told stories about them, providing excellent insight into the Wampum creation process, how to read them, & their cultural significance @ward1wilson.bsky.social 1/2
Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario.
Churchill Park Master Plan Phase 3
Phase 3 construction works in early November, with the primary focus of completing the north staircase at Parkside Dr & Kipling Rd before winter. Work on other sections of the project may progress over the winter, weather depending.
Phase 3 construction works in early November, with the primary focus of completing the north staircase at Parkside Dr & Kipling Rd before winter. Work on other sections of the project may progress over the winter, weather depending.
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Churchill Park Master Plan Phase 3
Phase 3 construction works in early November, with the primary focus of completing the north staircase at Parkside Dr & Kipling Rd before winter. Work on other sections of the project may progress over the winter, weather depending.
Phase 3 construction works in early November, with the primary focus of completing the north staircase at Parkside Dr & Kipling Rd before winter. Work on other sections of the project may progress over the winter, weather depending.
Hamilton Water (HW) is currently addressing a watermain break on Aberdeen, east side of Cottage Ave. To facilitate the necessary repairs, traffic restrictions will be in place on Aberdeen Ave between Cottage Ave and Mountain Ave, with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction (East/West).
October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hamilton Water (HW) is currently addressing a watermain break on Aberdeen, east side of Cottage Ave. To facilitate the necessary repairs, traffic restrictions will be in place on Aberdeen Ave between Cottage Ave and Mountain Ave, with traffic reduced to one lane in each direction (East/West).
Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History
Nov 5, 7:00 PM, Westdale Theatre (FREE)
Brian Charles will illuminate how wampum was used to record not only relationships and treaties between the First Peoples of the Eastern Woodland but also with settler societies in Canada.
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Nov 5, 7:00 PM, Westdale Theatre (FREE)
Brian Charles will illuminate how wampum was used to record not only relationships and treaties between the First Peoples of the Eastern Woodland but also with settler societies in Canada.
simpli.events/e/wampum
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History
Nov 5, 7:00 PM, Westdale Theatre (FREE)
Brian Charles will illuminate how wampum was used to record not only relationships and treaties between the First Peoples of the Eastern Woodland but also with settler societies in Canada.
simpli.events/e/wampum
Nov 5, 7:00 PM, Westdale Theatre (FREE)
Brian Charles will illuminate how wampum was used to record not only relationships and treaties between the First Peoples of the Eastern Woodland but also with settler societies in Canada.
simpli.events/e/wampum
“markets can stay irrational longer than most people can stay solvent.”
An excellent read.
It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
An excellent read.
It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
Opinion | It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“markets can stay irrational longer than most people can stay solvent.”
An excellent read.
It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
An excellent read.
It Is Trump’s Casino Economy Now. You’ll Probably Lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
Congratulations & thank you to the Locke St. BIA for another successful season of Sundays Unlocked. Join us this Sunday & do the Monster Mash. 🎃👻
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Congratulations & thank you to the Locke St. BIA for another successful season of Sundays Unlocked. Join us this Sunday & do the Monster Mash. 🎃👻
“There is a house
A very special house
That sits on Cootes and Main
You may drive by
And not think twice
But it is shelter for families pain.” (C. Dimitroff)
Thank you to the amazing staff at Ronald McDonald House for all that you do. Such a special place
A very special house
That sits on Cootes and Main
You may drive by
And not think twice
But it is shelter for families pain.” (C. Dimitroff)
Thank you to the amazing staff at Ronald McDonald House for all that you do. Such a special place
October 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“There is a house
A very special house
That sits on Cootes and Main
You may drive by
And not think twice
But it is shelter for families pain.” (C. Dimitroff)
Thank you to the amazing staff at Ronald McDonald House for all that you do. Such a special place
A very special house
That sits on Cootes and Main
You may drive by
And not think twice
But it is shelter for families pain.” (C. Dimitroff)
Thank you to the amazing staff at Ronald McDonald House for all that you do. Such a special place
Accessible housing & safe, reliable transportation choices = income policy.
Surplus income enables goods/services consumption. Economic 🏆
Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/b...
Surplus income enables goods/services consumption. Economic 🏆
Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/b...
Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments
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October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Accessible housing & safe, reliable transportation choices = income policy.
Surplus income enables goods/services consumption. Economic 🏆
Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/b...
Surplus income enables goods/services consumption. Economic 🏆
Lower-Income Americans Are Missing Car Payments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/b...
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Here's the delegate's video capturing the moment a motorist mounts the sidewalk and drives into the yard of an Aberdeen home, seconds before chidlren walk by! #HamOnt
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Public Works Committee - October 20, 2025
YouTube video by City of Hamilton
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October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Here's the delegate's video capturing the moment a motorist mounts the sidewalk and drives into the yard of an Aberdeen home, seconds before chidlren walk by! #HamOnt
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
@chchnews.bsky.social @thespec1846.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/CGdrS8m...
It may have been raining 🌧️ outside on Sunday, but never a shortage of warmth & cheer with these awesome Ward 1 City Housing Hamilton residents. Their 🎃 plans are underway! They shell out to +100 ghosts & goblins each year.🍭🍫🍬
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It may have been raining 🌧️ outside on Sunday, but never a shortage of warmth & cheer with these awesome Ward 1 City Housing Hamilton residents. Their 🎃 plans are underway! They shell out to +100 ghosts & goblins each year.🍭🍫🍬
A big beautiful audience gathered to learn about Treaties from Rick Hill this past week.
Join us in fellowship again for an evening with Brian Charles as he presents Treaty History Woven Through Wampum Belts.
Nov 5, Westdale Theatre, 7 PM. Free & open to all.
Join us in fellowship again for an evening with Brian Charles as he presents Treaty History Woven Through Wampum Belts.
Nov 5, Westdale Theatre, 7 PM. Free & open to all.
October 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A big beautiful audience gathered to learn about Treaties from Rick Hill this past week.
Join us in fellowship again for an evening with Brian Charles as he presents Treaty History Woven Through Wampum Belts.
Nov 5, Westdale Theatre, 7 PM. Free & open to all.
Join us in fellowship again for an evening with Brian Charles as he presents Treaty History Woven Through Wampum Belts.
Nov 5, Westdale Theatre, 7 PM. Free & open to all.
When the medical specialist boasts one of Hamilton’s finest. 👏👏👏❤️
October 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When the medical specialist boasts one of Hamilton’s finest. 👏👏👏❤️
Reposted by Maureen Wilson 🇨🇦 Ward 1 Councillor, Hamilton
“one-fifth of Americans were now estranged from a family member because of politics.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What Happened to Ohio?
The fraying of my family and our working-class hometown
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“one-fifth of Americans were now estranged from a family member because of politics.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Join us for an enlightening evening on October 14, as we explore Treaty history with the esteemed historian, Rick Hill.
Tickets are FREE. Everyone welcome—registration required.
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Tickets are FREE. Everyone welcome—registration required.
simpli.events/e/treaty-his...
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Join us for an enlightening evening on October 14, as we explore Treaty history with the esteemed historian, Rick Hill.
Tickets are FREE. Everyone welcome—registration required.
simpli.events/e/treaty-his...
Tickets are FREE. Everyone welcome—registration required.
simpli.events/e/treaty-his...
Timely updates and future opportunities to engage as a community. All in this edition of the Ward 1 newsletter.
www.maureenwilson.ca/nl_2025-09-26
www.maureenwilson.ca/nl_2025-09-26
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Timely updates and future opportunities to engage as a community. All in this edition of the Ward 1 newsletter.
www.maureenwilson.ca/nl_2025-09-26
www.maureenwilson.ca/nl_2025-09-26
Premier Ford: Whatever you do, do good. Cancelling ASEs ain’t it.
Ontario’s municipalities would like a word.
Ontario’s municipalities would like a word.
September 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Premier Ford: Whatever you do, do good. Cancelling ASEs ain’t it.
Ontario’s municipalities would like a word.
Ontario’s municipalities would like a word.
SEE YOU SUNDAY!
September 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
SEE YOU SUNDAY!
Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs, a Longhouse Faith Keeper and Cayuga Elder of the Wolf Clan in the Cayuga Nation emphasizes the importance of conversation to deepen understanding & strengthen relations. A full house at HPL last night.
September 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gae Ho Hwako Norma Jacobs, a Longhouse Faith Keeper and Cayuga Elder of the Wolf Clan in the Cayuga Nation emphasizes the importance of conversation to deepen understanding & strengthen relations. A full house at HPL last night.
Congratulations to Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe for receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal. This honour recognizes his outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to public safety. 👏
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations to Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe for receiving the King Charles III Coronation Medal. This honour recognizes his outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to public safety. 👏
Rumour has it that a single elected rep has been asked to participate in the Supercrawl Dunk. Join the big reveal at 4 PM today!
September 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Rumour has it that a single elected rep has been asked to participate in the Supercrawl Dunk. Join the big reveal at 4 PM today!