Hamilton's first BY-LAW CRAWL

On Saturday February 6th, Hamilton will see it's first BY-LAW CRAWL, at 1 PM beside the remains of the Century Theatre. Please be advised that the date and time of this event have been changed from the original time and date (Friday Feb 5th at 7 PM). 

Many people in our community are saddened to see another heritage building destroyed- demolition crews are dismantling the 97-year-old Century Theatre as I write this. Multiple parties are to blame for this prime example of demolition by neglect- the owners for not living up to their responsibilities as a property owner, and the City for not holding the owners to those responsibilities. 

The public also has a role in this; by-law enforcement is complaint-based. We need to break the cycle of willful negligence and emergency demolition in this city. The only way for us to do that is by reporting property standards by-law infractions to the city when we see them. It's the only way we can stop the next building(s) from being torn down.

We don't need any new by-laws passed to prevent this from happening. The city simply has to enforce the by-laws we already have as they're written. And the public needs to ensure that enforcement happens.