Citizens on the March at First By-Law Crawl

A sunny, cold day was the scene of a gathering of citizens in front of the remains of the 1913 Lyric/Century Theatre for the first By-Law Crawl. Organized by Matt Jelly, the group of concerned citizens shared one thing in common: a desire to stop the neglect of Hamilton's architecturally rich history.

The people in attendance came from a variety of backgrounds, some new Hamiltonians, some born-and-raised in the Hammer and some even from out-of-town. The crowd participating in the first By-Law Crawl grew to approximately 75 people before Matt Jelly spoke to the crowd and explained the purpose of the By-Law Crawl.

He then handed out booklets outlining the City's by-laws as they relate to vacant buildings. Included were forms to be filled in with violations and later to be presented to the City to enforce.