John Best

Numerous simultaneous events took place to mark Remembrance Day in Hamilton and Burlington. Already held was the Inaugural Indigenous Veteran's Day Service “Their Sacrifice Lives On” on Friday, at the Eagles Among Us Monument at Battlefield House Museum and Park, Stoney Creek.

It was a bit of a shock for the hundreds who gathered at Gore Park for Remembrance Day ceremonies today. They were confronted with a pile of rubble that had been two buildings on the South leg of King Street—24 and 28 King Street East Hamilton Fire were notified of the collapse at approximately 6:20 a.m. the Hamilton Fire Department received a call for a possible building collapse on King Street East. When crews arrived there was rubble spilling out into King Street. with a collapse pile extending out onto King Street. The City's Building Department was contacted and requested to respond. There was visible damage from the collapse on the exterior of west wall of #40 King Street East. Firefighters gained access to the building and evacuated a few people who were inside. The two buildings had been boarded up for some time. The the City's Building Department attended and advised that they would be issuing an Emergency Demolition Order on the property and would be calling in a demolition company. By early afternoon that work was well underway. No injuries have been reported.

Hamilton's historic Hess Village will be the scene of one of the area's first Christmas Tree lightings as businesses on Hess Street and George Street have come together to create a new Holiday and winter experience for Hamiltonians. The Hess Village Winter Market will celebrate Hess Village's rich history and charm, Victorian architecture and cobblestone streets, mixed with the new energetic atmosphere brought by current businesses. The winter market will showcase Hamilton's incredible community of artists, entrepreneurs and restaurateurs.

Family, friends and supporters of Erixon Kabera, the man who was shot by Hamilton Police Sunday and later died, are demanding answers from Police into the circumstances that led to the fatal encounter. In a social media post the family described Kabera as “a remarkable man whose life was dedicated to love, service and compassion.” The post indicated Kabera had lived in Canada for 20 years and most recently was employed by Canada Revenue in a customer service role. The post said he also served as an advisor to the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre.

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Burlington will be taking steps towards the electrification of its transit fleet with the announcement of a $17 million joint venture with the Ontario and Federal governments to expand Burlington's bus fleet. The funding will allow for the purchase of nine conventional buses, four battery-electric buses, two hybrid-electric buses and four 24-foot specialized transit buses.

Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has seized nine guns, recovered a large amount of drugs and a stolen car as they laid nearly 100 charges after a lengthy investigation titled Project Medusa.

In the aftermath of the shooting death of Erixon Cabera, Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen his issued a public statement. Social media posts Tuesday were referring to the incident using language like “murder”. One such reference came from Ward Two Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Trustee Sabreina Dahab. Police were called to a West Hamilton apartment complex Saturday on a complaint from a resident. An interaction between police and Mr. Cabera ensued and the man was shot several times. He later died in Hospital.

As budget deliberations are set to begin with Hamilton Council, members of the public are encouraged to have their voices heard over the coming months by providing their perspectives on this year's City budget.

In the aftermath of the police shooting death of Erixon Kabera, Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen has issued a public statement. Some social media posters Tuesday were referring to the incident using language like “murder”. One such reference came from Ward Two Hamilton Wentworth District School Board Trustee Sabreina Dahab. All this came after, Police were called to a West Hamilton apartment complex Saturday, on a complaint from a resident who told police there was a man at their door with a gun. An interaction between police and Mr. Kabera ensued and he was shot several times. He later died in Hospital. In his statement, Bergen wrote, “A person residing in the building called police because there was a male at their door believed to be in possession of a handgun. Police responded to the address as a result of this call.”