For Hamilton, the third time was the charm.

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Both Hydro One and the Hamilton Conservation Authority were tight-lipped this week about ongoing work in a natural area and hydro corridor south of Cootes Drive at Olympic Drive, in Dundas.

Dundas Blues head coach Dan Caco is glad the Junior C hockey team has a week off until their next game, giving some injured players time to return to the roster..

A proposal to redevelop the former Rona-Cashway site on King Street West into a two-storey 28,944 square foot featuring Shoppers Drug Mart retail and second floor medical offices was circulated for comments last month.

Dundas Baptist Church on Governor’s Road will remain one of Hamilton’s four HINI influenza immunization clinics as long as the city still has doses of the vaccine, despite problems with traffic safety in the surrounding area.

• Politics.

Across Canada, we are united in the fight against the H1N1 flu. The federal government has already obtained more than six million doses of the H1N1 vaccine and delivered them to each province and territory.

Did the hobgoblins find your door, Faithful Reader? Not as many came to my door as usual. I distributed candies, wrapped in papers this year, to friends and casual acquaintances for most for the remainder of the week. As always, I wore my Viking helmet at the door.

Ted McMeekin believes rumours that he will not seek reelection are being deliberately planted in the community.

Hamilton’s waste diversion goal has fallen far short of its long-anticipated 65 per cent by 2011, acknowledge waste management officials.

When it starts getting rainy and chilly, it’s time to reach for the lentil stash. Lentils cook quickly, but it’s hard to catch them before the point of mushiness.

Some say he was born into it, some that he was born with it. Still others claim he has earned it.

Members of the community can get their first glimpse of Hamilton’s performing arts focused curriculum-based school Nov. 7 as the Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts holds an open house at 108 Park St. in Dundas. The school is also home to the Hamilton City Ballet and Northern Lights Theatre Company.

Dundas singer Sarena Paton kicks off a busy couple of months with a series of performances honoring veterans – continuing a tradition that’s close to her heart.

The sun broke through the clouds on a cool and dark day, with its bright rays falling on as the royal couple just as they walked out of Dundurn Castle’s balcony and waved to the enthusiastic crowd during day two of their cross-Canada tour.

How about walking onto a bus, or train and simply flashing a card to get on board? What about going to a Canada Post office, or a Metro grocery store, or even using your phone, to load up your smart card as you do a gift card?

Mountain councillors have put off introducing a motion in support of keeping the ‘Nora Frances Henderson’ name on Concession Street hospital.

Hamilton is facing an H1N1 vaccine shortage as the federal and provincial governments scramble to acquire more of the medicine, says the city’s association medical officer of health.

The push to raise Hamilton’s transit fares to counter a potential million dollar loss this year is expected to be proposed by the politicians before the next council meeting.