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July 3, 2013 Dear Sir, May I congratulate the OBA for not allowing trailor dumpsters on our roads. It has been weeks since I last saw a big dumpster plying its trade. The OBA must have realized the hurt being inflicted on the small independent trucke...

June 15, 2013 Dear Sir, May I comment on your headline, ‘Government to clarify truck permit rules’. The OBA before the election stated they would not allow dumpsters to be used illegally. The trailor dumpsters were allowed to do illegal work with Dr...

A number of free parking bays in Hamilton won’t be available tomorrow to accommodate people attending a seniors’ tea. The City of Hamilton is hosting the tea at 2pm at Victoria Park. Parking bays on Dundonald and Washington Streets will be blocked of...

Devon Spring Road has reopened to traffic after it was closed for a decade. The south entrance of the Devonshire road was closed in 2003 when the cliff beneath it began crumbling. A new retaining wall was recently completed. Said Public Works Minist...

May 21, 2013 Dear Sir, This morning I took my daughter to the bus stop near the end of Point Finger Road so that she can catch the # 2 Ord Road bus to school. There were two buses that arrived at the same time (7:50am) and my daughter got lost in th...

Resurfacing work were scheduled to start at the Kindley Field Road roundabout near the LF Wade International Airport entrance this morning. The Ministry of Public Works announced last night that the work would take place between 6am and 11am today a...

A stretch of road in Smith’s has been closed for repairs. The Ministry of Public Works shut North Shore Road between Police Beach and Flatts Village yesterday at 6pm. Work is expected to be completed by 7pm tomorrow. Said a Government spokesman: “Thi...

April 5, 2013 Dear Sir, For how much longer is the public prepared to put up with the lengthy road closures in Hamilton? The work involved appears to go on and on, taking an inordinate amount of time which just wouldn’t be tolerated in other capital...

The Senate last night approved legislation ending a vehicle licence fee exemption for seniors, despite multiple attempts by the Opposition to change the legislation. During a debate in the Upper Chamber, Senator Marc Daniels tabled three potential am...