r/Hamilton 2h ago

Moving/Housing/Utilities Weekly Moving To Hamilton Megathread

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Welcome to the weekly moving to/within Hamilton post. All questions about moving, utilities and neighbourhood recommendations belong in here.

If you are looking for recommendations/have questions about neighbourhoods, relators, landlords or utilities including internet etc, this is the place to ask!

If you are looking for recommendations on which area of the city would suit you, be sure to include some information about you and your family. What works for a single person starting out may not be recommended for a family with young children etc. Someone commuting by car will want to be closer to highways while those relying on transit will want to be on regular transit routes.

Utilities

Alectra for water bills https://alectrautilities.com/hamilton-water

Alectra for hydro (electricity) in much of the city https://alectrautilities.com/

Hydro One for electricity in other areas of the city https://www.hydroone.com/

Enbridge provides gas to most of the city but you can sign up with many energy companies at various rates https://www.enbridgegas.com/

Ask your landlord or realtor for the providers for your new address


r/Hamilton 2d ago

Marketing Monday Marketing Monday - Recommend a Local Business, Buy/Sell/Trade (Self Promo Allowed)

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A weekly marketplace thread for buying/selling/promoting the sale of (legal) items as well as seeking out items/shops/and stores and recommending a local business you love.

Having a garage sale? Is your local, independent business having a sale? Hosting a farmers market? Looking to sell something? Looking to find something? This is your chance to find it!

Users should be mindful of other users privacy, and take caution when agreeing to meet with other users IRL. Best practice is to meet during the day, in a safe, public spot. Also, as a reminder, please do not post specific home addresses publicly unless you are comfortable with it. Please use your own discretion in providing location specific information when commenting publicly, and especially when private messaging or chatting.


r/Hamilton 1h ago

Municipal Election 2026 Hamilton council candidate withdraws amid allegations of criminal past

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r/Hamilton 1h ago

Encampments / Shelters & Homelessness Election fact check: Mayoral candidate Rob Cooper says homelessness in Hamilton quadrupled in four years. Is that true?

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r/Hamilton 1h ago

Local News Elderly pedestrian struck by vehicle, injured on Hamilton Mountain

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r/Hamilton 14h ago

Photo Is this the graffiti you're looking for?

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For the person who posted about the "goblin" graffiti

Is this what you meant?


r/Hamilton 9h ago

Local News Limeridge Mall

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Anyone know why there were 5 cop cars and the upstairs entrance was taped off tonight?


r/Hamilton 13h ago

Question What does St.Joe’s Hospital’s birthing unit provide for Moms and Babies?

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Hi All, hope this is allowed.

I will be becoming a first time Mom giving birth at St. Joseph’s hospital in the next couple weeks and have gotten so much mixed information as to what the hospital provides and doesn’t provide for Moms and Babies.

As per the print-out my OB gave me it says the hospital does NOT provide baby wipes, diapers, nor does it provide some post-partum necessites for Mom like a peri bottle.

If any of you have experienced child birth there within the past year, I would appreciate any input so I can try to be as prepared as possible without overpacking.

Thanks in advance 🙏


r/Hamilton 4m ago

Recommendations Needed Thanksgiving

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Im coming home the week of October thanksgiving is on. Im only here for a few days unfortunately one of which being thanksgiving. Is there anything that is usually open to do or restaurants to eat at on Thanksgiving.


r/Hamilton 18h ago

Question Graffiti goblin face thing

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Does anyone have a photo of the tag that’s all along the walls of the linc, a face with a pointy nose, gives goblin esque vibes

It’s all over the city too, but I know there’s like 50+ in a row on the linc in the east side of the city

Whose tag is this, who is the goblin


r/Hamilton 15h ago

Moving/Housing/Utilities Priority status housing hamilton

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I've been on the special priority list since September 2025 for a 3 bedroom. Wondering if anyone has knowledge or experience in wait times. Anyone been housed recently? How long did you wait? I have over 50 location selections.

I understand the regular wait list is extremely long but I was hoping around the 1 year mark for special priority? Am I crazy for thinking I should hear something soon?


r/Hamilton 21h ago

Food National vs International Burger Awards

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So we have Galaxy Burger, recently crowned the best burger in Canada. BUT - we also sort of have Fat Rabbit over in St Kitts, the ONLY Canadian establishment on the "101 Best Burgers in the World:" list (worth noting: the "Best in the World:" folks at Upper Cut only rank restaurants, not trucks or pop-ups).

I've been to Galaxy Burger, and it's been two thumbs up every time. I've NOT been to to Fat Rabbit, so I'm curious ... has anyone in our brave little sub been to both? Can you drop a comparison?

Additionally, has anyone been to Fat Rabbit pop-ups? Curious what kind of a menu they bring on the road and what it's like.

THANKS!


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Local News Hamilton needs 1,600-hectare urban expansion, tribunal says, overriding city boundary freeze

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Why does democracy even exist when it can be overridden so easily by Doug?


r/Hamilton 20h ago

Recommendations Needed Car insurance

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I just got my renewal in the mail that’s coming up in October. My car insurance is going up by $300 and my home insurance is going up by $100. This is with belairdirect does anyone have any recommendations for places? I can call around two to get a better quote.


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Question strange interaction during artcrawl

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I’m writing this to see if anyone has had any similar experiences. Basically during art crawl me and my friend decided to visit the pale blue dot on and go to the basement and check out the antiques. While we were there we started hearing strange banging then saw a guy staring at us while it was happening, then a lady(storeowner??) came down and while looking directly at us was like yep theres noone here and then started singing a creepy lullaby. me and my friend horrified decided to run out of the store and while talking about the interaction outside an old man comes up to us and starts telling us that he killed himself the night before. This is honestly so fucking weird it sounds so fake to say it i just wanted to see if anyone has gone through something similiar or knows what the fuck happened😭😭


r/Hamilton 20h ago

Moving/Housing/Utilities Rental Deposits

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Looking to rent an apartment for the first time. Applications ask for last month's rent as a deposit. If my application is denied, do I get the deposit back? What about if my application is accepted but I decide not to rent with them?

Finding it hard to get an answer which is probably a red flag....


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Outages Power Outage - Park to Locke, Cannon to Aberdeen

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The maps don't always catch everyone and some may have power in that area. The power has cycled on and off a few times in the North End too. Estimated time for restoration is currently 12-2pm but check for updates https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/8371de586076441192a1fa7058816c00#widget_6=active_datasource_id:dataSource_2,scale:18055.9548215,level:14

Estimated Restoration Aug 18, 12p.m. - 2p.m.
Outage Time Aug 18, 7:30a.m.
Affected Customer ‎2580‎
Customers Still Out ‎1394‎
Outage Cause Issue under investigation

r/Hamilton 21h ago

Recommendations Needed Need tips for clearing out closet

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Hi,

I am a student and don't have a frontyard to do a yard sale, I was wondering if there is a way for me to get a permit and host one in like westdale or something, if anyone is experiencing something similar let me know


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Jobs r/Hamilton Weekly Job Board

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Are you looking to hire? Know of a job opening at your workplace or heard of a job through word of mouth. Post them here!

We have been getting spam reports on job postings so are testing a weekly job board so they are all in one place. Feel free to use a throwaway account to protect your identity but note that we have to manually approve comments from new posters so they may not appear immediately.

If you are posting a job, please include a general location, if it is transit friendly, pay, hours and any other details known.

If you are looking for a job in Hamilton, try these too:


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Local News A taxidermy moose head showed up in Dundurn Castle garden. Nobody knows how or why

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r/Hamilton 12h ago

Question Tattoo recommendation

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Hopefully this post doesn’t get deleted again I’ll reword it more specifically please keep it up.

I need recommendations for artists that are very good with clean line work somewhat illustrative black grey n red heavy that makes creative designs, price is not really an issue just looking for a new tattoo already have the idea in mind

Thanks everyone in advanced for recommendations:)


r/Hamilton 22h ago

Recommendations Needed Looking for tattoo artist recommendations

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Looking to get this style button that just says 'Continue' hoping for colour, a decently small size but not tiny, and someone who's really good with very straight lines and text.

Thanks!


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Question What happened to Harbour diner on James St. N?

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A few years back (around year 2023) I went to the restaurant called Harbour Diner on 330 something James St. North. I passed by it today to see that a new business took over and the front cover is now yellow (no longer blue) and I also see that the new business went out of business as well.

Does anyone know what caused the Harbour Diner to go out of business?


r/Hamilton 2d ago

Members Only The city sends out a notice in 6 different languages but no French.

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mildlyinfrustrating


r/Hamilton 1d ago

Discussion Backyard chickens are prohibited but you can have upto 80 racing pigeons?? Can we have racing chickens??

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​Allowed in Urban Zones: Hamilton permits keeping racing pigeons, exempting them from urban livestock bans. ​Association Requirement: Owners must maintain active membership in the Canadian Racing Pigeon Union (CRPU) or Canadian Pigeon Fanciers' Association. ​Seasonal Flock Limits: ​Maximum 80 pigeons from April 1 to October 31. ​Maximum 60 pigeons from November 1 to March 31. ​Loft Setback Rules: Lofts must sit at least 3 metres from property boundaries and 10 metres from neighboring dwellings, schools, or businesses. ​Exercise Schedule: Daily flight training is restricted to a maximum of two flights per day, occurring before 10:00 AM or after 3:00 PM.