Reclaiming Hamilton Essays from the New Ambitious City

by Weinberg, Paul; Bin, Matthew; Bouchier, Nancy B.; Cruikshank, Ken; Coleman, Joey; Le Clair, Kerry; Fiedler, Robert S.; MacKay, Kevin; McGreal, Ryan; Narula, Seema; Rose, Jessica; Selway, Shawn; Shkimba, Margaret; Wayland, Sarah V.

• ISBN13: 9781989496008
• ISBN10: 1989496008
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-09-15
• Publisher: Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd

Summary

City of Waterfalls, Steeltown, the Ambitious City – Hamilton, Ontario, has gone by many names over the years as it has risen to economic heights and fallen from them. In this wide-ranging collection of essays editor Paul Weinberg has gathered together some of Hamilton’s most tireless advocates to chart the rise of a new ambitious city. From examining the city’s long history of immigration to chronicling vanished working-class neighbourhoods, to citizen journalism, to art advocacy, to battles over expressways and light rail transit, and with a close look at gentrification and housing, Reclaiming Hamilton traces the fault lines that run through the city today. What these essays reveal is a remarkable city, one that is filled with rich history and present-day ingenuity, and one that is energized by citizens who never fail to fight for what they believe in.

Author Biography

Paul Weinberg is a veteran journalist and freelance writer whose work has appeared in a wide range of newspapers, magazines and websites including the Globe and Mail, the Monitor (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Canada’s History, rabble.ca, Inter Press Service, NOW, Eye magazine, Metropolis, LobeLog and Quest. He is also working on a forthcoming book on the anti-poverty movement of the 1960s. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario.