(Image: Dan Taekema/CBC) Commonwealth Games officials wrapped up a three-day whirlwind tour of Hamilton Friday as the community continues its campaign to bring the event back to the city where it all began for its 100th anniversary. The 2030 games mark a milestone for both the games...
Global Spectrum and the Carmen’s Group will be operating the city’s entertainment facilities for at least the next five years. But at the same time, Hamilton is moving forward with a $200,000 independent study to determine if the city even wants to keep FirstOntario Centre, FirstOntario...
P.J. Mercanti of the Carmen’s Group, who is helping to spearhead a private sector effort to land the 100th Commonwealth Games for Hamilton in 2030, says the event will prove to be beneficial and affordable for both the city and taxpayers. “We want to make sure...
" Nearly two years ago, and a few years after the trouble with landing the 2015 Pan Am Games, Hamilton councillors wanted nothing to do with the city hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Now after a municipal election, and with P.J. Mercanti of the Carmen’s Group promoting...