This picture was taken in the spring of 1970 to show the excavation underway for the Canadian Football Hall of Fame next to City Hall. But there's lots more to look at in this snapshot of downtown past.
Click here to the original Spectator column by Paul Wilson for more photos
If you’re looking for direct, hard-hitting and powerful insights from experts about affordable housing in Hamilton, this is a Graham Crawford Show you simply must not miss.
Our three expert panelists share information and insights about what we’re doing well, what we could do better, and where we need to go in the future.
As challenging as providing affordable housing is, there is room for hope. And our guests provide it. One of the most thought-provoking shows we’ve done so far. Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to our special guests:
Renee Wetselaar, Senior Planner, Social Planning and Research Council
Graham Cubitt, Director of Projects and Development, Indwell
Laura Cattari, Vice President, Canada Without Poverty & Campaign Coordinator, Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
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The Graham Crawford Show with your host, Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media studios in downtown Hamilton.
This edition of the Cityist is about leadership. Leadership of the municipal kind. The kind of municipal leadership I think most of us would like to see more of. When I started to put my thoughts together for this show, I found myself reflecting on what kinds of questions I’d been hearing from Councillors over the past few months related to LRT. In particular, I thought about questions I’d heard asked by Councillors of Paul Johnson, our senior staffer on the LRT file. Then, I asked myself a question. Do questions BY leaders raise questions ABOUT leaders? Think about that for a second.
Can we judge the skills and expertise of our Councillors by the quality of the questions they ask?
I think the answer is yes.
Thank you for listening to this edition of The Graham Crawford Show. Let's keep talking Hamilton.
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The Graham Crawford Show with host Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media studios in downtown Hamilton.
This month on the Paul Wilson edition of The Graham Crawford Show, we start by talking about one of Hamilton’s past manufacturing giant, International Harvester and the recent column Paul wrote about some ex-employees and how they’re working to keep its history alive.
From there, Paul and I have a conversation about some of the other industrial giants in our history, most of which had plants along Burlington Street including one where I worked in the mills as a summer student - Stelco. Join us as Paul and I discuss industry, Hamilton and our disappearing history.
Listen to Paul and Graham have a lively chat about the glory days of Hamilton's manufacturing history.
--Read Paul Wilson's article on The Spectator web site here
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Graham Crawford Show, hosted by Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media in downtown Hamilton
This week’s Graham Crawford Show focuses on the biggest single infrastructure project in Hamilton in generations - LRT.
Our regular Civic Panel consisting of Ryan McGreal, Maureen Wilson and Peter Graefe take a strategic planning approach to frame our discussion. SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities Threats. And PEST - Political, Economic, Social & Technological.
All in all, it makes for an intense, no holds barred discussion full of facts about Light Rail Transit and its implications on city building in Hamilton. You won’t want to miss it.
Let’s keep talking Hamilton.
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Host, Graham Crawford - Visit www.grahamcrawfordshow.com
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
All shows are produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media in Hamilton
In this edition of The Graham Crawford Show we talk city cycling with three terrific guests each of whom has a different perspective on cycling in Hamilton Ontario.
Listen in as Chelsea Cox, Director of Strategic Development for SoBi Hamilton, Dave Michal, who owns a motor vehicle yet chooses to bike to work and Gail Berberick who enjoys cycling as part of her retirement.
If you cycle to work, or work at cycling, you’ll enjoy their insights into how they use Hamilton’s expanding cycling infrastructure, as well as their opinions on what we need to see more of in the short term and long term.
SoBi Hamilton (aka Hamilton Bike Share) is the non profit local operator who keeps the Hamilton Bike Share system rolling smoothly. For more on SoBi and Hamilton Bike Share please visit https://hamilton.socialbicycles.com/
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The Graham Crawford Show
with your host, Graham Crawford
Executive Producer: Alex Zafer
Produced and recorded by Dave Beatty at Q.E.D. Media in downtown Hamilton
Hey friends.
This is Graham Crawford and I want to tell you about my new podcast, The Graham Crawford Show.
It’s a weekly show filled with smart, progressive talk. The show will offer a variety of options from regular panelists, subject matter experts, and personal observations - all focused on issues affecting you and the City of Hamilton.
We’ll have a regular panel that discusses current civic issues. The panelists are Ryan McGreal of Raise the Hammer, Maureen Wilson of the Useful Knowledge Society, and Peter Graefe, Associate Professor of Political Science at McMaster University. And I’ll have a special guest who’ll be visiting the show each month. His name is Paul Wilson. That’s right, THE Paul Wilson of Hamilton Spectator fame. Paul will drop by and read one of his columns and talk about the backstory. So, if you’ve ever wondered how or why Paul picks the stories he does, you’re going to love listening to Paul.
I promise not to pull any punches as I talk with guests and as I share my own observations about all things Hamilton. From affordable housing, to LRT, to the state of Public Engagement, we’ll provide you with information and insights on things that matter to you.
Executive Producer of the podcast is Alex Zafer. And the show is Produced by Dave Beatty. All the shows are recorded in downtown Hamilton at QED Media. If want to know more, be sure to check out the The Graham Crawford Show page at www.grahamcrawfordshow.com
Please join me for The Graham Crawford Show. Coming to a mobile device near you starting in May.
Please visit and 'LIKE' the official Graham Crawford Show Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/grahamcrawfordshow/ to keep up to date on the latest podcast posts.
Let’s talk Hamilton!