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DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application appears to replicate a previous proposal for the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024, even after an appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court. The proposed development spans from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East and involves relocating the...

Hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East

There was a hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East and Academy Street from 1832. It burned down in 1878 and was rebuilt. The owner, John Crann, leased it to his son-in-law, Edward Henderson, who named it Henderson’s Hotel and opened it on May 22, 1879.

340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster

This house is located at 340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster.It is now a two-storey, double frame house.It was originally a single house and store built by James Wilson.He came to Ancaster from Ireland with his wife in 1846.He and his sons later (James T. Wilson...

MARR PHILIPPO HOUSE IN GRAVE DANGER AS DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application is the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024 despite an attempt to take the matter to Ontario Divisional Court.  The proposed development stretches from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East.  It includes a plan to move Marr Philippo House...

Ancaster group appeals council’s townhouse decision for 15 Church Street

By Bob Maton, AVHC As the article (below) by Kevin Werner says, AVHC is now beginning a fund-raising campaign to fund our Local Planning Appeals Tribunal appeal of the over-development at 15 Church Street. This is a beginning step in our efforts not only to mitigate...

It takes a village – to create a traffic problem

This story originally published 10 years ago, but what has changed? It’s worse now than then, reputed to be the busiest intersection in the Region. It is dangerous. An Amica development of 170 units filled with seniors, many having cognitive and mobility problems,...

Proposed for former Brandon House property in Ancaster application is back

By Bob Maton, AVHC (April 11, 2021) Hamilton staff have already said they will not support six storeys, and this is seven. “City staff have already stated during a formal consultation with the owners September 2020 the proposal for a six-storey building is “out of...

DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application appears to replicate a previous proposal for the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024, even after an appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court. The proposed development spans from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East and involves relocating the...

Hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East

There was a hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East and Academy Street from 1832. It burned down in 1878 and was rebuilt. The owner, John Crann, leased it to his son-in-law, Edward Henderson, who named it Henderson’s Hotel and opened it on May 22, 1879.

340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster

This house is located at 340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster.It is now a two-storey, double frame house.It was originally a single house and store built by James Wilson.He came to Ancaster from Ireland with his wife in 1846.He and his sons later (James T. Wilson...

MARR PHILIPPO HOUSE IN GRAVE DANGER AS DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application is the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024 despite an attempt to take the matter to Ontario Divisional Court.  The proposed development stretches from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East.  It includes a plan to move Marr Philippo House...

Ancaster group appeals council’s townhouse decision for 15 Church Street

By Bob Maton, AVHC As the article (below) by Kevin Werner says, AVHC is now beginning a fund-raising campaign to fund our Local Planning Appeals Tribunal appeal of the over-development at 15 Church Street. This is a beginning step in our efforts not only to mitigate...

It takes a village – to create a traffic problem

This story originally published 10 years ago, but what has changed? It’s worse now than then, reputed to be the busiest intersection in the Region. It is dangerous. An Amica development of 170 units filled with seniors, many having cognitive and mobility problems,...

Proposed for former Brandon House property in Ancaster application is back

By Bob Maton, AVHC (April 11, 2021) Hamilton staff have already said they will not support six storeys, and this is seven. “City staff have already stated during a formal consultation with the owners September 2020 the proposal for a six-storey building is “out of...

DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application appears to replicate a previous proposal for the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024, even after an appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court. The proposed development spans from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East and involves relocating the...

Hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East

There was a hotel on the south-west corner of Wilson Street East and Academy Street from 1832. It burned down in 1878 and was rebuilt. The owner, John Crann, leased it to his son-in-law, Edward Henderson, who named it Henderson’s Hotel and opened it on May 22, 1879.

340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster

This house is located at 340-342 Wilson Street East in Ancaster.It is now a two-storey, double frame house.It was originally a single house and store built by James Wilson.He came to Ancaster from Ireland with his wife in 1846.He and his sons later (James T. Wilson...

MARR PHILIPPO HOUSE IN GRAVE DANGER AS DEVELOPER RE-FILES FOR AN 8 STOREY BUILDING IN ANCASTER VILLAGE CORE

The new application is the same building that failed to gain approval in 2024 despite an attempt to take the matter to Ontario Divisional Court.  The proposed development stretches from 392 to 412 Wilson Street East.  It includes a plan to move Marr Philippo House...

Ancaster group appeals council’s townhouse decision for 15 Church Street

By Bob Maton, AVHC As the article (below) by Kevin Werner says, AVHC is now beginning a fund-raising campaign to fund our Local Planning Appeals Tribunal appeal of the over-development at 15 Church Street. This is a beginning step in our efforts not only to mitigate...

It takes a village – to create a traffic problem

This story originally published 10 years ago, but what has changed? It’s worse now than then, reputed to be the busiest intersection in the Region. It is dangerous. An Amica development of 170 units filled with seniors, many having cognitive and mobility problems,...

Proposed for former Brandon House property in Ancaster application is back

By Bob Maton, AVHC (April 11, 2021) Hamilton staff have already said they will not support six storeys, and this is seven. “City staff have already stated during a formal consultation with the owners September 2020 the proposal for a six-storey building is “out of...