r/Hamilton • • 1d 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 • • 4h ago

Rant Weekly /r/Hamilton Rant Thread

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A midweek post to rant and complain about things in the city.

Top level comments must be IN ALL CAPS.

This is not to be targeted towards other users or any identifiable individuals - with the exception of public figures who may be mentioned as long as the comment does not cross a line. The rant post is designed to be a lighthearted place to complain about things happening in the city, not a place to harass people.

We will have to cancel the post if harassment of individuals continues as we are seeing a lot of posts reported with report reasons that copy to admin.

Please be mindful of our subs rules when posting to this thread, and note that the mods will be watching very closely.


r/Hamilton • • 7h ago

Sports Forge FC have won their first Canadian Championship

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This tournament is equivalent to the FA Cup for Canada. Forge took down CF Montreal (MLS) in penalties at Stade Saputo in Montreal on Wednesday night.


r/Hamilton • • 9h ago

Local News Lost cat please help

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cat ran out the door. has a grey mesh harness. if anyone sees anything please let me know.

dayman is up to date with his rabies and vaccines unfortunately he is not microchipped. If anyone sees anything please reach out to me he means a lot to me and at this time has been helping me with the hard times.

he most likely will be scared from the trains in the area so im not sure how far he may have ran but I’ve looked in the general area.


r/Hamilton • • 5h ago

Municipal Election 2026 Why you should vote for your school board trustee in Hamilton's municipal election

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r/Hamilton • • 15h ago

Local News - Paywall Cleveland-Cliffs owner demands union co-operation as Stelco lays off hundreds of workers

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r/Hamilton • • 12h ago

Local News Male found dead after shooting in Flamborough

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r/Hamilton • • 2h ago

Municipal Election 2026 Mayor - Reliable Polling?

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Anyone know if there is any reliable polling for the Mayors race?

I’m still trying to make up my mind and leaning towards and ABC vote - Anyone But Cooper

Any data out there to point who has the best chance against him?


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Local News - Paywall Hamilton has banned filming in parts of Kirkendall for six months. Residents worry it could drive away the film industry

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r/Hamilton • • 19h ago

Question Mood Disorder Clinic

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I was a patient in the Mood Disorder Clinic at St Joes, up the mountain, between 1999-2003. I am looking for medical records and they are asking if I remember any names of psychiatrists or counsellors.

Does anyone recall any names they may have worked with? I feel like maybe a psychiatrist was named Irene. I know I would recognize it if I read it.


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Satire This actual t-shirt is for sale at The Beaverton.

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r/Hamilton • • 22h ago

Recommendations Needed I'm looking for a carpenter who can remove a moldy pressed board from the outside of a shower wall. Or remove the whole shower if that's easier...

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On Hamilton Mountain.

Thanks.


r/Hamilton • • 11h ago

Recommendations Needed recommendations for headphone repair

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hey fellow Hamiltonians. i have a pair of Sony headphones and the handle part broke, nothing technical is wrong. (of course it was after my warranty ended)

please recommend me some good trustworthy places that will fix it for a decent price! thanks!


r/Hamilton • • 8h ago

Music/Movies Is anyone signed up to the TD Coliseum newsletter that can help me?

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XG is playing at TD Coliseum Nov 12. Their tickets aren’t selling well so they put discount tickets on ticketmaster behind a special offer code. That offer code was from the venue newsletter, but I wasn’t signed up at the time when it was sent out…

If anyone has been getting the newsletter — I would love a message w/ the offer code!
Thanks!


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Discussion National Steel Car Strike

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Holy crap these guys are still fighting, and good on them. Anybody have a skinny on what's going down on the front lines? I think it's wild there hasn't been any sympathy strikes or other supportive action from some other organized labour. Or is there and I'm not hearing about it?

Fill me in people!


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Local News 2026 Rainstorms Compassionate Grant | City of Hamilton

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FYI for anyone impacted by the summer floods


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Question Easy way down the mountain on a bicycle?

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I live in the valley and need an easier way down the hill then Beckett drive or West 5th Street. Or My bike brakes need an upgrade I suppose.

Thanks!


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Video Hamilton Ontario Canada DRONE flight Oct 17 2026 lots of colour in the trees

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r/Hamilton • • 10h ago

Question No idea what I got this ticket for

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Don’t live in Hamilton, was visiting my girlfriend and parked on the side of the road by her place like usual. Many other cars also did this, so unsure what the problem was.


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Moving/Housing/Utilities Steam convector in apartment building

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Hello,

I recently moved into one of those 1950s era brick apartment buildings in the city, and it’s heated with steam with steam convectors. Even with the windows open, the coolest it gets is about 26 degrees. Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with this? Thanks in advance


r/Hamilton • • 2d ago

Local News Fact check: Did Rob Cooper raise half a billion dollars to ‘save’ Stelco?

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r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Recommendations Needed Recommendations for memorial tattoo

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My wife and I recently said goodbye to our 11 year old Golden, two days after my fortieth birthday. We are, as expected, gutted. We took a paw print as part of saying goodbye, and I would like to get it tattooed onto my forearm. I'm looking for recommendations for a quality artist who would be cool tattooing from a source (not looking for any creativity or spin on this one unfortunately, just Ollie's paw as is) with some fine details. I've gotten plenty of tattoos before, but we only moved to town last year and in this economy I haven't pursued anything until now, so I don't know the local scene. Any suggestions to help narrow the search would be appreciated.


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Local News Power outage at City of Hamilton affecting programs and services, including public library | CBC News

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Is this really a power outage, or did we get hacked again? I’m not techy, but why would a power outage lead to system-wide outages?


r/Hamilton • • 16h ago

Question I have to spend over $1500 for a lost car key and I’m bummed about it

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I somehow lost my car key after moving my car from visitors parking to park on the street and came right back into my house. I was getting ready to go out the next day until I realized I couldn’t find my key anywhere. I literally looked everywhere and went back outside to retrace my steps to see if it had fell out of my pocket. After having no luck, I decided to call the locksmith because I thought maybe I locked it in my trunk because I had to take a bag out(that was the last place after moving my car). Unfortunately, still no luck. So now I have to take it to the dealership because the locksmiths I’ve called can’t program my key (its an all keys lost situation) for mercedes newer than 2015. The dealership quoted me between $1200-1500 & towing is costing me roughly $250-350.

Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative that can program a 2016 c300 mercedes? I’m so upset about this because I honestly don’t know where my key has ended up.


r/Hamilton • • 1d ago

Local News Wherever Jed's been I hope he's still dancin'.

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