
Walkabout by Ken Hirter
YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW.
Submitted by Ken Hirter This month’s Walkabout is a fond trip down Memory Lane and we bid a fond final good bye to the "Hamilton City Centre" formerly known as the " Hamilton Eaton Centre" YESTERDAY: The corner of York and James Street North has seen...
Walkabout – The Year in Review
Submitted by Ken Hirter As the Holidays and a new year are on the horizon, l would like to give thanks. Thanks to the shopkeepers and the community, from the groups, volunteers and those who make a difference in Hamilton and here in the North End. This holiday season...
WALKABOUT: COMPASS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE
Submitted by Ken Hirter This Walkabout finds me visiting the Compass Community Health Center’s Senior Kitchen. It is where l spoke to the delightful and informative Leah Janzen, Community Development and Food Security Specialist. I asked Leah about the program. "Food...
Walkabout: Back to the Welcome Inn
By Ken Hirter This month’s Walkabout finds me back at the Welcome Inn Foodbank where l once again met up with the enchanting and wonderful Krista Rao. Krista has been a team member and wearer of many hats since 2015. Presently her role at the Welcome Inn Community...
Walkabout: Welcome Inn Food Bank
Ken Hirter This September finds me once again at the Welcome Inn Food Bank - first featured in March of 2019. It is where l sat down and spoke to the delightful and engaging Barb Brow a North Ender through and through and Food Bank Manager. Barb started as a volunteer...
Walkabout: Lighthouse Market
This month’s Walkabout finds me at "The Lighthouse Fish market", a staple in the north end neighbourhood maintaining old traditions and serving the food favorites of Portugal and Italy since 1985. Established as a family business by the late Francisco "Frank Miranda"...
Walkabout – HPL Bookmobile
Submitted by Ken Hirter This months Walkabout finds me hopping on the Hamilton Public Library's (HPL) Bookmobile or simply known as the Little Library on Wheels. Origins & History: Initially a bookmobile was an idea set in motion in 1949, brought forth and voted...
Walkabout: Our Corner
by Ken Hirter This months Walkabout finds me back here in the North End at "Our Corner Bar & Grill" which opened it doors in May of 2006. It was in the newly renovated (in the signature red and white) "Our Corners” that l spoke to the delightful shopkeeper and...
Walkabout – The Hamilton Farmers Market
by Ken Hirter This month’s Walkabout finds me back at the Hamilton's Farmers Market and this is where you find me chatting with the new guy in the Market General Store, Darren Kregar. The shop opened in October 2021. A general store inside the @hamontmarket offering...
Walkabout: Sari Knot Sari
by Ken Hirter As we head into spring 2022 think fashion. On this month’s Walkabout l chatted with the charming Priya Mohan, shopkeeper and owner of SariKNOTsari and her charming and delightfully inviting shop on the James Street North. Upon entering this shop with its...