Beasley Neighbourhood Association Meeting
The BNA is back in session for the fall! Our first meeting back will be at 7pm on Wednesday, September 10th at the Beasley Community Centre. We hope to see you there!
The BNA is back in session for the fall! Our first meeting back will be at 7pm on Wednesday, September 10th at the Beasley Community Centre. We hope to see you there!
A big thank you to all the volunteers and everyone who came out and made this years Beasley BBQ one of our best ever!
Beasley/Central/North End Joint Neighbourhood Meeting
3 neighbourhoods, 3 big issues, 3 candidates respond
Come meet fellow downtown Hamilton residents for this joint neighbourhood association event.
Monday June 9, 2014 from 7-9pm
LIUNA Station Room TBA
Hosted by Central, Beasley & North End Neighbours’ Associations, each group has selected an important neighbourhood issue and invited a local elected leader or candidate for office to speak and respond to questions.
Guests:
Brian McHattie – City Councillor (Ward 1) & mayoral candidate
Jason Farr – City Councillor (Ward 2)
Chris Erl - Candidate for public school board (HWDSB) Trustee (Wards 1 & 2)
Space is limited - RSVP required: email 3neighbourhoods@gmail.com
or contact your local neighbourhood association
Can’t make it? Join us at <joeycoleman.ca> for livestream video coverage
Donations accepted at the door, to cover costs - thank you!
Please join us for the 2014 Beasley Fair!
Come find out what’s going on in your neighbourhood! This is your chance to connect with the city services, places of worship, organizations and local business that serve the Beasley Community.
From 12:00pm - 3:00pm in the Beasley Community Centre - 145 Wilson Street
Thursday March 27, 2014
To the attention of Greenwin Inc.:
CC: Mayor Bob Brattina, Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr, Evelyn Myrie (Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion), Sayed M. Tora (Imam, Hamilton Downtown Mosque), Renee Wetselaar (Social Planning & Research Council), George Gallant (Crime Manager, Hamilton Police Service) and concerned Beasley residents
We are writing this letter on behalf of the Beasley Neighbourhood Association. This letter is a response to the acts of racism that have recently been exposed at 181 John St. North, whose residents are a part of the Beasley neighbourhood. We are dismayed that targeted racist graffiti was recently found and that this problem has persisted without resolution.
(CBC Hamilton article March 26, 2014)
We urge the building owners and partners from the City and community organizations to respond to this dire issue that affects the quality of life in our neighbourhood. It is essential that subsequent conversations and efforts directly involve and empower our neighbours of colour and/or who are newcomers. Racialized residents who want to be involved must be enabled to take a lead in the discussions and planning that happen in response to this issue. The changes that need to happen will not take place without their involvement every step of the way.
The Beasley Neighbourhood Association’s vision is to improve the quality of life for people who live, work and play in the Beasley neighbourhood. Inclusion is at the forefront of our values and we do all we can to promote and create it in this community. One of our primary goals is to increase the neighbourhood sense of health, safety and security. We are thus moved to support the residents of this building and others in the neighbourhood who have been the targets of hate crimes and whose voices have been silenced or neglected.
The Beasley Neighbourhood Association believes that everyone in our community is valuable. We urge our elected officials, our government services, our community service agencies, and the owners of 181 John St. North to provide the required resources and support to the residents in resolving this issue.
Sincerely,
Jeanette Eby and Matt Thompson
Co-Presidents, Beasley Neighbourhood Association
Join us and learn more about this exciting venture to put the community in the driver's seat for future downtown development. Come for the coffee and short presentations and stay for facilitated breakout discussions
One of the issues that has been raised repeatedly during BNA meetings and was documented in the Beasley Neighborhood Plan is the neglected state of our alleys. A pilot project has been started to convert, in a collaborative integrative and sustainable manner, neglected neighbourhood alleys, as safe, attractive, usable social spaces. The pilot project will focus on the alley that runs north-south between Elgin and Mary Streets. Students from McMaster University's Experiential Learning Program are helping research the social impacts of the alley between Elgin and Mary Streets to better integrate it back into the Fabric of the neighborhood. Additionally the BNA will be working with the Corktown Neighbourhood on developing an urban trail from the Corktown rail trail to the Bay using a network of alleys.
The Annual Beasley Winter Carnival in Beasley Park is on Saturday, February 8th from 2-5pm! Don't miss this fun event full of snacks, games, activities and prizes! Also featuring our annual ice rink for ice skating!
