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Local media featuring Jeff, and other news from our shared community of Stoney Creek, Fruitland & Winona
Millions of peaches, peaches for you
Murray Puddicombe is checking on the early clingstone peach harvest at his family farm in Winona. Harrow Diamond peaches are one of a dozen varieties grown on the farm’s 15-acre orchard.
Opinion | Horwath vows to make budget process less rushed
Coun. Jeff Beattie was answering a question about city spending the other day when he pointed out that he’d been seeing headlines about other cities and regions around Ontario already beginning their 2026 budget process.
This, of course, led to an obvious query. If others can do it, why not Hamilton?
Lack of sidewalks in Winona causes ‘dangerous’ situation for pedestrians
Hamilton Ward 10 councillor Jeff Beattie said the sidewalk issues on Fifty Road in Winona is one of the reasons he ran for office in 2022.
Hamilton exploring municipal vaping tax
Measure would be “one tool in the tool box” to keep teens away from habit.
City of Hamilton plans to build three new rec centres for $87M
In Winona, the new facility is planned for the current home of Winona Community Centre, a 2.9-hectare site on Winona Road.
Don’t blow it: Winona cherry farmers warn development will disrupt air flow
Dynamics of Niagara Escarpment ‘air drainage’ figures into pitch for townhouses.