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Name: Robert Philip on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Wayne Elgie on Dec 12, 2007Comments: Save this cornerstone of Hamilton's cityscape.Flag
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Name: Bill Clark on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Ron Lewyckyj on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Leslie P. Jarrett on Dec 12, 2007Comments: I support the idea that the HWDSB Education Centre, at Main and Bay streets, Hamilton, be renovated, and if so, have addition[s] added, instead of demolishing the structure.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Larry Ridge on Dec 12, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Colin Mercer on Dec 12, 2007Comments: The Education Centre is in the geographical centre of the amalgamated City of Hamilton and those of us who live in the surrounding areas such as Dundas or Flamborough do not want our Education Centre to be relocated to Hamilton Mountain. This issue is not about the needs of the old City of Hamilton. It is about fair access to all residents of the expanded City.Flag
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Name: Bob Macaulay on Dec 13, 2007Comments: This, it seems to me is another example of our tear it down and rebuild- it society. Sigificant landmarks, especially old ( AND SOLID} schools come down while building new ones that are abandoned after thirty years as "unsafe".Flag
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Name: M. Rev''d Aaron R. Orr on Dec 13, 2007Comments: We tear down too many attractive buildings. The inscriptions inside the main foyer is a veritable history of those whose indefatigable efforts established the education system in our public schools. To erase thier memories iss to deprive future generations of a chance to see what thes folks were like.Flag
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Name: Chris Warden on Dec 13, 2007Comments: I was born in Hamilton and went to school at Cunningham which was a very old building 40 years ago. The character of that building made an impression on me even in kindergarten. To think that so many students had been educated in this place made it special. Similarly, the Education Centra in the core of Hamilton stands for all those who have come to the city seeking knowledge and have been assisted in their journey. To destroy this monument to the many brillant minds who have been influenced by education in the Steel City strikes me as criminal.Flag
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Name: Paul Babcock on Dec 13, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Roy Cummings on Dec 13, 2007Comments: A country without its history is a country doomed to failure.Flag
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Name: Laura Stanciulescu on Dec 13, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Alan A. Smith on Dec 13, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: George Koblyk on Dec 13, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Clive Barnes on Dec 13, 2007Comments: The HWDSB's Trustees need explore every conceivable avenue before comtemplating the destruction this Hamilton "jewel".Flag
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Name: Barry Kelly on Dec 13, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: W.D.Muirhead on Dec 13, 2007Comments: The "Ivory Tower" should stay, be turned over to McMaster University, who could then expand outwards into the parking lot for a downtown Business Center, the Board and their officials should then all move to Scott Park and develop that into a modernistic Education Building. WDMFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 13, 2007Comments: The "Ivory Tower" should stay, be turned over to McMaster University, who could then expand outwards into the parking lot for a downtown Business Center, the Board and their officials should then all move to Scott Park and develop that into a modernistic Education Building. WDMFlag
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Name: Glen Milne on Dec 13, 2007Comments: I grew up in Hamilton, became an architect, worked in Europe and USA, returned to start the School of Architecture at Carleton U in 1968...and found my home town market and city hall had been carpet bombed by an instant failure downtown mall, Gore Park chewed to architectural ratshit, street-cars replaced by drag strip car-streets, the escarpment totally free-waylaid, etc. Please hang on to whatever dying flicker of design heritage you can find in the ruins. It might serve as a beginning point, or at least a sad remainder.Flag
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Name: Joseph Singer on Dec 13, 2007Comments: The costs of renovations, addition and underground parking, as submitted by Board officials are not realistic and much too high. The costs should be verified by reputable contractors.Flag
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Name: Ben Palmer on Dec 14, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Paul Simpson on Dec 14, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Henry Kaluza on Dec 14, 2007Comments: I support strongly the above petition to preserve the Hamilton Education Centre. H. J. Kaluza, born and reared in Hamilton, graduate of McMaster University, and former high school teacher at Hill Park and Barton Secondary Schools.Flag
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Name: Susan Vance on Dec 14, 2007Comments: Please vote to renovate and save this 'young' building from the wreckers ball!Flag
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Name: David Buckley on Dec 14, 2007Comments: The Board of Ed building is one of the few distinguished buildings in Hamilton and the board would be doing a disservice to the tax payers of Hamilton by tearing it down. Bulid the extra required space on the land available to the north of the existing building. McMaster is also wrong in wanting to take over this site when there are many other alternativesFlag
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Name: Duncan M. Cairnie on Dec 14, 2007Comments: The Education Building is one of the finest buildings in downtown Hamilton. One of which we are proud of. This Building is also centrally located for the people who live in the Greater Hamilton areaFlag
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Name: Duncan M. Cairnie on Dec 14, 2007Comments: The Education Building is one of the finest buildings in downtown Hamilton. One of which we are proud of. This Building is also centrally located for the people who live in the Greater Hamilton areaFlag
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Name: Duane Tucker on Dec 14, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Bob Harkness on Dec 15, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Joan Harkness on Dec 15, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Bruce Wallace on Dec 15, 2007Comments: What goes around-comes around. A few years back it was "decentralize" now a new director pushes to "centralize". Maybe the best plan is one that puts the students first. The entire organization's sole purpose should be to assist the classroom teacher in providing a quality education for all students. This, in my opinion, is best accomplished with a decentralized delivery model.Flag
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Name: Ruth Philip on Dec 15, 2007Comments: Resourceful, responsible, remindful--these are attributes needed to be displayed by educational leaders and administrators so that our students do not see another possible gap in the historic grid of our Hamilton cityscape. Replacing and relocating of the Hamilton Board of Education Building should be seriously rethought. This building along with the Hamilton Art Gallery, the City Hall, Whitehern, Dundurn , Sandyford Place, etc., are the large markers on the gridmap of downtown Hamilton--all of which give our city a presence and create pride.Flag
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Name: Peter G. Price on Dec 15, 2007Comments: I hope that the Board will not destroy such a young and beautiful building, which adds so much to the core of the city. My dad, Gordon E. Price, was so proud of the Education Centre and of his role in bringing it to Hamilton. I'm sure other solutions than destruction are possible.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 15, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 15, 2007Comments: iwould like to see the building stay but i would like them to relocate into another building and save millons oof dollarsFlag
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Name: Roy Hunt on Dec 15, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Peter Gamble on Dec 16, 2007Comments: Demolition is the lazy way out.I am sure there is an economical and practical solution to save this distinguished building and still serve our Board administrators and trustees well.Rejuvinating downtown Hamilton does not mean demolition of existing landmarks such as this bulding..It is simply irresponsible to even consider.Flag
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Name: D.C. Robinson on Dec 16, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: BJ Robinson on Dec 16, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Doug Srigley on Dec 17, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Rob Hamilton on Dec 17, 2007Comments: Less than 1/10th of 1% of Hamilton's built heritage is Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. HWDSB should lead by example and save its note worthy architecture from filling our landfills.Flag
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Name: Ken Mackenzie on Dec 17, 2007Comments: Don't make the mistake of narrowly costing the decision. Estimate globally and completely, all the way to the City dump. Plan for landmarks, not landfill.Flag
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Name: Scott James on Dec 17, 2007Comments: Landmarks should not become landfill - that is sheer waste.Flag
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Name: Paul Grimwood on Dec 17, 2007Comments: As a public institution, the HWDSB has an obligation to be a good corporate citizen. The greenest solution is to renovate this building, particulalry as it is one of the most attractive landmarks in downtown Hamilton. Paul Grimwood R.R. # 1 Jerseyville, Ontario L0R 1R0Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 17, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Marg Hull on Dec 17, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Dec 17, 2007Comments:Flag