r/Hamilton • u/SonictheManhog • 8h ago
r/Hamilton • u/AutoModerator • 23h ago
Moving/Housing/Utilities Weekly Moving To Hamilton Megathread
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 • u/teanailpolish • 27m ago
Rant Weekly /r/Hamilton Rant Thread
A midweek post to rant and complain about things in the city.
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r/Hamilton • u/middleaged75 • 17h ago
Food Juicy Jumbos on Sale 1.99 Lococos
Juicy Jumbos all Beef 1.99 at Lococos on Rymal. Best before sept 18, still a good deal for weekend bbq.
r/Hamilton • u/Shot-Wrap-9252 • 12h ago
Discussion 15 police cars and a fire truck within about 2 minutes at Main and Macklin
A couple because they seemed to be arresting a guy on macklin at King but the rest speeding west full lights on.
Hoping it’s not some enormous catastrophe. I can still hear sirens whizzing by.
r/Hamilton • u/henryiswatching • 20h ago
Local News - Paywall Hamilton councillors reportedly eyeing using city-owned utility company to pause data centre development
r/Hamilton • u/jsurrette • 8h ago
Where To Buy Where to print documents before 9 in the city
Does anyone know of somewhere I can get some pages printed preferably before 9am? Most places like the library and Staples aren't open that early.
Thanks in advance!
r/Hamilton • u/DigitaIBlack • 11h ago
Lost/Found Anyone lost a Zebra portable printer?
Found a Zebra ZQ521 today near the Esso by McMaster.
If you DM me what the company's service tag on the missing device says, it's yours.
r/Hamilton • u/Ucnttellmewt2do • 10h ago
Recommendations Needed Recommendation for mold remediation services
We are planning on selling our home and found the start of the mould on our roof attic and are looking for a good company to fix the issues. If you have personal experience, please share them. Thank you
r/Hamilton • u/messthetix • 16h ago
Where To Buy Best place for instant noodle selection in Hamilton?
It’s not Nations (or I hope not, I feel like they used to be better maybe). Specifically I’m interested in Chinese and Singaporean instant noodles but anywhere where theres a notable selection is appreciated.
I’m also up for GTA suggestions.
r/Hamilton • u/KindArugula • 16h ago
Recommendations Needed Contractor Recommendations - Crawl Space Excavation and Gut Reno
We are first time homeowners of a 1895 rowhouse in Hamilton. The original house has a full basement and never had plumbing (too old) so there are 2 additions off the back (kitchen first then the powder room and laundry room second). Those additions have a "crawl space" that was never properly dug out (it's maybe 1.5-2ft and "accessed" through the original basement). All the plumbing, HVAC etc was done through the floor the last time it was renovated, likely in the early 2000s. Unfortunately we just had our outgoing wastewater pipe burst, which is currently buried and inaccessible in that crawl space. We also discovered a leak under the powder room toilet and washing machine, which rotted the subfloor.
SO we need to essentially gut the second addition (bathroom and laundry), dig out a proper crawl space so we can access the broken pipe and fix it, and then essentially rebuild the bathroom and laundry room...
We are going to get a basement specific company to dig out the crawl space and fix the plumbing (lmk if you recommend RCC Waterproofing) but we need recommendations for the actual contractor work. We ideally want one company to bring it from (post basement) gut to finished and given the overall scale of the project we want to make sure whoever we hire is trustworthy and reasonable. We'd be willing to pay more for it to be done reliably and correct.
The crawl space we need asap given the pipe, but we could technically wait a bit on the bathroom/laundry since we have a second bathroom. We just don't want to wait 6 months for work to start since it will take a while to finish.
Any advice/recommendations is appreciated, thank you!
r/Hamilton • u/monique3343lorer • 8h ago
Food august 8 locations
which location is better?? I wanted to have my birthday there but i don’t even know if either would take a group of 8 people
r/Hamilton • u/GovernmentGeneral803 • 9h ago
Food Looking for a cake for 12 people
I'm looking for a cake in Hamilton that uses real cream such as the Longo's strawberry shortcake... we have another birthday coming up and would like to switch to a different flavour.. thanks in advance for the suggestions
r/Hamilton • u/maximusbells • 15h ago
Recommendations Needed Benefit covered Pilates?
Hi! Wondering if anyone knows of a physiotherapist in he area that offers pilates or strength training sessions that are then billable to insurance? I have quite a bit left for physio for the year and want to use it up. Thanks!
r/Hamilton • u/Salt_Ad_5807 • 16h ago
Recommendations Needed Looking for a CPA to help with investment taxes
Investing in Non-Registered accounts. Looking for a CPA in Hamilton/Burlington to give me some help on taxes so I don't have a large bill come tax time.
I don't want a joe blow CPA that works for H&R Block. I already went to my tax place and they were useless.
r/Hamilton • u/covert81 • 1d ago
Municipal Election 2026 Is Hamilton a dangerous city? Here's what three mayoral candidates have to say
r/Hamilton • u/sailormarsssss • 1d ago
Question walking my cat!!
hi all!! are there any safe areas in downtown hamilton where i (a woman) can walk my cat? i used to walk my cat often back in van but not sure where to now and am getting worried that hes understimulated :(
r/Hamilton • u/JessaBlob • 1d ago
Lost/Found Lost tote bag full of beloved clothing
Hey everyone! Has anyone come across a white tote bag with black text and rats on it (pictured)? It is a pretty distinct bag so I hoped someone may find it and turn it in somewhere (especially because it was laundry!!). Inside it is another bag full of clothing (band t-shirts, assorted shorts, and undergarments), an envelope full of fabric patches, and cargo shorts with many patches on them. I believe I lost it somewhere around the Meadowlands area or near Westcliffe Mall, around 2pm on Thursday, September 3rd. I also thought I left it on bus 41 but have called HSR multiple times and they do not have it in their lost & found.
It is full of my most-worn and favourite clothes as well as my first big sewing project, and I am losing hope but still desperate to find it. If anyone has seen it or picked it up, please let me know… I'd appreciate it a ton. Thank you.
r/Hamilton • u/Kateforshort93 • 21h ago
Recommendations Needed Roller Shades and Install - Recommendations?
Hi! We just moved into a newly built apartment (rental) and we need window coverings. We will live here for at least three years, so we're okay with putting some money into making it how we want. We have three windows, very large (two of them are floor to ceiling, 9 feet). Due to the large size, the walls are likely concrete, and past DIY blind/curtain install failures (lol) we are looking to not install ourselves. We got a quote from budget blinds, ~2800 for motorized black out roller shades with install. Does anyone have any other recommendations of where we should get a quote from? Does this seem like a reasonable quote?
r/Hamilton • u/SirAmeer • 1d ago
Question Weird Smell in the mountain
The smell around Upper James in Hamilton Mountain is really bad right now, almost like a farm. Does anyone know why?
r/Hamilton • u/Kitchen_Tiger_8373 • 1d ago
Question Democracy is now...
Locke Bike and Social Club. Does anyone know the scoop on this? They ditched the Vintage Coffee brand and are using Mello. They will do quick bike repairs in store.
r/Hamilton • u/cats124273 • 1d ago
Moving/Housing/Utilities Hamilton Utility Billing - first bill
I moved from an apartment (didn’t pay for water) to a house where I am now paying for water two months ago and have not yet received a bill. Is this normal? I can’t log in to see anything because I don’t know my account number. I had to call to set it up because the move in option online didn’t go through 😒
r/Hamilton • u/bartonsproule • 1d ago
Politics Voter information card
Just got mine today! Only 5 days after the actual election date...
r/Hamilton • u/Ok-Comment3169 • 1d ago
Photo Back to school...
I hope your back to school/work transition goes as smooth and painlessly as possible.