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A residential care home has been fined by the Hamilton Fire Department. In September last year employees of the Faith Hope Manor on John Street North failed to follow emergency procedures during an incident. According to a release, employees turned off the fire alarm and didn’t immediately evacuate residents upon learning there was an emergency. Both employees involved pleaded guilty to the offences, and have been fined $2,500.

Two Hamilton mothers in a same sex relationship have won parental leave from the federal government. The women used an anonymous sperm donor to conceive their son. One of the mothers had asked for three weeks of paid leave, but was denied because she was not a biological parent. Now however following accusations of discrimination the government has changed its mind, and agreed to reimburse her for her time off. The women will be working with Hamilton MP Wayne Marston to make sure other same sex couples are treated equally in the future.

A Hamilton police officer has been given the Member of the Year Award. Constable Jason Little, who has been working on the force for three years, was given the honour for saving the life of a woman who had been stabbed in the neck. Last summer Little found the victim partially decapitated, and managed to stem her bleeding in time for an ambulance to arrive. A few days later he arrested the man responsible who is now awaiting trial on attempted murder charges.

Brantford police are searching for two suspects who tried to steal boxed generators. On Monday afternoon a witness noticed the men stealing from a business' closed compound and alerted the owners. The suspects fled empty handed in a red vehicle which police say was possibly a Pontiac Grand Prix. Police are reminding businesses that daylight crime is a common occurrence, especially at stores where merchandise is left outside. Officials acknowledge that the crime could not have been prevented without help from witnesses.

Hamilton’s Public Work Division is warning local residents to get ready for a number of delays this summer. Recently the city started renovations along Sanatorium Road, signaling the start of a major construction season for the area. From June onwards Queen Street Hill will be closed down, along with West 5^th, Upper Paradise, Garth, Fennel and Upper James. The entire project is costing the city more than $8,000,000 and officials expect most of the work to last until the end of August.