Railroaded – The Cast of Characters
True Crime Exclusive: The guide to who’s who Avignone, Giuseppe (Pino) Domenic and Anthony Musitano’s nephew. He was believed to have been at the scene the…
Test of faith
Mainline Protestant churches across downtown Hamilton are in trouble. Declining congregations and revenue have put them in a fight for survival that could permanently alter the…
St. Vladmir has an interest in the future
Interest from potential land deal could keep central Hamilton church afloat By Teri Pecoskie St. Vladimir can’t change its demographics — the good news is that…
Catholic Church continues to flourish
Immigration the key factor, experts say, along with the church institution. By Teri Pecoskie It’s no surprise that some religions are booming in Hamilton. But Roman…
Timeline: The saga of St. Mark’s Anglican Church
1878 Church opens at corner of Bay and Hunter streets 1925 Congregation erects Sunday school, bell tower on site 1967 Church begins to struggle financially after…
Reusing religious space
When a church closes or moves, what comes of the building? In some cases, it meets the wrecking ball; in others, it’s recycled as anything from…
Helping churches on the EDGE
Unique United Church program pulls congregations back from the brink By Teri Pecoskie United Church officials predict hundreds of congregations across the country will be forced…
Faith will persevere
The Spectator invited local religious leaders to submit short essays on the future of their institutions. Here is an excerpt of the letter penned by Christina…
NASTY BUSINESS: Mac’s Class Wars
By Steve Arnold, Hamilton Spectator Paul Bates was warned from the start – McMaster University’s business school “eats its deans.” Over the next several years that’s…
NASTY BUSINESS: What’s Next?
By Steve Arnold, Hamilton Spectator An appeal has shattered the secrecy around suspensions of Mac faculty, as five professors go to court to ask for…
NASTY BUSINESS: Key Players
Paul K. Bates Position: Dean, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Salary: $235,000 as dean in 2009. $225,921.80 in 2012 as special advisor…
NASTY BUSINESS: Documents
The battle at DeGroote is covered by more than 15,000 pages of records, including emails, letters, complaints and reports. A number of the records summarize…
NASTY BUSINESS: The Spectator’s View
The unseemly civil war at Mac’s business school Why did it take so long for the university to investigate? What was the impact on students of…
NASTY BUSINESS: Bates Profile
This story was originally published in The Spectator in December, 2005 Paul Bates was nervous. The feeling surprised him a bit. A successful entrepreneur, Bay Street…