HAMILTON you are HAMILTON CITY MAGAZINE | MEDIA KIT hamiltoncitymagazine.ca SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2022 NO. 1 THE ARTS ISSUE Harrison Kennedy A local legend, a national treasure NEW FACES OF INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP JAIMIE LICKERS, SANTEE SMITH AND SAVAGE BEAR ARE FORGING NEW PATHS IN HAMILTON – and at 80, he’s showing no signs of slowing down THERE’S NO STOPPING THE DAWNING OF A NEW AGE THEATRE AQUARIUS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS – WE LOOK BACK AT HOW IT ALL BEGAN IT HAPPENED HERE FIRST 10 ONLY-IN-HAMILTON EVENTS THAT PUT THE CITY ON THE MAP FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS! $7.95 hamiltoncitymagazine.ca Last Man Standing THE DOCTOR IS IN DR. DISC’S MARK FURUKAWA TALKS RECORDS, REBIRTHS AND WHY HE’S HAMILTON FOR LIFE WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS DIANA PANTON DIDN’T LET THE PANDEMIC GET IN THE WAY OF MAKING NEW MUSIC CINEMA FOR ALL PAIZE USIOSEFE CELEBRATES LOCAL BIPOC WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE HAMILTON BLACK FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT, EXTENDED FEATURES AND LOTS MORE! a bridge – and a future – to his incredible past Hamilton singer-songwriter TOM WILSON is building
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your city.
Hamilton is all of this: quaint main streets of Dundas, Ancaster and Stoney Creek, the big-city multicultural vibes of James Street North, Locke Street South, Ottawa Street and downtown, the magnificent harbourfront, the Bruce Trail and majestic Niagara Escarpment and vistas, more than 100 waterfalls, and gorgeous eco-trails and parks. This city is a delightful mix of rural charm, family farms, suburban lifestyle and urban vibrancy. Each edition of HAMILTON CITY Magazine will salute all that makes this city one of a kind.
your culture.
Hamilton is home to buzzworthy bistros, cool cafés and coffee shops, world-class galleries and internationally known music makers. The arts have driven the city’s renaissance and play a vital role in its economic and cultural identity. Arts and culture will be the backbone of HAMILTON CITY Magazine, including in-depth features, news and reviews. If you love the arts, join us on a cultural journey of discovery.
your business.
Hamilton used to be called the Ambitious City and there’s no shortage of established businesses, start-ups, side hustlers, innovators inventors and entrepreneurs who continue to put their hometown on the world map and in the news headlines. In each issue of HAMILTON CITY Magazine, we will feature the dreamers, schemers, change-makers and industry shakers who are as ambitious as the city they call home.
your history.
The history of Hamilton boasts a storied industrial and commercial past, and fascinating people and places. HAMILTON CITY Magazine will honour the city builders and businesses that helped shape the Hamilton we call home today.
Our regular “Made in Hamilton” feature will profile, examine and celebrate the people who continue to lay the foundation for the ongoing rise of the Ambitious City.
your future.
From a gritty, underdog Steeltown to a boomtown built on the knowledge and creative economy, Hamilton is a city on the rise looking forward to big changes on the horizon.
Whether it’s LRT, the upcoming municipal election, our affordable housing crisis or recovery from the COVID pandemic, each issue of HCM will examine current events and how they will affect and shape our city’s future.
your magazine.
Welcome to HAMILTON CITY Magazine. Driven by the love of all that makes Hamilton one-of-a-kind, HAMILTON CITY Magazine’s mission is to tell the stories that shape the city’s past, present and future. Featuring stunning photography, illustrations and world-class writing, HAMILTON CITY Magazine is your go-to source for all things Hamilton — arts, culture, entertainment, food, fashion, politics and current events. Each issue of HCM will celebrate, educate, inform and entertain. It’s your city, your magazine – about Hamiltonians, for Hamiltonians, by Hamiltonians. hamiltoncitymagazine.ca
HAMILTON CITY Magazine is a proud living wage employer. We value and support our local writers, photographers and illustrators with some of the best professional fees in the Canadian magazine industry. To truly reflect this great city and its people, HAMILTON CITY Magazine also embraces and reflects the values of equity, diversity and inclusion. We support local vendors for all our product and service purchases and look forward to making an economic, social and cultural impact in our city. We are a force for progress and a continuous celebration of all things Hamilton.
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