A bird would need to fly 410 km from downtown Hamilton to reach Parliament Hill.
It would be a drive of about five hours by car via highways 416, 401 and 403. The riding is served by the 403 and Highway 8.
Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) is the main provider of public transit.
Hamilton is a sister city with Flint, Michigan.
Gage Park Tropical Greenhouse has more than 18,000 square feet of plants, ponds with shubunkin, golden ore fish, a waterfall, red-eared slider turtles, a rose garden, and several bird species.
About 24% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and the Philippines.
Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Approximately 4% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $34,694.
The Around the Bay Road Race is an internationally recognized event held annually. The first race took place on Christmas Day in 1894, making it the oldest in North America – three years ahead of the Boston Marathon.
There’s a popular biking path that connects Bayfront Park to Pier 4 Park, at the west end of Hamilton Harbour.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are the riding’s Canadian Football League (CFL) team.
HMCS Haida, Canada’s “fightingest” ship which sits in Hamilton Harbour and served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1943 to1963, sank more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian warship.
Hamilton Harbour is thought by locals to host a snake-like cryptid. The harbour is located at the western tip of Lake Ontario and the riding lies at the lake’s southern shore.
In 2015, Hamilton set the world record for most simultaneous high-fives (more than 7,000) at a Canada versus England women’s soccer game at Tim Horton’s Field.
Hamilton’s nickname of “Steeltown" came from the industry that has employed thousands over the past century. Though iron and steel remain important economic drivers, health care and education play major roles today.
The top industries in the riding are health care and social services, manufacturing, and retail trade. About 12% of the workforce is employed in the health care and social services sector.
Around 46% of the work force has post-secondary education.
Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour is being recovered after years of water pollution. One proposed solution is a 6.2-hectare engineered containment facility. The Randle Reef Project began in 2015 and is expected to cost $138.9 million. Hamilton Harbour has been listed as an “Area of Concern” by the federal government due to the degradation of water quality and the surrounding environment.
The Hamilton Tigers played NHL games at the Barton Street Arena from 1920 to 1925.
Dundurn Castle is a neo-classical Regency-era mansion built in 1835. The manor was built on the former site of a fortified British military encampment. Once home to Sir Allan Napier McNab, premier of the Provinces of Canada from 1854-1856, the 40-room mansion was bought by the City of Hamilton in 1900.
The Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, a cultural centre for the Indigenous community of Hamilton, can be found in the riding.