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About Hamilton

Hamilton is home to just over 500,000 residents, 4 hospitals, and both McMaster University and Mohawk College. Located at the tip of Lake Ontario about an hour from downtown Toronto or from the Niagara Peninsula, the city and surrounding areas offers many activities from outdoor hikes to the waterfalls, wine tasting, theatres, concerts, restaurants, travel, and more. Hamilton is connected to the VIA Rail line at Aldershot, the GO train line to Toronto and Niagara, and with various flights out of the airports in Hamilton, Toronto, and Buffalo.

Favourite Activities

  • Hiking trails / Hamilton Waterfalls 

  • Niagara Wine Tasting / Wine Tours

  • Hanging out at Bayfront Park

  • James St Supercrawl

  • Because Beer Craft Beer Festival

  • Brewery tastings / tours 

  • Concerts (Arkells Rally, Supercrawl)

  • Royal Botanical Gardens

Favourite Restaurants

  • The French
  • The Aberdeen Tavern
  • The Diplomat

  • Hambrgr

  • Merit Brewing Co.

  • The Mule

  • Radius

  • Sagarmatha Curry House

  • Berkeley North

  • Panini’s and Ice Cream

  • Bread Bar

  • August 8

  • Donut Monster

  • Joya Sushi

  • Mezcal

  • The Ship

  • St James Eatery

  • The Ancaster Mill

  • Papa Leo’s

  • The Burnt Tongue

  • Bean Bar

  • Big Scoops

Housing

Residents choose to live in various locations in and around Hamilton and the surrounding communities. See the map below for where our current residents have chosen to call home! The blue pins are our residents while the red ones show the 3 hospitals in the city.

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