VOTE FOR BERNARD JOSIPOVIC as Ward 9,10 and 11 Hamilton-Wentoworth Catholic District School Board Trustee on October 27 2014

Stoney Creek/Hamilton, ONTARIO, 13 September 2014—It is with great pleasure that we welcome and formally introduce Mr. Bernard Josipovic, the newest candidate running for Ward 9, 10 and 11 Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Trustee.

Bernard joins the candidacy with a professional, academic and personal background in the Senior Care Business Management field.  Having grown up and educated in Hamilton, Bernard attended St. Eugene’s Elementary, Bishop Ryan High school followed by a Post-Grad in Public Relations from Mohawk College. Bernard has lived in Hamilton/Stoney Creek for over 25 years.

Having previously run in the 2010 Municipal Ward 10 Election for Councilor, Bernard finished 2^nd to the incumbent with 1,995 votes. Bernard visited over 6000 homes in the Ward and showed that with hard work and dedication anything is possible. It is this hard work and representation Bernard wants to bring as a trustee. Bernard believes transparency and open dialogue is necessary, and that open dialogue about our education system is a must, whether there are issues or not. “I believe that in being available to residents with concerns enables a trustee to get a clear idea of issues a trustee should bring to the forefront”

An active member of the Sons of Italy Men’s Soccer Team (Stoney Creek Crusader's), Bernard believes that sports keep students healthy physically and mentally and encourages students to partake in physical exercise.

Sons of Italy Stoney Creek Crusaders

Bernard is asking for your vote as Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Trustee on October 27, 2014.

For more information regarding Bernard Josipovic: Please contact: bernardjosipovic8@gmail.com

If you are unsure that you are on the voters list or what School Board you are eligible to vote please visit Am I eligible to VOTE for the Catholic Board?

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Am I eligible to vote for the Hamilton/Stoney Creek October 27th 2014 Municipal Election?

If you are a resident and are unsure about whether you are on the voters list for the upcoming Hamilton Municipal Election you can visit and by simply entering your name, address and community on the link below.

http://vote2014.hamilton.ca/OnVoterList.aspx

Eligible voters also vote for School Trustee positions. There is the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board and Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board. If you are unsure which board your tax dollars support you can easily watch the video below to find out which school board you are eligible to vote for and make the necessary changes if required.

No Public Fountains at Hamilton’s Tim Horton's Field

If you want a drink of water at Hamilton’s brand new football stadium, you’ll have to pay for it.

Tim Hortons Field, home of the Tiger-Cats and the soccer events at next summer’s Pan Am Games, has no public water fountains. Fans looking for water will have to buy it from the concession stands, where under a 20-year license agreement with the city the Tiger-Cats take the bulk of the profits.

During the first-ever event at Tim Hortons Field — the Labour Day Classic between the Ti-Cats and Toronto Argonauts — concession stands where charging $3.50 for a 591 millilitre bottle of Dasani.

Other major sports facilities in the GTA, including the Air Canada Centre, Rogers Centre and BMO Field, all have public water fountains where fans can fill up.
Most have some rules over what kind of bottles can be brought in, but clear plastic bottles are normally OK.
Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre, however, doesn’t have public fountains either.

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What will the weather look like for Hamilton/Stoney Creek in the year 2050?

Check out this video by the World Meteorological Organization.

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My Wedding Dance with my Mother. Best Wedding Dance EVER!! (In my opinion)

My dance with my mother at my wedding. Enjoy!!

Hamilton/Stoney Creek Young Adults Risk Fraud By Sharing Financial Info

Many young Canadians are "oversharing" their financial information, says a new survey that found nearly half of 18- to 34-year-old respondents admitting they take risks like texting their credit or debit card numbers.


Many young Canadians are "oversharing" their financial information, says a new survey that found nearly half of 18- to 34-year-old respondents admitting they take risks like texting their credit or debit card numbers.

The poll by Visa Canada found that 45 per cent of this demographic group also shared their payment card information via email, loaned their cards and didn't keep their PIN confidential.

This behavior mirrors similar habits of sharing personal information on social media sites, said Gord Jamieson, head of payment system risk at the credit card company.

"Yet they're really not totally aware of who has access to this information and who else can be seeing this information and what would be done with it," he said from Toronto.

The survey, released Tuesday, marks the start of fraud prevention month in March.

Individuals in the 18-34 group also reported the highest level of online sharing activities, including keeping an open profile on a social network site and posting to it daily, publicly sharing photos and posting their employment history.

"Just be careful what you put out there," Jamieson said, noting that public WiFi networks for mobile devices aren't necessarily secure.

For the older generations, they tend not to overshare quite as much.

Among those aged 35 and older, the survey found that 32 per cent reported taking risks with their payment card information. This group also reported less sharing of personal information online.

The survey also found that 43 per cent who had engaged in behaviour such as sharing payment card information or loaning their card had experienced some kind of fraud.

"So, is that a coincidence?" Jamieson asked. "They are creating that opportunity by engaging in that risky behavior. Those people are twice as more likely to be victims of fraud today."

The survey also found that 56 per cent of respondents said they were more concerned now about identity theft than they were five years ago. While 50 per cent of respondents said they were more concerned about payment card fraud today compared to five years ago.

"They acknowledge it, but sometimes they don't practice what they should be doing," Jamieson said.

The survey found that less than half — 41 per cent — reported checking their payment card statements more than once a month.

Jamieson recommends setting up an alert system so a cardholder would be notified via email or text every time a transaction is made.

The Canadian Bankers Association says credit card fraud was $436.6 million in 2011, its most recent statistic, up about 19 per cent from 2010.

The online survey was conducted by market research firm Fabrizio Ward with 1,000 major credit and debit cardholders from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2.

The Canadian Press

Actors/Actress’s who have never won an Oscar

With the Oscar’s happening Sunday evening it’s surprising how many mega stars have never won the big prize.

1.    Tom Cruise

2.    Anette Benning

3.     Johnny Depp

4.      Mickey Rourke

5.      Sigourney Weaver

6.      Harrison Ford

7.      Liam Neeson

8.      Glenn Close

9.       Bette Midler

1.     Gary Oldman

1.      Julianne Moore

1.      Kathleen Turner

1.      John Turturro

1.      Kevin Bacon

1.      Harvey Keitel

1.      Laura Linney

1.      Steve Buscemi