Central Library - Tax Clinic Cancellation
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the free drop-in tax preparation service clinic on Saturday, April 8 has been cancelled. Please visit hpl.ca/free-tax-service for other clinic dates. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Wi-Fi Unavailable at Red Hill Branch
The Wi-Fi is not working at the Red Hill Branch. Staff is working diligently to resolve the problem.
Barton Branch Makerspace
The iMac at the Barton Branch Makerspace is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this issue.
Stan Hudecki
Inducted: 1991
Born in Hamilton in 1916, Dr. Stan Hudecki devoted his career, both as a surgeon and politician, to serving the people of Hamilton. As an orthopaedic surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital, he was honoured for his work on cerebral palsy and was active in the Hamilton area medical community. While Liberal MP, he served on a committee to improve relations between Canada and South America and parliamentary secretary to the Minister for National Defence.
His local contributions included serving as a director of Rygiel Home and as an associate professor of surgery at McMaster University. His many awards for community service include the Sertoma Citizen of the Year, the Queen's Jubilee Medal; Glen Sawyer Award for Community Service from the Ontario Medical Association.
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