Westdale, Hamilton

It is bordered to the north by Cootes Paradise, an extensive nature reserve marking the western end of Lake Ontario, to the south by Main Street and Ainslie Wood, to the east by Highway 403, and to the west by McMaster University.

Shortly afterward, the boundary was adjusted and the lots west of present-day Paradise Road were incorporated into the Township of Ancaster.

That year J. J. McKittrick bought several hundred acres of land for the planned neighbourhood, first called Hamilton Gardens.

Established on what had been predominantly farmland, its shopping district was constructed on King Street, the western end of a major Hamilton route.

The major housing developments branched from Sterling Street, a wide tree-lined lane that ends at McMaster's east campus gates.

Although urban development has reduced the isolation once integral for Westdale's modelled environment, the Village persists as an established shopping destination for West Hamilton residents.

Recently, the Court of Appeal for Ontario found the bar had violated the law by over-serving a patron who went on to run down a pedestrian with his truck.

The case, McIntyre v. Grigg, made Canadian legal history when it awarded punitive damages against a drunk driver.

Although called a pilot designed to evaluate the effect of the bylaw, it does not have any presence in the Gibson neighbourhood where 60% of the residents live in rental units.

Hamilton appears to want a return to a single family neighbourhood and lacks any plans for the needed replacement housing.

Westdale is currently part of the federal electoral district of Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas and, since 2015, has been represented by Member of Parliament Filomena Tassi of the Liberal Party.

On the Municipal level, Westdale is part of Hamilton's Ward 1 and has been represented by Maureen Wilson as city councillor since 2018.