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Albert Wells stood for a long time at the counter of the newly opened Tim Hortons at Penn Station in Manhattan, looking puzzled.

The 48-year-old postal worker, an American who had never heard of Timbits, had read about the iconic Canadian coffee chain’s maple-glazed doughnuts in the newspaper and was eager to try one. But after two attempts in one day, none were available at that site. He consoled himself with a coffee – free yesterday on the opening day for the chain’s 12 locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

via TheStar.com | Business | Tim Hortons wins fans in Big Apple.

Tim Hortons is stepping up its push into Manhattan’s coffee wars by taking over a dozen Dunkin’ Donut outlets that were involved in a legal squabble because of unsanitary conditions — including a doughnut-eating mouse that made national headlines several years ago.

The Dunkin’ stores are set to close permanently today and be reopened as Tim Hortons as soon as Monday.

via Tim Hortons snaps up 12 Dunkin’ Donut stores.

Paul Waldie

Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2009 05:15AM EDT

Whenever Iqaluit Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik returns home from a trip to southern Canada, she brings back a gift for friends and family: a few dozen Timbits.

“I’m not allowed to get off the plane unless I have four dozen Tim Hortons doughnuts,” said Ms. Sheutiapik, who also runs a local coffee shop. “The ladies at Tim Hortons at the Ottawa airport know me well enough that they call me ‘trouble’ because they know that they are going to have to prep four dozen for me.”

The sight of passengers carrying the company’s yellow boxes is common on almost all flights to Iqaluit. But travellers may not have to lug the boxes much longer. Tim Hortons (THI-T28.73-0.24-0.83%)is considering opening an outlet in the Nunavut capital, filling the only gap in its national chain.

via Tim Hortons sets sights on Nunavut – The Globe and Mail.

Most people from Ontario know Hamilton affectionately as ‘Steeltown’.  Other people from surrounding towns such as Ancaster, Binbrook, Glanbrook, Flamboro, Dundas and Stoney Creek use it as a four letter word.  The Province of Ontario recently decided to do away with the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth (formerly Wentworth County), and throw everything into the City of Hamilton.

That being said, Hamilton is still a very nice city, with lots of potential.  The Province of Ontario has mandated that every city in Ontario must have 40% of all new development as in-fill.  The City of Hamilton has a lot of buildings that are very much worth rehabilitating, and it has a lot of empty parking lots that are worth replacing with a new building.  Add to that, the city is investing in its downtown core, by providing 5-1/2 year interest free loans as secondary mortgages to incentivize redevelopment and development in the downtown core.  You can definitely find some beautiful pictures of Hamilton’s skyscrapers and other architecture worthy of mention.

If you would like to take a tour of Hamilton, please be my guest.  It has many remarkable neighborhoods, and a lot of character.

Hamilton’s Neighborhoods:

• Durand – Stately Homes and Mansions…would you like more?
• Gibson/Lansdale – Working Class Neighborhood (also includes some nice panoramic skyline shots of the harbour)
• Locke St South and Kirkendale – Gentrified and Neighborhood Shopping District
• Dundas – Historic Suburb (now) of Hamilton (also includes some streetscapes)
• Westdale – Upper Middle Class Neighborhood with Large Jewish Community and Many University Students
• Corktown – a Traditionally Irish Settlement on the Edge of Downtown
• Stinson – an Old Middle Class Neighborhood on the Edge of Downtown
• Jamesville – Home to Large Portuguese and Italian Communities
• Heavy Industry – Just What it Says and Hess Village (scroll down about halfway) – Downtown Nightlife Area – Victorian Buildings Converted to Pubs, Restaurants and Clubs
• Village of Ancaster – Wealthiest Area in Hamilton, and Home to the Hamilton Golf and Country Club and The North End (scroll down about halfway) – One of Hamilton’s Oldest and Most Colourful Neighborhoods
• Bayfront Park and Cootes Paradise – the West Harbour Area (about halfway down, you can also see shots of the Hamilton Mardi Gras Carnival that is usually held in August)
• Delta – An Old Streetcar Neighborhood in Downtown

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  The First Timmy's (Tim Horton's to Non-Canadians) in Canada

• Strathcona – Large Historic Urban Neighborhood
• Hamilton Beach – Traditionally a Playground for the City’s Elite, but has Its Ups and Downs – Now an Exciting Place to Go for Summer Excursions
• St Clair – a Hidden Treasure in the Middle of the Lower City
• Commercial Street – Hamilton’s Oldest Commercial District
• Barton St – the Grittiest Street in Canada and Barton Village (about halfway down the page)
• Apartment Buildings – Some Apartment Buildings from the 50’s and 60’s (you’ll need to scroll down a little bit to get to them)
• MacMaster University – The Names Says It All – a Canadian Institution
• Hamilton’s Western Suburbs
• Ottawa St – 1920’s Commercial District
• Chedoke Park – Early 20th Century Neighborhood
• Beasley – the Poorest Neighborhood in Hamilton and One of the Poorest in Canada – Average Income is a Mere $6,226/a – Home to Drugs, Poverty, Homeless Shelters, a Large Immigrant Community, and a Growing Gay Community
• Stoney Creek – Important Battle Site of the War of 1812
• Central – One of Hamilton’s Oldest Neighborhoods
• City of Burlington (technically, not part of Hamilton) – the City Across the Bay
• Lansdale – Old Working Class Neighborhood – 7,030 People Per Square Kilometre Density