WiFi Unavailable at Redhill branch
WiFi is experiencing some technical issues that we are working to resolve. Our IT staff will advise as soon as service is restored.
Barton Branch Makerspace
The iMac at the Barton Branch Makerspace is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve this issue.
Dundas Branch - Filming in Area
From March 27-29, filming will take place in the surrounding area. Parking may be impacted. Please give yourself extra time before visiting. Thank you for your patience.
Holds Processing and Delivery Delays
Holds processing and deliveries to Branches will be delayed for the next week due to Staff capacity.
We are working to move materials as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
John Louis Agro
Inducted: 1989
John Agro was born in Hamilton. Upon his return to Canada after serving overseas, he entered Osgoode Hall to study law. In 1949 he was called to the bar and began practice as a criminal and litigation lawyer. In 1959 he became the first lawyer of Italian extraction named Queen’s Counsel. In 1965 he was one of the founders of the Canadian Football League Players' Association. In 1976 John Agro was appointed Chairman of the Hamilton Harbour Commission. During his tenure the Commission has overseen $50 million worth of improvements to Hamilton’s Harbourfront. In 1983 he was elected a bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was Hamilton’s Italian-Canadian Citizen of the Year in 1984. He passed away on December 16, 1998, at the age of 80.
