About Margaret Shkimba Margaret Shkimba is a writer and contributing columnist to the Hamilton Spectator. A mother and grandmother, she lives in Hamilton with her partner, Ray, and her two hound dogs, Bonnie and Clyde. Books by Margaret Shkimba Reclaiming Hamilton Essays from the New Ambitious City edited by Paul Weinberg contributions by Matthew Bin, Nancy B. Bouchier, Ken Cruikshank, Joey Coleman, Kerry Le Clair, Robert S. Fiedler, Kevin MacKay, Ryan McGreal, Seema Narula, Jessica Rose, Shawn Selway, Margaret Shkimba & Sarah V. Wayland