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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    I checked all the pictures and there is nothing new there, all pictures that show tracks, show just one track. But this was written, but you can see that for yourself; To provide service to new plants and factories along the Hamilton waterfront, the HSR struck a deal with the HRER in 1904. The...
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    Hamilton likely has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________________________________ COVID-19 scofflaws in Hamilton told to ‘knock it off’ TM By Teviah MoroSpectator Reporter Thu., April 2, 2020 “Knock it off” is the message from the city to troublemakers that...
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    Beach Easter Egg Hunt 2020

    This was sent in from the Beach Council. Due to the closing of parks and not being able to gather, this years Easter-eggstravagana on Good Friday has been cancelled. We hope to plan some type of group event when we are able to do so. On behalf of the Hamilton Beach Community Council and the...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    In the aerial picture, the only power transmission towers that can be seen are on the lake side and had nothing to do with the power house. Although the power house is very visible, power lines are not seen because the picture was taken quite far from the Beach. On the radial bridge, there was...
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    Hamilton likely has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19

    All HCA areas and trails closed HCA Response to COVID-19 As a result of Provincial direction to close non-essential business operations to support efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, HCA has made the difficult decision to CLOSE all...
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    Plan 2014 (High Lake Levels)

    It is working today; Below is the Lake Ontario water levels for the month of March 2020. Notice that there wasn't a large increase and we stayed relatively the same for the month, however, we are slightly higher than this time last year. We seen this same level last year around April 12th...
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    Hamilton likely has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19

    The Beach store is still open for us but has this sign on the front door. And our local pub is doing their part and allowing take-out, thanks to Harry's. And this was posted on the side of a house beside the Trail near Woodlands Ave.
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    Hamilton likely has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19

    Because people can't follow the rules and self distance, the Hamilton Conservation Authority have closed all the parking lots to discourage Hamilton residents from taking walks on the Trail. I notice that some just parked on the side of the road and went for a walk anyway. Hutch's is only...
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    Hamilton likely has more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19

    Late Monday, the province closed outdoor recreational spaces such as sports fields, skate parks, playgrounds, dog parks, beaches and tennis courts. It includes private communal outdoor spaces such as those at condominiums. “The message is pretty clear: Stay at home unless you absolutely have to...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    I haven't seen any pictures or maps that show two sets of tracks on the Beach for the Radial line. In early pictures of the Radial line, there are no wires travelling over the canal.
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    Around the Bay Road Race 2020

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________________________________________ Around The Bay moves to Grey Cup Sunday in November By Scott Radley Spectator Columnist Tues., March 24, 2020 Nobody who was there that day is still around to talk...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    In any early picture that I have seen where there are no hydro towers yet and the Radial was in service, there were no lines of any type going over the canal. Could the lines ran under the canal? Yes as the chain for the barge also was on the bottom. Why couldn't the Dominion Power plant that...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    I am adding one more picture taken by Frank Wood in 1907 (courtesy HPL), this very good picture shows the Burlington side of the Beach and the power house stack is barely visible in the distance. The Toronto and Niagara Power line towers are running along the beach (lakeside), but on the road...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    From the pictures that I have seen, there were two power lines that ran beside each other and were only about ten inches apart from each other. The attached picture is a close up of the radial power that were located near the lighthouse. There are two and I assume since the radial cars only used...
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    Hydro wires on the beach - Radial Railway

    There are four power plants that were located near the harbour, two I seen on maps and the other two in pictures. There was an electric power house listed on a McMaster Library map that was located near the steam museum which is the south end of the Beach. This plant was about a half mile from...
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    Eastport Drive closed at Lift Bridge in Burlington

    More from CHCH; Burlington lift bridge to remain open until further notice By Shayla Vize - March 25, 2020, 6:03 am Federal officials say the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge will now remain open. Earlier this week, the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) said the bridge, which is located...
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    Eastport Drive closed at Lift Bridge in Burlington

    Had this sent to me and checking with the Bridge, there are no closures at this time, but that doesn't mean there won't be considering the ongoing world epidemic. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
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    Path Pictures

    More rocks on the Trail;
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    Neighbourhood Update from Dofasco

    Dear CLC members, On Monday March 23, 2020 crews will begin steam line work on a new boiler facility located in the north eastern part of our property. Residents may notice an increase in noise and steam clouds coming from our property as result of this maintenance activity. This steam line work...
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    March 10, 2020 Beach Council Minutes.

    Attached are the minutes from the March 10th meeting, many thanks to Lisa Witherington.
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