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Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator __________________________________________________ June 11, 2013 ByMatthew Van Dongen Ridding Burlington's beach strip of skyline-dominating hydro towers would cost local taxpayers up to $36 million, according to early talks between...

Checking one of our older maps from the Hamilton Public Library, I have noticed a small building near the Lighthouse Keeper's house that is labeled "Telephone Off". Looking at the scale of the map, it is a reasonable guess that red coloured building is the keeper's house. Correct distance from...

Executive Summary Introduction  The Ontario Heritage Act enables municipalities to designate Heritage Conservation Districts (HCDs)  Heritage Conservation Districts allow municipalities to guide future changes in these areas of special character  This study of Heritage...

From 1952 PROCLAMATION The Municipality Of BURLINGTON BEACH COMMISSION Public notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of the Lord's Day (Ontario) Act, 1950, and in pursuance of a by-law passed by the municipal council of the Burlington Beach Commission on the 18th day of...

Politics along the strip were confusing I will let Gary Evans explain the Beach Committee with a plagiarized section from his latest book, Memories of the Beach Strip. For the whole story, pick up his book. It's part of the City of Hamilton today, but for a period of 50 years, that area...

Hi , Friends and neighbors. F.Y.I. Yesterday afternoon I’ve attended the US. Steel Community Liaison Committee (USS. CLC.) I sit on as representative for our beach blvd. neighborhood. Before the meeting started we recognized the sudden passing this summer of Brian McCarry from...

Hello! friends and neighbors. We attended one of the monthly B.C.L.G last night held at the Burlington Central Library. This group was formed just over 5 years ago with the goal of restoring the lighthouse & lighthouse keepers cottage. Located in the shadow of the Burlington Canal lift bridge...

Date; Friday September 27th, 2013 Time; Starts at 1pm until whenever(about 4pm). Place; Beach Rescue Unit hall, 316 Beach Blvd Across from the old Dynes property. See you there!

The Canada Steamship Lines have added some new ships to their large fleet, the first one to make it's way our neck of the woods is the CSL Thunder Bay which came through today. Notice the plaque in the last picture, made in China. More Info...

The accident only pushed up the plans for the Skyway Bridge as the QEW Bascule route along the Beach Strip was already considered to be woefully inadequate for the amount of traffic of the day. There was already talk of replacing the canal bridge with a tunnel or a high level bridge, but the...

PWGSC will be doing some road work on the span next week starting on Monday September 9th, 2013. The Burlington Lift Bridge will have nightly closures for road traffic, on the following times and dates. Monday September 9 from 2300 to Tuesday September 10 at 0600 Tuesday September 10 from...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________________ Hamilton Spectator Aug 22, 2013 By Matthew Van Dongen A feathery flap over road kill is poised to turn Eastport Drive into Hamilton's first gull safety zone. No, you're not being gulled...

By Margaret Lindsay Holton Published August 26, 2013 Raise The Hammer The Beach Canal Lighthouse has languished for decades. We need to act now to save this unique waterfront structure before it falls down. Much of late has been made of the heritage issues facing Hamilton: what to protect...

By Margaret Lindsay Holton Published August 26, 2013 Raise The Hammer The Beach Canal Lighthouse has languished for decades. We need to act now to save this unique waterfront structure before it falls down. Much of late has been made of the heritage issues facing Hamilton: what to protect...

Do you mean the new rental place at the Power House on the Burlington side? I can't see one of those four person paddle boats doing too well on Lake Ontario. The last day of Ribfest

January 2, 1902 BLOCKS AT THE CANAL Repairs to Railway Bridge Are Being Made as Rapidly as Possible. Repairs of a temporary sort have already been made to the Grand Trunk railway bridge at Hamilton beach. The canal length of the bridge has been piled up all the way across the canal, and a...

The FireFit challenge was held last weekend at Confederation Park, there was a good crowd and an added chili cook off. More info on FireFit; The Champs

The quickest route to Toronto is through the Beach Strip, that is why the QEW was built there. And yes that paragraph was summarized from Mr. Cooper's books. There are still many rivers, creeks, inlets, land that is privately owned and other obstacles to contend with when building around the...

Globe and Mail Wednesday, Jul. 31 2013, ‘Get in the car, we’re going to Hamilton.” These were sweet words when I was young. Though it sometimes meant going on Highway 403 and up the mountain (itself a quaint idea: the Niagara Escarpment is more a bump than a mountain), it usually meant...

The Burlington bascule bridges were the Strauss bascule type, the owner of the present lift bridge (PWGSC) also operate a Strauss Bascule bridge in Kingston, Ont. Hamilton Public Library