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Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ______________________________________________________________________ Real Gendreau built a two-storey house on the Beach Strip in 1987, beside his canoe business. Building canoes there was one thing. But living on the beach, in the shadow of...

It does look like we have had some progress this month, looking at our canal meter the level has dropped about 14", we are now at the second step on the ladder. From today; And checking the Tidal Observations, it shows we are down over .4 M from last month.

I stopped in at the sunset ceremony to remember the American sailors from the vessels Hamilton and the Scourge during the War of 1812, the one thing I took away from all the speeches was that next year there will be another dive down to vessels resting place. Apparently the dive was set for this...

If you drove the Beach Strip today, you were likely delayed by the Lift Bridge and a movie being filmed near Knapman Ave. The TV movie is called The Boys and will be on Amazon Prime. The film company also transformed the Beach Motor in to the Emporia Motor Court and added a "Motel" sign to the...

And the cricket field (pitch?) is well on it's way to being built, hopefully it gets used, we will see.

Last week I posted a picture of the pier lighthouse getting a fresh coat of paint, with in a day the lighthouse was vandalize with graffiti, attached is picture of the north side and more profanities were painted on the lakeside that I won't post. If anyone sees this happen again, please call...

Assault on the Waterfront Trail: Do you recognize this man? Hamilton police looking to identify suspect who allegedly attacked couple on bikes August 6th, 2019 The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton...

This video was sent in by a resident near the Dynes condos. If anyone knows who this person is, please let us know.

Alterations coming to Stoney Creek’s North Service Road between Centennial Parkway, Drakes Drive Project includes new entrance into Confederation Beach Park for new sports complex Aug 02, 2019 by Laura Lennie...

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Thanks for the info, the level seems to be edging ever so slowly down, so hopefully next year more water is released earlier. This picture from today showing the launch at Fisherman's Pier, compared to my picture of the truck at the ramp, the level has gone down but not much. For this month...

We haven't posted a harbour picture since last year.

The pier lighthouse was given a new paint job today by the Coast Guard, first time with a green top. A bench near the canal Burlington in the distance

Just an update, there wasn't a banding for our new additions this year(2019) so we don't have any new names to report. We still have two adults but only ended up with two offspring. The first picture shows one of the juveniles who just lost a kill to a gull, the falcon knock a pigeon to the...

The construction is under way at Confederation Park for the new sports complex. Closure Map

We have had some issues with petty crime in the area lately and there a couple videos circulating of persons checking cars to see if they are unlocked, member Opie has sent in a link to the Community Crime Map and I see we have at least five reported incidents...

https://www.grca.on.ca/2019/07/29/grca-issues-flood-warning-update-for-lake-ontario-shoreline/ GRCA Issues Flood Warning Update for Lake Ontario Shoreline July 29, 2019 Flood Potential: High The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority advises that water...

From the Spec Sunset ceremony for sunken War of 1812 schooners The public is invited to a sunset ceremony at Hamilton & Scourge Naval Memorial Garden at Confederation Park, 585 Van Wagners Beach Rd., on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., near Edgewater Pavillion, to commemorate the sinking of two...

Sent in by Chad Collins ___________________________________________ Councillor Collins: In order to provide a continued supply of safe and reliable electricity to the City of Hamilton, Hydro One will be performing vegetation maintenance on three high voltage electricity corridors running from...

A few sent in by member Maggie, all three are residents at the lighthouse keeper's house.