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Great Lakes: Wind, waves a bad recipe for shoreline floods Digital Writers theweathernetwork.com As of May 7, water levels in Lake Ontario were at about 75.55 metres, which is approximately 30 cm below 2017 record levels that swamped the Toronto Islands in 2017. Water levels are expected to...

https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/onhistory/2018-v110-n1-onhistory03559/1044326ar.pdf Building the Burlington Bay Canal The Staples Thesis and Harbour Development in Upper Canada, 1823-1854 by Rod Millard The Burlington Bay Canal was built to provide a harbour at the head of Lake Ontario...

I drove by today and the waves were going over the Burlington side pier. Didn't get a picture.

This was sent in; St. Andrews by the lake windows We're having a Celebration of the St. Andrew's By the Lake Stained Glass Window restoration at St. Matthew's Anglican Church, 126 Plains Road East, Burlington on May 26, 2019. St Andrew's was located on the beach for years and closed in 1992...

One of our members sent this link in showing weekly water levels, the link is already posted in this thread somewhere by I assume, Opie. https://www.facebook.com/InternationalLakeOntarioStLawrenceRiverBoard/ And; Current Conditions https://ijc.org/en/loslrb/watershed/current-conditions And more...

This document was passed on to me showing the incorporation of the Beach Fire Dept., dated November 2nd, 1955. Three years later the department was disbanded when the City of Hamilton took over the Beach.

Another picture taken today (May 5th) shows the lake level has moved up about 7" in ten days. The watermark can still be seen from 2017 which is still another 18' to the crest. To compare, this photo of the lake level was taken May 14th, 2017

Surf’s up: Riding the angry waves on Lake Ontario Gord Shimens, of Guelph, tried his luck for hours near the Burlington Canal https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9334169-surf-s-up-riding-the-angry-waves-on-lake-ontario/

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _____________________________________________________________________________ Lake Ontario’s water levels are rising. Here’s why that threatens Hamilton. Government regulators are slowing the flow out of Lake Ontario to help flooded downstream...

Checking my canal level meter today we can see that the lake level is still moving up. Checking the level on the next day (April 25th) and there is another noticeable rise in lake level.

Hamilton beach clean up effort draws 350 helpers “It’s a gift to the city of Hamilton to have such a beautiful waterfront” April 23rd, 2019 by Carmela Fragomeni The Hamilton Spectator...

A few pictures from this year's Egg Hunt, I don't recall the weather being this wet in decades. Many thanks to those who helped out with the organization (eps. Mike & Anika). hbcf@cogeco.ca

The tug Lois M came through today, normally I wouldn't bother taking a picture on such a rainy day, but the cargo was a load of wind mill blades and it's not something we usually see. You can see just how big one blade is. Tug Ecosse A newer photo of the Tug Ocean A. Gauthier

Beach clean up day will take place Saturday May 4th starting at 9am. Bags and gloves can be picked up at the Beach Rescue hall, 316 Beach Blvd. And feel free to take in the BBQ after the clean up.

Pols calls for action as Lake Ontario levels hit highest point since 2017 By MATTHEW REITZ mreitz@palltimes.com Feb 26, 2019 “This raises a number of extremely serious concerns,” Manktelow said. “The lake is already 14 inches higher than usual. The Army Corps of Engineers’...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ______________________________________________________________________ Hamilton firefighters battling scrap pile fire at AIM Recycling Crews are deploying large-volume hose lines and foam to fight the fire. April 18th, 2019 The...

The fire at the scrap yard downwind to the Beach is finally getting under control. There was very thick smoke at the south end of the Blvd.

I was looking at that rail yesterday and yes, it is getting higher when in past years the level was starting to inch down at this time of the year. And lots wet weather coming, hopefully our Easter Hunt gets a pass.