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Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _______________________________________________ Jul 16, 2013 Don’t turn your back on the bird unless you want a peck of trouble ByBill Dunphy Hamilton's Waterfront Trail has long been known as a great spot for strolling, biking and blading...

City hoping to restore Burlington Beach to its former glory Posted with permission from the Bay Observer ______________________________________________ Posted by: Bay Observer Staff May 22, 2013 Early First Nations settlers described what is now Burlington Beach as being extremely picturesque...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _____________________________________________ CHIPS OF THE OLD BLOCK ByMolly Hayes Next time you're strolling along the beach trail, keep an eye out for Bill Le Blanc. You'll catch him under a bright blue tent off Van Wagners Beach...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator __________________________________________________ ByTeri Pecoskie Cora Brittan knows her neighbourhood isn't perfect. "I'm sure everyone, given their druthers, would prefer not to have big electrical towers marching down the beach," says...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ______________________________________________________ ByJon Wells Feel a hot breeze on a sultry Saturday at high noon; slide off your sandals and stand ankle deep in the cool lake. Facing the Burlington Beach shoreline, you would have...

The Beach Canal Lighthouse Group's General Meeting is this week! Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 7 pm at the Burlington Central Library, Holland Room, 2331 New Street (opposite Seneca), Burlington. Our Chair, Stewart Patch will be showing a video on the return of the SS Keewatin to Port...

From the book, "The Sand Strip" by Dorothy Turcotte. As the years went by, a number of hotels sprang up along the Beach. The best known, and still the oldest operating tavern in Ontario is Dynes, established in 1846. City folks gladly braved the deplorable dirt road or the choppy ride across...

Sorry David I don't have a date for the picture and really it isn't a picture but a drawing, I have attached another showing the opposite angle and you can't see the small structure that is clearly shown on the first one and I believe could be the telegraph office. In fact both drawings are very...

Another message from David O'Reilly Scott, do you have a date for this picture? I think that the Ocean House was located immediately south of the canal. It seems that the telegraph cable between the beach and Burlington, was located at the bottom of the canal. So rather than being...

A drawing of the Ocean House and surrounding area, I don't know if that is the telegraph office that is connected to the Ocean House. Also I don't see telegraph lines, but they could of been left out.

Had this question sent in by member David O'Reilly; _________________________________________________________ Does anyone know exactly when the first telephone was on the beach? In 1890 a telephone call was made by the Oakville harbor master, to Capt. Campbell at the Burlington Canal about...

The original public meeting handout from 2008; http://cms.burlington.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=10151 More links; http://cms.burlington.ca/Page422.aspx http://www.waterfronttrail.org/wtsk/hamiltonburlington.htm http://day-trips.ca/content/beachway-park-pavilion...

If you spot a fluffy black and white calico cat (Callie) please contact Anna at (removed). The cat is missing from the low 400's of the Blvd. _____________________ Update; Callie has be found

Stopped by last Friday for the grand opening of the finally completed Brant St. Pier.

A few from this year's bike show on the Beach.

If you were on the Beach today and drove by Kinsmen Park, you would of seen the orange tent set up and an army of orange shirts working hard cleaning up the park. The army were employees from Dofasco who on their day off volunteer to help out. Many thanks to Dofasco and their employees.

This was just sent to me by Beach Rescue staff; It is with great sadness that I am informing you of the passing of Will Prenger who was a member of the Hamilton Beach rescue unit and was only 48 years of age. Visitation will be held at Kitching Steepe & Ludwig funeral home ,146 Mill St. N. ...

The Coast Guard and volunteer units from western Lake Ontario conducted a search and rescue exercise last weekend, I have attached a few pictures from that event. Many thanks to Charlie from Beach Rescue for the pictures.

E-News Update - A Message from Hamilton's Public Health Department Sent in by Councillor Collins One year ago the City of Hamilton introduced a By-law prohibiting smoking in city parks and recreation areas. Since that time a public awareness campaign has informed residents and visitors to the...

Posted with permission from Hamilton Spectator _____________________________________________ John Hanson loved to visit Hamilton's demolition sites. But he wasn't the typical guy watching men at work. Paintbrush in hand, he made detailed sketches of a city in transition. These he turned into...