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The Globe, July 21, 1877 BRANT HOUSE AT BURLINGTON BAY Nestling under the shadow of Burlington Heights at the head of Lake Ontario lies the picturesque village of Burlington, once known as Wellington Square. This village derives much of its importance from its proximity to the City of Hamilton...

John Edward HEDLEY HEDLEY, John Edward Passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at the age of 79. Survived by his Cherished wife, Barbara (nee Clark). Loving father of John Hedley (Théa Messon), and Mary Anne (Nelson) Cullen. Proud grandfather of Eliza, Hannah...

David sent this link in and I looked into it further and found some info I thought would fit in well in this thread. From David; Brant Tract, No. 3 ¾ of His Britannick Majesty, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents, Do give...

Tug Wilf Seymour with the Alouette Spirit. Northern Spirit 1 Tug Annie M. Dean with the Tug Americo Dean

"The Heritage of the People Closed Against Them:" Class, Environment, and the Shaping of Burlington Beach, 1870s-1980s. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22The+Heritage+of+the+People+Closed+Against+Them%3A%22+Class,+Environment,...-a081762577

I see we have a new business opened at the Dynes condo development. http://www.martelcommercial.com/ From their website; We are one of the area’s leading commercial real estate specialists when it comes to your industrial, office and retail space needs. Call (905) 332-6601 now.

One of Algoma's new vessels, the Algoma Harvester. Algoma Equinox http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2289 The Sterling Energy http://hamiltonbeachcommunity.com/forum/threads/hamilton-energy-to-be-replaced.2144/ Elisabeth Schulte Kaministiqua

Hamilton’s Harbour Queen shutting down Sep 12, 2014 Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen The Hamilton Harbour Queen will shut down permanently this fall unless a private operator takes over the only cruise ship plying the city's waterfront. The Hamilton Waterfront Trust announced...

Good quality picture on this TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cer8I4cX-vs

A few photos of the Lift Bridge construction, courtesy T. Egan .

The first picture is from 1956, the next two are from 1980. All were taken near the canal.

Heritage Permit Application HP2014-015, RECOMMENDATION That Heritage Permit Application HP2014-015 be approved for the erection of a new single detached dwelling, with an attached garage, on the designated property at 978 Beach Boulevard, Hamilton (Hamilton Beach Heritage Conservation...

This one was sent in by David, compares the canal era to the new train era. Written by Robin Neill at the University of Prince Edward Island and Carleton University in 2003 ____________________________________________________ Hamilton surpassed Dundas in size and activity between 1826 and...

I had this sent by email a couple days ago; My husband and I live at 163 Beach Blvd. On Thursday July 31, 2014 at 5am. I woke up to a screaming cat. ( Our cat Tommy Hardly meows.) Our cat is an inside cat and I leave the window to our room slightly open with the screen on it. When I looked the...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Dump truck with raised box crashes at top of Skyway, Burlington mayor says bridge could be closed for days Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring says the Skyway Bridge could be closed for days as a result of an accident in the Toronto-bound lanes...

I first heard about Eileen Vollick from one of our history moderators (Fred) who has done some research on Canada's first female pilot who was a Beach resident. I have come across this website which explains some of the history and I will leave the rest to Fred. "My home at that time was on...

JOSEPH BRANT DAY FESTIVAL 2014! Civic Holiday Monday, August 4th At Historic LaSalle Park! Burlington, ON - Monday August 4th—Civic Holiday Weekend -Look forward to another spectacular year for Joseph Brant Day, a five hours day filled with fantastic line-up of new music, activities...

I played with the colour a bit on these so they weren't so gray looking, a rainbow from this evening which was really a double rainbow but the outer part wasn't as bright.

Wednesday, July 9, 7 (seven) pm the Beach Canal Lighthouse Group will be meeting at the Fortinos (Plains Road), Community Room, 1059 Plains Road East (at QEW), Burlington. George (Sandy) Thomson will share highlights about the Fraserburg Lighthouse Museum, Northern Scotland.

Spectator article from 1954, I wonder where all the Herald stones ended up? Preserve Old Stone Markers In Road Race Hamilton Beach, Dec, 20 - Police Chief Howard Nickling has recovered many old Herald stones placed to mark the distance across the Beach from the Herald office when the marathon...