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I have found a little more information on the building of the piers in a book by Marjorie Freeman Campbell, the book is named A Mountain and a City __________________________________________________________ Maps also indicate the rapid development of the town. In 1830 a Hamilton map by Lewis...

The king’s head inn Hamilton Spectator, February 26, 1944. An Account of Government House, Burlington Beach, 1794 A Review By Charles R. McCullough IT MAY be a source of surprise to some who read these columns from week to week to learn that once upon a time Burlington Beach had its...

From today's Spec Mahoney: Museum's parody video gathering steam MUSEUM DANCE OFF By Jeff Mahoney Jeff Mahoney's column explores the rise of the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology's video that has made it to the finals and is one of three vying for the top spot in a worldwide...

I stopped by the Burlington Sound of Music festival today for a couple pictures, I took in all the of the stages and was there for around 1pm and on. So the main attraction was an oldie, the Stampeders.

Another of the Robert S. Pierson at the Dofasco dock. CSL Tadoussac: An older shot of the Tadoussac from 2004; Cedarglen

Another new CSL Trillium Class ship coming through the Burlington Piers.

The Outcome Endorse Commission As Beach Government Hamilton Beach, March 13 - The Hamilton Spectator The sunny spring weather brought out 75 per cent of the taxpayers at the Beach to exercise their franchise as to retaining the present commission government or substituting a munici¬pal...

A Spectator article from March 6th, 1952 Many thanks to the Simmons's family _____________________________________ New Ratepayers' Body Prepares For Referendum Next Wednesday Many questions of interest to ratepayers of Burlington Beach, particularly in view of the vote to be taken on March 12...

There are a couple of conflicts with other posted information, I only posted what is on the author's article had written and I have seen history being changed and sometimes just plain made up many years after the fact. Just to add, this is an exact date and easily looked up at the library.

From the book, Memories of Van Wagner's Beach and Parkview Survey; In 1904 a plot of land owned by the Gage family was purchased for $915. This site, at Lot 28 of the Broken Front, very close to the edge of Lake Ontario, was to be used for the construction of a new schoolhouse. The two-room...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ____________________________________________________ That Santa Claus on an island in Hamilton harbour may seem like someone's idea of a joke, but there is a serious purpose behind the red-suited scarecrow. In fact, it's so serious...

MAY 2014 BEACH COMMUNITY EDITION LOSS OF DOOR TO DOOR MAIL SERVICE Canada Post and the Federal Government recently announced a country wide plan to eliminate door to door mail service. The plan seeks to provide "community mail boxes" in lieu of the current home delivery model, I have received...

I was finally able to catch up with Algoma's newest vessel this week, the Algoma Equinox. It has been through the piers a couple other times but came in and went back out in the early hours. ST. CATHARINES, ON, Oct. 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) announced today that the...

From; Brant Inn Memories by Stewart Brown Brant's property remained in the family (he had nine children all told) until the death of grandchildren Simcoe Kerr in 1875 and Mary Osborne in 1876. Meantime much of Brant's Block had been sold to settlers, usually to pay off family debts. The Brant...

May 14, 2014 Beach Canal Lighthouse Group General Meeting Notice Good morning: The Beach Canal Lighthouse Group moves to our summer General Meeting schedule, Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 pm. The General Meeting will be held at the Fortinos (Plains Road), Community Room, QEW-403 Centre (where Ikea...

A Spec. Editorial from 1956 Beach Memories By Dorothy Depew In the second of two articles. Miss Depew continues her memories of fishing days at the Beach, off Station Four. She tells of an era that has become a part of the history of, the Hamilton district. Grandfather's fish shanty was quite a...

Dog Owners Get Police Summonses Hamilton Beach, July 19 - The Beach Police Department has issued 12 summonses to residents who have not purchased new dog license tags. The Burlington Beach Commission is again warning residents that tags must be purchased and dogs kept off the streets...

Chief Nickling Rides Again-- With Soapy Beard? To the Editor: It was back in 1936 when Chief Howard Nickling took up his duties as police chief of Hamilton Beach. A few days ago he left to become police chief of Caledonia. On his last night cruising-the Beach in the modern radio-equipped...

I am adding more articles, but it seems that I missed a few in between, hopefully the mix up in dates isn't too confusing. _______________________________________________________________________ Beach Troop Members Become Queen's Scouts Hamilton Beach, April 24 - A scrap metal and paper...