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Last Saturday a park bench was dedicated in the name of Jim Somerville. Jim was an original beach bum and lived for many years at 195 Beach Blvd. The new bench is located on the Path behind Skyway Park. Many of Jim's friends and family were on hand for the ceremony (first attached picture) and...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator, no date on this article, my guess would be around 1992. ________________________________________________________ Mike Hanley "A YOUNG alderman's dream of a summer playground for Hamilton's industrial workers and their families became a reality...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. I don't have a date on this one, I'm guessing from the late 80's ________________________________________________________ THERE WERE times when Clare Dean returned from a daring lake rescue and kissed the sand. That was more than 50 years ago...

Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit has five decades guarding the lake The Spectator September 1/1992 THEY ARE the guardians of the Beach Strip. Beginning as air raid volunteers in the 1940s, they became a volunteer fire department before finally becoming the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit in 1958. The...

The Spectator, Monday, June 22, 1970 "Those cows got stranded so we had to send out two boats to rescue them." "You sent out boats to rescue cows?" "Well, cows have to be milked two times a day, you know. So, we had to get them out of there and we did it." Don Young was referring to an incident...

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT of an environmental assessment Pier 26, Building Construction Project Hamilton Harbour (ON) April 18, 2008 -- The Hamilton Port Authority is required to ensure that a screening is conducted commencing on April 7, 2008 in relation to the project: Pier 26, Building...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Paul Wilson The Hamilton Spectator (Apr 11, 2008) They built Van Wagner's Beach School 103 years ago, with six large arched windows along the front and three more on each end. And on the side facing the water, the side with the million-dollar...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ___________________________________________________ Wednesday, Feburary 28, 1973 A 13-year-old boy stranded on an ice floe more than 250 yards out in Lake Ontario was rescued by members of the volunteer Beach Strip rescue unit today. Bruce...

Burlington to raze homes for waterfront Tuesday June 15, 1999 By CARMELA FRAGOMENI The Spectator This is the tale of two beaches — Hamilton's and Burlington's. One promises a happy ending. The other, a sad end to a bohemian existence likely never to be seen again on Burlington's lakefront...

From the book "Under This Roof", authored by Terry Boyle. Thanks to Terry for allowing his work to be posted. Also thanks to Lynn Voortman. __________________________________________________ In 1791 Augustus Jones named a tongue of land that divides Burlington Bay and Lake Ontario, Long Beach...

COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATION FOR MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO.HM/A-08-.77 IN THE MATTER OF The Planning Act, 1990 and of the Zoning By-Law No. 6593, of the City of Hamilton, Sections 9 and 19B Schedules S-1435 and S-1435a. AND IN THE MATTER OF the Premises known...

Hamilton Beach Community Council Agenda: April 1, 2008 Minutes from the March meeting is attached. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. • Welcome and call to order: Chairman E. Nowlan • Approve minutes of last meeting February 5, 2008 and Summary for March 5, 2008 • Treasurer Report: D. Levo • Announcements and...

PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN Burlington Bay Skyway Niagara Bound and Toronto Bound Structure Construction Work The Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO) is undertaking rehabilitation of the Burlington Bay Skyway Niagara Bound and Toronto Bound Structures. This work will involve expansion...

It's that time of year again; the Around the Bay 30K Road Race is scheduled for Sunday March 30, 2008. The race will have over eight thousand runners running a long the Beach Strip and over the Lift Bridge and is the oldest race in North America and now has grown to be one of the largest...

You may have noticed the signs at the south end of the Beach Strip, "Access to Woodward To Be Closed, Starting March 19th". I didn't see any more info than that, so I checked with Councillor Collins and I was sent this reply today. Thanks to Michael R. Marini of the City's Public Works Dept...

I was stopped by the Lift Bridge on my way home today, another sign that spring is just around the corner. Today's lift was just for testing as I didn't see any ships, the official openning date is March 20th, 2008.

I have a few residents have asked about the police being constantly parked at the south end of the beach strip and Eastport Dr. They are there just to make sure no trucks turn on to the beach, the ongoing construction on the QEW has created a height restriction under the bridge and many of the...

Good afternoon, On behalf of Earth Day Hamilton, I wanted to send along an invitation (below) to participate in our events this year. I have also included a .pdf attachment if you’d like to print this off and distribute to members of the Hamilton Beach Preservation Committee. Thanks for your...

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From the March 2008 Beach Banner. March 15th @ 7:00 pm— Euchre Euchre fundraising night, food, drinks, prizes, 50/50 cost=$5.00/ game May 10th, 2008 Annual Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit Golf Tournament Location: Southbrook Solf A Country Club, 4349 Regional Rd #56, Binbrook For more...