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Lake Ontario water levels the highest in recorded history By Karen Graham 4 hours ago in Environment Water levels on Lake Ontario have reached the highest point in recorded history, putting the Toronto Islands in Canada at risk of significant...

Today the City completely closed the Trail access to the piers as they did in 2017 to protect residents from high levels near the piers and one section of the Trail has been eroded badly. This picture is from today showing more erosion. Compare the erosion to a photo taken by Opie two...

Rising Lake Ontario forces another closure of swamped Hamilton waterfront trails The city has fought a see-saw battle against rising water, stacking sandbags and dumping gravel to keep the popular Desjardins Recreational Trail open. May 28th by Matthew Van Dongen...

Hosting Opportunity Hello! It's so wonderful to see such an active community of neighbours in the Hamilton beach area! My name is Abby and I'm from the Waterdown area, but I am the Hamilton coordinator this summer for the YMCA Summer Work Student Exchange this summer! We are really in need of...

From 1980 Natural Factors The difference between the amount of water coming into a lake and the amount going out is the determining factor in whether the water level will rise, fall or remain stable. When several months of above-average precipitation occur with cooler, cloudy...

From; https://ijc.org/en/loslrb/lake-ontario-likely-exceed-2017-water-levels?fbclid=IwAR2C2nimHggN8kMokNjjOgmn_E_m3Dee9ao7JttHZ18vJPHbZFCjEnN9AKw Lake Ontario likely to exceed 2017 water levels Date May 27, 2019 Lake Ontario water levels have reached 75.85 m (248.85 ft) and will likely...

I checked with Barry the bird man today who was sitting on the Beach Trail with his bird scope, he told me that there were three healthy looking fledglings in the Bridge nesting box. There should be a banding soon.

CHCH, May 23rd Lake Ontario water levels reaching record breaking highs It’s almost a new record for Lake Ontario. The City of Hamilton says water levels are inching upwards causing concerns about flooding. Pumps have been deployed to the Beach Boulevard area, and in Bayfront Park...

Lake Erie level stabilizes while Ontario continues to rise NPCA releases latest flood watch update May 26th On Lake Ontario the water levels are still rising because of record flows from Lake Erie; however, the rate of rising had slowed due to favourable weather, reduced Ottawa River flows and...

Just to show how quickly the lake level has gone up this month, this first picture was taken May 6th and it shows the wall at the Windermere Creek near the exit to the Beach, the white line above the water is the level that creek reached back in 2017. This picture was taken May 17 and the...

East End Food Bank - Grand Opening We’re open! I am pleased to announce that the East Hamilton Food Bank opened several weeks ago, and is hosting its official Grand Opening tomorrow, Saturday, May 25th from 11:30 am to 1:00pm. The Food Bank is located in the plaza at 625 Greenhill Ave...

It will take place July 14th, there are no applications and it is first come for open spaces. If you are selling food, you will need a permit from the City of Hamilton Health Dept. Please do not setup in front of a resident's home without their permission and please clean up before leaving.

Hi Sue; It is always the second Sunday in July, so that will be the 14th for this year. I will start a new thread for the event.

I haven't heard yet, but I am told that the adults are getting a little nasty, so there must be something. I will know more next week.

Many thanks to Lisa and our next Beach Council meeting will take place on September 10th, 2019.

More from Maggie;

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator ____________________________________________________________________________ Rising water, storm surges closing multiple sections of Hamilton’s waterfront trail system Lake Ontario is creeping up toward record water levels that drowned Hamilton...

Real time lake levels can be found on this government site, as listed below, the level for today would be close to 75.75. This would include the wave action from the lake. https://waterlevels.gc.ca/eng/Station/Month?sid=13150 From the same Site; Natural...

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...