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Happy 75th to long time Beach resident Loretta McCormack, she turned 75 on October 26th. Attached is a pic from her surprise party at the rescue unit. All the best and many more to Loretta.

The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 25, 2007) Part of the James N. Allan Burlington Bay Skyway bridge will be closed overnight tomorrow to allow for the beginning of $6 million in maintenance work. The Ministry of Transportation will be closing all of the Niagara-bound lanes of the QEW on the bridge...

I rear-ended a car this morning. So there we are alongside the road and slowly the driver gets out of the car. . . and you know how you just-get-sooo-stressed and life-stuff seems to get funny? Yeah, well, I could NOT believe it . . . he was a DWARF! He storms over to my car, looks up at me...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton Spectator Thursday, November 22, 1979. A NEW four-lane road across the Beach Strip is the key to Hamilton Harbor Commission plans for piers and an industrial park in the southeast corner of the bay. The province plans the $17-million...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. I have no date for this clipping, I would assume late 1980's. _________________________________________ ByPAULWILSON The Spectator THE STONE lighthouse at the entrance to Hamilton harbor was built before this country was born and there's...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. ___________________________________________ October 19, 2007 Wade Hemsworth The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 19, 2007) Hamilton's storied harbour truly comes to life in all its glory -- and all its shame -- in a sweeping new documentary created...

Posted with full permission from the hamilton Spectator. October 12, 2007 Eric McGuinness The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 12, 2007) Post-9/11 security measures are closing a few windows on Hamilton Harbour. The Hamilton Port Authority, following dictates from Transport Canada, is fencing off...

You wouldn't notice due to the weather, summer is over and this shouldn't be an issue for now, but it seems we have a couple of men tanning on the beach in the nude. Our beach isn't a nude beach and lets not this get out of hand. I have had a couple of calls on this and the police have followed...

Posted with full permission from the Hamilton Spectator. SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR October 06, 2007 Stories by Dana Brown The Hamilton Spectator (Oct 6, 2007) A city committee has given the thumbs up to helping revitalize Hamilton's old lighthouse. At a meeting this week, members...

Just a few pics from our 07 Beach Reunion. It was a crowded one this year and not because we had more attendees, the Rescue Unit hall is smaller than the old Dynes main room. Still it was a good time and everyone enjoyed themselves, see everyone next year. Thanks again to the Reunion Committee.

Attached are a few pictures (one is a painting) of Brant's Pond or Inlet which was located south of Joseph Brant Hospital on the harbour side. Thanks to member Drogo :hail:for the pictures and a little insight into that era (1902) When these oldies were sent in I asked what the strip of land on...

I have also added the Notice of Intent to designate the Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keeper's House as Heritage buildings. From March 5th, 1996.

Beach Lighthouse Operational Study and Heritage Building Assessment sent in by Councillor Collins and Environment Hamilton.:tbu: Glad to see everyone is sending good news our way. This report went to today's Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting and will go to City Council for final...

Posted with full permission from the Hamilton Spectator. This week in history It's less than 100 metres wide but the Burlington Ship Canal -- which allows ships to pass through the beach strip into Hamilton Harbour -- has been a vital part of local commercial history. It's also had a lot of...

For the last couple of days there has been a strong petroleum odour which has plagued the north end of the Beach. It is more pronounced between the house numbers 700's and 800's. The wind was out of the SSW, therefore there isn't much of a chance of the culprit being Bitumar. This smell must be...

A paper read before the Hamilton Association on May 25th, 1882, by P.S. VanWagner. _______________________________________________________ When the grand and distinct changes which mark the different epochs in the earth's geological history had ceased, and left its surface in comparative...

I had this bit of Beach history sent to me by a hunter friend of mine. It comes from a book titled "Waterfowl Decoys of Southwestern Ontario" Many thanks to the author, Paul Brisco :tbu:for allowing his work to be posted on the site...

Who are you voting for??? Paul Miller. NDP Paul in Our Community • City Councillor in Stoney Creek for 6 years, Chair of Parks & Recreation as well as Vice-Chair of Engineering • Active member of the United Steelworkers (USW) for over 30 years, serving as Assistant Chief Stewart, Health...

MacLEAN, Sandra (Sandi) nee McEwan (Beach kid) - December 21, 1941 September 18, 2007. Finally at peace, reunited with her beloved daughter Kelly (1986). Sister of Pat and husband Gus Farrar of P.E.I. Aunt of Terry Murray and John Farrar, sister-in-law of Dave and Dianne MacLean and aunt...

A member contacted me today and asked if I knew anything about a crowd of people cleaning up the beach on both the Hamilton and Burlington sides. I never heard a thing, I told him. I stopped down by the ship canal and talk with a group of volunteers who were on there lunch break from their work...