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    Kinsmen Park Playstructure.

    If you notice that the playstructure at Kinsmen Park is gone, don't worry, we are getting a brand new one.:tbu: The work started today- Friday, Sept. 8 - Playstructure will be removed Mon/Tues - Start Excavation Wed/Thur - Installation of New Playground Friday - Woodchips Park will be...
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    They are shooting at the Canal.

    I have had a few residents ask me about all the police at the canal. Those aren't real police personnel, they are actors. This crew is filming a CBC movie based on a book written by Canandian author Margaret Atwood, called The Robber's Bride. They have been filming around Hamilton all week and...
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    Annual Beach Reunion

    Annual Beach Reunion will be held at the Dynes (337 Beach Blvd) on Friday September 29th starting at 12 noon till closing. Please feel free to post any question or comments. Come and meet old friends.:wavey: Everyone is welcome. See you there
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    Manx sighting near Lakeland Pool.

    I wondered why there was so many people with large cameras and telescopes at Lankland Pool. Posted with full permission from the Hamilton Spectator. _______________________________________________________ Manx sighting 'mega rarity for Ontario,' says birdwatcher By Daniel Nolan The Hamilton...
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    Collins announces he will seek re-election in Ward 5

    Kevin Werner, Stoney Creek News (Aug 25, 2006) Political experience trumps youth as Hamilton councillor Chad Collins seeks another term around the council table. The 35-year-old political veteran was first elected in Ward 5 in 1995 in a byelection at the tender age of 24, becoming the...
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    Don't let it be a bridge of sighs

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR StreetBeat; Imagine sailing over the QEW to the lakeside. It can be done -- and it's up to you, officialdom By Paul Wilson The Hamilton Spectator More articles by this columnist (Aug 16, 2006) Every day...
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    September Meeting

    The Hamilton Beach Preservation Comm. meeting for September 2006, has been changed from the 5th to the 12th. There is a movie being shot at the Rescue Unit on our regular day. See you there.
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    The Delta Girls, forever!

    SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR By Patrica Belanger The Hamilton Spectator(Aug 11, 2006) It was a strange twist of fate that found me in a Hamilton Tim Hortons in June with my three best friends from high school. Had it really been 20 years? I'd gone to a lot of trouble to look good for the...
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    On the waterfront

    Kevin Werner, Mountain News (Aug 4, 2006) Maybe one of the reasons this year's mayoral election is as dull as your mother-in-law, could be because there is no sexy issue for politicians to ride. Unlike the campaigns in 2000 and 2003, there is definitely an issue vacuum to the 2006 election...
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    Class-action lawsuit possible over black soot fallout

    Posted with full permission from the Hamilton Spectator Neighbourhood angry -- but first, people have to find the culprit By Eric McGuinness The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 4, 2006) Lorna Moreau and her east Hamilton neighbours are talking about a class-action lawsuit against whatever company is...
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    New Lawn Mower

    On Saturday afternoon, I was sitting on my deck, drinking beer and watching my wife mow the lawn. Camille from next door was so upset at this that she came over and shouted "You lazy b***** ! Sitting there drinking beer while your poor wife pushes that ancient lawn mower around! Get up off your...
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    New Organ Transfer Service

    Last Wednesday I was invited to tag along with Hamilton/Halton's Police Marine Units for their reenactment of an organ transfer which took place over at Fisherman's Pier. This is a new initiative to use the waterways instead of the busy highways for the transport of vital organs for transplants...
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    Sailboat on fire near piers.

    This one was on CH news last night and in the Spec today. A 30' sailboat caught fire yesterday around 4:45 pm about 1 1/2 miles west of the canal. The two persons on board were rescue by a passing boater and were uninjured. The Port vessel Judge McCombs came on the scene and extinguished the...
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    Mechanical Bull Riding

    I don't know about this one, on Wednesday August 23, the Dynes will have it's first mechanical bull riding night. Come on down and let me take a picture you falling off of it. :tbu: Sounds like great fun. Also on August 9th, the Dynes will have Freedom Train as thier musical guest for bike...
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    Our Beach Is Safe For Swimming.

    Can it get any hotter? Try 40 C with humidity By John Burman The Hamilton Spectator(Jul 15, 2006) This may well be the hottest weekend of the year. Forecasters are calling for temperatures in the Hamilton area in the low 30s, which could push it close to 40 when the humidity is factored in...
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    Port authority moves to cap controversial waste cell

    Richard Leitner, Mountain News (Jul 14, 2006) The Hamilton Port Authority is throwing cold water on a citizen group's hopes of opening the eastern harbour for fishing and other recreational activities. Linda MacDonald, the federal agency's vice-president of operations, said work is presently...
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    Vandals etch graffiti into Dieppe plaque

    (Jul 14, 2006) The Hamilton Spectator. Vandals have defaced a commemorative plaque at the Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park on Hamilton's beach strip. Among the graffiti scratched into the Heritage Canada plaque's surface is the word Slipknot, likely referring to the name of a well-known heavy...
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    Forum Upgrade

    I may not of noticed that browsing through the threads is much quicker, but TC has upgraded our Forum to a newer vBulletin and we now have the best Arcade on the block, have a look. A big thank you to TC:rock:
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    Call her Supie.

    There is a new Supie at Kinsmen Park, her name is Amanda but like every year the kids all call her Supie. She has the job of putting up with all the little darlings from the Beach. From the little time I was there she had to settle two arguments and one waternoodle fight, not a summer job for...
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    Bayside Sidestreets Home Assessment

    This was sent in today by Counciller Collins I don't believe I informed you that about a month ago I put in a mass a appeal for about 50 homes on the Bayside sidestreets that are prone to flooding. We used the 1998 Engineering report to determine what homes fell into the area. I met today...
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