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From the 1962-63 school year book, many thanks to Bruce Schneider :tbu: for sending this one in. SCHOOL HISTORY The children of the earliest Beach families attended school at Van Wagner's Beach. After the coming of the radial car in 1896, some families chose to send their children to city...

Just to let everyone know, Bruce and Susan have sold their properties at the north end of the Beach. So if you want to say goodbye, you have until May 1st, 2007. Barring any extensions, that is the date when they should have their 180 feet of beach front property cleaned up and cleared out. The...

Dear BCLG Members and Friends, A quick reminder about our meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit. Draft minutes of our last meeting are attached. I hope to see you tomorrow. David Auger Beach Canal Lighthouse Group (905) 681-6233

This project is still in it's early stages and there many different scenarios on the table. I attended a planning meeting last month and four plans were shown by the Planning Consultant, among them was one that had 12 condos. This plan (attached) had six units, a public access to the beach and...

Dear BCLG Members and Friends, This is a reminder that our next meeting is this Sunday, March 11, at 2pm at the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit. The meeting will have a brief agenda - just three or four items - and will mainly deal with the Request for Proposal (RFP) which has been developed with...

By Paul Wilson The Hamilton Spectator More articles by this columnist (Mar 7, 2007) February was frigid, and March is a brute, too. Down on the lake, this cold is changing the landscape. The ice banks are here. They always give me a thrill. I did some of my growing up on the shores of Lake...

Reproduced with the permission of The Hamilton Spectator. Tuesday, March 06, 2007 | Updated at 8:54 AM EST Giant geyser floated as way to market city Nicole Macintyre Imagine if the view from the Burlington Bay Skyway was a towering geyser shooting straight out of the harbour. Would it change...

Posted by Rail :rock: over at the sports Site, I thought it would be worth posting here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As most of you are aware, daylight savings time begins earlier this year, the second Sunday in March, March 11th. This...

Wayne Marston stays confident Rookie MP may face Di Ianni, who is seeking Liberal nomination Kevin Werner, Stoney Creek (Mar 2, 2007) Hamilton East-Stoney Creek has long been represented by "political stars," who ignored the interests of residents, says incumbent federal NDP MP Wayne...

Posted with full permission from the Hamilton Spectator. By Eric McGuinness The Hamilton Spectator (Feb 26, 2007) Liberty Energy says a new, independent study shows the health of people living and working in east Hamilton is not threatened by a proposed Strathearne Avenue power plant fuelled by...

The Dynes will be hosting euchre night on St Patti's Day, Saturday March 17th. The fun starts at 5pm with a progressive euchre tournament to follow at 6pm. Sounds like a good time.:beer:

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The Remedial Action Plan for Hamilton's harbour ignores the cause of issues like Randle Reef By James Howlett The Hamilton Spectator (Feb 19, 2007) James Quinn's letter (Feb. 13) questioning Stelco's possible participation in Hamilton Harbour's degradation and restoration exposes the dark and...

Member Tammy Dalgleish asked me to post this important post; Wow I did not know that, I walked my dog down there on a daily basis and have found some strange things but never needles. Now this scares me because she runs ahead of me chasing sticks and and balls and playing. I would never...

The Bistro at the new Lakeland Centre are asking for permission to add an outdoor patio, if you have any concerns, then contact the City @ (905) 546-2424 ext 3935 or 4221.

In 1939 our fore fathers started a volunteer A.R.P. (Air Raid Patrol) along the shores of Lake Ontario from the Hamilton Canal to Van Wagner's Beach. In 1941, the A.R.P. was disbanded and the Burlington Beach Volunteer Fire Department was born. The Fire Marshall's Office in Toronto officially...

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From the January, 2007 Beach Banner We have had a lot of dirty fallout-burning plastic smells, and sulfur fumes wafting over us for the past couple of months. The committee is presently working hard to "find out and prove" just who is doing the plastic burning. Going with the quote: "The squeaky...

City Log Hamilton Essentials By Compiled Rob Faulkner The Hamilton Spectator (Jan 22, 2007) Surfers beware You don't hear many surfing tales from Hamilton. But last week we got some international attention -- and not the good kind. Surfing website Surfline.com reported Tuesday about St...

From the January 2007, Beach Banner. This year, the event will be held on Good Friday April 6th. 2007 We have added a new "fun feature" for the Ladies or the guys if they want to. A lovely prize will be awarded for the most outrageously beautiful, Easter Bonnet. One winner One prize only, so...