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    Clarence Herbert Dean - founding member of the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit

    This genealogy page indicates that Clarence Herbert Dean , was the founding member of the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit. http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/u/l/Kimberly-J-Muldoonstaley-ON/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0020.html
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    The Beach Rescue Unit appeared in the 1985 Hamilton Santa Claus parade

    The Beach Rescue Unit appeared in the 1985 Hamilton Santa Claus Parade http://hamiltonsantaparade.com/our-story
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    Township of Nelson

    Here is a page on the history of Burlington, with lots of interesting pictures and some information on Brant's Block and Indian Point. http://www.buildingstories.co/Listings.php?ListType=BS_Stories_community&MenuItemID=32
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    Railway problems on the Beach 1878

    scotto 05-19-2015, 09:00 AM "Does anyone know what was going on with the H. & N.W. Railway in 1878 to cause a beach resident to threaten to blow up the train? I haven't come across that one, do you have a rough date? You would think that it would of ended up in one of the history books."...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    scotto 01-15-2016, 09:00 PM "From Fred; "Until 1941 the only fire protection on Hamilton Beach was Fire Hoses along The Strip. The equipment consisted of big iron wheels, 200 feet of firehose on a reel, a nozzle and a hydrant wrench, pulled by manpower. When World War 2 broke out the Government...
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    Groups and Organizations Formed Strong Social Fabric

    scotto 01-27-2016, 01:33 PM The thread 'News Article From 1954' gives the names of a vast aray of social groups and organizations that were on the beach. the 25th Wolf Cub Pack and Sea Scout Group the Women's Auxiliary of St. Andrew's-by-the-Lake Anglican Church Community Groups Promote a Sence...
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    Groups and Organizations Formed Strong Social Fabric

    And This thread highlights how the beach community was strengthened by the events and organizations that were spearheaded by Bob Jaggard. "Bob's first big campaign with the committee was against a 1980 proposal put forward by the City of Hamilton to make the Hamilton Beach Strip a "Green...
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    Groups and Organizations Formed Strong Social Fabric

    The thread ‘News Article From 1954’ gives the names of a vast aray of social groups and organizations that were on the beach. These must have created a strong sence of community involvement and social responcibility. Where the articles reported activities such as euchre parties that were held...
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    Beach Ice & Coal Delivery

    scotto 04-05-2004, 02:24 PM This old family photo shows the Young & Christian delivery truck for ice and coal, dated around the late 1920's. Thanks to S. Young for sending in this Picture.:D" Fred, it seems that shortly after I joined the forom, you told me in a telephone call something...
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    Beach Sanitary Sewers

    scotto 02-14-2015, 06:12 PM "The sewers didn't even make it all the way to the canal, the bridge area doesn't have a connection to the sewers, it finishes about quarter mile south of the canal." Scott, Why didn't the sewer main go all the way to the canal? Were there houses and businesses...
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    Beach Sanitary Sewers

    David O'Reilly 02-14-2015, 09:04 PM Scott, When were water mains installed on the beach? ________________________________________ scotto 02-15-2015, 02:42 PM Scott, When were water mains installed on the beach? The water mains were replaced when the sewer lines were installed, if you are...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    David O'Reilly 01-14-2016, 08:18 AM scotto 01-13-2016, 11:53 PM Scott; "Fire hose houses were built along the Beach, independent of Stoney Creek." Were fire hose houses designed to draw one end of the hose up high enough (presumably with a pulley) so that the other end would swing clear of the...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    I have been trying to find a page with documentation and a picture for 'fire hose house', also known as 'fire hose tower', but I haven't been very successful. What I have found is pictures that show fire halls in various parts of Canada and the world, that have adjoining towers. But the beach of...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    scotto 01-13-2016, 11:53 PM Scott; "Fire hose houses were built along the Beach, independent of Stoney Creek." Were fire hose houses designed to draw one end of the hose up high enough (presumably with a pulley) so that the other end would swing clear of the ground allowing all of the water to...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    scotto 01-13-2016, 11:53 PM Scott; "Fire hose houses were built along the Beach, independent of Stoney Creek." Were fire hose houses designed to draw one end of the hose up high enough (presumably with a pulley) so that the other end would swing clear of the ground allowing all of the water to...
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    South Park (Rembe) Ave.

    scotto 04-02-2015, 10:48 AM Where I grew up they changed the street name. It was originally Fairfield South. But since north and south didn't go straight through they renamed south to Auburn Ave. Most of the side streets were re-named on the Beach when Hamilton took over as the names already...
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    Beach Residents Discuss Local Government Problem

    Scott; "Fire hose houses were built along the Beach, independent of Stoney Creek." Were fire hose houses designed to draw one end of the hose up high enough (presumably with a pulley) so that the other end would swing clear of the ground allowing all of the water to drain out? Thereby...
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    Old newspaper letters/articles

    BEER SEIZED Charges Against Mrs. Sapia Arises Over One Bottle In the county police court this morning Mrs. D.P. Sapia, Station 26, Hamilton Beach, was found guilty of a charge of violating the Liquor Control without a permit. According to the evidence of the provincial police who figured in a...
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    Burlington Canal History

    I've found a great page on 'Old Port Hamilton. It doesn't have anything directly to do with the beach, but is a nice tie-in with the history of the Burlington Canal. http://workerscity.ca/north-end/old-port-hamilton/
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    New Pier Dance Hall

    Drogo 12-14-2013, 01:38 AM OK I have been busy and unable to get to this thread. Unless I was really deaf and my memory is totally gone the Pier was a BIG dance hall. I was under the impression it was the same building as the Bowling Alley where I spent alot of time by the way. As I said my...
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