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It’s the Canada 150 birthday weekend! On Sunday July 2, Hamilton Community Foundation is marking the occasion by inviting you to discover all that Hamilton has to offer. Come out and enjoy 50 recreational, cultural, historic, and conservation sites across the city — all for free! Have a swim...

A combined search and rescue exercise took place near Confederation Park yesterday (May 28th)

The May meeting will held at the Rescue Unit at 316 Beach Blvd tomorrow Tuesday 2nd at 7:30 pm. Trees Please will attend and discuss upcoming tree plantings o the Beach, past meeting issues and a visit to the Beach Neighbourhood Plan. A resident asked that a sign be posted to inform everyone of...

Attached is community Banner for May 2017, thanks to Lisa Witherington.

WITHERINGTON, Chuck It is with profound sadness that the family of Chuck Witherington announces his passing after a brief illness on April 23, 2017. Chuck will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marg, his children Charlie (Lisa), Annette (Doug) and Laura. Chuck will also be missed by his two...

Date; Good Friday ( April 14th) Time; Easter Hunt starts at 11am. Location, at the ball diamond across from Dieppe park. A donation of $2 is appreciated.

HAMILTON, Meta Gerhardt (nee Jakali) After a lengthy and difficult battle with Alzheimer's, it is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Hampton Terrace in Burlington. Meta was the loving and devoted wife...

Hamilton Spectator July 2, 1932 In February of this year an exhibition was held in the Ridpath Galleries in Toronto in which among many other relics of the past was shown an ancient stone axe recovered from the soil of a field at Burlington beach (Deonasadeo “where sand forms a bar”) where...

the 123rd Around the Bay 30k Road Race will take place this coming Sunday March 26th. Hamilton's Around the Bay Road Race is the oldest on the continent, first run in 1894, three years before the Boston Marathon. Rich in tradition, it has been won by the best from around the world, including...

This was sent in by the family; Len Wheeler passed away in the morning of March 15th. Len was 65. He was the son of the late, great Hamilton politician Reg & Grace Wheeler. Brother of the late Bob, and Rennie. He is predeceased to his wife Lynne Wheeler. Len will be missed by his 6 children...

On to March 3rd and a vehicle left by a friend for a couple days is covered in salt (which he commented on when he returned). Photo was taken from the inside of the vehicle. Checking the pile on Eastport and as expected, it is open. On March 8th, the severe winds out of the west knocked a...

Hamilton Spectator Police rescued an unlucky coyote that managed to get itself stuck in the wall of the Burlington canal lift bridge. Const. Ben Rushton with Hamilton Police's marine unit says officers were out doing their routine patrol around 1 p.m. Sunday when a citizen alerted them to...

Kenilworth Access Closure City of Hamilton Public Works staff advise that the Kenilworth Access will be temporarily closed this weekend (March 11th & 12th) to accommodate emergency scaling work. This past week, while undertaking work along the Kenilworth Access, City operations staff noted...

SIMMONS, Leonard Published:Mar 09, 2017 Event Date:Mar 03, 2017 Leonard SIMMONS SIMMONS, Leonard It is with heavy hearts the family announces the passing of Leonard at Joseph Brant Hospital on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the age of 56. Loved father of Krista Concepcion (Albert), Sheri...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. _________________________________________________ Mohawk military and political leader settled in Burlington Bay area in early 1800s Burlington Post By John Bkila Feb.27th, 2017 An associate professor of Indigenous Studies at McMaster...

The Beach Council is planning two community meetings in March, one is our regular monthly meeting and another to discuss the problem of cars being broken into. All meetings take place at the Beach Rescue Unit hall at 7pm and everyone is welcome to attend. The March 7th meeting will discuss the...

Joan (Greenaway) Somerville Sept 23, 1949 – Oct 10, 2016 Worked as a nurse at the Hamilton General in paediatrics Passed away at the Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith BC Joan and her husband Ross have been living on Protection Island (BC) for the past 20 years and moved from the Beach to BC in the late...

BOWLEY, Vernon Leslie Vern died peacefully on January 9, 2017 in his 68th year. He leaves behind his children Jennifer (Cheetah) Wojciechowski, Jeramy, Jesse and Jake Bowley, 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by parents Victor and Gladys and brothers Len and Brian...

By Margaret Lindsay Holton. Burlington Gazette BURLINGTON, ON September 4, 2012 I did not know much about this massive concrete pier that juts far out into the lake until very recently. And wow, what a discovery and treat it is. Albeit, ‘as is’, it is sadly neglected and regrettably...

Ernest Albert DOUCETTE DOUCETTE, Ernest Albert Passed suddenly at home on December 23, 2016 in his 56th year. Ernie leaves behind his beloved children, Becky Hiltz, Shane Hiltz, Jessica Rovella and grandchildren Logan, Noah, Zayden, Hailey, Indiana, Gracie and Frankie. Dear brother of Brenda...