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I would say that 419 and 421 are long gone, the Wallace (Ruth) place would be considered a new build even though it was most likely built in the 1950's. Also that house covers two lots. The two across the street would originals like your place. I went over the address numbers many years ago with...

I checked through all of our old house photos from 1980 and there isn't one for that address, seem to have every house around it but not that one. The insurance maps from 1900 show a house in that spot (420 mark) and there was a open veranda around the front and south side of the house, much of...

Another photo from 1980, thanks to M. Neil.

I used to live a couple doors to the north, but I don't recall much history on the place. In the old gallery we have photos of many of the beach home that were taken back in 1980. I will have a look through to see if your place is in there.

While having a walk through Confederation Park this week I noticed that the first pond had a very high level considering that Lake Ontario is low for this time of year. The pond is more than three feet above Lake Ontario. Looking east toward the lake; If the pond level comes up anymore it will...

More bird boxes at Globe Park.

I contacted Environment Canada about the bird study project after seeing more of the same bird boxes at Globe Park, Mahony Park and on the fence near AIM/Kenny U Pull.. Glenn from EC sent us some info; Attached are several papers that our group has published using data collected as part of...

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Ship at standstill in Lake Ontario By News Staff -CHTV 11 April 2, 2021, 11:04 pm A large ship is at a standstill in Lake Ontario for more than a day. The carrier was supposed to head to Thunder Bay...

Tom Longboat won Around the Bay in 1906. Then Boston Marathon a year later Sat., April 3, 2021 Hamilton Spectator Tom Longboat was not well known before he set out on the Around the Bay Road Race in Hamilton in 1906. He not only won the race, but was a full three minutes ahead of his closest...

The March level again didn't change much, the lake level is low compared to resent years. However all the upper lakes are still high and all that water has to go through Lake Ontario. It will be interesting to see how it all drains to the end of the seaway. March 2021

Tugging at our heartstrings: Nova Scotia’s icon Theodore Tugboat moving to Ontario By Karla Renic Global News Posted March 26, 2021 9:23 am...

Picture posted by the Port showing and load of Gypsum being unloaded beside our community last Wednesday (24th), in the background you can see the open salt pile.

March 16, 2021 Dear Beach Boulevard Resident, As we prepare for another season of anticipated higher than normal water levels in Lake Ontario, we're reaching out to residents. You can help prevent flooding in your neighbourhood by keeping these in mind: Always direct your floodwater to the...

Portrait artist Nuria Guerva Lopez at the Bridge today capturing the area around the Lighthouse. Hopefully she will post her finished work...

Crews were at the canal today dropping steel gates that are to be installed on the pier, I asked the crew when the project was to start and they didn't know or couldn't say.

Last week I watched a work crew replace many of the bird houses located on Windermere Basin near the Beach cutoff. A note on the side of the new boxes state that these are part of a research project being done by Environment Canada, I will see if I can get some info on the project. A couple...

Low Lake Ontario water level turns Cootes Paradise marsh into mudflats By Matthew Van DongenSpectator Reporter Tue., March 23, 2021 Have you visited the Cootes Paradise mudflats recently? It’s not your imagination: spring water levels in the normally paddle-friendly marsh, Hamilton Harbour...

Federal government pauses unpopular plan to block public from Burlington Canal piers By Matthew Van DongenSpectator Reporter Fri., March 19, 2021 The federal government has backed off plans to block public access to the Burlington Canal piers — at least for now. Liberal Hamilton MP Bob Bratina...

Attached are the plans for the piers closure which was scheduled to begin next week, I have been informed that the project has been put om hold. Hopefully that is good news.