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Beach Pumping Station, Hamilton Waterworks. 1913. by Local History & Archives, Hamilton Public Library

Dear Resident, The Around the Bay Road Race, will be taking place on Sunday March 29,2015 We are writing to advise that the race will be passing through your area Sunday March 2C), 2015 and may cause some minor traffic delays. All residents are encouraged to come out on the course and cheer...

The first picture is new (to me), it shows the control room of the lift bridge and I believe the operator would be Wes McMaster who is reaching for the span lock button with the span fully raised. This is another of the Bridge Operator showing his lifting skills while there are vehicles on the...

FOSTER, Gordon A. Published:Mar 07, 2015 Event Date:Mar 03, 2015 Gordon A. FOSTER FOSTER, Gordon Allan It is with a sad relief that we announce the passing of Gordon Allan Foster, in his 74th year, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Meadows LTC in Ancaster. He will be sadly missed by...

I will say yes they were allowed to use the bridge, but I will check through some old newspapers to see if I can find proof of that. Edit; I have moved some of these Herald/Bay Road Race posts to the Herald Marker thread...

The owners of the Lakeside Variety will be moving the store a little further south on the Beach to the new building near the school. The new building seems to be complete and the owners tells me that he is waiting for some documentation from the City to move in. And the new building has a new...

David asked about the Beach sewer project from many years ago and asked in another thread when it was done, so instead of going off topic in the other thread (which I do all the time) I decided to start one. My original answer was around ten years ago as I had thought that I had just finished...

I think we have talked about this before but it might have been in the Mod section. In a couple of Beach history books there was some speculation that before the lighthouse was built there were some people who would shine strong lights out into the lake during storms to entice ships close to...

Something odd here, Crawfish was pestering his dad to buy gas to get a fireman's hat, well that was before 1959 and Keith wasn't a young buck then, I looked up the hat and it is(was) a Texaco "Fire-Chief" hat. They are still on eBay and I have attached a picture of one.

Thanks and I read through the article twice, must look a better next time. More from the Spec; http://thespec-stories.com/2015/02/03/flashback-gas-ball/

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _______________________________________________ Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen Hamilton's new council has a chance to change the world. For decades, a painted eight-storey globe has reminded QEW motorists that Hamilton - not...

Yes that would be the same inlet, not to be confused with the outlet which connected the harbor to Lake Ontario. Added, this picture was taken by William Barker sometime between 1919-1921. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barker_william_george_15E.html

There were many articles written about the Beach (the Sandbar) before this article and many written after it, if you are asking if there were any by the author who wrote this one (John Mentek) then I would have to search the Spec. The on-line Spectator search only goes back to 1995, but I pretty...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator January 3, 2015 Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen Death-defying copper thieves have plunged Eastport Drive into darkness by yanking out underground wiring connecting three kilometres of street lights. It will take until February...

Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen Liability chill has ended Hamilton's coolest New Year's tradition. No polar bear dip will be held Jan. 1 behind Hutch's on the Beach in Confederation Park — or no sanctioned event, anyway. If...

WYSOCKI, Merry (nee Guy) Peacefully and surrounded by family at Wellington Park Care Centre on Sunday, December 21. Survived by her beloved husband, John. Loving brother-in-law Feliks (Sharon). Cherished nieces and nephews Marg (Ron), Melissa (Wayne) Bouk, MacVinnie, Rob Flint, Jennifer (Steve)...

Many thanks to our Admin guy TC who has upgraded our Forum to a new version and got us into the holiday spirit with some new Christmas digs.:beer:

Rat Control Residents are asked to keep watch on a new problem for the Beach, some areas are experiencing a large increase in the rat population. The City’s Health Department has visited sections of the beach and have baited these areas that are City owned, they also sent out some info pamphlets...

This is an annual update regarding Public Health Services recreational water quality monitoring at Hamilton’s public beaches, and the activities undertaken by stakeholders to improve the water quality at these beaches...

The Simmonds was the old RCMP vessel used for many years and recently sold, came through the piers on November 10th on it's way to Port Dalhousie. From 2005; Marilyn Bell 1