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I bought a couple of 1927 "sailing cards" from eBay this week, which were sent to a business in Hamilton informing them of vessels leaving the port. I was a little curious of these cards because of the shipping company that sent them, Tree Line Navigation Company Ltd. A quick check through the...

From the Hamilton Spectator ____________________________ Burlington Post By Tim Whitnell There is a floating laboratory that calls Burlington waters home. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Limnos is moored at the pier at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW), the large federal aquatic...

Sale of lift bridge, piers by Ottawa called ‘puzzling, concerning’ Tuesday April 28th, 2015 Hamilton Spectator By Matthew Van Dongen The federal government wants to sell the piers of the Burlington Canal - along with the lift bridge spanning the waterway - to nearby cities. If no one...

I really didn't think that the Harbour Queen would come back, far too much work and money involved. But great news.

Race of the Century Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator _____________________________________________________ Looking back at the first Around The Bay Race James Elliott The Hamilton Spectator March 26, 1994 If Billy Marshall were to run the course of tomorrow's Around the...

There was hope that the falcons had some new hatchlings today, but that wasn't the case. Still sitting on the eggs. Picture, PWGSC

I am already getting emails for this event, the annual Beach Garage Sale will take place on Sunday July 12th, 2015. There is no cost for vendors, however if you plan to sell food of any kind, you must contact the Hamilton Health Dept. and obtain a permit. As the empty lots fill in with new...

The annual Beach Rescue Beef and Reef will be held on June 27th. All invited Tickets are available at the bar on Fridays and Saturdays, 5 to 9pm. Stop in to get your and have a drink with your friends. $30 for the steak dinner and $40 for the lobster. Live music for the evening.

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Some pictures showing cold and snowy winter we had this year.

The annual Beach Clean-Up will take place on Saturday May 2nd, 2015 Time; 9:00 am to 12:00 noon Place; The Beach Rescue Unit Hall. Between 11am and 12noon there will be hotdogs and refreshments available. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided by the City of Hamilton.

It was a windy and chilly day today, but that didn't stop the surfers who always seem to show up when the waves are there no matter the temperature.

Better eye than me. The Black Bay Edit; I put the two pictures together in this thread and I can see a couple differences between the Murray Bay and the Black Bay. Though minor, the port bow section where the two holes are for letting out the lines, that part is longer on the Black Bay.

A few pictures from this year's Easter Egg Hunt, which once again was very well attended.

This comes from an information pamphlet that was sent out to residents by realtor Mary Helen Wood. The editor was beach resident Don Stewart from 368 Beach Blvd. I don't see a year for publishing. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Echoes from...

Now I am lost, to the lower left is the white cottage you lived in, do you mean the buildings out in the visitor's parking lot? How long did the white cottage last after the bridge was finished?

Before all the streets were renamed on the (we became part of Hamilton) Beach, Rembe Ave. was named South Park Ave. Attached is a picture that was sent in by a member showing the street back in the early 20's (my guess). And this photo from a few days ago, it looks like there is only one...

I have frequent the club side of the Rescue Unit for many, many years and never paid much attention to a couple old lamps that have been part of the furniture ever since I have been going there, until I tried to pick one up and move it. This lamp weighs about fifty pounds because upon further...

Starting April 1st, 2015 the Lift Bridge will be restricting access to the property due to a construction project. The parking lot will be closed to the public until July 2016.

Peggy and myself were looking at this post card that was on eBay and we had our doubts about it being our Burlington Beach.