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    Coyotes move into the Beach Strip

    I spotted a coyote on the Trail section near the Burlington Bridge and I have attached a not so good pic. It came walking down the path until it seen me then turn around and ran off, I took a pic through my windshield so the quality is very poor.
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    Black Dust

    A Beach resident asked me today to come over and take some pictures of some re-occuring black dust that he was getting on his new back deck. I have attached a few of the pics I took, one of the black dust on the cloth is from the resident's hot tub cover, another of the deck where the dust has...
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    Meeting Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

    Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 7 p.m. Beach Rescue Unit- 316 Beach Boulevard Open to the whole Community, come and learn about the coyote and how to understand its presence in the urban setting. Sponsored by the...
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    Exodus to other cities threatens to spark new crisis: missionary

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Ex-Beach guy Art Duerksen in the news.(We use to call him Arty) Mark McNeil The Hamilton Spectator (Jan 22, 2010) The exodus of residents from earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince into nearby communities is shaping up to be the next major...
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    Hotel in plans for Confederation Park

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Hamilton Spectator Confederation Park’s campground would go, but go-karts would stay if a proposed master plan update meets with public approval. Ideas being unveiled at an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeland Centre, 180 Van...
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    Big top coming to Confederation Park?

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator January 12, 2010 Daniel Nolan The Hamilton Spectator (Jan 12, 2010) There are plans to have the big top join campers, swimmers and picnickers at Confederation Park this summer. The Zacada Circus School of Stoney Creek wants to set up a...
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    Happy Birthday Sharla

    Hope you have a good one!!:hb2::beer:
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    Chad Collins Newsletter Jan. 2010

    2010 Influenza Clinic Schedule - January Clinics The City's Public Health Department recently posted the January Clinic schedule for the 2010 'Flu Shots'. The clinics begin January 11th and run until January 22nd, 2010. Seasonal and H1N1 vaccine will be available at all clinics. For more...
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    January 10, 2010 Meeting

    Come celebrate our November 2009 success at (Hamilton) City Hall! Join us this Sunday January 10 at 2 pm for our General Meeting at the Hamilton Beach Rescue Unit, 316 Beach Blvd., Hamilton. We've got some outstanding business from the November 8, 2009 Annual General Meeting to attend...
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    Lift Bridge Lane Restrictions

    LANE RESTRICTIONS ON THE BURLINGTON CANAL LIFT BRIDGE - EXPECT DELAYS FROM DECEMBER 2009 TO MARCH 2010 Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) wishes to advise all local residents that temporary traffic lights will be installed on both sides of the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge in...
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    Chad Collins Newsletter Dec. 09

    Community Outdoor Ice Rink Program The Community Rink Program provides neighbourhood Ice Rink Committees with the equipment and infrastructure to create and maintain outdoor ice surfaces within designated parks during the winter months. Volunteers work with City Parks staff in the set up...
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    Brant's Pond

    The answer to the chimney question has been found in Dorothy Turcotte's book, the Sand Strip. Thanks to Member Drogo The other major landmark north of the Canal was the old brick power house. Starting in 1893, the Hamilton Radial Electric Company began work on a line across the Beach. A...
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    Some Lighthouse History

    Member Drogo found this one a Burlington Historical newsletter. If anyone has a Lighthouse story to add, please post it here or send it in to me and I will post it for you. Close call at the canal The following story is a reprint of an item appearing in the October 31st, 1900 issue of the...
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    Life for gymnast has been whirlwind of global competition

    Kevin Lytwyn is the son of long time Beach resident Peter Lytwyn, now living in Stoney Creek Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Gary McKay Hamilton Spectator Friday October 30, 2009 Getting to sleep in his own bed, train at his own club and hitting the books is something Kevin...
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    He was comfortable on the ice and track.

    Posted with permission from the Hamilton Spectator Tim Miller Hamilton Spectator Friday, November 27, 2009 Although he is best known for his career in hockey, Hamilton-born Andy Brown was a car racer of note. In fact, the Hamilton Beach resident was an athlete in several sports, including...
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    Success at City Hall!

    The Report of the Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting of November 18, 2009 including the motion (below) passed on the Beach Canal Lighthouse Business Plan is one of the standing committee reports that goes to the City Council (Hamilton) tonight. 3. Beach Canal Light...
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    The Murton Summer House (Cahill's Castle)

    The new owners of this historic Beach home have spent a lot of time and money to return the house to it's original style. It is back to the open porches and the windows and doors have been replaced to match those from a century ago. Well done!
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    535 Beach Blvd

    This Beach home had some major renovations over the last year or so. Nicely done!
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    Beware tricksters behind water heater fraud

    By Ellen Roseman Toronto Star There's a war being fought to win your water heater rental business and the tactics aren't always pretty. New competitors – such as National Home Services, LivClean and MorEnergy – are sending agents to your door to check out your hot water tank. They may leave...
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    Meeting Tuesday, December 1, 2009

    New Zoning Bylaw Meeting- Tuesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. at the Beach Rescue Building 316 Beach Boulevard with Al Fletcher. Hamilton City Planners are drafting a comprehensive new zoning bylaw for the whole City. This is the time for all of us to have say, and learn before the fact. Al Fletcher...
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