Lighthouse Tales

The Beach Canal Lighthouse Group and the Hamilton Port Authority are hosting an interesting evening of lighthouse talk. 6:30 pm Reception with appetizers 7:00 Introduction and welcome by Sandy Thomson, BCLG chairperson 7:15 Lighthouse Tales by guest speakers Wayne Wheeler and Mike Vogel 9:00 Closing Wayne Wheeler, “Mr. Lighthouse,” the president and founder of the U.S. Lighthouse Association will talk …

Harbour West Attenuation Wall / Launch Update – May 15, 2018

The City of Hamilton, Kehoe Marine Construction, and Brian Riggs Engineering are still developing an overall strategy for the wave attenuation wall. The wall will stay in place when raised and will remain there until a repair/replacement plan is determined. The extent of the damage will define the next steps in the process. Kehoe has been using dive bags and …

Harbour West Marina Hamilton

Harbour West Attenuation Wall / Launch Update – May 1, 2018

The City of Hamilton, Kehoe Marine Construction, and Brian Riggs Engineering are still developing a strategy for the wave attenuation wall. Kehoe will be installing dive bags and barrels to assist in raising the sunken breakwaters starting Friday May 4th. Please be respectful of the extensive operations with divers in the water by staying clear and keeping your wake to …

Lift Bridge Scheduling

Please be advised that during the full closures of the QEW, Skyway Bridge as outlined below, and at the request of the Ministry of Transportation, the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge will  operate for pleasure craft at the top of the hour only, during the full  closures. The first two scheduled full mainline closure of QEW/Burlington Bay Skyway (Toronto-Bound) are scheduled …

Harbour West Attenuation Wall / Launch Update

The City of Hamilton, Kehoe Marine Construction, and Brian Riggs Engineering will be meeting on Friday April 27th to develop a strategy for the wave attenuation wall. The underwater inspections have been completed and extent of the damage can now be assessed. Kehoe will be refloating the wave attenuating wall with dive bags, and it will be completed in two …

Harbour West – Storm Impact Update

Mother Nature has been letting us know winter is not quite over yet. This past weekend we sustained some damage from the storm that went through. There was a failure in the wave attenuating wall which led to some dock damage. The wave attenuating wall manufacturer, along with their engineers, were on the water assessing the situation yesterday. They have …

Waterfront Parking Strategy – Community Meeting

Please note the upcoming City of Hamilton meeting on October 26. The agenda includes the parking strategy for the West Harbour redevelopment. More information about the West Harbour redevelopment project is available here: https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/priority-projects/getting-involved-in-west-harbour