This Thursday, August 29, 2019, the washroom and laundry facilities on the James St. docks will be closed for repairs. The repairs should be completed on Thursday and the washroom and laundry facilities reopened by Friday. Washroom facilities are available at the side of the Guise St. offices or on the Iroquois pier during the closure. We apologize for any …
CITY OF HAMILTON UPDATE Hamilton West Harbour Marina Breakwater Update Riggs Engineering completed a preliminary design in December, showing a cross sectional view based on 1016 mm diameter floatation pipes and a rectangular wave attenuator. Kehoe Marine Construction and Riggs Engineering have carried out physical model tests at the Queen’s University hydraulics laboratory. These tests were undertaken from December 17 …
On behalf of the marina team we wish you and your loved ones Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! With the holiday season in full swing it means launch is a little closer, and we will have the launch schedule posted shortly after January 7th. The office will be closed until Monday January 7th. Mark the Toronto Boat Show on …
As many of you have noticed, there is a blue-green algae bloom that is currently affecting Hamilton Harbour and the marina. The blue-green algae bloom, that has been present since early August, is expected to remain until December. Blue-green algae can harbour a liver neurotoxin that can cause headaches, fever, diarrhea, nausea and rashes. Individuals should avoid contact if possible, …
City of Hamilton Update: The following report was received from the City of Hamilton today: Quick update on the West Harbour Breakwater, based on discussions with the contractor, Kehoe Marine Construction, this morning. Crew arrived on site last Sunday evening and began dewatering the float tubes on the breakwater; Took delivery of floatation balls to be installed within the tubes …
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 …
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 …
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
With the summer season fast approaching, we would like to provide an update from Harbour West Marina. We are now fully operational in our new office and storage location at 210 Hillyard St. Our office hours are from Monday to Friday, 8:00am until 4:00pm. Our marina office staff are available to help with any slip selection, storage or account needs. …
Due to the closure of the Toronto bound lanes of the Skyway Bridge, the Burlington lift bridge will be operating at a reduced schedule. The bridge will be lifting every hour on the hour until further notice.
