Changing Winds at Harbour West

With the holiday season upon us and boats settled in for their long winter’s nap, I would like to extend our thanks for your patronage at Harbour West Marina in 2021. We are truly grateful for your business and look forward to serving you in 2022. I would also like to acknowledge your feedback that you shared in- person and …

Join us on Sept 24: Final Boater Event

We hope to see you down on the docks on Friday, September 24 from 5-8pm for the last boater event of the season! Kool Jim’s ice cream truck will be back, so be sure to grab a cone on your way in. The Harbour West team will also be walking around and handing out swag, treats and beverages to boaters.  …

Friday the 13th: Let’s get weird, rain or shine!

It might be calling for rain but it doesn’t look like much, so we’re moving ahead with tonight’s event! We hope to see you down on the docks from 5-8pm for an evening of fun and music. For safety reasons, we’ll have Bryce play under the awning on the east docks instead of being driven around on the boat tonight. …

Upcoming Event: Summer Serenade Customer Appreciation

Don’t miss our first socially distanced customer appreciation event of the summer tomorrow: Wednesday, June 30 at 5pm! We hope to see you down at the docks tomorrow evening for our first customer appreciation event of the season. Bryce Moore will guide an evening of music and the Harbour West crew will be handing out free swag as we have …

Dock Infrastructure Updates Pt. 2

We wanted to provide a quick update on the West Harbour Redevelopment and City of Hamilton’s construction underway down at the marina. The pumping station at Pier 8 has passed inspection and the City is preparing to turn it on. Once the station is operational, we will be able to open the washrooms on the east docks for the season. …

Dock Infrastructure Updates

We are excited to announce that the entrance bridge to the East Docks has been installed and will be opened for boater access as of tomorrow, Saturday, May 29! All electrical and water services will also be available this weekend as well. The card reader on the gate will not be functional until Monday, May 31; however, we will have …

Looking ahead to a great season

Spring is officially here, and we’re excited to see you back on the water! You may have seen some of the changes happening at the water’s edge, and we have certainly enjoyed watching the reconstruction of the piers unfold. The City has confirmed the new dock road, dock entrance, and Harbour West Marina office will be open as of the …

Safe Navigation in Hamilton Harbour

You may have noticed a lot more recreational activity in the Hamilton Harbour last summer. According to HPS Marine Unit, it was the busiest boating season on record as many residents flocked to the waterfront or bought new recreational equipment. They received more complaints about the operation of PWCs (personal water craft) than ever before. There was even an increase …

Looking forward to boating season…

Well February is finally behind us and we’re that much closer to boating season. We are hard at work preparing to open the docks, and the City is hustling just as hard on constructing a new shoreline for Harbour West ahead of the 2021 season start. Our slips will be available for occupancy as of May 1 for our new …

Waterfront Redevelopment & Marina Updates

As we look ahead to the 2021 boating season, we wanted to provide you with some updates, including the ongoing development that is taking place down at Harbour West. We are keeping in close contact with the City of Hamilton’s project managers so that we can relay any pertinent updates to you and to ensure that our boater’s needs are …