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Hamilton and Region
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Hamilton Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's most notoriously contaminated areas. Most of the rivers that once flowed from the Niagara Escarpment to Lake Ontario have been buried. The shoreline is very industrialized, dominated mostly by the steel industry. More recently, construction of the Red Hill Creek Expressway developed one of the last remaining greenspaces feeding Lake Ontario in the area. Hamilton Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern." The city and surrounding region are home to some half a million people.
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Hamiltonians hoping to enjoy a cool dip in the city's beach waters will have ready access to them this Canada Day weekend.
Only Pier 4 and Bayfront Park harbours are closed, as the rest of the public beaches are listed as safe for swimming as the temperature heats up.
These include: Binbrook Conservation Beach, Christie Conservation Beach, Valens Conservation Beach, Beach... (more)
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Jenny Kim may be new to fishing, but she has already mastered the fish story.
When her husband, Sean, described a catch yesterday as 25 centimetres long, she embellished the measurement.
"No, we could say 30."
The two celebrated the start of National Fishing Week by trying their luck in the Desjardins Canal, under the high-level bridge.
These keeners were up at 4... (more)
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The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association renewed lobbyist registrations for Jessica Annis and Moreen Miller to lobby the following government departments:
Ministry of Natural Resources Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ministry of the Environment Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Ministry of Northern Development Mines and Forestry Ministry of Transportation... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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Dufferin Aggregate renewed the registration for Dave McCleary to lobby Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment, Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office, Environmental Commissioner regarding "Issues surrounding zoning orders, aggregate industry and related issues, Milton Quarry & Acton Quarry."
View the original... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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The city wants to block the province from developing environmentally sensitive lands near the Eramosa Karst.
The city's planning committee voted yesterday to designate and preserve the lands near the karst as open space -- a move that pits the city against a provincial report saying developing the land won't damage the area.
"The fact of the matter is that the development... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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Re: Quarry president responds to Harmer’s comments (Burlington Post, May 12)
We are profoundly disappointed with the ill-informed and demonstrably false comments in Mr. (Norm) Elmhirst’s letter earlier this week.
Mr. Elmhirst would like the public to believe that Protecting Escarpment Rural Lands’ (PERL) environmental claims are “unsubstantiated” and motivated... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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Don't count out swimming at Hamilton's public beaches this summer just yet.
A new water quality study, with research starting today, is aiming to help people know when and where it's safe to swim.
The city's public health officials, along with the McMaster Institute for Environment and Health, will try to determine whether there's a link between water safety and... (more)
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Hamilton and Region
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Now that the city has laid out a broad vision for a bustling west harbour, the next step will be finding the money to make it happen.
It's expected to come from the public and private sectors, and partnerships between the two.
The city is working toward setting up an arm's length but municipally owned waterfront development corporation that would either develop land... (more)
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