hamilton harbour

Michael Kras
20 Aug 2024

Pirate Life brings swashbuckling fun to Hamilton this summer

A theatre company & escape room on a… pirate ship? That’s exactly the idea dreamt up by Mat Vales as he created the seeds of the award-winning Pirate Life Theatre: an all-ages, interactive the...

Michael Kras
29 May 2023

Theatre company on a pirate ship docks in Hamilton

Some locals have surely spotted a pirate ship freshly docked at Hamilton’s Bayfront Park recently. That’s because Pirate Life Theatre – a theatre company that does immersive, interactive pirat...

Michael Kras
24 Mar 2023

Hamilton’s Around the Bay Race returns this weekend

Hamilton’s annual runner’s race – the oldest in all of North America – is back full-force for 2023. First launched in 1894, Hamilton’s Around the Bay Race kicks off on Sunday, March 26th, ...

Michael Kras
16 Jan 2023

Hamilton reveals volume of 26-year sewage spill at Rutherford Avenue

Following the discovery of another ongoing sewage leak into Hamilton Harbour, the City of Hamilton has released details of the approximate volume of sewage spill originating from the area of Rutherfor...

Michael Kras
23 Nov 2022

Hamilton reveals ongoing sewage leak into harbour since 1996

The City of Hamilton has identified a sewage leak into Hamilton Harbour that has been ongoing for 26 years. The leak is the result of a hole in a combined sewer pipe located in the area of Burlington ...

Michael Kras
30 Aug 2022

Theodore Tugboat Airbnb experience in Hamilton sells out in seconds

If you were one of the two groups of people lucky enough to snag one of the extremely limited Airbnb slots for a rare stay aboard Hamilton’s Theodore Tugboat, you must have the fastest typing finger...

Michael Kras
09 Jun 2022

Hamilton’s free Waterfront Shuttle is back for 2022

The Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) has confirmed that its free Waterfront Shuttle will be returning for 2022. The shuttle, which operates on a bus designed to look like a replica trolley, offers free s...

Michael Kras
08 Dec 2021

Oversized goldfish have been found in Hamilton Harbour

Hearing that goldfish have been found in Hamilton Harbour doesn’t sound like much of a big deal; that is, until you find out that those goldfish are an absurdly larger version of what you’d typica...

Michael Kras
10 Sep 2020

Mysterious oil spill discovered in Hamilton Harbour

The city is investigating after a small oil spill of unknown origin was found in the water at Hamilton Harbour near Bayfront Park on Tuesday afternoon. The spill, located near the foot of the Waterfro...

Craig Clark
28 Aug 2020

Conservation Halton received federal funding to restore Hamilton Harbour

The Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan received a $205,000 boost after the federal government provided further funding to Conservation Halton to help restore the water quality and ecosystem in Hami...