Hamilton's Bayfront wasn't so stinky this year. Here's why | CBC News People avoided the area stretching from Bayfront Park to Pier 8 for weeks last year, after algae blooms started rotting in the water, with an odour detectable blocks away. This year, residents say, it...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #envhist

Yes, I did wonder about that. My own sense from my years as Dean is that most leaving by 68 but small number who go beyond 70/71 mark are there for the long haul (retiring in their 80s).

Don’t have the breakdown for McMaster, but our Salary Statistics may suggest trends. Percentage of Full professors has not changed 2023-25 vs 2000-01. Average age of full professors now 59.2 vs 53. But average years at university, however, just up 21.8 vs 20. Later career starts?

Excellent news! Stable is good; improvement even better. The range of specific and targeted treatments now available is impressive. Glad the journey is going better than expected. May it continue that way.

Two people sitting at patio table.

Meanwhile, at the Lightfoot and Wolfville winery with a Halifax friend…it won out over Georges Island because nearby Gaspereau Fibre is closed the other two days of our visit. Fabulous shot, Shirley, on a fabulous summer day. Hope to get there soon.

I know I am not one of the beautiful people, but is this a trick question? Isn’t v 1 no 1 published October 1931?

View of Hamilton from escarpment on Friday 6 June, steel plants obscured by wildfire smoke.

It may have been chilly for our field trip, but at least we could see…and breathe. We didn’t formally discuss western wildfires. #CHESS2025

Lovely photo of the Cotton Factory in Hamilton. I wonder what soundscape should go with it? Thanks for sharing the photo Samira. Great to meet you.

And a personalized paddle, lovingly crafted. #envhist #cdnhist

Some people have plaques on trees at McMaster. I have a plaque and label on this gorgeous university community canoe, thanks to Wayne Terryberry et al, and my wonderful colleagues in the History department at McMaster. A terrific retirement gift.

Gorgeous canvas and cedar strip canoe.

Plaque on canoe with quote from The People and the Bay and Ken Cruikshank, 1993-2025.

Side of canoe, labelled Cruikshank Canoe.

Picture of Ken Cruikshank paddling the canoe with paddle gift. His son Harrison in the foreground.

Quite right. We wouldn’t wish someone with diabetes or epilepsy a quick recovery. Nor would we talk about “fighting” those conditions. We can wish them effective treatment and management, with few negative side effects, which is what I wish for all those living with cancer. Including you, and me.

CHESS 2025: From Contamination to Collapse Schedule of Events 30 May - 1 June 2025 - Hamilton, Ontario - CHESS 2025: From Contamination to Collapse Schedule of Events

The schedule for #CHESS2025, From Contamination to Collapse, is out!!

This year's CHESS will be held in Hamilton, Ont., May 30th - June 1st!

For those not attending, there's some great readings embedded in the schedule that may be of interest!

niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...

#envhist #cdnhist

The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority says the new dock overtop the Randle Reef containment facility is coming into operation.
The capping of Randle is a major milestone in getting Hamilton Harbour delisted as an environmentally containment body of water. #yhmcc

Not until there’s a fixed link…oh wait…

#magnoliowatch2025 Hamilton

Screenshot of the text detailing the Corsini Fellowship. To access this with a screen reader, follow this link: https://wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-community/fellowships-2/

Screenshot of the text detailing the Corsini Fellowship. To access this with a screen reader, follow this link: https://wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-community/fellowships-2/

The May 1st deadline for the two month Corsini graduate student research fellowship at the Wilson Institute for #CdnHist #CanHist is fast approaching! Please share and if you have any questions, get in touch with me asap. wilson.humanities.mcmaster.ca/our-communit...

Meanwhile in downtown Hamilton…a backyard visitor this rainy morning.

Multiple vehicles damaged at dealership on the mountain Hamilton Police are currently investigating a series of mischiefs that occurred at a vehicle dealership on the Hamilton mountain.On Wednesday March 19, 2025, Hamilton Police were called to the Tesla d...

Hamilton's Telsa dealership targeted. 80 vehicles damaged.

Expect this to be all over American news sources.

hamiltonpolice.on.ca/news/multipl...

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7473477

You mean you haven’t been following #SuperbOwls ?

My loyalties are not divided. I’ll be voting for a strong NDP candidate in my riding, Robin Lennox. Someone interested in humbly serving marginalized communities, not in grandstanding. @robinlennoxmd.bsky.social #onpoli #yhm

It’s good to see a well worn #envhist #cdnhist book at the Hamilton Public Library. Join us in Hamilton Ontario for the sequel/epilogue at 2025 Canadian History and Environment Summer Symposium - "Contamination and Rebirth"

Friday, May 30 – Sunday, June 1, 2025

niche-canada.org/2025/01/17/c...

We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of Rural North American History. For more details on the position and how to apply, click here:
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

Meanwhile, in my Hamilton backyard…