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About / History of the Port
Hamilton Harbour is a naturally protected body of water that was created during the last glaciation period. Its watershed comprises an area of 500 square kilometers which is encompassed by a shoreline measuring 45 kilometers in length. The harbour is accessible from Lake Ontario through a short channel known as the Burlington Shipping Canal.
By the early twentieth century, City Council recognized that harbour property could no longer be effectively administered on its own. Rapid commercial and industrial expansion had clearly dictated the need for a separate governing body to handle the increasing complexities of Harbour management.
In 1911, City Council petitioned the Federal Government to fund an independent agency which would assume executive administration of harbourfront activity. In consideration of this appeal, the City of Hamilton and Ottawa came to an agreement whereby governance of the port would vest in a newly created public commission. Consequently, on April 1st, 1912, an Act of Parliament created the Hamilton Harbour Commissioners (HHC), consisting of three Commissioners - two appointed by the Federal Government and one appointed by Hamilton City Council.
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- Hamilton Port Authority
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- ON
- CA L8L1K1
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- 905-525-4330
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