Tiffany Falls Illumination 3rd Birthday Celebration!!! May 20, 2011
Beautiful Day Outside
Little Davis Falls. Photo by Ralf Nowak.
Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day outside-- 15 degrees!!
Who is going to take advantage of the sunshine and head out to see some waterfalls?!?!
Sunday Easter Egg Hunts 2012
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List Of Parks Hosting Easter Egg Hunts
Easter weekend here! Here is a full listing of Parks hosting Easter Egg Hunts across the city...
Thursday April 5th
• Churchill Park 5-7pm
• Little John Park 4:30-6
Friday April 6th:
• A.M. Cunningham 1pm
• Andrew Warburton Park 9:30am
• Crystal Beach 10 am
• Dundas Lions Club 8am
• Edge Lake Park 11-2pm
• Gourley Park 12pm
• Homebrook Park 1pm
• Jackie Washington Park 12pm
• Mountain Drive Park 12pm
• Mountain City Co-op 12-12:30pm
Saturday April 7th:
• Allison Park 12pm
• Dr. William Bethune 12pm
• Eastdale Park 10:30 am
• Gage Park 2pm
• Highland Gardens 10-12pm
• Little League Park 11am
• Ottawa St. BIA 10-4pm
• Peace Memorial Park 11am
• Quigley Road Park 10-12
• Royal Canadian Legion 9-12pm
• Sherwood Park 11am
• Valley Park 11am
• Woodlands Park 12-3pm
• Winona Park
Sunday April 8th
• Central Park 12pm
• Gilkson Park 2pm
• Kingsview Community Church 10:30-12
• Westdale Aviary 2-3:30pm
Team Up to Clean Up!
Team Up to Clean Up!
On Saturday, April 28th come out to help clean up the Ward 8 Area!
The event will run from 11 AM to 3 PM beginning at Gourley Park
with parking provided at James MacDonald School.
Tim Hortons is
providing all volunteers with cleanup equipment as well as snacks
and refreshments, and there will be a celebratory BBQ afterwards
for all participants.
Parking is at James McDonald School on 200
Chester Ave. And we will be meeting at Gourley Park.
City of Waterfalls Campaign Expecting More Visitors
photo by Gord Bowes
Chris Ecklund speaks with people interested in his City of Waterfalls campaign during a walk and barbecue at Albion Falls last week.
Interest in the city's 100-plus cascades continues to grow.
And this year will be the biggest yet for tourists coming to Hamilton to see those natural wonders, predicts the man behind the City of Waterfalls campaign.
"Over the winter months we have recorded over a 400-per-cent increase in the traffic on our website," says Hamilton booster Chris Ecklund
Every year the Internet buzz grows and the number of people checking out the waterfalls increases. But the statistics suggest this will be the best summer yet, says Ecklund.
"We're going to have more tourists coming to Hamilton than we've ever seen in our history."
Last week, Ecklund organized one of his regular picnics and walks at Albion Falls to take advantage of the warm weather. He said he talked to over a dozen people he had not met before.
Jason Adams of Ancaster brought his four children out after seeing a notice about it on Facebook
He first heard of the City of Waterfalls campaign after seeing the centrepiece motor coach adorned with photos of some of the falls.
"It's a nice family outing," he said of the walks. "It's a good way to get out and see the beauty of the city."
Vern Erickson, a hike leader with the Iroquoia Bruce Trail Club, said it's a noble goal to change the image of Steeltown.
"It deserves the title," he said. "There's over a hundred waterfalls here — I've seen most of them."
As the City of Waterfalls campaign gears up for another season, Ecklund is looking for volunteers. Anyone who is passionate about waterfalls, hiking, photographs or waterfall illuminations is invited to take part.
For more information, see www.cityofwaterfalls.ca.
City of Waterfalls Inc. is looking for volunteers for the 2012 year! If you or someone you know is passionate about waterfalls, hiking, photographs or waterfall illuminations, we would love you to become a volunteer with us. We host many events throughout the year, including Waterfall Walks, Waterfall Illuminations at Night, Barbeques, tailgates at TiCats games, and we participate in many trade shows and events around the area! If you are looking to meet people in your community or to get outside and enjoy the outdoors a little bit more, we would love to hear from you!
We now have an application process through which everyone must apply; this includes a criminal background check.
We`er here at Albion Falls setting up! Come on down and enjoy a hotdog and beautiful weather!!
BBQ At Albion Falls Today March 14th 2012 (12 Noon)
We're parking the bus at Albion Falls today and having a BBQ! It's supposed to be 16 degrees out today, so come on out at 12 noon to enjoy the beautiful weather!!!! We'll be parked at the Red Hill Valley Trail parking lot. The trails are a bit muddy, so wear good shoes!!
Order Is In With The Easter Bunny 2012
Here is my order that was placed with the Easter Bunny…48,000 – 20 cases rabbits in the foil 24lb cases, 27,000 – 9 cases cookies and cream eggs 30lb cases, 27,000 – 9 cases caramel eggs 30lb cases, 48,000 – 16 cases chocolate single crisp eggs 30 lb cases…if anyone wants to host an Easter Egg Hunt in their neighbourhood in Hamilton let me know!!! You can email me: info@cityofwaterfalls.ca
Canterbury Falls
Photo By: Dave De Jong
This great photo of Canterbury Falls was submitted to us by an avid waterfaller! Thanks David for the pic. Do you have a great photo of Hamilton's Waterfalls? Email it to us info@cityofwaterfalls.ca
Tiffany Falls illumination 12/22/2011
Many thanks to Gary Yokoyama from the Spectator for this clip!
Well folks, our last illumination was a great success so we've decided to give you another special treat right before the Holidays!
The City Of Waterfalls along with Gorilla Cheese will be illuminating Tiffany Falls!
The illumination will take place December 22, 2011 @ 7pm. We hope to see you there, and like always dress warmly, bring the family and don't forget the camera!
Special thanks go out to Joseph Hollick and David Piano for all their hard work and dedication.
Borer's Falls
Borer's Falls
Photos By: David Piano
Hamilton-Waterfall Capital Of The World!
Come and help save/upgrade Hamilton's largest facebook group!!! Since I started the group we have had 222,840,569 impressions, 100,153 visits, 12,088 members, 5,797 pictures posted, 127 videos, 76 events, and spent $ 39,772.54 on facebook ads, the link is here come join and post your favourite thoughts or pics on Hamilton's Waterfalls!!!
Albion Falls this morning picture taken at 6:15 am, Thursday morning October 20, 2011 in the pitch dark sun not up for another hour yet, after the big storm.
Tews Falls on Video
Chris Ecklund's clip of Tews Falls. Shot August 13, 2009.
Hermitage Cascade Video (courtesy of Chris Ecklund)
New Records
This past weekend we once again surpassed all our previous records, not only on our website www.cityofwaterfalls.ca but as well as at Albion Falls. I must've talked to over 100 people and about 90% were from out of town! My initial conversation starter for each individual was "so where are you from"? It's great that the word is getting out and that so many people from the city and the folks from out of town are taking in what this great city of ours has to offer.
Photos of Albion Falls by Chris Ecklund
Chris Ecklund's clip of Tews Falls. Shot August 13, 2009.
Festival Of Friends 2011
Troy Falls
Video shot by Chris Ecklund
*2011* 1,000+ visiJuly 31/tors for the day!
Well, we did it folks, the City of Waterfalls Inc. website just busted over 1,000 visitors for the day!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!! Another one for the record books!!!!!/2
Look at Upper Mill Falls
First Facebook group is being archived
My first Facebook group is being archived, 12,000 members later, this is our new "page" versus " group", please invite your friends to join :)
The 1st "night time" City of Waterfalls Inc. car is the final stages and will be proofed by the end of the week. The AWESOME Marco Fiore is hard at work creating it
Felkers Falls
Albion Falls. Changing again!
The out of town visitors at Albion Falls is simply amazing!
Albion Falls on Feb 1st
This was Albion Falls on Feb 1st, I thought the ice would cool you down a bit!
This was Albion Falls on Feb 1st, I thought the ice would cool you down a bit!
New all time record
at 11am this morning a visitor from Toronto came to our website and established a new all time record for web traffic to the City of Waterfalls Inc. website!!! Thank-you for visiting and we hope you enjoy everything Hamilton has to offer!!!
New record
New record for all time website traffic. expected Sunday july 24th.
New Record for Web Traffic
We just set a new record for web traffic for months of July, and now sitting at 3rd all time high, with a week to go still!
3rd Annual Celebration! (Weather Forecast)
3rd Annual Celebration! (Weather Forecast)
Friday May 20, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Due to the weather forecast, the following changes will be made.
Saturday will be a gorgeous day and it is going to be a great day for a BBQ and Waterfall hike so come on out.
For Sunday and Monday this will be dependent on the weather. If there is any thundering or lighting around 11:00am either morning the BBQ and Walk will be called off.
Please check the facebook page for up-to-date information. FACEBOOK
MAP OF AREA
3rd Annual Celebration!
Tuesday May 17, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Its time again folks!!!!!!
Our annual "City of Waterfalls" Holiday weekend celebration at Websters Falls is this coming holiday weekend!!!
The event is actually 3 days long and starts at Noon on each day. Thats Sat,Sun, and Monday.
We will be under the pavillion at Websters Falls which will act as our starting point for all 3 days.
We will offer guided/self-guided walks, a bbq, and our merchandise will also be on display, along with waterfall maps, handouts etc…
The event goes rain or shine, so bring the family and friends and enjoy all that the area has to offer!!
There will be at least 1 and possibly all 4 waterfall cars there as well, and if we are lucky the waterfall bus might also make an appearance as well!!!
MAP OF AREA
FACEBOOK
Less Than 24hrs…
Thursday April 21, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Hey folks – just a reminder that in less than 24 hrs we will have our Annual Good Friday Walk, this year we want to go bigger & better! We want everyone to spread the news with family, friends, and co-workers. For the kids this year we will be including an Easter Egg hunt! As always it will be held at Albion Falls located at
190 Arbour Road, Hamilton ON
GOOGLE MAP OF AREA: http://goo.gl/azqiQ
Friday April 22, 2011 From 12pm – 3pm
Hope to see you there!
Easter Egg Hunt
Friday April 15, 2011 • Leave a Comment
As you might have heard Chris Ecklund has purchased 102,000 mini chocolate eggs and 13,200 mini chocolate bunnies. Easter egg hunts are happening all over Hamilton. Here is a list! Come one come all!!
Macassa Park- April 22, 2011 at 10:00am MAP
Good Friday Waterfall Walk & Easter Egg Hunt Albion Falls – April 22, 2011 at 12:00pm MAP
Gourley Park – April 22, 2011 at 12:00pm MAP
Dr. William Bethune Park – April 22 at Noon MAP
Andrew Warburton Park- April 22, 2011 at 9:30am MAP
Highland Gardens Park – April 23, 2011 from 10:00am – 12:00pm MAP
Jackie Washington Park – April 22, 2011 at 12:00pm
Kiwanis Parkette on the corner of Edinburgh & Ottawa Easter Egg Hunt- April 23, 2011 from 10:00am-3:00pm
Allison Park- April 23, 2011 – 12:00pm MAP
Myrtle Park- April 23, 2011 MAP 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Quigley Road Park- April 23, 2011 from 10:00am-12:00pm
Woodlands Park- April 23, 2011 from 12:00pm-3:00pm MAP
Applegrove Co-OP Maddisons Park – April 23, 2011 from 10:30am – 1:00pm MAP
Eastdale Easter Egg Hunt- April 23, 2011 at 10:30am MAP
Acer Garden Centres, 591 Fiddlers Green Road, Ancaster, ON April 23, 2011 at 9:30am (age 7-12) 10:00am (age 7 & under) 10:30am (age 12+)
Gilkson Park- April 24, 2011 at 2:00pm MAP
Good Friday Walk
Monday April 11, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Last year we had a record amount of people out for Annual Good Friday Walk, this year we want to go bigger & better! We want everyone to spread the news with family, friends, and co-workers. For the kids this year we will be including an Easter Egg hunt! As always it will be held at Albion Falls located at
190 Arbour Road, Hamilton ON
GOOGLE MAP OF AREA: http://goo.gl/azqiQ
Friday April 22, 2011 From 12pm – 3pm
Hope to see you there!
Ideal Home and Garden Show
Monday March 7, 2011 • Leave a Comment
Canadian Heroes and City of Waterfalls both had booths at the Ideal Home and Garden Show, at the Careport Center in Hamilton, which took place over the weekend (March 4 to 6). We had good reason to be there too. In addition to our regular initiatives we were promoting the upcoming Canadian Heroes Golf Tournament slated to take place in June of this year.
In order to promote the golf event Canadian Heroes and City of Waterfalls set up a second booth complete with putters, balls and of course a putting green. Golf enthusiasts were treated to a quick practice with the putters from Friday to Sunday.
Hopefully the tournament will be as big a success as the Ideal Home and Garden Show was. Keep watching our Facebook and Twitter groups for more information as it develops.
Check out our pics from the weekend here.
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Thanks to all of our volunteers for helping to make the weekend as enjoyable as it was.
Annual Family Day Walk
Wednesday February 16, 2011 • Comments Off
Join us Monday, February 21, 12pm – 3pm
Our annual Family Day Walk is upon us again, this year we will meet on Family Day which is this Monday Feb 21st at Noon. We will offer a guided/self guided walk towards Tews Falls and Lookout Point. A bbq will be offered weather permitting, so bring your cameras, dress for the weather and come see two beautiful waterfalls!!!
More info is on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112417108833646
Felker's Falls Illumination
Wednesday January 19, 2011 • Comments Off
UPDATE:
Felker's Falls Closed for Construction
The light up ceremony scheduled for this evening (Jan. 19, 2011) has been cancelled due to construction. The Felker's Falls area is currently undergoing refurbishments to it's nature trail system.
The Conservation Authority has placed the area as closed to the public for safety and wildlife conservation reasons. Regular park access continues once the construction has been completed. Check the Hamilton Conservation websites for more detailed information.
Feel free to contact us at any time at info@cityofwaterfalls.ca
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Annual New Year's walk
Friday December 31, 2010 • Comments Off
Our annual New Years Day Waterfall Walk is happening tomorrow, rain or shine!!
It will be at Albion Falls in the lower parking lot, look for the waterfall car and tent and you have found the right place!!
We will meet at noon!!
This will hopefully be a chance for people to also see a couple of the smaller waterfalls that usually dry up and also be a chance to get some great pictures as well, so make sure you bring your cameras and video gear, tripods are also a good thing to bring if you have them.
We will also go exploring across the " NEW " bridge over the Linc, and if conditions are okay we will also explore around the conservation area.
Make sure you dress for the weather bring a raincoat and proper footwear.
It looks like it will stop raining just in time for us, so come walk off a few pounds of the Christmas dinners you had meet some new people and start the year off right!!!
Happy Holidays!
Friday December 24, 2010 • Comments Off
Happy Holidays from the staff at City of Waterfalls!
It's that time of year again. The weather is getting more harsh and icicles are growing before our eyes. The cold temperatures bring with them the festive holidays of Christmas and New Years.
For our city's 125 waterfalls this means a drastic change in appearance, quite possibly the most beautiful state to view a waterfall, as the flowing cascades turn to ice. If you venture out for a look, snap a few pics and send them in to us and we'll post them online but, PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
Have a safe and happy holiday season. Best Wishes!
me to Hamilton,
the Waterfall Capital of the World!
www.cityofwaterfalls.ca reaches 100,000!
At 2:17 pm today a visitor from Toronto stopped by our City of Waterfalls website and made history by being the 100,000th person to visit our site.
The website went live May 19, 2008 and since then has grown at an incredible rate.
Each and every day people are coming from all over the world to our site, but ironically enough its the local visitors that are growing the fastest.
A year ago we had 50% traffic from Hamilton and the rest from outside, but that has now changed to a whopping 75% of traffic is now from outside Hamilton.
Each and every day we are on the streets spreading the word about Hamilton and its beautiful waterfalls, just last weekend we attended the Hamilton Santa Claus Parade and handed out 5,000 brochures and postcards to people along the route.
I need to thank the people whom have come out to make this the largest social movement the City has ever seen or experienced in its history, it is truly amazing and humbling to watch Hamiltonians go to all lengths to promote the City when we are at events, festivals and fairs, there is still a lot of work to do, and I look forward to reporting back to you when we reach the next milestone!!!
Our ever growing City of Waterfalls You Tube Channel, just rolled over the 20,000 visit mark!!!!We have started to really use the power of You Tube within the last few months, ever since our roll out of our radio ad in CHUM FM in Toronto, our site traffic has went through the roof!!People from all over the world have now stopped and visited our channel and view our videos, which by the way if you have not noticed are also appearing on our website, twitter,blog and Facebook group as well.The multi-media exposure is growing daily, as we continue to grow and spread the word about Hamilton and its wonderful waterfalls!!!!
A look at Tiffany Falls
HAMILTON APPRECIATION DAY!!
On Friday, October 16, 2009 Chris Ecklund and the Hamilton City of Waterfalls will be hosting a customer appreciation event at Scotiabank, located at 12 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario. We will be providing refreshments, information, and a waterfall-inspired cake. Scotiabank will be open from the hours of 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please stop by and celebrate with us! We look forward to seeing everyone there!!
The City of Waterfalls Bus is now on the road!
The City of Waterfalls Bus made its debut at the Winona Peach Festival on August 29, 2009. Heads turned and smiles erupted at the sight of the large, beautifully wrapped RV making its way through the Hamilton streets, toward the festival site. See the videos below: the day was windy, but the WOWs are still audible!
Mr. Ecklund intends to exhibit the bus at the multitude of fairs and festivals that take place annually throughout Ontario, and is looking into some cross-border events as well. The bus itself has been used at numerous community events already, and Mr. Ecklund welcomes any group that would like to use the bus at their event to give him a call.
The City of Waterfalls Bus is the jewel in the crown of the Waterfall Capital motor fleet!
This gorgeous asset to the City of Waterfalls initiative made its first public appearance at the Winona Peach Festival. Crowd response was wildly enthusiastic.
The bus wrap consists of photos taken by our dedicated team of waterfallers.
The video playlist below begins with the City of Waterfalls bus being wrapped at Trimline, and then progresses to its August 29 debut at the Winona Peach Festival!
CityOfWaterfalls.ca is a celebration
of Hamilton's many waterfalls and how they collectively
make our great city the Waterfall Capital of the World.
Make sure that you bookmark it and keep visiting, as this
site has become a huge portal containing all types
of information about these natural wonders and the various
ways that they have contributed to the growth and economic
development of Hamilton.
This website was sponsored and developed by Hamilton community
leader and businessman Chris Ecklund, with active support
and assistance from Joseph Hollick, known affectionately
on the team as "Mr. Waterfall". It is a labour of love and
a gift to the community of Hamilton, in recognition of the
city's enviable position as the Waterfall Capital of the
World.
Our Facebook group is exploding
in growth, with over 12,000 members now signed up.
According to Facebook Analytics, we are now at 215 million
impressions in the Facebook network. The City of Waterfalls
Facebook Group is the largest Hamilton-themed group
on the Facebook Network.
We also have our super-popular Keepers
of the Water Ning group. Joining is easy, and you get
your own mini-site that you can easily add waterfall photos
and videos to. If you've ever used Facebook or MySpace,
you'll find this Ning setup to be a breeze! If public forums
are more your style, sign up for our Falls
Forum. Unlike many groups and organizations who hire
marketing companies and install a forum or two for SEO
purposes, Chris Ecklund and the City of Waterfalls web
team give those who love Hamilton's waterfalls a choice
of internet venues to proclaim and show their support.
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