Barry Gray
Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Painting the day away
With the sun shining and temperatures creeping above zero, Hilary Porado left her Toronto home and headed west to LaSalle Park in Burlington for a little outdoor painting session. Porado says she does her painting outside, or “en plein air,” and enjoys working with subjects in a natural setting — like the swans swimming by water’s edge. Artist Hilary Porado put oil to canvas to capture one of… → Read More
Spring Tide Bulb Show brings cottage country to Gage Park
Even though spring feels like it’s missing in action, a tiny piece of it can soon be found in the greenhouse at Gage Park. The annual Spring Tide Bulb Show opens Friday and runs until Sunday, March 19. Paul Scholl waters containers of plants.Barry Gray/The Hamilton Spectator The theme of this year’s show is “Spring at the Cottage” and it features displays such as a dock, a kayak on a lake of… → Read More
Soup’s on at Soup Fest
Annual Living Rock fundraiser returns to Hamilton Convention Centre → Read More
High school sport in photos: Tonnos tops More for HWCDSB senior girls volleyball title
The Titans defeated the defending champion Knights in five sets. → Read More
High school sport in photos: Royals top Saints in boys hockey playoff action
The Ancaster Royals scored early and often, outpacing the Sherwood Saints 8-2 in the first game of their best-of-three semifinal series in Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board boys hockey action Tuesday at Chedoke Arena. Ancaster's Cooper Couture brings the puck into the Sherwood zone.Barry Gray The two teams are back on the ice for Game 2 Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at Chedoke, with Game 3, if… → Read More
High school sport in photos: Knights top Titans on the ice
With exams in the rear-view mirror, high school sports have picked up where they left off in Hamilton. On the ice, the St. Thomas More Knights improved their record to 8-2 with a 6-3 victory over the Bishop Tonnos Titans in Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board girls action at Chedoke arena. The loss drops the Titans to 2-7 this season. Bishop Tonnos Titans' Clea Hastings pushes the… → Read More
Wintery fun in January
Even in the winter that never was, the Kupych family found fun in the snow on the Garth Street reservoir hill Monday afternoon. Mark Kupych, 11, and his brother Felix, 3, took advantage of some remaining snow on the hill at the Garth Street reservoir for a little sledding fun Monday.Barry Gray/The Hamilton Spectator And it’s a good thing they went when they did as the forecast calls for freezing… → Read More
NHL returns to FirstOntario Centre
The NHL was back in town, at least for an afternoon. Thousands of fans turned out to see a group of former NHLers, including ex-Toronto Maple Leafs Al Iafrate and Rick Vaive, ex-Montreal Canadiens Shayne Corson and Ric Nattress, and even a Gretzky — OK, Brent, not Wayne — join local media personalities to face off against a team of law enforcement members Sunday at FirstOntario Centre in… → Read More
High school sports in photos: Lions roar into second half
MacNab improves to 8-0 with 99-48 win over Orchard Park in HWDSB senior boys basketball → Read More
2022 year in review: Through the lens of photojournalist Barry Gray
Spectator photographer Barry Gray showcases some of his favourite moments captured this year → Read More
Arkells surprise with show at Eva Rothwell Centre
Max Kerman and Mike DeAngelis dropped in on a small group of parents and kids → Read More
High school sports in photos: Westmount tops OP in water polo
Both teams are back at it Dec. 7, with Westmount facing Sir Allan MacNab and OP taking on Ancaster High → Read More
McMaster names new residence after Lincoln Alexander
Lincoln Alexander Hall will soon dominate the Main Street West landscape → Read More
London Knights drop host Hamilton Bulldogs 4-2
The OHL club’s next home game is at 4 p.m. Saturday against the Peterborough Petes. → Read More
Ticats teach kids football skills at Tim Hortons Field
Students participate in skills program with CFL players at Tim Hortons Field → Read More
Guinea pigs take centre stage at Hamilton fundraiser
Serenity Guinea Pig Rescue saves the tiny animals all over the province when they can no longer be cared for by their current owners. → Read More
Lakeland Kartway a fun summer destination
Go karts have been a fixture on the beach strip in Hamilton for decades. And the fun continues this summer at Lakeland Kartway, where both kids (age nine and up) and adults drive brightly coloured karts around the twisty track lined with old tires. The track is open daily, 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., weather permitting. Cole Lawrence and his cousin Natalie Batte, 6, loop the track in their kart.Barry… → Read More
A food lover’s paradise at Bayfront Park
Asian inspired dishes attract hundreds to Hamilton Harbourfront Night Market → Read More
Creating a birch bark canoe at Mohawk College
A group of five Mohawk College Indigenous students had an opportunity to work with canoe-maker Chuck Commanda to create an iconic Canadian watercraft. Commanda, from the community of Kitigan Zibi, Quebec, and the students made a 12-foot long birch bark canoe in approximately two weeks at Mohawk College. Although birch is the easily recognizable tree used in its construction, cedar, spruce, ash… → Read More
Forge FC ends Winnipeg’s four game streak
Hamilton moves up in standings following 3-1 victory over Valour → Read More