Public Works Week 2008 - "The Future Is Now"

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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Zellers Public Works Day
(Waterdown- 30 Horseshoe Crescent)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Bus Rodeo
(Bayfront Park)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Think it’s easy to drive a City bus?  Then plan to attend the annual Public Works Week bus rodeo, and see participants weave a full size bus around a challenging route. 

Public Works Display
(Hamilton City Centre- 77 James Street North)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the City Centre.

York Boulevard Cycling Lanes Official Opening
(Dundurn Castle- 610 York Boulevard)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This two-directional bike lane on York Boulevard is a significant link in the City of Hamilton's cycling network, and will connect downtown Hamilton to the City of Burlington for commuter and recreational cyclists.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Water and Wastewater Division Children's Water Festival
(Parks Canada Discovery Centre- 57 Discovery Drive)
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hamilton's 1st Children's Water Festival offers Grade 4 students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the importance of water conservation, water awareness, water technology, and science and protection. The ultimate goal is to initiate the process of behavioural change and to empower children to initiate change within their homes, schools and communities.

Zellers Public Works Day
(Ancaster- Meadowland Centre- 60 Martindale Crescent)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Keep Hamilton Blooming Kick-Off
(Ferguson Street Station - Downtown Hamilton)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The official kick-off to the Keep Hamilton Blooming program.  Students from Cathy Wever School will be planting the sidewalk beds at Ferguson Station.  

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Water and Wastewater Division Children's Water Festival
(Parks Canada Discovery Centre- 57 Discovery Drive)
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hamilton's 1st Children's Water Festival offers Grade 4 students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the importance of water conservation, water awareness, water technology, and science and protection. The ultimate goal is to initiate the process of behavioural change and to empower children to initiate change within their homes, schools and communities.

Zellers Public Works Day
(The Centre Mall- 1227 Barton Street East)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Zellers Public Works Day
(Zellers Plaza- 640 Queenston Road)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Water and Wastewater Division Children's Water Festival
(Parks Canada Discovery Centre- 57 Discovery Drive)
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hamilton's 1st Children's Water Festival offers Grade 4 students a hands-on opportunity to learn about the importance of water conservation, water awareness, water technology, and science and protection. The ultimate goal is to initiate the process of behavioural change and to empower children to initiate change within their homes, schools and communities.

Woodward Avenue School Water and Wastewater Plant Tours
(700 Woodward Avenue)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Students from Woodward Avenue School will receive a first hand account of what it's like running the City of Hamilton's water and wastewater operations.  

Zellers Public Works Day
(County Fair Plaza- 499 Mohawk Road East)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Eastgate Square Transit Terminal Official Opening
(Eastgate Square - 75 Centennial Parkway North)
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Celebrate an upgraded terminal for Hamilton's transit system.

Zellers Public Works Day
(South Hamilton Square- 1576 Upper James Street)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Adopt-A-Road Beautification Project (James Street North)
(Barton Street to Murray Street)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Residents and business owners along James Street North between Barton and Murray Streets will be beautifying their neighbourhood by cleaning the street, adding flower pots to storefronts and maintaining tree beds.  Ongoing litter and graffiti maintenance will be completed by these civic volunteers.

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Compost Giveaway
(Mohawk College - 135 Fennell Avenue West)
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

BikeSmarts
(Gage Park - play structure area)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Learn all about bike and traffic safety and take part in a bike rodeo. The BikeSmarts event will feature several stations for children and parents to visit. A fun BikeSmart passport will be given to each participant, and as they visit and complete each station they will receive a sticker for their passport. A completed passport will get you a prize! 

Zellers Public Works Day
(Waterdown- 30 Horseshoe Crescent)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come learn about everything Public Works!  Public Works displays will be inside the store.

Stories In Stone - A Tour of Hamilton Cemetary (U.S. Veterans Tour)
(777 York Boulevard)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for a free tour of one of Hamilton’s most historical sites, the Hamilton Cemetery. A professional tour guide will explain the history of the Civil War. Stories of bravery and a glimpse of history, here in Hamilton.