New passport rules will curb US-Canada cross-border travel: tourism groups

    From Yahoo! News: The Canadian tourism industry coalition expressed concern that new rules requiring Americans to obtain passports before traveling abroad will significantly reduce northbound travel out of the United States. “The publicity surrounding the new passport requirements is already having a deterrent effect on cross-border travel,” Randy Williams, president of the Tourism Industry Association…

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      The Drabbles in Niagara Falls – 20050818

      Today the Drabbles are trying to sleep in a fallsview room. Unfortunately Mrs. Drabble is having a hard time sleeping because the Falls are so loud. You know, you’d be surprised at the number of people who think they can turn the Falls off and on at will! See a larger version of the comic…

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        Tunnel to boost Ontario electricity

        From The Globe and Mail: Ontario Power Generation has granted a contract to an Austrian company to build a new 10.4-kilometre-long tunnel to increase electricity generation from the Niagara River, it announced Thursday. The announcement comes during a time that Ontario is struggling to meet its energy needs as it shuts down its coal-fired plants….

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