Daily Archive for February 23rd, 2007

Niagara Falls Images: Winter 2007

Today is the last day of my first week of daily features (did you follow that?). Every Friday I plan on showcasing some pictures of Niagara Falls. I expect that half of the time it will be pictures that I have taken and posted to my gallery, and the other half of the time will be links to other sites with Niagara Falls images.

I actually thought I’d be a late with this gallery. Last Wednesday we had a brutal snow storm and we ended up with over a foot of snow in one day. I was out the following day and took pictures of all of the snow. But then it warmed up over the weekend and we lost a lot of the snow. Then, wouldn’t you know it, it snowed again last night, so the pictures are still timely. I’ve posted a Niagara Falls in Winter 2007 image gallery. Here is a preview of some of the thumbnails:


Visit the Niagara Falls in Winter 2007 image gallery…

Tourism operators receptive to using driver’s licence as secure document

From the Niagara Falls Review:

Niagara’s tourism operators offered a mixed reaction to plans by the Ontario government to introduce a new, high-tech driver’s licence with secure information about the owner by the end of this year.

“I think what they’re doing is definitely worth pursuing,” said Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce president Carolyn Bones. “We would continue to encourage the provincial government to explore any and all options that will streamline people and goods across the border.”

However, she was cautious in her enthusiasm of Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield’s announcement the new driver’s licence could be used in place of a passport.

“They must work in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security and everything being equal, the way things are today, you will still need a passport in 2009,” she said.

More about Smooshi (Marineland walrus)

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The Detroit Free Press has an interesting article called FIVE THINGS: About walrus love. CTV’s Canada AM has the same information as I previously posted, but they also have a great 5-minute video. You can also visit the Smooshi and Phil MySpace which has other videos and pictures. It’s all rather fascinating!