And they call it walrus love
This is old news (I posted here and here about this in February), but CNN recently posted a video segment about Smooshie the walrus at Marineland. You can also see more videos on AOL Video and YouTube.
June 2007
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Passport delay a relief for local operators
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s tourism industry let out a collective sigh of relief over the weekend in light of the latest delay in the controversial passport issue. The U.S. government Friday voted overwhelmingly to delay implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) until at least the summer of 2009. The plan had been…
Hotel workers march through Niagara Falls
From the Niagara Falls Review: Hotel and restaurant workers from across Ontario marched through Niagara Falls Saturday. Protesters ended the march with a rally in front of the Sheraton on the Falls hotel, owned by Canadian Niagara Hotels. UNITE HERE, the labour union representing hourly employees at three Canadian Niagara Hotels properties, has been in…
Angling from edge of Niagara’s reel heaven
From the Toronto Star: Most people don’t know it, but tucked within one of the world’s great tourist meccas is a fishing spot delivering wilderness majesty and year-around sport to any angler bold enough to venture there. But, be warned, fishing the Whirlpool is not for the faint of heart. Quite literally – anyone with…
Supercharged loonie takes flight against the dollar
From the Buffalo News: The Canadian dollar has soared to its highest value in 30 years, and experts predict it soon may be worth as much as its American cousin. That’s bad news for area residents who rely on the strong American dollar to lower the real cost of the Chinese food, theater tickets and…
Implementation of WHTI passport plan bumped back to summer 2009
From the Niagara Falls Review: Within minutes of receiving word the controversial passport law had been delayed until summer 2009, Arlene White spread the good news. With a few clicks of her computer mouse, the executive director at the Binational Tourism Alliance instantly notified some 5,000 associates that the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative has been…
Dead pixel board
What a waste! At the corner of Victoria Avenue and Clifton Hill/Centre Street is a pixel board attached to the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum that has been covered up with a sign. I guess the pixel board broke and they couldn’t be bothered to fix it (too expensive?).
Surviving Niagara’s jet boat ride
From the Shelbyville Daily Union: From the pier at Niagara-on-the-Lake, the resting sleek jet boats look like innocent pleasure craft. But the 24,000-pound powerhouses are capable of carrying 42 passengers weighing up to a total of 7,000 pounds through a stretch of Class Five whitewater currents found at Devil’s Hole Rapids, just below the Niagara…
Niagara Falls Is Your Ticket To The Best Family Summer Vacation
From Hospitality.net: It’s summer in Niagara Falls, Canada and the favorite Niagara Falls attractions are back! Recently voted as one of Canada’s Seven Wonders, Niagara Falls offers more than you could imagine. â€ŔThis is absolutely amazing,†said an excited Becky Puddicombe, the 17-year-old Westlane Secondary School student who first made the case for her city’s…
Wirewalker returning for 20-storey stroll through city sky
The Niagara Falls Review is reporting what we reported a few weeks ago… Jay Cochrane is coming back to Niagara Falls: Thrillseekers rejoice. The Jay Cochrane show is back in town. The world’s oldest and most decorated wirewalker is getting ready for another summer above the city. The 63-year-old Canadian showman will walk a tightrope…