June 2007

Nothing too exciting here, but there is a new sign out front of the Classic Iron Motorcycle Museum. You can see from the picture here that it used to be a white sign.

Red Orbit has a fascinating article about some Marineland history. Apparently in 1977 John Holer was flying in a plane with a dozen dolphins from Mexico and the plane was forced to land in Texas due to bad weather. When they landed, US Customs saw the animals and called in the National Marine Fisheries Service…

From the Niagara Falls Review: As an avid golfer and fisherman, it’s no surprise David Strathern will take a patient approach to his new role in the community. The Niagara Falls resident was appointed to the Niagara Parks Commission as a board member Monday.

From WNED: The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ontario is worried that his city may lose 2,000 gambling jobs if Casino Niagara is closed. Mayor Ted Salci says there’s a possibility the Province of Ontario wants to close the original Casino Niagara and focus all of its efforts on the vast Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. Salci…

There is an empty lot at the corner of Robinson Street and Clark Avenue. Up until recently, it had a short wooden fence/barrier that anyone could step over and wander through the lot. I don’t have a picture of what it used to look like, but this is how Google Maps shows it from a…

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls’ distant second-place finish in CBC’s Seven Wonders of Canada contest has one of the mighty cataract’s supporters wondering if dirty tricks had anything to do with the commanding lead Thunder Bay’s Sleeping Giant took in the voting.”I put two and two together. It almost goes without saying, anybody…

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission and Cirque Niagara are teaming up to support cancer care in Niagara. On June 14, Cirque Niagara will present an evening performance of Avaia to raise money for the Niagara Health System Foundation, St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation and the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation.

One of the “alerts” I received about Niagara Falls included this blurb from the Gruener Family Blog: Tomorrow, we’re off to Niagara Falls, Ontario to stay at the DoubleTree Resort Lodge and Spa for two nights and wander around Niagara Falls and the Clifton Hill area. Low-key and relaxing, just what we need while we’ve…

From the Niagara Falls Review: One holiday commemorates soldiers who lost their lives in war and the other marks the birthday of Queen Victoria. Despite their varied origins, the Memorial and Victoria Day long weekends have long been the unofficial kickoff to the start of another tourism season in Niagara. In the past, the back-to-back…

From the Niagara Falls Review: The next time Falls Management Co., does its annual “attitude survey” of Niagara’s 5,000 casino workers, the company will share the results with Ontario infrastructure minister David Caplan, who oversees Ontario’s gambling industry. Clare Copeland, Falls Management’s chief executive officer, made the offer Thursday during a meeting with Caplan and…