Daily Archive for July 18th, 2007

“World’s Largest Aquarium Complex” progress

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Marineland announced a long time ago that they were going to build the largest aquarium complex in the world. Many visitors to AccessNiagara have commented in the past that they are very slow in getting things done. Here is a picture of the area where the complex will be. It looks pretty much like it did a year ago, except that last year there were trucks in the area. This year there are none.

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This is a picture of the large sign that is near Arctic Cove. The plans look great, but Arctic Cove is the only part of the development that has been completed.

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If you look closely at the “Arctic Cove Opening” year, it was something else, and then a new 03 was put on the end. Obviously it was supposed to open earlier, and they had to correct the year.

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I know people get frustrated with the Marineland, but I don’t think you can fault them if business levels don’t indicated this is something they should do. They have lots of space, and I’m sure they will do more, but they may wait until the passport issue is resolved before they decide for sure how much to build out.

Letter piques interest at Parks

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From the Niagara Falls Review:

The Review put calls out to all Niagara Parks Commissioners about Jay Cochrane’s request to walk over the Horseshoe Falls. Here’s what they had to say:

Will He Walk?

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From the Niagara Falls Review:

Daredevil or stuntman - he says he’s neither.

But nobody can say Jay Cochrane isn’t persistent.

Armed with an endorsement from city council, the 63-year-old wirewalker is once again knocking on the door of the Niagara Parks Commission.

The North Bay native has sent a letter to the agency requesting permission to walk on a wire over the Niagara River at the falls from the United States to Canada in 2008, according to parks commission general manager John Kernahan.

Falls is eligible for new natural wonders contest

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From Niagara This Week:

A worldwide contest to find the new seven natural wonders of the world has begun.

Following up on its quest to find the new seven man-made wonders of the world, NewOpenWorld Corporation has launched its campaign to name the new natural wonders.

“Nominations must be for a clearly defined natural site or natural monument that was not created or significantly altered by humans,” the organizers stress at the official website.

Physical or natural phenomena like the northern lights, the gulf stream or shooting stars are not eligible - nominees must be a natural site, natural monument or landscape.

The organizers list Dinosaur Provincial Park as an example of a natural wonder, but make no mention of other potential wonders from Canada such as Niagara Falls.