Power struggle

    From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls and its formidable capacity to generate electricity was at the centre of an international power struggle that could have had far-reaching effects, a local historian has discovered. The Depression-era battle between Ontario Premier Mitch Hepburn and U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt over the world-famous cataract and hydro-electric power from…

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      natural beauty at its best

      Someone left a comment about Niagara Falls at the TravBuddy web site: This was my first time since childhood seeing Niagara Falls (October 2005). Unfortunately the weather could have cooperated a little better, but for the most part we had a pleasant visit. Great photo ops, tons of different cultures of people and the amazing…

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        New casino gallery is a work of art

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Within the Niagara Falls arts community, it has to qualify as a victory: One fine art gallery closes, and another takes its place. No sooner did the Wyland Gallery inside the Niagara Fallsview Casino close shop than Toronto dealer Trevor Sandquist was packing his bags. Out with the old art,…

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          Whale dies at Marineland

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland had lost its matriarch killer whale. Nootka died Jan 8. She had been at the popular tourist attraction for more than 27 years. “We were heartbroken, absolutely heartbroken,” said Marineland spokeswoman Ann Marie Rondinelli. “We don’t like to play favourites but she was definitely loved by everybody,” she said….

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            Jobs in Niagara Falls?

            It’s funny what you come across.My Niagara Falls alerts yesterday and today took me to two links that had to do with jobs in Niagara Falls. The first one was someone blogging about a job interview they were going to have: I have an interview with HOCO Inc in Niagara Falls tomorrow morning. They own…

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