Daily Archive for March 26th, 2008

Construction worker airlifted to Toronto hospital

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From the Niagara Falls Review:

A construction worker from Niagara was airlifted to Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto after falling about five metres at a construction site in Niagara Falls.

The man was in “serious but stable condition” when his stretcher was loaded onto the helicopter which touched down in the parking lot of the Imax theatre, said Sylvain Lepine, a supervisor with Niagara Emergency Medical Services.

Firefighters, paramedics and police were called to the work site of the new Hilton Hotel on Fallsview Boulevard a bit before 10 a.m., Wednesday. A carpenter working on the 20th floor of the hotel was knocked off balance and fell down a stairwell, landing on the concrete floor below.

I walk by here almost every day, and today at lunch I noticed several police cars, a lot of officers, and lot of men in suits. I guess that explains it! I hope the man will be ok.

Loneliest guy in town headed to Honeymoon Capital

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From the Niagara Falls Review:

Hey Thunder Bay! Where’s your Sleeping Giant now?

Yet another accolade was showered upon Niagara Falls Tuesday, as the world-famous waterfall was declared “Canada’s Most Dependable Landmark.”

Niagara Falls was inducted into the “Dependability Hall of Fame” Tuesday.

It’s an Internet thing (www.maytagdepnedabilityhalloffame.ca). You can’t pack up the kids in the station wagon and visit it the same way you can go to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto or baseball’s Cooperstown.

Confirmation of the honour arrived by e-mail Tuesday morning from a Toronto public relations company representing Maytag appliances.

The dependability hall of fame is a publicity stunt by the appliance company to mark its 100th anniversary (Get it? So dependable the repairman is the loneliest guy in town?)

Falls will be Earth Hour leader: Diodati

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From Niagara This Week:

Earth Hour fever is starting to catch on in the city as residents and businesses prepare to turn out the lights for at least one hour Saturday night.

A webpage for residents to sign their names and their Earth Hour plans on is up and running on the city’s website, www.niagarafalls.ca. Residents are being encouraged to turn off their lights, computers, TVs and other appliances for one hour between 8 and 9 p.m. and join in the global event to raise awareness for energy conservation.

“They say 70 per cent of Canadians are going to participate,” said Coun. Jim Diodati, who has spearheaded the city’s involvement in the event.

“It’s going to be huge and Niagara Falls is going to be one of the leaders.”