Green illumination to mark National Donate Life Month

    From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls will be illuminated green Friday night in recognition of National Donate Life Month… The illuminations will take place from 9 to 9:15 p. m. and 10 to 10:15 p. m. Friday.

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      Rock removal tough work … but what a view

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Fear of heights is not an option for crew members scaling the rocks along the Great Gorge wall. The Niagara Parks Commission began its annual gorge cleanup this week, as crews scaled the rocks and removed any potentially dangerous loose pieces. Over time, particularly in the winter months, water gets…

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        Another reason NPC meetings should be open to the public

        From the Niagara Falls Review: … So when he packed it in this week, we also knew something was wrong at the Niagara Parks Commission. But what? Gale, bound by a confidentiality agreement signed by all Parks commissioners, says he can’t tell anyone. Jim Williams, the commission chairman, says Gale took issue with an unnamed…

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          Niagara’s tourism workers face tough road ahead: report

          From Niagara This Week: According to Robert Hickey, the Niagara tourism sector faces some serious challenges with the decline in American visitors. In turn, the workers at the region’s many hotels face tough roads ahead with problems with low wages, increased seasonal positions and risks of being injured on the job. Hickey, a professor of…

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            Disagreement over direction given as reason for Bob Gale’s resignation from NPC committee

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Disagreement over a “business decision” is what led Niagara Falls businessman Bob Gale to abruptly resign from a Niagara Parks Commission committee, according to NPC chairman Jim Williams. Still, neither side will reveal what led to the bitter parting of ways. “It’s just part of a board doing its business,”…

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