Last week I received the latest newsletter from Zooz. They are opening May 17 and they are promoting their seasons passes.
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Monthly Archive for April, 2008
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Maid of the Mist No. 5 was the first of its contingent to test the waters this year, as the 72-foot-long vessel was slowly lowered into the Niagara River Saturday morning.
A tradition touted as the unofficial first sign of spring in Western New York and Southern Ontario, Maid of the Mist operators will be testing and inspecting its four tour boats throughout the next week in preparation for the season opening, Friday.
The 24-foot wide vessel, built to carry 300 passengers in the 1980s, started down the marine railway at the Maid of the Mist Landing at around 10:30 a.m. and took about 15 minutes for crews to complete the launch and secure the dock.
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.
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 trapped in the crevasses of the gorge’s rock face and continually freezes and thaws. This creates unstable pieces of rock that must be removed before tourists are able to journey behind and down towards the falls.
There is a small picture in the Review of them scaling the wall. I’ll try to walk by there and take some pictures myself.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
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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 business decision and quit to make a point.
So where does that leave us? In the dark, mostly, which is pretty much the norm when the Niagara Parks Commission is concerned.
Gale’s resignation, shrouded in secrecy and all attempts to find out answers stonewalled, is yet another reason - as if one was needed - for Parks commission meetings to be held in public.
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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 policy studies at Queen’s University, said the key to improving conditions is through workers unions.
Hickey was on hand April 19 at the McBain Community Centre to present a report outlining the challenges and opportunities for improving work conditions in Niagara’s hotel sector.
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,” said Williams Thursday, the day after Gale’s decision to quit as chairman of the marketing and events committee went public. “He didn’t like the outcome and he exercised his democratic right to disagree with it.
“I’m sorry he resigned, or felt that he needed to. But I guess he just wanted to really make a point.”
A local photographer by the name of Bryan Caporicci has posted some nice engagement photos of a couple (Kristen and Kris) that were taken in and around Niagara Falls. There are pictures in Oakes Garden Theatre, on Clifton Hill, and more.
From the Niagara Gazette:
With the Flight of Angels permanently grounded, city officials and the Cordish Co. have turned their attention toward bringing a new development in to fill the void left downtown.
The vacant property, located at 310 Rainbow Blvd. and owned by Baltimore-based Cordish, is in a prime location about a block away from the Niagara Falls State Park. It also serves as the entrance into the West Pedestrian Mall, which is targeted for an $8 million upgrade next year.
“Obviously, the city is hoping for a higher density use for that property,” Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster said. “We’re looking for a long-term investment of something with lasting value that would do that location justice.”
On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Travelodge at the Falls. They have an aggressive package where you get a room and quite a bit of other things included. There are several hotels that seem to have this sort of offer. If you are looking to come to Niagara Falls before either of the holiday weekends in May, you should be able to get a good deal.
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