I stumbled across this the other day…
Veoh is one of the big video sharing sites out there. There is a user by the name of “cnhvideos” that has uploaded promotional videos for the Rainforest Cafe, Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, and more (the Canadian Niagara Hotels properties). I have no way of knowing whether this is official, but it would seem to be.
Note: I did a search on YouTube for the same user, but there are no videos, and the channel information makes you think it’s not them (it’s a 15-year-old American).name.
I’m sure there are lots of anti-Marineland sites out there. I am certainly not going to post about every complaint, but I thought that this one was particularly interesting, because it mentions the “warehouse” that has caused some controversy for Marineland over the years.
Junior was captured from Iceland in 1984. He was then transported to Marineland Ontario. Junior spent the last four years of his short life in an awful tiny tank inside a windowless store cynically called the “warehouse” (because arriving dolphins were “stored” there before they were declared ready for the public pool). During this time he was without sunlight and outside air.
I have no inside information, but I think that the whales have much better conditions now than before. Also, with everyone having cell phone cameras, and with the public able to get so much information, it would be very hard these days for a company to operate questionable facilities.
Note: I understand there are those who are no matter what think that whales should not be kept in captivity. This posting is made to provide some information. If you want to debate the ethics of holding whales/dolphins/seals/walruses captive, please do it elsewhere. I will moderate comments.
I recently posted pictures and a video from the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory. I was cleaning up some files and came across a scan of a 2007 pamphlet. At the time it was the 10th anniversary of the Butterfly Conservatory.
I have created a PDF file of the pamphlet if you’d like to download it and see it in full size/colour. You can download it here:
Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory pamphlet
The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta was in St. Catharines recently, which brought some extra tourists to Niagara Falls. One of those posted about their trip on their Blogger blog:
Now, Niagara Falls is a *huge* tourist trap. Everything here is expensive, and is tailored for tourism. Everything has a charge associated with it, from horrible exchange rates (85 cents CDN for each USD exchanged), to parking in near empty lots. Food is atrocious - dinner for 3 at TGI Fridays runs $100! A half liter bottle of water runs $2. In the past, this was still not too bad, but with the weak dollar these days, we are not getting a favorable exchange, so when put in dollars, everything is 5% more expensive than the price in CDN. But, at least everything is within walking distance here. So, we set off for Clifton Hill (the main tourist area), and the falls (lighted at night).
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