From The Orlando Sentinel (via Canada.com): A 9-year-old killer whale at the center of an international custody dispute between a Canadian marine park and industry giant SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment was transferred to SeaWorld San Diego over the weekend. The overnight transport took place Saturday evening, just 24 hours after a U.S. judge denied a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Lawyers for Marineland hoped an 11th hour temporary injunction would block the return of one of its two killer whales to SeaWorld Friday. The injunction, however, was denied by a U.S. district court judge and that led to the dramatic transport of the 1,815-kilogram killer whale Ikaika Saturday night. More…
I haven’t included any articles about this, but you may have heard that Jack’s Cantina burned down. This was a small restaurant beside Spicy Olive, on Centre St (at the top of Clifton Hill) at the corner of Ellen Ave. It burned down while I was on vacation. Here is what it looks like now….
The rest of the posts today, and a couple tomorrow will be on the news that Marineland shipped Ikaika back to SeaWorld San Diego. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If Marineland loses all of their Killer Whales (if Kiska dies), it will be a huge loss! Whale leaves Marineland for San…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo (including a video): Nik Wallenda presented new plans to the Niagara Parks Commission, this week. The proposal outlined his exact path across the falls. Still, he’s walking a fine line with the Canadians and some in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls historian Paul Gromoziak said, “Oh my God, it’s ridiculous…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The organizers of Nik Wallenda’s proposed tightrope walk across the Horseshoe Falls say they’ll spend any amount of money needed to make it happen. Site preparation, rigging setup, rescue personnel, helicopters and security will all be paid by Wallenda Inc., the corporation that oversees the performances of the famed Wallenda…
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