Graham on August 15th, 2012

I love how green Queen Victoria Park is now. The recent rain has been great http://t.co/4RdrAh4F # I'm up on Stanley Ave and I just missed getting pooped on by a bird. Phew! # I just heard someone say that the Joker figure at the front of Movieland looks great # The Niagara SkyWheel on [...]

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Graham on August 15th, 2012

From the Toronto Star: Larry lies behind bars in a pen, his eyes red and swollen. The harbour seal with “an amazing little personality” who arrived at Marineland about eight years ago is now a shadow of his former self. After repeated exposure to unhealthy water, he has gone blind. Larry isn’t the only sea [...]

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Graham on August 15th, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: The heat wave of 2012, which has had Niagara baking in 40°C heat on a number of days, hasn’t wilted the region’s summer tourism industry. Hotel occupancy rates in June for the region were up 7.8 % over the same time last year, according to the Tourism Partnership of Niagara. [...]

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