From the Buffalo News: New York’s senators urged Canadian officials Thursday to protect the jobs, docking areas and brand name of the Maid of the Mist Co., regardless of whether another tour company is awarded launching rights around Niagara Falls. In a letter to Canada’s Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman, Janice Thomson, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said…
I was browsing the Kijiji web site, and noticed one of the featured ads up top was of the Burger King on Clifton Hill. I clicked on the link, and apparently there is some space to rent. I wonder which space is available. 5,000 is a fairly large space.
From the Niagara Falls Review: There are people on both sides of the Nik Wallenda fence, but everyone now seems to agree that it’s an international walk or no walk at all. Wallenda, the American aerialist who has proposed walking across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope, is now waiting for a second meeting with…
Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Scotiabank Convention Centre Niagara Falls.
Some or all of them are filming scenes for the heist comedy The Black Marks. See http://t.co/1UyxKwDV # I'm not in Niagara Falls today, but I've heard Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon and Jay Baruchel might be around the Great Canadian Midway #
So as the details of the Nik Wallenda/Michael Chan meeting were coming out, there were also reports that if this is going to happen at all, it has to happen as a walk between the two countries. Apparently New York State officials have said a walk solely on the US side is not an option….
Here are a couple of articles from after the Nik Wallenda/Michael Chan meeting. Niagara This Week – Chan makes no promises to Wallenda Canadian Press (via CBC News) – Wallenda still hopeful to tightrope walk over Niagara Falls
This happened on Friday, but I neglected to post the articles leading up to it. It is always interested to see how things are presented before in the news, and then afterwards. I’ll have a posting later with the articles after they met. Niagara Falls Review – Wallenda to meet tourism minister Friday Niagara This…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As one of the most famous and most visited places in the world, it’s only natural that the motion picture industry has been drawn to Niagara Falls a number of times. One of those times came in mid-September 1979 when some scenes for Superman II were filmed here, providing visitors…
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