‘We have to be prepared’ for a second Niagara Falls, N.Y. casino, Mayor Jim Diodati says

From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati says we have to become more competitive on our side of the river as it could have a negative impact on our casino industry. “We need to be prepared, we can’t hope. Hope is not a good strategy. We have to be prepared for the competition.”…

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Province pledges $350,000 to bring Red Bull Crashed Ice back to Falls

From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls has taken a step toward hosting a Red Bull Crashed Ice event in 2014. The province, through its Celebrate Ontario funding initiative, has pledged $350,000 to help the city host the event for a second time.

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Emergency crews use rope to guide stranded hikers to safety at Niagara Gorge

From CTV News: Emergency crews used a rope line to guide hikers to safety after they got stranded in a gorge at Niagara Falls, Ont. Police say several hikers, including three adults, two children and a dog, got into some difficulty Saturday afternoon while walking up the Niagara Gorge off a marked trail below Thompson’s…

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