Should Canada’s Niagara region become the 8th Wonder of the World?

From Global News: A social media campaign is underway to add Niagara Falls and Ontario’s nearby wine country, Niagara-on-the-Lake, to the Wonders of the World. “The public domain has been debating world wonders for a long time and we have decided to stake our claim once and for all,” said Jody Larose, the executive director…

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Drummond Road gets wet and wild

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was most fun Rob Flood ever had doing a hit and run. Thankfully, his ‘victim’ was laughing too. Bodies were everywhere on Drummond Road Saturday, taking the plunge for The Urban Slide – a 1,000-foot-long water slide which put the steep incline between Lundy’s Lane and Prospect Street to…

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Man’s fall shuts down Rainbow Bridge lanes

From the Niagara Falls Review: A major international bridge in the Niagara Falls’ tourist district closed its U.S.-bound lanes for two hours Sunday after a man tumbled into the gorge. Niagara Falls firefighters on the Canadian side of the border parked their aerial truck on the Rainbow Bridge and rescued a 25-year-old man from below….

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Leaders from both sides tell Ottawa more resources needed at border

From WBFO.org: Seven elected leaders, including the mayors of three Western New York municipalities, have co-signed a letter to Canadian federal officials urging them to increase resources that will help ease long waits at local international bridges.

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