ZAVITZ: Aero car has had an ‘exhilarating’ century

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was like a sunny island in the midst of gloomy seas — a happy news story at a time when most of the news, especially if it came from the European war front, was decidedly depressing. That “happy” story was on the front page of The Niagara Falls Review…

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Niagara casinos PR chief resigns

From the Niagara Falls Review: The director of communications for Niagara Casinos has resigned from his post to accept a position as vice president of external relations at Niagara College. “It’s not easy to leave a workplace you love…20 years of friendships and incredible work experiences,” Greg Medulun said Thursday. “But, I could not be…

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Border agency defends staffing, despite delays

From the Niagara Falls Review: Border delays into Canada — sometimes topping an hour — are unacceptable, says Niagara Falls’ mayor. And it’s not enough for the Canada Border Services Agency to average daily wait times, when peak-flow slowdowns are the issue. “We seem to have a staffing challenge, as a result we don’t have…

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Adventure course ‘few weeks away’ from opening

From the Niagara Falls Review: It may not be getting the same hype as the new zipline, but WildPlay’s Whirlpool Adventure Course could end up being equally impressive for thrill seekers. The course is still under construction and is expected to open in about a month along the Niagara Parkway across from the Whirlpool Golf…

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Border mayors want feds to resolve bridge delays

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s three border mayors plan to write a letter this week calling on the federal government to address the traffic backups that have been a frequent problem at bridges into Canada this summer. “We’re all feeling the pain. It’s very frustrating,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, adding counterpart mayors…

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UFO: Rectangle Alien Object Witnessed Over Niagara Falls, Ontario

Apparently visitors from other worlds are also interested in Niagara Falls! From The Canadian: On 15 July, UFO specialised website MUFON.com received an anonymous report about a mysterious event that occurred three days before, on 12 July. According to this report, “two large rectangles” were seen moving across the Ontarian sky. “I am a Bellman…

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Niagara Falls receives latest OLG payout

From Niagara This Week: More than $7 million has been added to City coffers after The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) its first-quarter share of casino revenues The City received a non-tax gaming revenue payment of $7,153,022 for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. Since December 1996, Niagara Falls has received more than…

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‘It’s just captured people’s imagination’

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s just been open six days, but the new zipline attraction in Niagara Falls has become quite an international hit. Attraction operators and the Niagara Parks Commission have been flooded with interview requests from media across the world since last Friday, when riders were first able to descend 670 metres…

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