Tourists report person going over Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Parks Police are checking the water below Niagara Falls after an unconfirmed report that someone may have gone over the Falls, a dispatcher said Sunday afternoon. See also: Albany Times Union – Witnesses see body go over Niagara Falls WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo – NYS Park Police: Report…

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Falls receives $6.8M from OLG

From the Niagara Falls Review: The City of Niagara Falls will receive $6.8 million as part of a second-quarter, non-tax gaming revenue payment from Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. OLG issues quarterly payments to the city for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino. Since December 1996, Niagara Falls has received more than $105.7 million in…

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Marineland launches lawsuit against OSPCA

From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland has filed a lawsuit against the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA). The Niagara Falls park filed the charges Tuesday in Toronto, according to OSPCA spokeswoman Stephanie Johns. When asked for comment, the animal welfare organization issued a statement saying it “vehemently denies all of…

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Video of Niagara Speedway Test Drive

The Clifton Hill Facebook page posted a point of view (POV) video yesterday of a test drive around the Niagara Speedway track. It’s looking pretty good.

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Council approves application for hotel towers

From the Niagara Falls Review: City council gave the green light on two, 38-storey and one, 56-storey hotel developments on Robinson Street that represent about $600 million worth of investment. Canadian Niagara Hotels, the company behind the project, said each tower will cost between $180 million to $200 million, while the team’s agent, Michael Kirkland,…

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Three hotel towers planned for Robinson Street

I posted about the public notice sign a few weeks ago… From the Niagara Falls Review: Three high rise hotels could soon be added to the fallsview skyline. Canadian Niagara Hotels has applied to the city for a zoning by-law amendment to allow for the development of a 56-storey hotel and two 35-storey hotels on…

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