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Marineland ordered to stop burying animals on-site
From the Toronto Star: The Ontario government has ordered Marineland to stop burying dead animals on its grounds immediately. The Ministry of the Environment gave the Niagara Falls tourist attraction a strict timetable to carry out a series of orders, which includes a comprehensive assessment by an environment firm of the entire park and interviews…
Marineland: Spinning the crisis with Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati
The Toronto Star has an interesting article where they share details of emails that Mayor Jim Diodati and his assistant sent back and forth and how they tried to craft their message about the Marineland crisis. It’s a case study in political spinning — the good and the bad. Last August, Niagara Falls, Ont., Mayor…
$139 Fallsview Casino & Dinner Package
Last week I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.
2012 a ‘blockbuster’ year: Diodati
From Niagara This Week: If Mayor Jim Diodati was to give a grade to the year 2012 in Niagara Falls, it would be a ‘B’. And that would be a good thing. That ‘B’ stands for “blockbuster” and he said there was no shortage of blockbuster events over the course of the year. “There’s no…
Marineland: Environment ministry launches probe into mass animal graves
The Marineland story keeps going on and on. Over the holidays, the Ministry of the Environment investigated the mass animal graves that Marineland has on their property. I’ve heard about these before, but this is the first time I’ve seen mention of them in mainstream media. From the Toronto Star: The provincial Environment Ministry is…
Nelly Furtado charged up for the chill at New Year’s Eve gig in Niagara Falls
From Canada.com: Victoria-raised pop star Nelly Furtado says she loves playing gigs on New Year’s Eve — even if it means having to freeze in icy climes, which will be the case Monday night when she takes the outdoor stage at Niagara Falls, Ont. “It’s fun and you get to be onstage and you get…
Day tripper: Niagara Falls, Canada
From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: From Rochester: 80-85 miles. About a 1½-hour drive, depending on delays at border. Attraction: Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Canada. Enjoy the “Welcome Home for the Holidays” theme, featuring 22 pieces from The Niagara Parks Commission’s Miniature Village Collection.
Bird Kingdom Winter Special
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from the Bird Kingdom.
Google’s logo honoured Whirlpool Aero Car designer
You probably saw this, but on December 28, 2012 the Google logo on their search web site was changed to honour the 160th birthday of Leonardo Torres-Quevedo, the designer of the Whirlpool Aero Car (formerly Spanish Aero Car). You can read more about it in Niagara This Week’s article called Google celebrates Niagara aero car…