From the Niagara Falls Review:
We have long supported Kim Craitor’s bid to bring more openness and, it would follow, accountability to government and government agencies.
We think the Niagara Falls MPP’s attempt to pass the Transparency in Public Matters Act as a private member’s bill is laudable and responsible, the type of good work we expect from our elected officials. We regret that it’s even necessary, but such is the way of today’s secretive political world…
Take, for example, the recent tussle the Niagara Parks Commission had with Destination Cinema, owners of Imax Niagara Falls…
As a public agency, the NPC does in fact have every ethical responsibility to nurture and develop and promote tourism in Niagara. And not just its own properties.
I’ve never seen Torchwood, but apparently star John Barrowman was recently in Niagara Falls. USA Today reported:
Hey, Torchwood fans: Pop reader Duane J. just told me about his encounter with one of the show’s stars at Niagara Falls last week. Here’s the story:
The John Barrowman web site talks about the visit:
Although John is judging the Canadian version of ‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria’ - it isn’t all work and no play. John and his manager Gavin use some down time to take in the beauty of Niagara Falls.
From a Niagara Falls Tourism press release that is making the rounds (in this case found on Hospitality Net):
While there are many Niagara events this summer, few will be more chilling than Daredevil Dean Sullivan’s Jump from Skylon Tower on July 7th, 2008. Sponsored by Celebrate Old Downtown and The Skylon Tower, media and visitors alike are invited to watch this magnificent face-first jump from 775 feet above the Falls.
I don’t know why they do this, but the Niagara Falls Review often posts the same article twice to their web site, often with different headlines. The content of the article is usually the same, but the picture may be different. In this case, they have the same article posted about Dean Sullivan, the man who wants to rapell down outside the Skylon Tower. I thought he was going to do it on Canada Day, but now it is planned for Monday. The first article has a picture of him, and the second article has a a short video of him in front of the Skylon Tower.
When a hardcore thrill-seeker tries to play by the rules, the paperwork and red tape start to pile up, but don’t get him down.
“You can’t even believe how much work -to do it legally. There’s all kinds of paperwork,” said Dean Sullivan, the 42-year-old daredevil who plans to jump from the observation deck of the Skylon Tower Monday. He’ll be attached to a rope, using his hands as a brake to stop before he hits the ground.
Sullivan now has the approvals he needs to rappel from the observation deck of the 520-foot tower.
As I mentioned before, I know his father and spoke with him briefly a few days ago. I didn’t tell him I was going to write anything about our conversation, so I am reluctant to include much of what was said. Needless to say, even when a person is experienced, their family still worries!
From the Niagara Gazette:
The latest attempt to bring a tethered balloon ride back to Niagara Falls has been grounded before getting in the air.
Adrian Devine, co-operator of the High Life Ballooning Company, has been in talks with city officials and the Cordish Co. to operate a hot-air balloon at the site of the former Flight of Angels Balloon Ride at 310 Rainbow Blvd.
While not as large as the one operated by the Great American Balloon Co., Devine said his balloon could’ve been in place by this weekend if not for a “last-minute hiccup” Wednesday in finalizing the lease with Cordish, the property’s owners.
“I’m literally battling right now to try to save the venture,” Devine told the Niagara Gazette. “We would like to be in Niagara Falls. It’s in Mr. Cordish’s hands now.”
Devine said the Cordish is requiring the balloon to have an insurance policy with levels exceeding what’s available in the industry. The policy obtained by High Life is the same one held by the Greater Niagara Balloon Co., which had operated a tethered helium balloon at the site since 2001 before leaving town at the end of last summer.
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