From CTV News: Emergency crews used a rope line to guide hikers to safety after they got stranded in a gorge at Niagara Falls, Ont. Police say several hikers, including three adults, two children and a dog, got into some difficulty Saturday afternoon while walking up the Niagara Gorge off a marked trail below Thompson’s…
From the Niagara Gazette: Aerialist Nik Wallenda returned to Niagara Falls on Friday, and gave his word, once again, that plans for a Falls performance area were still in the works. The daredevil, who left the city so triumphantly last June after crossing the Niagara Gorge on a two-inch wire, held a press conference on…
From Niagara This Week: The $400-million Canadian Motor Speedway project met its latest challenge Thursday as arguments were heard in an appeal of an Ontario Municipal Board decision green-lighting the project were heard in Toronto. Azhar Mohammad, the project’s executive director, said the day-long hearing went well and he’s looking forward to a positive decision…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The boats are under construction and Hornblower Niagara Cruises is already looking for people to hire for their first season of operation in 2014. From their temporary office on St. Clair Ave., in downtown Niagara Falls, Madalena Phillips and Maria Melo are busy working behind the scenes putting systems in…
From Niagara This Week: A new hydro tunnel at Niagara Falls officially gushed water Thursday, cranking up electricity production at the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station. The 10.2-kilometre tunnel, which is 14.4 metres in diameter, was formally feted by energy minister Bob Chiarelli and Tom Mitchell, chief executive of Ontario Power Generation.
I missed this earlier in the week. Apparently St Patrick’s Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the City of Niagara Falls, New York… From the Tonawanda News: It’s the day when nearly everyone is Irish but there’s more than just St. Patrick to celebrate here on Sunday. In addition to paying tribute to…
From the Globe and Mail: The special funding deal Ontario’s lottery corporation has promised Toronto if councillors approve a downtown casino has sparked anger among mayors of border cities and the nation’s capital. The mayors of Ottawa, Niagara Falls and Windsor are all calling on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to offer their cities…
From the Toronto Star: The chair of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says Marineland complied with four OSPCA orders to fix problems and is working on three other orders, including improving its water system. “The water is a big issue because we concern ourselves with any animals’ environment,” Rob Godfrey…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Hollywood is invading Niagara Falls. Actor Ryan Reynolds and Rosario Dawson are going to be filming the movie “Queen of the Night.” I know this is old news, but I saw the contradiction and wanted to point it out. Both the headline and the first sentence indicate that Ryan…
From Niagara This Week: It was far from quiet at City Hall on Tuesday as demonstrators protested outside council chambers for the second consecutive council meeting. As city councillors dealt with motions, zoning changes and other regular council business inside, demonstrators from Marineland Animal Defense — a self-described campaign of concerned citizens determined to end…