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…

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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…

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Dollar Day returns to Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: Polish off those loonies because Dollar Day at museums in and around Clifton Hill is here again. And as it turns out, residents are already chomping at the bit, one of the women organizing the Jan. 13 event says. “The phone has already been ringing. People are calling wanting to know…

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Marineland launches another suit

From Sun News: Marineland has filed its second lawsuit in less than a month. This time the marine-animal theme park is taking aim at Marineland Animal Defense founder Dylan Powell. The statement of claim was filed at the St. Catharines courthouse Friday afternoon. It asks for a permanent restraint from Powell and his company from…

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New traffic lights make way for Wego

From the Niagara Falls Review: New traffic lights being installed at the Victoria Ave. and Walnut St. intersection will give drivers another exit when leaving Casino Niagara and make it easier for the new Wego buses to make the turn. Two traffic lights already exist nearby on Victoria Ave., one at Bender Hill and the…

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Decline and falls: an American city in crisis

From The Telegraph: In the Fifties, Niagara Falls was known as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World” as young newlyweds, attracted by the romance of the city, flocked to the banks of the Horseshoe falls. More than 50 years on, the honeymoon is well and truly over. The world’s most famous waterfalls continue to attract…

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‘Revolution’ visiting Falls

From the Niagara Gazette: The final week of the 2012 calendar is featuring quite a few youthful visitors in Niagara Falls. More than 2,000 youth and adults from across the United States and Canada have piled into area hotels, restaurants and convention halls for the Joshua Revolution 2012 Conference “Niagara ’12 The Last Trump.” The…

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Cuomo: New York ‘is living up to’ casino deal

From the Buffalo News: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Tuesday that New York State “is living up to” the agreement it signed a decade ago permitting Indian casinos in Western New York. In town last week for a series of economic development announcements, Cuomo was asked what happens to Niagara Falls if the state loses…

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Marineland sues former trainer Christine Santos for $1.25 million for Toronto Star article

From the Toronto Star: Marineland served a $1.25 million lawsuit against former trainer Christine Santos on Thursday for telling the Star a killer whale was sporadically bleeding from its tail. The suit says whale’s cuts were minor and that Santos knew that. “Ms. Santos’ communication of the (allegations) to the Star was calculated to disparage…

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TakeTours Releases New Christmas Tours for the Holiday Season

From a PRWeb press release (via Yahoo! News): TakeTours is proud to announce the release of new seasonal vacations featuring favorite holiday destinations. Designed for the holiday traveler these special packages include Holiday Shopping Trips, Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, and Koziar’s Christmas Village.

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