From the Niagara Falls Review: It looks like any bid to get Bob Gale a second term on the Niagara Parks Commisison is almost out of gas. Niagara’s own oil baron was sidelined from the government agency in February, when his three-year term expired. Now, after Friday’s reaffirmation by the commission of its 2008 decision…
From the Welland Tribune: Green Oaks trailer park residents have lost their bid to have city hall get between them and Marineland owner John Holer, who is evicting 47 families from the Stanley Ave. property. But some say the attention they raised might help Niagara Falls renters in the future. “They don’t want to protect…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Hikers and anglers should find it easier and safer to get to the Whirlpool area, thanks to a group of volunteers who installed new stairs on the steepest part of the trail. More than two dozen volunteers lent their hands to put in place 70 new stairs, making a safer…
From a Marketwire press release: he City of Niagara Falls will soon benefit from a new bus system thanks to a joint investment by the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable George Smitherman, Deputy…
From the Medina Journal-Register: A national publication recently wrote an in-depth analysis of Niagara Falls, N.Y., versus its Canadian counterpart. Not surprisingly, the outlook was far more rosy in Ontario. Governing.com examined the sparkling development of the Canadian side and the equally dreary crumbling of the American side, which the publication said falls far short…
From the Niagara Gazette: Published reports about plans to shoot another motion picture in the Falls came as news to Mayor Paul Dyster on Thursday. Although an article appearing in The Hollywood Reporter suggested the American side of the Falls would serve as the backdrop for an upcoming film featuring Dennis Hopper, Dyster said, at…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Members of the Niagara Parks Commission will complete a government- ordered review of its lease with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. “no later than Oct. 1,” chairman Jim Williams says. Commissioners met last week to consider advice from the provincial government and their own legal staff, and to…
From a PRWeb press release (via Yahoo! News): Ruedi Hafen, President and Chief Pilot of Niagara Helicopters has been nominated under Aviator of the Year for his daring rescue of the man who went over Niagara Falls this past March 11, 2009. The man who plunged over the Niagara Falls in March did not want…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Outdoor skating is on its way to Table Rock. The Niagara Parks Commission has approved a plan by the Winter Festival of Lights for the ‘Rink at the Brink,’ putting a 20- by-40-metre sheet of ice next to the Horseshoe Falls. Festival of Lights manager Dino Fazio envisions a family…
From a PRWeb press release (via Yahoo! News): The most thrilling Niagara Falls attractions have a home on Fallsview Boulevard, a bustling area with Fallsview hotels, nightclubs and more just 500 yards from the Mighty Falls. This summer, Skylon Tower, the IMAX Niagara, and Niagara Freefall have been joined by yet another gripping Fallsview attraction…