From the Toronto Sun: A human rights group is calling for the seizure of plasticised human bodies on display at a Niagara Falls science show, claiming a number of them may be of Chinese people who were imprisoned and killed in that country.
From the Simcoe Reformer: It’s summer holidays and that means university students around the world are working and travelling for adventure and experience. In the spirit of youthful exploration online travel adviser Cheapflights.com offers its top 10 year-round list of destinations for scholars on a budget. Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Niagara Falls,…
From a Globe Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Orbitz.com today announced the winners of the 2014 Best In Stay Awards, which honor nearly 400 top-rated hotels in 75 popular destinations based on reviews by Orbitz customers. There are up to five Best In Stay winners in each destination, and hotels with the highest…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Are you having any fun? Has your disability, the wheelchair or scooter, stolen your inner child? Think Clifton Hill. It’s always talked about as the tacky or zany part of the Niagara Falls experience. Something like a nutsy, loud brother-in-law that is part of the family but everyone wishes he’d…
From Buffalo Business First: The Maid of the Mist Corp. has won its latest legal battle against Niagara Falls interests who felt the company’s off-season storage and maintenance facilities were given various municipal approval without full reviews.
From the UK Daily Mail (including pictures): There’s something perversely hilarious about watching others have the pants scared off them, which is precisely what happens in the Nightmares Fear Factory. The haunted house in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, uses actors, noises and spooky lighting – though it’s almost always pitch black – in the experience…
From Fox 32 in Chicago: Leaf peeping is so old school. These days there’s a lot more to do than just look at the trees. Get out and play, and afterwards, celebrate how much fun you’ve had with a local brew or spirit and delicious meal—farm to table, of course. Here are 10 places guaranteed to…
Last week I received the latest email from the Holiday Inn by the Falls
From the Toronto Sun: One of the first beluga whales to call Marineland home has died. Beyli died in August from what Marineland says was natural causes due to old age. In a statement, Marineland said the whale was close to 40-years-old and “was in excellent health until his passing.”
From CTV News Toronto: A 26-year-old man was rescued early Monday morning after he fell more than 9 metres down the embankment of the Niagara Gorge and was stuck on a ledge. Police were called to the gorge, located in the Hiram Street and Niagara River Parkway area, at approximately 5 a.m.