Canada nixes Wallenda’s Niagara rope walk

From UPI: Canadian officials in Niagara Falls have denied daredevil Nik Wallenda’s application to walk across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope next summer. Wednesday night, the Niagara Parks Commission voted to deny a permit for the stunt, planned for June, the Toronto Star reported. The plan was for Wallenda to cross from Goat Island,…

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Falls Comic Con draws big crowds

From Niagara This Week: Appearing at Niagara Falls Comic Con was like coming home for Lance Henriksen. The American actor, best known as the android Bishop in two films in the Alien franchise and the cult classics Pumpkinhead and Near Dark, recently spent several months in Toronto filming a movie and was eager to return…

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Casino Stay and Play from $105 CAD / $77 USD (again)

Earlier this week I  received an email newsletter from the Embassy Suites By Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview.

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Museums Dollar Day back

From Niagara This Week: While the loonie may be being hit hard on currency markets, it will still be enough to pay for a lot of fun on Clifton Hill for Niagara Falls residents on Sunday. It’s that one day of the year when Niagara Falls residents can check out some of the museums and…

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Video of winning Red Bull Crashed Ice run

Sportsnet.ca has the rights to show the Red Bull Crashed Ice event and they have a video of the winning run.

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Niagara Falls In The Winter Isn’t As Bad As You’d Think

From Jaunted: The Pop Culture Travel Guide: Even though the winter storms have started to blow across North America, believe it or not that now is a great time to visit Niagara Falls. Ideally you’d want to drop by one of the nation’s biggest tourist traps during warmer weather, but if you’ve already been during…

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Christmas window paintings on Clifton Hill

One of the simple little things that gets done around Christmas time, is the windows of several of the attractions and restaurants on Clifton Hill get painted with a winter and/or Christmas scene. I love them. The people who do them are very talented! Here are some of windows at Boston Pizza, Ripley’s Believe It or…

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Questions still surround proposed Fort Erie speedway

From the Toronto Star (Wheels.ca): Another hurdle has been cleared by the developers of the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway in Fort Erie. On Monday, the Ontario Municipal Board rejected all appeals against the planned speedway, which will include a one-mile paved oval track with seating for 65,000 spectators plus a road course. Good luck to…

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