New tourism buses stall

From the Niagara Falls Review: WEGO is a no-go for July. The new $50-million visitor transportation system that was expected to hit the roads June 29, won’t be rolling out until mid-August. The launch of the bus system, which will replace the Niagara Parks Commission’s People Mover, is being delayed due to issues with computer-based…

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Update on Kiska (not) being pregnant

So I posted back in January about a rumour I’d read that Kiska, Marineland’s remaining Orca whale, was pregnant. I hadn’t read the rumour anywhere else, but it was an exciting thought that there could be some baby Orcas on the way. Well, I have an update. It has as much authority as the last…

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Twitter updates for 2012-05-16

It's a little chilly out today, but the rain was good. It looks like it's all clear ahead through the weekend. #

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Niagara Falls: Natural beauty and tourist nonsense through Glowrock’s Lens

A poster on the SkyscraperPage.com web site has posted a bunch of pictures from a recent visit. They look quite nice. The view from the new Hilton is beautiful.

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Daredevil Nik Wallenda’s Death-Defying Niagara Falls Tightrope Walk to Air LIVE June 15 on CTV

We knew that ABC was going to broadcast Nik Wallenda’s walk in the US, and now we find out that CTV will be the Canadian broadcaster. From a CNW press release: CTV announced today that it is the exclusive Canadian broadcast partner of daredevil Nik Wallenda’s death-defying tightrope walk, live from Niagara Falls, on Friday,…

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Niagara Falls a delightful last-minute getaway

From Canoe.ca Travel: There are days when you just need to get away. A quick escape from your everyday life to bring back the flavours of your love for life, food, fun and above all else — your spouse. This is exactly what my wife and I needed, and, with little time and hardly any…

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Nik Wallenda explains how he’ll walk a wire over Niagara Falls

From the Hamilton Spectator: As the belly button goes, so goes the rest of the body. That saying never made it into the lexicon of high-wire walkers, but it helps explain how Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross over Niagara Falls on June 15. The daredevil will be 60 metres above the water barreling over…

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Twitter updates for 2012-05-15

In Queen Victoria Park in Niagara Falls today I saw someone who looked just like @kimkardashian (but it wasn't her). Her doppelganger? # Wow… Another absolutely gorgeous day in Niagara Falls! http://t.co/S9AW74pA #

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