Rescue seal at Aquarium of Niagara gets new name, fresh start

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: He’s feisty, playful, and a bit of flirt. You’d never guess by looking at 1-year-old Stryker that the Harbor Seal pup almost lost his life. He was hit by a boat in New Jersey earlier this year and needed one of his back flippers amputated. Because he’s no longer…

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Former Marineland staff ‘sickened’ by park’s explanations

From the Toronto Star: Brendan Kelly left after his shift last week as MC of the stadium show at Marineland, and hasn’t gone back. The grinning guy in the bright red shirt who invited children to feed the dolphins couldn’t take it anymore. “I can’t go back now. I just can’t face being that happy…

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    Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort enlists world’s greatest wirewalker to kick off summer season

    As we’ve mentioned many times, Jay Cochrane is back in the Falls: Getting ready for the big sky walk Jay Cochrane Skywalking Cochrane wirewalks with $5M safety net Preparing for Jay Cochrane Jay Cochrane to Return Jay is skywalking from the Fallsview Casino to the Hilton hotel, as well as from the Fallsview Casino to…

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    More on Niagara Parks Commission problems

    I haven’t posted much for a few days, but I’ve got a bunch of links for more articles about the Niagara Parks Commission expenses “scandal” as well as the non-tendered contract for the magazine. Bullet Media – Cleaning up the mess at the Niagara Parks Commission Niagara Falls Review – Former NPC executive breaks silence…

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    Cascade Inn renovations?

    Not exactly sure what they are doing at the Cascade Inn, but they do have a few of the balconies taken down with some rooms boarded up. The owners of this hotel I believe are the same owners as the Skylon Tower and the claim to fame that they hold near and dear, is that…

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      New Year’s Eve, Niagara Falls worth preserving

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Another New Year’s Eve concert in Queen Victoria Park has come and gone. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Niagara Falls to usher in 2008 and no doubt thousands more watched it on a nationally televised broadcast. And although there are assurances the New Year’s Eve concert won’t fade…

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        Convention centre cash to survive election outcome

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The government of Canada’s $35-million contribution toward the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre’s construction should survive whatever result occurs in the Oct. 14 election. None of the candidates running to be the Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls said they would do anything to change the arrangement between the city…

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        First, he wins Indian bachelorette. Next stop – Niagara Falls

        From the Toronto Star: Brangelina. TomKat. And now, Elkhi. It’s official: Toronto-born Elesh Parujanwala and Bollywood bombshell Rakhi Sawant are engaged to be married, following Sunday’s finale of reality TV show Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, India’s answer to The Bachelorette… “I have plans to show her my life and my lifestyle, my entire family and friends….

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