“Canada in Pictures” book

Here is another book I saw at Renewed Thrift & Vintage in Welland, Ontario (see here for the other posting). It’s called Canada in Pictures (ISBN 0822546795) by Eric Braun. There wasn’t much information about Niagara Falls, other than this two-page photo.

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Bridge commission elects 2017 officers

From the Niagara Falls Review: American businessman Russell Quarantello has been elected chairman of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, while Canadian accountant John Lopinski has been elected vice chairman. The commission, which is a bi-national entity that owns and operates the Rainbow, Whirlpool Rapids and Queenston-Lewiston bridges between Canada and the United States, elected its…

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A flood of metaphor set in a dying Rust Belt resort

From the New Orleans Advocate: For many Americans, Niagara Falls exists only in imagination or memory. It’s nearly effortless to conjure up images of the towering, majestic falls and the great rush of water, images often inspired by picture-perfect postcards or by distant recollections of a long-ago honeymoon. But for residents of Niagara Falls, New…

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Thomson selected illumination board chairwoman

From the Niagara Falls Review: Janice Thomson has been selected chairwoman of the Niagara Falls Illumination Board. The board made the appointment during its Jan. 25 meeting. Thomson will replace Mark Thomas, who was chairman of the illumination board since December 2014.

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Drop Goat Island Lodge Idea and Redevelop Schoelkopf Hall

From Buffalo Rising: When Governor Andrew M. Cuomo made his second regional State of the State address in Buffalo and announced his proposal for a $500 million expansion of the Buffalo Billion initiative, he announced a few changes on Goat Island: On Goat Island we will create a year-round destination for tourism and build a…

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Niagara Falls names panel to lead 125th anniversary observance

From the Buffalo News: City Historian Elaine Timm was named chairwoman of a committee that will organize this year’s events to mark the 125th anniversary of Niagara Falls becoming a city in 1892. The city was incorporated on March 17, 1892, and the city will mark that date in conjunction with the Ancient Order of…

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