Drummond Road gets wet and wild

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was most fun Rob Flood ever had doing a hit and run. Thankfully, his ‘victim’ was laughing too. Bodies were everywhere on Drummond Road Saturday, taking the plunge for The Urban Slide – a 1,000-foot-long water slide which put the steep incline between Lundy’s Lane and Prospect Street to…

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Man’s fall shuts down Rainbow Bridge lanes

From the Niagara Falls Review: A major international bridge in the Niagara Falls’ tourist district closed its U.S.-bound lanes for two hours Sunday after a man tumbled into the gorge. Niagara Falls firefighters on the Canadian side of the border parked their aerial truck on the Rainbow Bridge and rescued a 25-year-old man from below….

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Photo Gallery: Aero Car turns 100

The Niagara Falls Review has some photos from the anniversary celebration of the Whirlpool Aero Car.

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ZAVITZ: Aero car has had an ‘exhilarating’ century

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was like a sunny island in the midst of gloomy seas — a happy news story at a time when most of the news, especially if it came from the European war front, was decidedly depressing. That “happy” story was on the front page of The Niagara Falls Review…

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Niagara casinos PR chief resigns

From the Niagara Falls Review: The director of communications for Niagara Casinos has resigned from his post to accept a position as vice president of external relations at Niagara College. “It’s not easy to leave a workplace you love…20 years of friendships and incredible work experiences,” Greg Medulun said Thursday. “But, I could not be…

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Adventure course ‘few weeks away’ from opening

From the Niagara Falls Review: It may not be getting the same hype as the new zipline, but WildPlay’s Whirlpool Adventure Course could end up being equally impressive for thrill seekers. The course is still under construction and is expected to open in about a month along the Niagara Parkway across from the Whirlpool Golf…

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Border mayors want feds to resolve bridge delays

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s three border mayors plan to write a letter this week calling on the federal government to address the traffic backups that have been a frequent problem at bridges into Canada this summer. “We’re all feeling the pain. It’s very frustrating,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, adding counterpart mayors…

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‘It’s just captured people’s imagination’

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s just been open six days, but the new zipline attraction in Niagara Falls has become quite an international hit. Attraction operators and the Niagara Parks Commission have been flooded with interview requests from media across the world since last Friday, when riders were first able to descend 670 metres…

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Local parks group feels ‘misled’ over zipline

From the Niagara Falls Review: After withdrawing its concerns about Niagara Parks Commission’s new zipline last year, Preserve Our Parks is having “second thoughts” now that it’s up and running. Group spokesman James Bannister says members will meet July 26 to discuss concerns about the attraction, which opened to the public last Friday. Bannister says…

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Zipping through the air in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Friday was the beginning of a new adventure at Niagara Falls. The new Wildplay MistRider Zipline attraction had a soft opening Friday in advance of their Wednesday grand opening. I headed down to Clifton Hill to have my own turn on the zipline, located near Hornblower cruises. I electronically paid…

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