Niagara’s Fury – The Creation of the Falls
Did anyone else get this? A couple of weeks ago I got an email from the Niagara Parks Commission, which came about 3 years late 🙂
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Boat tour evaluations being done in secret
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is giving ‘top secret’ status to the proposals submitted for one of the most important business deals the agency will make. Bids to run boat tours on the Niagara River are under lock and key and being evaluated at a secret location by a team whose…
Critters invade the Butterfly Conservatory
From the Niagara Falls Review: The tropical heat of the Butterfly Conservatory played host to some cold-blooded fun over the weekend. The popular Niagara Parks attraction re-opened to the public Saturday after being closed for renovations. On the opening day guest list was a menagerie of critters from Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo including a 14-metre-long…
Parks commission launches new stewardship website
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission is taking its environmental stewardship online with a new website dedicated to nature. Niagara Parks Nature (http://niagaraparksnature.com) will put the focus back on Niagara’s parks, with information on upcoming events such as community cleanup days, environmental initiatives and information about hiking, cycling, bird watching and geocaching in…
Butterflies set to soar again
From the Niagara Falls Review: The metamorphosis at the Butterfly Conservatory is almost complete. The large windows of the Niagara Parks attraction have been washed and the massive netting that keeps the colourful winged inhabitants away from the misting and air-handling units has been replaced. The verdant habitat of tropical greens has been pruned, rearranged…
Bids received for boat tours below Falls
From the Buffalo News: A deadline to submit proposals to operate boat tours from the Canadian shore below Niagara Falls passed Monday, but the number of bidders and the names of companies that submitted proposals will remain secret for now. Niagara Parks Commission Chairwoman Fay Booker said the commission does not plan to release details…
CNN iReport – Butterfly Conservatory, Ontario
There was recently a CNN iReport (user generated reporting) about the Butterfly Conservatory (including pictures): The Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls, Ontario features over 2000 colorful, tropical butterflies (and moths) that fly freely among the lush and exotic blossoms and greenery.
New manager by June, predicts NPC chairwoman
From the Niagara Falls Review: It could be summer before the Niagara Parks Commission gets a new manager at the helm as the government agency begins the process to fill the shoes of its retired boss John Kernahan. “I’m going to suggest the search process is going to take three or four months,” chairwoman Fay…
Deadline for boat tour bid Monday (yesteday)
(I know I’m late, but I still wanted to post it…) From the Niagara Falls Review: If you ever wanted to run boat tours on the Niagara River, Monday’s deadline day. Companies interested in winning a lease from the Niagara Parks Commission on the water-f ront landing needed to operate tours from the Canadian side…
Chan rallies NPC staff
From the Niagara Falls Review: The public has “high expectations” of the Niagara Parks Commission and its employees want to live up to them, Ontario Minister Tourism Michael Chan said in a visit to Niagara Falls Friday intended to rally the employees of the beleaguered government agency. “They want to do their job. They want…