Man survives being swept over Horseshoe Falls

From Niagara This Week: A man survived being swept over the Horseshoe Falls early Tuesday morning. Niagara Parks Police said at approximately 4 a.m. they were alerted to a report of a person in crisis at the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.

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Tourists report person going over Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Parks Police are checking the water below Niagara Falls after an unconfirmed report that someone may have gone over the Falls, a dispatcher said Sunday afternoon. See also: Albany Times Union – Witnesses see body go over Niagara Falls WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo – NYS Park Police: Report…

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80K people celebrate Canada in tourism district

From the Niagara Falls Review: About 80,000 people packed the heart of the tourism area of Niagara Falls on Canada Day, the largest gathering of people in the city since an estimated 100,000 watched Nik Wallenda’s historic wirewalk over the Horseshoe Falls in 2012. “It was tremendous,” said Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Janice Thomson. “That…

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Man, 71, rescued after falling during gorge hike

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Parks Police say emergency responders rescued a 71-year-old man from Germany who felll and injured himself while hiking in Niagara Gorge. At around 2:45 p.m., parks police, Niagara Falls firefighters and paramedics were called to the gorge in the area between Niagara Glen and Thompson’s Point. The man had been…

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TV show being filmed in front of Niagara Parks Police headquarters today

I was walking past the Niagara Parks Police headquarters today (across the gorge and street from the American Falls) and someone made me walk around. They said they were filming a TV show. There was no sign of what network or what production company it was.

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Busy holiday weekend in Niagara Falls

This St Catharines Standard article is about the holiday weekend in May. Based on my observations from Wednesday, July 1 (Canada Day), it should have been another successful day for the tourism industry. The tourists are back in town. Many visitors took advantage of the great weather during the Victoria Day holiday weekend to have…

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Getting to the bottom of gorge rescues

From the St Catharines Standard: It’s a sure sign of summer for Niagara’s emergency workers. Calls for high-angle rescues of hikers or tourists come in just about every week. There were two in one day in St. Catharines during a recent weekend. Some are mundane — a lost hiker who needs some direction and help…

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Getting ready to party on New Year’s Eve

From the Niagara Falls Review: When something works, the Niagara Parks Police like to stick with it. Even though Ontario’s liquor laws were loosened up a bit this past summer, those wishing to have a few drinks at the New Year’s Eve party in Queen Victoria Park will have to remain inside a designated area…

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Brink of Niagara Falls perfectly safe for spectators – as long as they follow the rules

From Bullet News Niagara: The steel railing and stone wall that divides tens of thousands of tourists from the beauty and power of Niagara Falls are almost always wet and slippery from the mist that routinely drifts out across the city. But the obvious potential for danger, the signs warning people to keep their feet…

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Niagara Glen a real treasure that needs to be protected

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s probably no better place to teach children about birds, wildflowers and trees than by taking them on a hike in the Niagara Glen. “It’s all about raising an awareness for nature and the environment and hopefully our youth will do what they can to protect it,” said Bruce Macdonald,…

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