‘Live! With Kelly and Ryan’ coming to Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: Kelly’s coming back, and she’s bringing Ryan with her. Kelly Ripa and newly minted co-host Ryan Seacrest will be in Niagara Falls on June 5 to tape a pair of episodes of Live! With Kelly and Ryan. “It’s great news,” Mayor Jim Diodati said. “We’ve been working on it for quite…

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Marineland bows out of CAZA

From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland is voluntarily withdrawing its membership with the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) a month before its re-accreditation process. A statement released this week by the Niagara Falls park says “extensive work” to be done this summer in a previously undeveloped area will “materially impact” its re-accreditation. The…

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Niagara Falls says no to change of development agreement with province

From Niagara This Week: Note: The article includes a nice rendering of the position of the theatre and how it would obstruct the view from the Hilton. City politicians do not want to see a new theatre built at Fallsview Casino, where a staff report showed the building’s height would obscure views of the Horseshoe…

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Marineland takes issue with animal rights group

From Niagara This Week: Marineland has taken aim at a provincial animal rights group, accusing it of “exploitive effort to use children” in a campaign that is meant to sway the opinion of senate committee currently holding hearings on a bill that would ban the breeding and importation of whales and dolphins in Canada.

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Hornblower cruises season starts (last) Saturday

I know I’m a couple of days late… From the Niagara Falls Review: Hornblower Niagara Cruises is set to sail for a fourth season, starting Saturday. The relatively mild winter meant there was no ice buildup in the Niagara River, so the boat tour operator set the April 1 start date and also began accepting…

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Vandals strike WFOL display

From Niagara This Week: One of the more recent illuminations added to the Ontario Power Generation Festival of Lights is now dark. It’s all thanks to an act of vandalism which occurred sometime between midnight on Jan. 15 and 5 p.m. Jan. 16. That’s when an individual or a group caused substantial damage to the…

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So much fun for just a buck

From Niagara This Week: For a pair of local youngsters, it was a chance to hang for a few minutes with Katy Perry — at least a wax rendition of the pop singer anyway. “Everything!” Brooke Annette said when asked what she liked about the annual Museums Dollar Day for Cystic Fibrosis. “Everything is great,”…

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Temporary closures for Niagara Parks attractions

From Niagara This Week: A pair of Niagara Parks attractions will be closed temporarily over the next few weeks. The shutdowns at the Butterfly Conservatory and Niagara’s Fury attractions are to accommodate for annual maintenance programs. These closures allow Niagara Parks staff to carry out needed maintenance to ensure the continued operation of these popular…

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Comic Con gives Star Wars fans something to ‘Chewie’ on

From Niagara This Week: As an actor, Peter Mayhew has been a part of one of the most successful film franchises of all time. But you may not recognize him if you met him on the street. Mayhew, of course, is best known to Star Wars fans as Chewbacca, Han Solo’s wookie sidekick. Fans will…

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