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Graham on May 27th, 2013

From Niagara This Week: A public meeting concerning the establishment of a zip line attraction by the Niagara Parks Commission never got off the ground Thursday. The session, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Legends on the Niagara Golf Course, was cancelled abruptly after NPC staff had recommended taking more time to determine whether to [...]

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Graham on October 11th, 2012

From the Niagara Falls Review: The public should know by the end of the year whether a zip-line attraction above Niagara Parks Commission property will be a go. Staff is preparing a report on the idea, which commissioners will likely deal with at their December meeting, said NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson. She said the report [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review: The plan has been talked about for years. The goal is to reduce congestion in the area of the Horseshoe Falls. The plan calls for the relocation of the Niagara Parkway to the west just south of Table Rock. Residents had an opportunity to view the plan, along with two [...]

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Graham on March 21st, 2012

A while ago it was announced that Roberts St would be renamed to Falls Avenue. Well, Falls Avenue also continues on straight from where it is now, so this doesn’t really make sense. To fix it, there is a proposal to change the name of Falls Avenue beyound the 420 (up to John St as [...]

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So as the details of the Nik Wallenda/Michael Chan meeting were coming out, there were also reports that if this is going to happen at all, it has to happen as a walk between the two countries. Apparently New York State officials have said a walk solely on the US side is not an option. [...]

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Graham on January 18th, 2012

If you are interested in the proposed motor speedway (NASCAR-type oval) that might be built just outside of Niagara Falls, then you might be interested in this article from the Niagara Falls Review: There remains more questions than answers, despite an Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing Tuesday on a contentious speedway proposal that was supposed to [...]

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Graham on December 30th, 2011

From the Buffalo News: The city whose reputation as a honeymoon capital is often overshadowed by its reputation for urban decay is poised to get its first major downtown development — outside of the Seneca Niagara Casino — in some 30 years. City and state officials have confirmed that seven developers submitted proposals for a [...]

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Graham on December 28th, 2011

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission slammed the door on Nik Wallenda Wednesday, but a day later Minister of Tourism Michael Chan opened it up just a bit. Speaking with the Niagara Falls Review Thursday, the Ontario tourism minister invited Wallenda, a seventh-generation aerialist who wants to walk across the Niagara Gorge [...]

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Graham on December 27th, 2011

From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission has denied Nik Wallenda’s proposal for a tightrope walk across the Niagara gorge. In a long-awaited decision comes three weeks after the famed daredevil made a personal pitch to the agency, which is in charge of managing provincial parks around the Horseshoe Falls. In a news release [...]

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Graham on December 27th, 2011

From the Niagara Falls Review: By Wednesday afternoon, Nik Wallenda will find out if he will be come the first person in more than a century to walk across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. The Niagara Parks Commission says it will announce its decision on Wallenda’s proposal for a cross-gorge skywalk at some point [...]

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