Whirlpool
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Hikers and anglers should find it easier and safer to get to the Whirlpool area, thanks to a group of volunteers who installed new stairs on the steepest part of the trail.
More than two dozen volunteers lent their hands to put in place 70 new stairs, making a safer descent to [...]
Continue reading about Fixing the trip to the glen, step by step
From the Associated Press via the San Francisco Chronicle:
Up here, it becomes clear what helicopter pilot Ruedi Hafen has said on the ground: A helicopter offers a view of Niagara Falls like no other, and no one wants to leave without a picture, or 10.
It’s also obvious just how imposing the landscape really is with [...]
Continue reading about From weddings to rescues, Niagara pilot helps out
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Nearly three weeks after they were given the boot, jet boats will be back running from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal dock this morning.
An Ontario Court of Appeal judge granted the town a stay Monday in a previous court order banning the controversial tour boats from its dock in Old Town.
The reprieve is in [...]
Continue reading about Jet boats working off town dock again today
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara Whirlpool Jets Boats could soon find itself again looking for temporary docking space in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Parks Canada has agreed to rent its dock at Navy Hall to the tour company until only June 15.
The jet-boat operator has been using the wooden wharf as a passenger pickup point since it was forced [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal dock on the Niagara River is off limits to jet boats that have left controversy in their wake for years.
The municipality gave Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours an immediate order Friday afternoon to stop using the pier as a pickup point for thousands of tourists who pay for rides on [...]
Continue reading about Jet Boats ordered away from NOTL town dock
From the Niagara Falls Review:
A judge’s ruling could force Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours to pull up stakes from Niagara-on-the-Lake’s municipal dock on the Niagara River.
The Niagara River Coalition — a citizen’s group opposed to the jet boats — won its lawsuit against the town.
St. Catharines Judge Joseph Quinn sided with the group, ruling the town [...]
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