Twitter updates for 2010-03-01
- RT @bcapphoto #FF My favorite sources of local news/info – @610CKTB @Pelham_Library @NFChamber @nfblog @niafallsreview – Thanks @bcapphoto ! #
- RT @fallsavenue Breakfast Television will be LIVE at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Monday Mar 8 6:30am – 9:00 am… http://schmap.it/xkAqUw #
- I uploaded a YouTube video — Sword Swallower at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Niagara Falls http://youtu.be/yjSkf9-rs_Y?a #
- @Starbiztwit didn’t use my comments for her article on the US passport fee increase. Oh well, maybe next time… http://bit.ly/bMHoJ9 #
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The UFC coming to Ontario?
If Ontario were to allow UFC matches, Niagara Falls would be a natural host.Higher U.S. passport fees could put a damper on local tourism
From the Toronto Star:
Tourism industry officials in Toronto and Niagara Falls say they are shocked to learn the U.S. State Department plans to raise passport fees by as much as 35 per cent.
A new adult passport would cost $135, up from $100. Since last summer, passports have been mandatory to cross the Canada-U.S. border. The new fees, which could come into effect in mid-March, mean U.S. passports for a family of four would cost $480.
“It’s a total surprise, and under the circumstances, I’m rather shocked,” said Niagara Falls Tourism chair Wayne Thomson.
“It’s very difficult to get our American visitors across the border for so many reasons right now. This is certainly not good news for people in the U.S. who may not be able to afford a passport and it’s certainly not good news for tourism destinations,” he said.
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Maid of the Mist legal claim denied
Windsor, who has raised serious questions about the procedures for granting leasing rights to Maid operations on both sides of the border, had asked the federal court in Washington to review the findings of another federal judge in a dispute involving his son’s company and its ability to sell vouchers for tickets to Maid of the Mist boat rides in the Falls.Tough act to swallow
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Think your line of work got hurt in the recession? Try sword swallowing.
“The last few years have been tough, economically. People aren’t going to pay $1,000 to have a sword swallower at their kids’ birthdays,” said Vanessa Neil, who shocked a Niagara Falls crowd Saturday when she downed a 24-inch sword in mere seconds.
“Does anyone want to hold it now? You can see what I had for lunch,” Neil said, joking with a crowd at the Ripley’s museum on Clifton Hill after withdrawing the stainless steel weapon from her throat.
Her performance was part of World Sword Swallowers Day which was marked by similar performances at Ripley’s venues around the world at 2:27 p.m., to coincide with Feb. 27’s date -2- 27.
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