Members of New York delegation respond to Wallenda rejection
From Niagara Frontier Publications:
In the wake of the Niagara Parks Commission’s decision not to recommend support for Nik Wallenda’s proposal for a tightrope walk across the Niagara Gorge, representatives from New York State are encouraging Wallenda to continue his pursuit directly with Canadian officials.
Wallenda has continued to lobby in Canada after being given approval from New York officials to proceed with the tightrope walk from the U.S. to Canada in September when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the legislation. The State Legislature had previously approved the measure in June 2011.
The Niagara Parks Commission notified Wallenda today that a deviation in their policy prohibiting stunts and the performance of any feat within the park is not warranted at this time.
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Wallenda denied
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 issued late Wednesday, hours after a decision was expected, the commission said it gave the proposal careful consideration and made the decision based on its “mandate, priorities and long-term goals.”
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Wallenda hopes to follow in footsteps of tightrope walkers
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 Wednesday. If they say yes, the 32-year-old American will move forward with his plan for a late-spring walk that he says will draw more than 125,000 spectators.
If it’s a no, Wallenda plans to immediately appeal to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to overrule the decision.
Either way, he plans to hold a press conference in Niagara Falls Thursday or Friday. “Hopefully, we’ll be celebrating the good news,” he said from his home in Sarasota, Fla., Monday.
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BALANCING ACT: Review city editor and Falls mayor debate merits of wire walk across Niagara Gorge
The Niagara Falls Review has a nice back-and-forth between their City Editor Corey Larocque and Mayor Jim Diodati:
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda wants to walk a wire across the Niagara Gorge next summer, but the Niagara Parks Commission, whose approval he needs, is cold to the idea.
Mayor Jim Diodati is eager to see Wallenda get the green light. Diodati took the matter up with Premier Dalton McGuinty’s senior staff when the Ontario Liberals were in Niagara Falls on Saturday.
But The Review’s city editor Corey Larocque is skeptical about using Niagara Falls for this spectacle.
So, Diodati and Larocque recently hashed it out. This is an edited transcript of their debate.
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Wallenda won’t give up on falls tightrope dream
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Both Nik Wallenda and the Niagara Parks Commission are digging in their heels.
Wallenda wants to be the first person in more than a century to walk across the Niagara gorge on a tightrope. The Commission seems determined not to let it happen.
The performer was in Niagara Falls Wednesday morning to make his pitch to the Commission’s public meeting. He’s already received approval for the tightrope walk from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and he has the support of Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. But without the blessing of the Parks Commission and its chair Janice Thomson, the tightrope walk – as Wallenda wants it – can’t happen.
With permission already granted from New York State, Wallenda said the option is there to walk across the American falls. But it’s the international crossing over the Horseshoe Falls he really wants.
However, the Niagara Parks Commission banned stunting over the falls more than a century ago, and hasn’t budged since.
“We can listen to Mr. Wallenda and listen to his proposal, but (the Niagara Parks Act) is the guiding document for us,” said Thomson.
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Next tour boat operator could be named by year’s end: NPC
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The winner of the much-publicized bid to provide boat tours in the Niagara gorge could be named by the end of the year, says Janice Thomson, interim chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission.
“We’re currently still in the review process. There has been a lot of detail throughout the whole procurement process. The decision will last a long time and we want to make sure it’s done thoroughly,” said Thomson.
“But if you’re asking me to forecast, I’d say there will be an announcement before the end of the year.”
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Boat tour procurement process ‘free from any apparent bias’: Fairness commissioner
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Niagara Parks Commission has been fair, open and transparent so far in a procurement process that will eventually lead to the selection of an organization to operate boat tours in the Niagara gorge, says a government-appointed fairness commissioner.
In the first of what is expected to be four reports, Howard Grant, the fairness commissioner who was appointed by the provincial government to observe, monitor and oversee the procurement process, said the request for proposal was “complete and consistent with best procurement policies and free from any apparent bias.”
According to Grant, the RFP was open to all proponents, not only those that were pre-registered.
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Wire walk across Niagara Gorge gets political support in the U.S.
From 610 CKTB:
A tightrope walker who wants to walk a highwire across the Niagara Gorge now has considerible political backing in the U.S.
Nike Wallenda was told he wouldn’t get a permit to perform the stunt because the Parks Commission on both sides of the border say stunting along the gorge or the river violates the Niagara Parks Act.
But now, a political effort to make it happen has reached the state assembly.
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Niagara Falls Attractions Offer Excitement at Every Turn
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Niagara Falls Campground Opens New Splash Pad
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Campark Resorts camping has become the top family campground adding new facilities each year for the kids like their new Splash Pad. It is located in the heart of the camp. It opens in May 2010 and will run until mid September. Adding hours of fun for the kids as the parents can relax by the heated pool overlooking the splash park.
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