Chan makes no promises to Wallenda
Here are a couple of articles from after the Nik Wallenda/Michael Chan meeting.
- Niagara This Week – Chan makes no promises to Wallenda
- Canadian Press (via CBC News) – Wallenda still hopeful to tightrope walk over Niagara Falls
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Wallend to meet with tourism minister
This happened on Friday, but I neglected to post the articles leading up to it. It is always interested to see how things are presented before in the news, and then afterwards. I’ll have a posting later with the articles after they met.
- Niagara Falls Review – Wallenda to meet tourism minister Friday
- Niagara This Week – Wallenda to meet with tourism minister
- Buffalo News – Wallenda making second pitch for Canadians’ permission
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Falls ranked top family getaway
From Niagara This Week:
Niagara Falls is number one with a bullet when it comes to families seeking a vacation getaway in Canada.
The city received the top ranking as Canada’s top family holiday spot in the recently released 2011 Travellers’ Choice Awards by TripAdvisor.ca an online travel review community. The award recognizes Niagara for a wide selection of first-class family-oriented activities, attractions and entertainment it offers millions of visitors year-round. a release from the group said.
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NPC buys Cullen miniatures
From Niagara This Week:
The Niagara Parks Commission hopes some little buildings will become a big attraction in Niagara Falls.
Oshawa City Council gave its nod to an offer by the NPC to purchase a collection of miniature buildings and assorted pieces that were once found at Cullen Gardens in Whitby. The NPC offered $113,000 for the 182-piece collection, which includes buildings, trains and accessories which it will pay off over the next five years.
“It’s something we hoped we could acquire,” said NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson after receiving word of the successful bid.
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Wallenda’s World
From the Niagara This Week:
It’s an interesting time in Niagara Falls.
The CAA Winter Festival of Lights are in full swing, the songs of the season echo down Queen Street. But the Niagara Parks Commission is not in a Christmas mood.
Playing the grinch to Nik Wallenda’s bid to walk across the gorge on a high wire, a decision to not allow the event — although understandable under the terms in which the NPC operates and its anti-stunting stance — isn’t necessarily the right one. There are always exceptions, rules are made to be broken and all that.
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- Wallenda denied From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission has denied...
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Minister’s door open: Craitor
From Niagara This Week:
The door to Tourism and Culture Minister Michael Chan’s office is always open and the minister will look at ways of increasing tourism in Niagara Falls, Kim Craitor said Thursday.
Craitor, who represents Niagara Falls at Queen’s Park and who is also the parliamentary assistant to Chan, made the remarks in a telephone interview with former provincial Progressive Conservative party leader John Tory on Newstalk 1010’s The Live Drive program, Craitor.
“The answer is the door is always open,” Craitor told Tory when asked if the minister would consider looking into getting the Niagara Parks Commission to change its decision to not allow a walk across the Niagara Gorge in front of the Horseshoe Falls by Nik Wallenda.
“The minister will listen to ideas from anyone, including Mr. Wallenda, Craitor said.
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- Wallenda makes pitch to Canadians From the Tonawanda News: After his first meeting with officials...
- Chan rallies NPC staff From the Niagara Falls Review: The public has “high expectations”...
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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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NPC appoints new chair
From Niagara This Week:
After almost five months in the interim position, Janice Thomson has been appointed the chair of the Niagara Parks Commission’s Board of Directors.
While the announcement was made by Tourism and Culture Minister Michael Chan on Wednesday, the appointment was actually effective Nov. 16. Thomson, executive director of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce & Visitor and Convention Bureau, also has experience as a sales and marketing consultant and a former owner and operator of a restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
The Niagara Falls Review also had an article called Janice Thomson named permanent chair of NPC
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It’s time to go Over the falls
From Niagara This Week:
…And speaking of Clifton Hill, that is one of the reasons I am loving covering the Niagara Falls. Ever since growing up as a kid in Dundas, family trips to Niagara Falls and walks up and down the Hill have made the the Falls become a special place for me and now my wife, who joined me in Canada from the United States 11 years ago.
So here’s to you Niagara Falls, I look forward to getting to know you better.
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Greg Frewin reaches big milestone
From Niagara This Week:
When Greg Frewin made the move to Niagara Falls approximately seven years ago, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The award-winning illusionist and “world champion of magic” left behind the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to make a new home for himself and his family in Niagara Falls.
“I loved Vegas, it’s a great place to visit,” he said. “But it’s not the type of environment that I wanted to raise my family in.”
Instead, the Hamilton-born illusionist made his way to Niagara Falls, setting up shop in one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. At first, he admits, it was slow going for the dinner-theatre show.
“We had to work hard to get where we are today,” he said. “It took a while for it to grow.”
Looking back on his 1,500 shows in Niagara Falls, a milestone he reached on Monday, Oct. 24, Frewin said he remembers most vividly the night they first broke 100 in terms of attendance. His mother, who has since passed away, was on hand at the time, helping her son in the theatre.
“She was so thrilled and had the biggest smile on her face,” he said. “There were definitely drinks for everyone that night.”
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