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Work begins at site of future four-pad arena
Robert Lapensée
Published on Nov 07, 2007
Niagara Falls – Site work has begun on the city’s new four-pad arena complex and if everything goes to plan the facility should open for the start of the 2009 season.
Crews are moving ground at the site, located at the former Cytec site on Fourth Avenue off of Stanley Avenue, and the city’s parks, recreation and culture department unveiled a sign depicting an artist’s rendering of the facility facing Stanley last week.
The sign states the site is the future home of the Niagara Falls Four Pad Arena Complex.
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From CanWest News Service

B.C. man jumps off Niagara Falls … again

By Derek Spalding

Thursday, September 27, 2007

NANAIMO, B.C. – For the second time in three years, Dean Sullivan rappelled down the cliffs of Niagara Falls without injury.

Still, the Nanaimo man is not officially recognized for his daredevil antics.

Sullivan – also known for bungee jumping off Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge in 2002 – loves the attention his stunts attract, so he said he was quite upset when the Niagara parks commission refused to acknowledge his 2004 jump.

In a letter, the parks commission told him they would not rank him with other daredevils who have gone over because he was not caught and charged for his jump.

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Originally Printed by the Associated Press
Tightrope Walker Looks to Cross Falls

By CAROLYN THOMPSON

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — For more than 40 years, visitors to this tourist town have gazed upward to a fiberglass likeness of 19th century tightrope walker Charles Blondin occupying not only his fabled wire, but his place as Niagara Falls’ most famous funambulist.
This summer, tourists also have been bending their necks for a flesh-and-blood contemporary. Twice each day, Jay Cochrane has traversed a wire between two 20-story towers set 1,000 feet apart, addressing onlookers with a showman’s skills honed over a 50-year career.
“Welcome to Canada!” he announces from above as his electric blue costume’s sequins spark like flashbulbs in the sun.
By summer’s end, Cochrane will have performed 300 “skywalks,” as he calls them, a block or so from the water’s edge.
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TORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW Telbec/ – The summer season may be over but there
are still plenty of reasons to visit a region known for its waterfalls,
vineyards and theatre. And to add some spice to the fall harvest mixture, VIA
Rail Canada in partnership with Inniskillin Wines is offering a chance to win
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Just a few minutes ago, Niagara Falls Tourism has launched their much anticipated all new web site.

There is definately a huge improvement from their previous site, with many features such as FallsTV!

There is also a “Niagara Falls Blog” included on the new site:

Click here to take a closer look: Niagara Falls Tourism

Released March 2, 2007 by PrWeb

(PRWeb) March 2, 2007 — Come join the conversation with author Shelly Rachanow (If Women Ran the World, Sh*t Would Get Done, Conari Press, October 2006) and other amazing women as they celebrate Women’s History Month and butt-kicking women past, present, and future.
Did you know that a woman was the first to:
+Win the Nobel Prize twice? (Marie Curie, 1903 in Physics and 1911 in Chemistry)
+Win an Oscar and a Tony in the same year? (Ellen Burstyn in 1975 for the movie Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and the play Same Time, Next Year)
+Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? (Annie Edson Taylor in 1901)
Did you know that a woman invented AZT (the major AIDS-fighting drug), Kevlar (the main ingredient in bulletproof vests), the vaccination for smallpox, and the drip coffeemaker (i.e. the gateway to heaven in the morning)?
Did you know that since a woman (Nancy Brinker) founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in 1982 with just $200 and a shoebox of friends’ names, the Foundation and its affiliates have raised more than $750 million, created a Web site that has educated millions, and started a toll free hotline that helps thousands every year?
Did you know that in the last ten years, Oprah’s Angel Network (in a wonderful demonstration of The Secret) has raised more than $27 million dollars for charities and non profit organizations that make a difference in people’s lives around the world?
Did you know that the American Red Cross was founded by a woman (Clara Barton), the Salvation Army was co-founded by a woman (Catherine Booth), and that a woman (Eleanor Roosevelt) drafted the Declaration of Human Rights and was instrumental in helping the United Nations start UNICEF?
Did you know that over the last fifty years, more than thirty countries around the world have been led by a female President or Prime Minister? Could Hillary Clinton be the next name added to that list?
Come join the conversation with author Shelly Rachanow (If Women Ran the World, Sh*t Would Get Done, Conari Press, October 2006) and other amazing women as they celebrate Women’s History Month and butt-kicking women past, present, and future.
Check out daily posts with fun facts, more did you know’s, and important questions for all of us.
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Passport law excuses kids
Chertoff expected to reveal plan changes in Detroit today
Associated Press
OTTAWA — The U.S. government is to announce today that it will excuse children from a contentious law requiring all visitors to show a passport at border crossings starting in 2009.
The Canadian Press has learned that U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff will make the announcement during a stop in Detroit. He will speak at the Detroit Economic Club at the Detroit Marriott.
The move to exempt travelers under age 17 from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative would simplify cross-border travel for families, sports teams, youth groups and school field trips.
It is not expected to apply to airports, where children will still require passports.
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Printed from the National Post
U.S. to drop passport requirement for kids at border crossings
Sheldon Alberts, CanWest News Service
Published: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has agreed to exempt Canadian and American children from new rules requiring travellers to carry a passport when entering the United States at land borders, the Canadian government confirmed Wednesday night.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is expected to make the announcement during a visit Thursday to Detroit, in advance of meetings later this week in Ottawa with Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day on Canada-U.S. border issues.
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Tourist rescued after falling near brink of Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. A close call for a visitor at Niagara Falls.
A Polish tourist was stranded for about 45 minutes yesterday after sliding down an icy hill near the brink of the falls.
Police say the man had climbed a snow bank to get a better view, but slipped. He slid about 200 feet, stopping just short of going over.
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