Ray Spiteri

1 week ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

Niagara Falls is looking into prominent locations for a memorial crosswalk to honour veterans, following in the footsteps of other Niagara municipalities. City council approved a motion brought forward by Coun. Mona Patel Tuesday directing staff to investigate and report back on the feasibility, design, cost and suitable and prominent locations for the installation.

1 week ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

Are sign bans at municipal council meetings unconstitutional? The City of Niagara Falls may find out after it decided to kick a small group of sign-toting women out of a public meeting this past week and called in Niagara Regional Police to do the job. The move by the city has come to the attention of the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), an organization that last year forced Niagara Region to back down on a procedural bylaw provision that banned signage in the audience at council meetings.

1 week ago | thespec.com | Ray Spiteri

Cheesy. Tacky. Over the top. There are many words to describe Clifton Hill, a bustling entertainment district in the heart of Niagara Falls’ tourism district. Arcades. Wax museums. Miniature golf. Mazes. Haunted houses. Canada’s only rooftop roller-coaster above a giant figure of Frankenstein holding a hamburger. “It’s a true getaway to many people’s childhoods,” says Niagara Falls Tourism president Janice Thomson. “It’s about fun, it’s about having genuine laughter and sharing things across generations.

1 week ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

City officials will work on solutions to concerns raised by a tourist-area business related to a seasonal street vendor located just inches from his brick-and-mortar store on Victoria Avenue. “I’m a big believer in what (the owner of Grand Bazaar Niagara) is saying in the sense that we need to give some preferential treatment to brick-and-mortar business,” said Coun. Victor Pietrangelo during Tuesday’s meeting.

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Ray Spiteri

Niagara Falls’ concerns over a delegation seeking support for greater municipal accountability could have been worked around, say spokespersons for a group of women kicked out of a city council meeting this week. And the fact an ongoing legal process involving a city councillor resulted in the city blocking the group from delegating at the meeting supports the argument greater accountability is needed, says the provincial group’s founder.