Niagara Falls Review

3 days ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

As flames ravage the Canadian north, five hotels in Niagara Falls are providing refuge to about 2,400 wildfire evacuees from the Prairies. “Everything is running smoothly,” said the city’s fire chief, Jo Zambito, who’s also the municipality’s community emergency management co-ordinator. “Everybody seems to be in as positive spirits as they can be,” he said Wednesday.

3 days ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

Say no to panhandling. Instead, support local charities such as Project Share and Niagara Falls Soup Kitchen. That’s the message City of Niagara Falls wants to send by installing signs at the Dorchester Road and Morrison Street intersection as part of a pilot project that could expand to other busy areas across the municipality. “It’s dangerous for the panhandler. It’s dangerous for vehicles. Somebody is going to get killed,” said Mayor Jim Diodati.

3 days ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

Whether it was a customer’s car or home audio needs, Electronic Depot in Niagara Falls has been there for almost four decades. And the store  hasn’t just offered a plethora of high-end products to scratch the itch of the most ardent of audiophiles. It has also provided a welcoming atmosphere to people wanting to just learn more about the industry. Electronic Depot is owned by Graham Lundy and his wife Micki.

4 days ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

A less “onerous” commercial parking lot bylaw will hopefully lead to more buy-in from private owners who mostly have been failing to pay for operating licences, say Niagara Falls city officials. City council last week approved an amendment to a bylaw requiring parking lot owners obtain licences to operate and adhere to certain requirements. The municipality identified 43 lots throughout the city — and only three were licensed.

5 days ago | niagarafallsreview.ca | Ray Spiteri

What local marathoner Kristian Jamieson has accomplished to start his long-distance running career has been “incredible,” says Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. “This young man is really quite remarkable, the things that he’s been doing and that he is currently involved in,” Diodati said while recognizing the 23-year-old University of Western Ontario dental student during last week’s council meeting. Jamieson was raised in Niagara Falls.