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Boundary Waters
Treaty Centennial Celebration December 2008
Prior to 1909, there was no bilateral international agreement between
Canada and the United States pertaining to the diversion, uses and/or
pollution of waters along their shared borders of the Great Lakes. There
were for the most part no rules.
The
two countries soon recognized the problems associated to this lack of
control and regulation and began negotiations to remedy the problem.
From these came an agreement known the
Boundary Waters Treaty.
The 1909
Boundary Waters Treaty was the first international Canadian-American
treaty to control the principles of boundary water resource development
and to control the diversion of boundary waters. This agreement
between Canada and the United States was signed at
Washington on January 11, 1909.
In June of 2009, the 100th anniversary of this cross border
treaty will be celebrated in Niagara when the Government of Canada and
the Government of the United States of America including
the City of Buffalo, New York
the City of Niagara Falls, New York
the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario
the Town of Niagara on the Lake
the Village of Lewiston, New York
the Town of Youngstown, New York
will
host this Centennial Celebration of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty at
Niagara Falls on June 13, 2009.
The Centennial Celebration will be held during Boundary Waters Week - a
regional initiative scheduled to run from June 5-14, 2009. Throughout
Boundary Waters Week the Niagara Region Corridor will be host to water
themed conferences and events, exhibitions and performances.
The official celebration of the Boundary Waters Treaty will be held on
Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Niagara Falls.
Each of Niagara's border municipalities will be host to a centennial
activity over the course of Boundary Waters Week.
The official ceremony will be held at the International Boundary at the
Rainbow Bridge from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on June 13th 2009.
Federal, state, provincial and municipal government officials including
Native Americans and First Nations representatives will be a part of the
official program.
The ceremony is anticipated to attract national media attention.
Centennial stages are planned for Oakes Garden Theatre in
Niagara Falls, Ontario and at Prospect Point
in Niagara Falls, New York on
June 13th 2009. A musical program of entertainment is being planned for
each of the centennial stages.
The entertainment at the centennial stage will be free to
the public. The evening will
conclude with a Falls fireworks display. To assist in the production of
the
event each of the Communities mentioned above has been asked to
participate with a $10,000 sponsorship and to provide staff support to assist in
the planning of this event.
Niagara Convention
Centre October 2007
The Niagara
Convention and Civic Centre is to be built on the west side Stanley
Avenue opposite Livingston Street in the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The $87 million dollar project is 231,000
square feet in size that includes a 100,000 square feet main exhibit
hall, 31,000 square feet of meeting space and 100,000 square feet
of support space.
The project is jointly financed by the
Federal Government ($35 million dollars), the Provincial Government ($35
million dollars), the Falls Management Company ($15 million dollars) and
the Fallsview BIA ($2 million dollars).
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Passports Required June 1st 2009
April 2009
On June 1st 2009, it
will be mandatory when crossing the USA-CANADA border to produce
enhanced identification such as a passport, nexus card or enhanced
drivers license. This is a requirement of both Canadian and American
citizens.
Artpark Summer Concert
Series
April 2009
Artpark in Lewiston,
New York have announced their summer concert series line-up.
Tuesday in
the Park
concerts are
FREE and
will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
A New York
State
parking fee
of $10
applies.
Tuesday in
the Park
Concerts
include:
June 9 -
The Reverend
Horton Heat
June 16 -
Blue Oyster
Cult
June 23 -
America
June 30 -
Blue Rodeo
July 7 - The
Guess Who
July 14 -
Grand Funk
Railroad
July 21 -
54-40
July 28 -
Starship
starring
Mickey
Thomas
Aug. 4 -
Chris Isaak
Aug. 11 -
The Machine
performs
Pink Floyd
Aug. 18 -
The Outlaws
Aug. 25 -
Peter
Frampton
Wednesdays
on the Gorge
Concerts are
FREE and
begin at
6:30 p.m. A
New York
State
parking fee
of $10
applies.
Concerts
include:
July 15 -
Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy
July 22 -
Tinsley
Ellis/The
Nighthawks
July 29 -
The Trews
Aug. 5 -
Railroad
Earth
Aug. 12 -
Sloan
Aug. 19 -
Celtic
Night,
featuring
Scythian and
Black 47
Aug. 26 -
Galactic
US Border Security
Increased
April 2009
The US Border Patrol
is increasing surveillance along the Buffalo - Niagara International
border between the USA and Canada with the installation of 5 additional
surveillance towers along the border.
Cameras
mounted on these towers can monitor movement of any person, vehicle or
boat along the border.
City Allocates Money
To New Year's Party
January 2009
The City of Niagara
Falls has allocated $55,000 dollars remaining from the Ontario Power
Generation fund to cover the cost of televising New Years Eve Party in
the Park for 2009/2010.
Falls Illumination
January 2009
The nightly
Illumination of the Falls schedule is as follows:
January
1st to January 8th - 5 p.m. to midnight January 9th to February 28th - 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 1st to March 10th - 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 11th to March 31st - 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 1st to April 30th - 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. May 1st to August 16th - 9 p.m. to midnight August 17th to September 30th - 8:30 p.m. to midnight October 1st to October 31st - 7 p.m. to midnight November 1st to November 2nd - 6:30 p.m. to midnight November 3rd to December 30th - 5 p.m. to midnight December 31st - 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
In 2009 the City of
Niagara Falls will allocate $36,050 dollars for their share to provide
nightly illumination of the Falls.
City Provides $$$ To
Festival of Lights & Tourism Bureau
January 2009
The City of Niagara
Falls will allocate $380,000 dollars to support the Winter Festival of
Lights for Tourism Development.
The City of Niagara Falls
will allocated $600,000 dollars to Niagara Falls Tourism Bureau for
tourism promotion.
Ontario Power Generation Plan 2010 Project
December 2006
Ontario Power
Generation has announced that in 2010 following the completion of the
Niagara Tunnel Project, the Chippawa-Queenston open cut hydro
canal will be closed and dewatered for several months to allow for
cleaning and restoration work. Once completed the canal will again be
used to channel water from the Welland River to the forebays of the Sir
Adam Beck Power Generating Stations.
Hilton Hotel Becomes
Niagara's Tallest
December 2008
The Hilton Hotel on
Fallsview Boulevard has recently become the tallest building in Niagara
Falls. It is located at the south-west corner of Fallsview
Boulevard at Murray Street. The new hotel addition is 172 meters (564 feet). When completed,
this addition will eclipse the height of the Skylon Tower by 12 meters.
The Skylon is 160 meters (520 feet) tall - 53 storeys.
As of April 1st 2007, the base has been
excavated and the steel and concrete footing are being constructed.
The Hilton Hotel
Fallsview is owned by the DiCosimo family of Niagara Falls.
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