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Tonight’s Headlines: WEGO a No Go for Now, Gimme Shelter, Charges Dismissed: FACS, Things to do this Weekend, Cherry Hill Anniversary, Dr. Janice Giesbrecht. Check out IKFADTV on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IKFADTV and on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ikfadtv and at www.ikfadtv.com

Slots at Fort Erie Race Track. Bullet News photo by Peter Conradi.
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On Thursday, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. unveiled its plan to create 29 “gaming zones” in Ontario – places where privately operated slots facilities will be allowed in the future. Fort Erie didn’t make the list.

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Kids have that unique gift for getting right to the heart of the matter. So when daredevil Nik Wallenda stood in front of about 200 students at Notre Dame Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, the famed aerialist faced some of the best questions he’s been asked since he first began to make his acquaintance with Niagara Falls.

The replacement for the Niagara Parks Commission’s aging People mover system now has a name — WEGO. Submitted photo.
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May 17, 2012, No comments

WEGO, the new $50-million visitor transportation system being launched by the city of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Parks Commission, will miss most of the current tourist season.

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I’d like to begin by telling you about the bane of a bellman’s existence, GPT. No, it isn’t a new federal tax. You can exhale now. GPT stands for Guests’ Perception of Time and this phenomenon occurs whenever an impatient traveller is waiting for, well, anything, really.

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The Niagara Regional Police Services Board announced Wednesday Jeffrey McGuire, an acting deputy chief of the Toronto Police Service, has been selected to replace Chief Wendy Southall, who retired earlier this year.

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Gimme Shelter: This can be a really scary place for kittens

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It’s been a really busy week at the shelter. It appears that spring has sprung, and the kitten season is in full bloom. On a daily basis there are c ...

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Return of the Falls Fireworks Series - Long Weekend Concert Lineup - Battle of Culloden Re-enactment - World’s Tallest Flower and Annual Hydrangea D ...

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COURT: Charges dismissed against foster parent

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The Crown has dismissed charges against a longtime foster parent for Family and Children’s Services Niagara.

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MILESTONE: Cherry Hill golf club to mark 90th anniversary this weekend

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The season’s first golf tournament will take place on Saturday, May 19, with an opening ceremony designed to commemorate the 90th Anniversary.

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Police investigating Niagara Falls home invasion

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The incident happened Monday around 11 p.m. at a home on Willmott Street.

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St. Catharines man accused of posing as dead brother to claim government benefits

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Charged with fraud over $5,000, personation with intent, identity theft, cause a person to act upon a forged document and false statement for passport ...

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  • From left to right: David Barrick from Verge Insurance, Dave Elliott from Royal Lepage, Mike Sloat from @27 and David Hawkins of Niagara This Week are getting ready to bunk together again just as they did last year in the “Four Men in a Yurt” campaign for Port Cares. This year, the “Four Buds in a Bunky” will be staying in a 12x12-foot cabin (or bunky) donated by Sherkston Shores. They will be bunking together in the Port Cares parking lot from 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, to noon on Friday, May 18, and will again be collecting cash donations for the Reach Out Food Centre capital campaign and food and cash for the food bank. Mike Zettel/Niagara This Week.
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  • More than 150,000 books were up for grabs at the 34th Annual Nova House Book Riot, held Thursday through Sunday at Optimist Hall, in Niagara Falls. The event supports the work of Women's Place of South Niagara. Bullet News file photo by John Robbins.
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