@RaySpiteri

Multimedia Journalist at The Niagara Falls Review (@niafallsreview)

 Niagara Falls
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From lineups around the block to cross-country fans: Frightmare in the Falls is Canada’s biggest horror show - story by @DaveJ_Tribune niagarafallsreview.ca/entert…

Frightmare in the Falls is a horror hot spot

Thousands of diehard fans flock to Niagara Falls Convention Centre.

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Finally, The Review has an app niagarafallsreview.ca/busine…

App now available for the Niagara Falls Review

Through the app, Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and area residents can have faster, more convenient access to news and local content at the click of a mobile icon.

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Niagara Parks breaks ground on $15M children’s garden — the largest of its kind in Ontario niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Ontario's largest children's garden breaks ground at Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens with 2028...

Construction is underway on a $15-million children's garden at Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. Featuring 10 interactive zones — including a treetop walk and a fossil gorge — the space is designed to...

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Niagara Falls MPP named NDP shadow minister for tourism, gaming and sport — with online gambling in his crosshairs niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara Falls MPP new NDP shadow minister for tourism, gaming and sport — with online gambling in...

Wayne Gates has a new role — and a warning: Ontario's online gambling boom is hollowing out bricks-and-mortar casinos and sending money out of the country.

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Property taxes are the No. 1 issue in Niagara Falls — here’s where the mayoral candidates stand niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Your Niagara Falls property tax bill is going up — here's what mayoral candidates plan to do about...

Taxes top the ballot in Niagara Falls. With city and regional levies both rising, we asked all five mayoral candidates the same five questions. Their answers couldn't be more different.

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Niagara Falls advance voting reaches roughly 8,500 ballots — nearly half of all votes cast in 2022 niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Nearly half of Niagara Falls' entire 2022 vote count already cast — and election day hasn't even...

Advance poll turnout in Niagara Falls is surging ahead of Monday's municipal election, with 8,500 ballots cast. City clerk Bill Matson said it's likely the highest advance turnout he's seen in nine...

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Why St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland voters are split on flooding, health care, homelessness - story by @bill_standard niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Niagara voters have had enough. Here's what they want on Oct. 26

Niagara regional property taxes are up 34% in four years. Floods. Homelessness. A derelict GM site. Residents told us what they want from their next mayors. Here's what they said.

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Millie’s Place: A $3M lead gift and a mother’s memory will anchor Niagara Falls’ first dedicated hospice niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara Falls is getting its first end-of-life care facility in Millie's Place

For the first time, Niagara Falls will have a dedicated residential hospice — a $20-million, 10-bed facility inspired by the warmth of home that is expected to open in 2028. Here's what it will look...

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Niagara Falls mayoral candidates divided on how to tackle homelessness crisis ahead of Oct. 26 vote niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Homeless in Niagara Falls: Where each mayoral candidate stands on the crisis — and what they'd...

175 people sleeping rough. A 67 per cent surge since 2020. A 12-point action plan sitting on paper. With Election Day two weeks away, Niagara Falls mayoral candidates are offering very different...

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Inside Niagara Falls’ Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa during Doors Open niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Have you ever been inside Niagara Falls' Buddhist stupa on River Road?

Thousands of locals have driven past it — few have stepped inside. During Doors Open Niagara Falls, a Buddhist nun opened the doors and shared the remarkable story behind the city's seven-storey Ten...

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'Without us, they would lose their homes': Niagara Falls soup kitchen dishes out close to 100,000 meals in its 41st year - story by @matthewpbarker niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

40 years of ladling out hope: Niagara Falls Community Outreach kitchen nears 100,000 meals served...

Started in 1985, The Soup Kitchen offered a humble meal — a sandwich and soup — to “a handful of people.” Since then, it has operated seven days a week, serving hundreds.

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Niagara Falls' road renewal program is beating its own targets. Here's how — and what happens if funding gets cut niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara Falls is fixing its roads faster than planned — and it has AI helping spot every crack

One year in, Niagara Falls' Operation Smooth Roads program is ahead of schedule. The city locked in better contractor prices by tendering early, shifted focus to high-traffic urban roads, and this...

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Men walk a mile in high heels at St. Catharines fundraiser, marking 20 years of fighting domestic violence niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara men walk a mile in heels — and raise $195,000 — for Niagara's Gillian's Place

For 20 years, supporters of Gillian's Place have been lacing up high heels to stand up against domestic violence. This year, 175-plus walkers turned out for the biggest Walk a Mile in Her Shoes yet...

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The man who helped build Niagara Falls' hospitality skyline dies at 89 niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

The man who helped build Niagara Falls' hotels skyline has died at 89

Victor Menechella came to Canada from Italy at 16 with nothing but ambition. He left behind a Canadian hospitality empire, a transformed city — and a reputation for never breaking his word.

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Lococo earns rare firefighters' endorsement while Diodati banks on LiUNA and a $3.6B hospital in tight Niagara Falls mayoral race niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Niagara Falls firefighters make rare mayoral endorsement — and it's not the incumbent

For the first time in at least 20 years, the Niagara Falls firefighters' association is backing a mayoral candidate — and it's challenger Lori Lococo, not four-term incumbent Jim Diodati. Meanwhile,...

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A kid who once worked at the Niagara Parks refectory grew up to make 'Avatar' — now his franchise is coming home niagarafallsreview.ca/entert…

World premiere of Avatar immersive experience coming to Niagara Falls next May — and James Camero...

Avatar: Guardians of Eywa is set to transform the edge of the Horseshoe Falls into an immersive Pandoran experience in 2027 — and Niagara Falls was chosen above every other city in the world to host...

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Niagara Falls city councillor candidate Rich Merlino has organized an all-candidates meet-and-greet for Oct. 22 at the Columbus Club hall niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

Niagara Falls city council hopeful organizing his own all-candidates forum

With incumbents not responding and the chamber of commerce unable to secure a venue, Niagara Falls councillor candidate Rich Merlino organized his own all-candidate forum. It's happening Oct. 22 —...

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Make your voices heard in this year's Niagara municipal elections niagarafallsreview.ca/opinio…

Take the survey and help turn Niagara's poor voting turnout around this year

In order to help voters make an informed choice, Niagara's Metroland newspapers launched Vote Compass, an interactive, non-partisan tool developed by Vox Pop Labs in partnership with Torstar.

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Niagara Falls mayoral candidates clash over Ford's plan to double tourism. Here's where they diverge niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

13 million tourists a year — so why are Niagara Falls residents still being left behind?

Doug Ford wants to double tourism in Niagara Falls. The mayoral candidates have very different ideas about whether that's good news for the people who actually live there. Here's what they're saying.

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Four Niagara Falls mayoral candidates square off in TV debate - story by @nfallslangley niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara Falls mayoral candidates square off

Incumbent Jim Diodati faced three challengers — Lori Lococo, Kevin Martineau and Michael Lucid — at the debate held at YourTV/Cogeco studio.

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