NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA PARKS
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The Niagara Falls Illumination Board will light up Niagara Falls in shades of red and white for National Flag of Canada Day, marking 60 years with the red maple leaf as the national symbol of Canada. The illumination is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, and the display will run for 15 minutes.
All special illumination requests are reviewed and approved by the Niagara Falls Illumination Board, which has financed and operated the “illumination of Niagara Falls” since 1925. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board is made up of representatives from the City of Niagara Falls Ontario, City of Niagara Falls, New York, Ontario Power Generation Inc., New York Power Authority, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Niagara Parks Commission. It is the Illumination Board’s responsibility and mandate to finance and maintain the nightly illumination of both the Horseshoe and American Falls.
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