@RaySpiteri

Multimedia Journalist at The Niagara Falls Review (@niafallsreview)

 Niagara Falls
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Joined May 2009
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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…

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

For 20 years, men in Niagara have been lacing up high heels to stand up against domestic violence. This year, 175+ walkers turned out for the biggest Walk a Mile in Her Shoes yet — raising $195,000...

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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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We asked, you answered: Property taxes and flooding reshape Niagara voters’ election agenda - story by @bill_standard niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

What Niagara voters want from their next leaders

A survey of 337 Niagara Daily readers reveals what voters prioritize ahead of Oct. 26. Property taxes lead, but flooding reshuffled priorities in real time.

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23 of 30 Niagara Falls council candidates in their own words ahead of the Oct. 26 municipal vote niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

23 of 30 candidates answered our questions. 7 didn't. Here's who's running for Niagara Falls council

We gave all 30 Niagara Falls council candidates a chance to introduce themselves ahead of Oct. 26. Twenty-three took it. See where they stand on taxes, homelessness and the city's future — and note...

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Bills fans sang 'O Canada,' Buffalo put up billboards — now Niagara Falls is lighting up the falls to say thank you niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara Falls is lighting up for Buffalo — and you're invited

After Buffalo sang "O Canada" and put up billboards welcoming Canadians, Niagara Falls is returning the favour — with fireworks, red-white-and-blue falls illumination, and an open letter in The...

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Niagara South MP to chair all-party border caucus as tariff pressures squeeze local manufacturers niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

'They need a deal': Niagara MP takes helm of all-party border caucus amid tariff crisis

Niagara South MP Fred Davies is chairing a new cross-party border caucus at Parliament — and he says local manufacturers can't wait much longer for Canada and the U.S. to reach a trade agreement....

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Niagara Health's MRI machines are sitting idle overnight. A new report says Ontario's private health-care spending is why niagarafallsreview.ca/news/n…

Niagara's MRI machines go dark every night — while Ontario spends billions on private clinics

Three MRI machines at Niagara Health sit unused overnight and run only partially on weekends — not because of equipment shortages, but lack of staff and funding. A new report asks: why is Ontario...

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Candidate blasts city hall advance poll, calling Niagara Falls venue too small, too partisan and too inconvenient niagarafallsreview.ca/news/m…

'It's advertising for incumbents': Niagara Falls candidate blasts city hall advance poll

A candidate in the Oct. 26 Niagara Falls municipal elections says the city's advance poll at city hall is cramped, confusing and unfairly benefits incumbents — pointing to paid parking, restrictive...

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Niagara Falls Innovation Hub gets $1M gift — and a new name — from Rankin family niagarafallsreview.ca/busine…

A Niagara construction dynasty just wrote a $1-million cheque to help local startups grow

The Rankin family — the St. Catharines name behind Rankin Construction — has given $1 million to Niagara Falls Innovation Hub, renaming it and funding a new wave of programs for local entrepreneurs.

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