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Eclipse expected to create largest Niagara Falls tourist influx ever

Mayor says about 1 million visitors could be there April 8 to experience total solar eclipse
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A view of Niagara Falls, Ont. is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024 in a photo taken in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it readies to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio

The chance to observe a natural celestial spectacle alongside one of the Seven Wonders of North America is expected to draw about a million people to Niagara Falls, Ont., for next month’s solar eclipse, the city’s mayor said Saturday as he urged community members to prepare for the largest influx of tourists in local history.

Jim Diodati says “all hands are on deck” from all levels of government, and first responders are helping the iconic southern Ontario city known for its waterfalls prepare for something they’ve never had to plan for on April 8 — a total solar eclipse.

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