Spring cleaning in Niagara Falls

Spring cleaning is underway in Niagara Falls.

Dangling 13 storeys above the base of the falls, scalers chisel away rock like shale and limestone along the gorge wall that’s built up over the winter.

The work is being done to protect visitors from the threat of falling rocks on the Canadian side of the Horseshoe falls.

“What that entails is lowering a crew of 4 scalers over the edge of the brink and they release any loose rock that has a potential of falling throughout the season.” Ron Carpenter, Niagara Parks Commission.

Protecting visitors using the lower observation deck of the Journey behind the Falls attraction.

Currently the lower observation deck is closed off until the work is done and its safe to reopen. Visitors will only have access to the upper observation deck to get a behind the scenes view of the falls.

The annual work takes place during the final two weeks of April, once the last of the winter frost has subsided.

Once a geology firm has completed an inspection, the lower observation deck will reopen.