Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: shawn Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT} Niagara Falls declares state of emergency due to April 8 eclipse Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:38:15 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 19 Message-ID: <8kne0jlddpgv4v57tpob3bun68l6a81d8f@4ax.com> References: <20240329191353.00001dc3@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 00:38:16 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="38efeb03973e599d6def1fa408752358"; logging-data="643372"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19Q2gXI3T9Hp9p7WLtsLtg9OWYP68eJCF8=" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:TUhDprbzYR0Oa5+A5deWsJFfhpA= Bytes: 1983 On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:13:53 -0400, Rhino wrote: >Niagara Falls has been touted as one of the very best places to view >the solar eclipse that will be occurring on April 8. (That area is also >one of the only parts of Canada that will be in the Path of Totality, >where the moon will completely cover the sun for several minutes.) > >Niagara Falls, "out of an abundance of caution" - you always know >something ridiculous is coming when you hear that phrase - has declared >a state of emergency with regards to the eclipse. > >https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/niagara-region-proactively-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-total-solar-eclipse-1.6827320 I would think that the only reason for declaring an emergency over this eclipse if they expect a tremendous crowd of people to show up. That could create some issues especially if there are any medical emergencies because of the traffic. Other than that I can't see why it would be an emergency.