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       NYPA & Canal Corporation Erie Canal Lighting receives Major
       Global Award
   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: August 17, 2024, 9:13 am
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       More from the NYS Canal Corporation regarding their Iconic
       Lighting Program along the Erie Canal. This time it's on the
       western end, in Tonawanda.
  HTML https://www.canals.ny.gov/News
       Here's what the Mayor of North Tonawanda had to say.
       City of North Tonawanda Mayor Austin Tylec said, “North
       Tonawanda expresses our heartfelt gratitude to Governor Hochul,
       the New York Power Authority, and the New York State Canal
       Corporation for illuminating our iconic bridge connecting the
       Tonawandas over the historic Erie Canal.” NYPA and the Canal
       Corporation contracted with New York City based Office for
       Visual Interaction (OVI), an architectural lighting design firm,
       and LiRo Engineers Inc. (LiRo),
       based on Long Island, to create these energy-efficient lighting
       installations that compliment the historic features of each
       Canal structure.
       In 2023, the Iconic Lighting Program was internationally
       recognized with a prestigious LIT Lighting Design Award for the
       illumination of infrastructure along the New York State Canal
       system. OVI and the program won in the “Community Building
       Lighting” category. Last year’s LIT Lighting Design Awards
       attracted over 800 submissions from 58 countries.
       Here's what this new Reimagine the Canals lighting looks like:
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       Here's the official Press Release from the NY State
       CanalCorporation website:
  HTML https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/newyorkpowe2bd0-canalsf418-productionbf60-c829/media/Files/Press-Releases/2024/20240816-Iconic-Lighting-Tonawanda-CSX-Railroad-Crossing-Press-Release.pdf
       And of course not everyone wants to embace these new, exciting
       changes to a hundred year old canal system. There's the usual
       whining on social media about "phony" environmentalist issues
       from that gropu that simply hates anything the Canal Corporation
       has been doing to make the Erie Canal System safer & more
       attractive. Read the comment below that Ms J. Heckmann wrote,
       isnt she contradicting herself in this statement about "light
       pollution?
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       If no "human" is ever going to see this bridge lighting, then
       how does it become a "pollution issue?"
       And yes folks, Ms Heckmann is an active whiner on this social
       media group's webpage, always whining, complaining about things
       she doesn't understand or seem to want to learn about. The MAYOR
       of that City loves this new change, sadly that doesn't matter to
       those like Ms Heckmann and her cohorts on Facebook.
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       Once again it's time to consider the source...
       You can believe a Mayor of a western NY city who sees the value
       in revitalizing this outdated National Treasure called the Erie
       Canal, to make it more 21st century ready.
       Or believe a member of a social media group who's leadership &
       membership have already stated that NYPA & the NY Canal
       Corporation are both "evil, doing the devil's work".
       If "ignorance is bliss" as the old saying goes, this social
       media group must be the most "blissful" on Facebook. 😆
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