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CSEA Niagara Frontier Parks and Recreation Local member Griffin Kent walks through gushing water to to go down the the stairs to to the the main deck Members find joy while maintaining Cave of the Winds deck NIAGARA FALLS — Every spring CSEA members
in in in the the Niagara Frontier Parks and and Recreation Local brave the the the wet windy and and treacherous conditions at the the the the bottom of of Niagara Falls to to to do annual maintenance to to to the the the the Cave of of the the the the Winds deck On a a a a a a a a recent sunny day the the the workers dressed head to to toe in in in bright orange waterproof jumpsuits and sporting matching hardhats trekked up the the unfinished stairs that bring them just feet from the the the the roaring waterfall where they will rebuild the the the the railings While working near a a a a a a a a raging waterfall can bring with with it it it potential risk for injury or or or or death even with with strong workplace safety and health protections the the the workers are doing their their duties with huge smiles on their their faces like this is is is just normal everyday life which it is is is for many of them As the the the the workers cut two-by-fours and hammer them into place they occasionally joke with with each other to to make the the the the best out of a a a a a a a a a a task filled with with potential hazards Without hardworking CSEA members
to CSEA Niagara Frontier Parks and Recreation Local member Travis Saturley hammers a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a nail into a a a a a a a a a railing of of the the Cave of of the the Winds lower deck prepare the the the deck for the the the season tourists from around the the the world who come to to to Niagara Falls every year wouldn’t have access to to such an up- close immersive experience at at one of of the the natural wonders of the world — Madison Ruffo
From left Niagara Frontier Parks and Recreation Local members
Ryan McGrath and and Travis Saturley pose in front of of the Canadian side of Niagara Falls Town of Colonie Parks and and and Recreation employees David Hildenbrandt and and and Lori Smalley get a a a a a a a a a a a a a a head start on on on on preparing the the town’s largest park The Crossings for the the season June 2022
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