How a century-old, Canada-U.S. collaboration keeps Niagara Falls shining bright even in a trade war [Video]

No matter the tariffs, trade wars or political threats of the day, when the sun sets every night, Canada and America’s shared Niagara Falls will continue to be lit up as one. 

“I hope it symbolizes that these two countries really do have so much in common, so much to share and that our mutual respect and admiration of the falls is a reflection of how we should really be with one another,” Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mayor Robert Restaino told CBC Hamilton.

He and his across-the-river counterpart, Niagara Falls, Ont., Mayor Jim Diodati, are two of 18 members of the Niagara Falls Illumination Board. 

The century-old, Canadian-American collaboration ensures the continent’s most powerful and iconic waterfalls are awash in bright, colour-changing lights 365 days of the year.

Together, Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side, and American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls make up the Niagara Falls.