Graham on February 16th, 2006

From Niagara This Week:
Jeff Stewart takes pride in feeding insects to others.
It’s not that he has any perverse intentions. He’s not in it the business of cooking up critters for the shock value. Rather, he wants to use his creepy-crawly culinary skills to open cultural boundaries in Canada and wants North Americans to consider swerving [...]

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Graham on February 16th, 2006

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Sprucing up Table Rock House and developing an interactive hydroelectricity museum at the Canadian Niagara Power plant are among the ideas the Niagara Parks Commission will consider this year, says the agency’s chairman Jim Williams.
The commission has been under pressure to increase revenue, but has learned local residents expect “creative, yet [...]

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The purpose of the Niagara Falls Blog is to cover the scene on the Canadian side of the Falls. But as a follow-up to the posting about the Crowne Plaza hotels in both Niagara Falls, ON and Niagara Falls, NY, the Buffalo News has a nice article:
Nearly a million dollars in high-quality hotel furniture is [...]

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Graham on February 16th, 2006

From the Globe and Mail:
In a decision heralded as an important victory by anti-smoking advocates, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that casino patrons can not accumulate loyalty-program points and redeem them for cigarettes.
Three judges ruled unanimously that two casinos in Niagara Falls, Ont. run by Falls Management Co. shouldn’t allow members of their [...]

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