Trouble with the Pink Panther Ride

    Many of you may have read Sue’s comments on a previous post. Apparently there was a problem with a window washer. This person was cleaning the windows on the Sheraton on the Falls, and the wires/ropes were blown around the side of the building and damaged the Pink Panther ride. Here is Sue’s original comment:…

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      Clifton Hill Resorts Update – August 2006

      On Monday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update. As always, you can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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        Fuego! to heat up Niagara Falls

        From Canada.com: It won’t have the star-studded glamour of a Broadway opening or a film festival premiere, but the North American debut of Fuego! takes place Wednesday night in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The Spanish dance spectacular that has delighted audiences in Korea, Austria, Hungary, Israel, Qatar, China, Germany, The Netherlands, Russia and Lithuania lands at…

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          Niagarafallsview.com Fall Package Specials

          On Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview (it wasn’t junk email this time). They are advertising several packages for the Fall. You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site.

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            Council OKs golf course expansion

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Grand Niagara golf course got city approval to expand its resort, but still needs to overcome opposition from its Grassy Brook Road neighbours to get the road closures a resort representative says it needs. “That’s the talk of the town where we live,” said Denis Boulet, summing up the rural…

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              Power station gearing up for new life; Rediscovering Niagara

              From the Niagara Falls Review: After 33 years of dormancy, there is new activity behind the columns of the Toronto Power Generating Station. But the stately building that sits above the falls won’t be used to generate electricity. It is being dismantled 100 years after it was built. In May, around 50 workers began removing…

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                Niagara fights tourist slump with glitz

                Regular visitor Dan linked to this article in a comment to a previous post… From the Toronto Star: Okay, everybody, repeat after me: “What happens in Niagara Falls stays in Niagara Falls.” Doesn’t have quite the same zing as the original? Well, get used to it, because our city of the whirling waters is definitely…

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