Daily Archive for September 19th, 2006

New sign at Guinness World Records Museum

I’m not sure how long it has been there for, but the other day I noticed a new sign outside the Guinness World Records Museum. There is still the tall vertical sign (see the bottom picture), but there is a new sign right above the store attached to the side of Ruby Tuesdays. It is held in place by a semi-circular support, and the centre signs spins 360°.

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Changes at casino affect 300 staff

From the Niagara Falls Review:

New “customer-friendly” technology in the city’s two casinos hasn’t proven friendly to staff on the gaming floor.

Approximately 300 workers were told recently their jobs have been made redundant by new technology aimed at streamlining efficiency, such as the ticket-in/ticket-out operation of slot machines - instead of coins - and the “table-touch” technology for players at blackjack tables.

News of the changes came to The Review from two former employees, who did not want to be identified because they are currently suing Niagara Casinos, alleging wrongful dismissal.

Motel 6 progress

As reported previously, there is a Motel 6 being built at the corner of Stanley Avenue and Forsythe Street. There is now a sign up recognizing that it will be a Motel 6 and that it will be open in Spring 2007:

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I looked for more information, but there is nothing on the Accor Hotels or Motel 6 web sites.
The construction seems to be moving along well. This picture below isn’t great, but you can see that the basement portion has been poured and they are essentially working at ground level now.

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