From Niagara This Week: As Sue Forcier looks around the city and sees residents enjoying the season and all the festivities happening throughout Niagara Falls, she can’t help but think about being in Ottawa in two months time to claim the top prize in a contest measuring holiday spirit. “I want to win, I have…
The latest issue of Business Link Niagara has an article about Draftcon Calamar, a construction designer/contractor firm, has built several building in the Niagara area. Most recently they completed work on the A Young Garden restaurant. A recently completed project, the building for Hana America Corporation garnered high praise from a customer that is indicative…
From the Globe and Mail: Lawyers for Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover will plead not guilty on the actor’s behalf in a St. Catharines, Ont., court on Tuesday to a trespassing charge. The court appearance is the result of actions related to a protest in which Glover, 60, participated in September in Niagara Falls, Ont.,…
From AssociatedContent: Niagara. It should come as no surprise that the very name means â€Ŕwater!†Whether you visit Niagara Falls from the US or the Canadian side, you can’t help but be impressed by this natural wonder. I visited Niagara recently during a quick jaunt to Ontario, Canada and found out there’s more to the…
From Buzzle.com: Celebrating the New Year in a new and exciting environment is highly desirable – and one of the main bi-products of the increasing number of cheap flights and greater global mobility is that this is becoming more and more possible. People living in Chicago can now choose to celebrate the New Year in…
From Niagara This Week: For the better part of the 1980s and in to the 1990s, Niagara Falls was in an economic downward spiral. Residents were losing good-paying manufacturing jobs as large factories in the city’s industrial sector were shutting down. The unemployment rate was among the worst in the country, reaching a high of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Despite a downturn in tourism and fewer players, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming says it is committed to Casino Niagara’s long-term future. “Both casinos, for us, are part of a larger vision to revitalize the Niagara Falls region … into a unique, year-round destination,” said OLG spokeswoman Teresa Roncon. “We…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Toddlers with water-wings, splashing about in the YMCA’s leisure pool, seem a world away from the ringing bells, stacks of poker chips and whirling roulette wheels at Casino Niagara. But there’s a link that might be easy to overlook. Niagara’s casinos donated $250,000 toward the construction of the MacBain Community…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Slots. Poker. Blackjack. Roulette. Expect to win some and expect to lose some when you go to a casino. The same thing when the casino comes to you. After 10 years of having casino gambling in the community, some Niagarans recognize the benefits while others question how much it has…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Not long ago, lineups used to be out the door at Casino Niagara. Even in winter, women with fur coats over little black dresses and men in suits would queue up for hours on Friday or Saturday nights. “Those were days when people lined up and were backed up into…