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 of Draftcon Calamar’s commitment to their long term goal. Chol-Hwan Kim, Director Hana America Corporation wrote, “Your dedication and ability are sterling examples of the highest goals in construction management as a vice president project executive.” This very project has been recognized with the First Place Specialty Buildings Award for the utilization of concrete in construction. The management team accepted the award in November at Constructs Canada, Canada’s largest construction trade show and conference, sponsored by the Ontario Construction Association.
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., in support of workers at three hotels there.
Security officers at one of the hotels, the Sheraton on the Falls, charged Glover with trespassing along with Wayne Samuelson, president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, and Alex Dagg, Canadian co-director of the UNITE HERE union, whose local 2347 represents an estimated 500 workers at the Sheraton, Skyline Inn and Brock Plaza hotels. All three hotels are owned by Canadian Niagara Hotels.
I reported on his original visit here.
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 certainly feel the casinos add to the success of Niagara Falls as one of the world’s most popular destinations.”
Earlier this year, OLG inked a two-year deal with Canadian Niagara Hotels, which owns the property where Casino Niagara is located.
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 Centre, the year-old Montrose Road facility home to the YMCA.
A plaque outside the pool indicates it’s named after the Cares Foundation of Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara.
That long handle is the full name of the casinos’ philanthropic arm. Almost as soon as Casino Niagara opened in 1996, its management company and employees got into the spirit of giving.
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 done and why it can’t do more.
On Dec. 9, 1996 when Casino Niagara opened, The Review interviewed dozens of people. Ten years later, the perspectives of two of them show just how different feelings are now.
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 the Oneida Lane area,” said casino spokesman Greg Medulun.
But the only thing standing on Oneida Lane last weekend was a billboard advertising a Goo Goo Dolls concert. The B-list band from Buffalo is playing at the Seneca Niagara Casino. Across the river. At the competition.
Casino Niagara opened Dec. 9, 1996 - 10 years ago from tomorrow.
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