From the Niagara Falls Review: Donald Ziraldo envisions a day when North America becomes a borderless continent. “Get rid of the border, that’s the simplest solution to me,” Ziraldo said during a three-hour roundtable discussion on the challenges facing Niagara’s tourism industry at Niagara College Wednesday. “We should follow the European Union model. Any of…
Yesterday I took a picture of the new fudge store on Clifton Hill. It is coming along nicely. The main structure seems to be done (always takes the longest). I’m sure we’ll see it moving even faster now.ÂÂ
Last Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. They are promoting Spring Break packages. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From the Niagara Falls Review: News that Niagara Falls continues to lose ground against cities vying for American tourists wasn’t what members of Niagara Falls Tourism wanted to hear, said the organization’s chairman, Wayne Thomson. But, he said, it is just what they had to hear if they want to reverse the trend. “Although there…
From Niagara This Week: It’s around 5 p.m., and Ruedi Hafen is taking off from the launch pad at Niagara Helicopters for one of his last flights of the day Saturday, Feb. 24. It was a clear, sunny afternoon, and he has one passenger with him, Karen Cumberland — a friend he calls a “big…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission’s green people mover buses keep chugging along. They have been in service for about 22 years, shuttling tourists along the Niagara Parkway from one attraction to the next. The bodies are getting old, seats are getting worn and the air conditioning doesn’t blast ice-cold anymore. But…
You’d almost think that Greg Frewin was performing today. The Falls have entirely disappeared! Yesterday was cool and rainy in the morning and then it warmed up in the afternoon. Today is quite warm, and so there is fog over the water, but no where else. Walking along Queen Victoria Park is as clear as…
I’m sure you’ve all heard by now that recently a man was rescued from the Niagara River. CNN has a video clip that shows some of Niagara Falls and shows where he was rescued. The video is about 1 minute long. Note that CNN uses pop-ups so you may have to adjust your blocker.
From the Niagara Falls Review: With Niagara Falls $35 million closer to a convention centre, the federal government’s plan to keep the GST rebate program for conventions and group tours is good news to those who feared millions of dollars in cancelled reservations. But Chuck Loewen has little reason to celebrate. Loewen is general manager…
From Niagara This Week: A new convention centre for Niagara Falls could generate at least $93 million in new revenue for the economy and wouldn’t cost the city a cent, says the man heading the drive for the facility.But federal and provincial funding is crucial to the project moving forward. “The private sector dollars have…