Kite-flying icons to abound

    From the Buffalo News: An 82-year-old man who holds multiple world records for kite flying — one for flying three kites while standing in the back of a moving convertible — will take part in the 2007 Niagara International Kite Festival this weekend. And Ray Bethell, a kite flying icon who has won numerous awards…

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      High times for Loonie

      From Niagara This Week: A Canadian dollar on par with the American greenback may end up hurting gateway cities like Niagara Falls in more ways than one, says one of the city’s commerce leaders. The loonie recently reached parity with the American dollar, but it”s not all good news, says Carolyn Bones, president of the…

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        Clifton Hill Hotel Choice

        Someone posted a question recently to the DIS Discussion Forum (Disney community forum) asking about staying on Clifton Hill: I want to go and book our family weekend in Niagara Falls for Dec.1st weekend. Last December we stayed at the Comfort Inn, now how does that compare to the Quality Inn next door? Then with…

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          Niagara Falls documentary

          On Monday I was at Marineland being filmed/interviewed for a document on Niagara Falls. Local documentary film-maker Jay Cheel is putting together a documentary on the state of the tourism industry in Niagara Falls, and asking how Jay Cochrane would impact the industry. I showed up at Marineland before it opened (9 am) and met…

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            Two-casinos website ‘partisan:’ Ioannoni

            From the Niagara Falls Review: Putting pressure on Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals to commit to keep Casino Niagara open makes the city look like it’s taking sides in the provincial election and lobbying on behalf of the casino’s landlord, said Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni. “It seems that we are wading into what’s a provincial-election issue,” she…

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