Apparently a former sea lion trainer at Marineland (who has a Blogger blog) quit his job. He’d rather be a tech support person for cell phones! He posted a video of himself with a sea lion with these comments: Anyway this is me doing my old job, I think it’s very apparent as to why…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s no secret 2007 has not been one of the tourism industry’s better years in Niagara Falls. Of particular concern is the fact there have been fewer visitors from the United States. Various causes, such as the high Canadian dollar and confusion about what documents are needed at the border,…
This is the third and final installment of Margin’s thoughts on the convention centre. That should be the opening premise here: a convention center in Niagara will never make enough money itself to warrant a $100 million investment based on sound economic planning. Yet it is being sold to the public as a business proposition…
On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Great Wolf Lodge. They are promoting winter packages for the month of December. You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.
From Sympatico Finance: Niagara Falls, one of Canada’s most prized tourism attractions, is luring fewer American visitors this year because of an unfavorable exchange rate, a Canadian tourism official said on Thursday. The number of U.S. day trippers crossing the border into Canada to see the spectacular waterfalls has dropped 16 percent this year, Christopher…
This is part 2 of Margin’s thoughts on the convention centre. Therefore, to avoid the wailing and gnashing of teeth that has occurred annually with respect to the relatively minor payments the casino has made to the city, a Community Development Agreement would set some easily definable payments that the private proponents of the center…
A person with a Blogger blog posted about their trip to the Niagara Falls. They stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn in Niagara-on-the-Lake and visited many of the sites in Niagara Falls. The person posted a lot of pictures, with short captions under each one.
From Niagara This Week: A U.S. government plan which will allow enhanced driver’s licences as acceptable identification when crossing the border along with passports is being hailed as good news for travellers and business people alike. But while most like the idea of a new high-tech licence, some frequent border users hope rolling out the…
Last week a new user joined the community here at AccessNiagara and is going by the handle Margin. He has submitted a document with his thoughts and concerns about the convention centre. As I asked him why the interest in this, he said that he has “no axes to grind or money to be made…
Last Friday I received an email from Niagara Falls Tourism about a new Niagara Falls Photo Contest they are holding in conjunction with the Winter Festival of Lights. You can find out more on a special page on the Winter Festival of Lights site. The contest runs from Contest Runs from November 9, 2007 –…