Get noisemakers ready – New Year’s Eve concert announcement expected soon

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Fear not, revellers – New Year’s Eve at Queen Victoria Park is still on. With just seven weeks to go before 2008 arrives, there still hasn’t been word about who is playing the annual free show down by the falls. Or even if there would be a show this year….

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      Niagara Falls Hilton – Bird Kingdom Tickets

      Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Hilton Niagara Falls. Like many other hotels in the city, the are promoting their Fall and Winter packages. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Niagara Falls web site.

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        Canada Calling – Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

        Someone has a Blogger blog where they document their travels. The blog posting is mostly a few pictures with a very brief description of each one.

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          NEW BRIDGE TOLLS AIM FOR HAPPY MEDIUM

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission is bringing parity to the border. Beginning Nov. 15, it will cost the same amount to pay the toll in either Canadian or U.S. currency at the Rainbow and Queenston-Lewiston bridges. The new fee will be $3.25 – a 25-cent increase for those paying in…

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            Falls Avenue Newsletter #12

            Last Thursday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter. This came about 6 weeks since the last one. I would think they should be sending this out a little more frequently. They are promoting several Fall packages, as well as New Year’s Eve packages. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter…

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              Festival lights up city

              From the Niagara Falls Review: Ballet dancers portraying “icicle fairies,” creatures who supposedly live behind the mist of the Horseshoe Falls, helped transform Queen Victoria Park into a winter fantasy land for the start of the Winter Festival of Lights Saturday. The annual winter festival is officially on, even though Mother Nature hasn’t yet decreed…

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                Wheel World draws all ages of car fanatics

                I meant to go to this when I heard about it a couple of months ago, but I wasn’t in Niagara Falls this weekend, so I missed it. From the Niagara Falls Review: Playing with toy cars just leads to more expensive toys, exhibitors and fans at the Wheel World car show agree. Six-year-old Evan…

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                  Winter Festival of Lights kicks off 25th season Saturday

                  From the Niagara Falls Review: Toss those pumpkins. Put the costumes away. Hide the Halloween stuff. It’s time for another Winter Festival of Lights… “We’re the top (lights festival) in Canada,” says festival general manager Dino Fazio. “Nobody touches us in Canada. In America, after this year we’ll definitely rank top two, if not No….

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                    Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights to Celebrate its 25th Anniversary Starting Nov. 3, 2007

                    This is from a press release available on PRWeb: The Winter Festival of Lights (WFOL) will kick off its 25th Anniversary celebrations beginning Saturday, November 3, 2007 in Queen Victoria Park, along the Niagara Parkway. Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Festival of Lights, presented by Ontario Power Generation, begin at 5:00 pm. An ideal destination…

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                      Falls movie good plug for city: Thomson

                      From Niagara This Week: Wayne Thomson thinks a new American tourist-advertising video which shows footage of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls shot from a viewpoint in Canada is little more than water under the bridge. In fact, he thinks it was a blessing in disguise. “There’s no bad kind of advertising,” said the city councillor and…

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