Two Trinis in Canada

    From the Trinidad & Tobago Express: I decided to make my annual sojourn, otherwise known as my vacation, to Canada this year. Though I have visited Canada before, it is Christino’s first time to the Great White North. So, it was like seeing it through a fresh pair of eyes, and I guess that’s what…

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      Cirque X abruptly ends in N.F., Ont.

      From Buffalo Business First: The circus has left town. In a surprise move, the operators of the Cirque Niagara show in Niagara Falls, Ont., have filed for bankruptcy, effectively closing the show after just two seasons. Cirque X Inc., Cirque Niagara’s parent company, filed for bankruptcy protection, listing liabilities of $6.7 million and assets of…

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        DC Fitness: Niagara Falls

        Someone with a Blogger blog posted about their visit to Niagara Falls and the surrounding region: Well its been over 30 years (eeww, that sounds ancient!) since I have been to Niagara Falls, but not alot has changed. Our motive was to try a different fall wine tour other than Traverse City this year. We…

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          Cirque so long!

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Cirque Niagara tent has officially folded. Citing assets of about $490,000 and liabilities totalling $6.7 million, Cirque X Inc., operating as Cirque Niagara, filed for bankruptcy Oct. 5, 11 days after its final performance of the 2007 season. “We did all we could,” said Gabe Macaluso, who had been…

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            LodgingGuide.Comparison

            LodgingGuide lets you do your “due diligence” rate checks in one convenient place. The list below shows Niagara Falls Canada area hotels presented by the number of online vendors you can compare rates with. The site isn’t very fancy, but it is a listing of hotels in the area and shows you how many online…

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              Your Exclusive Marriott Offer Awaits

              Last Thursday I received another newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa. They are promoting an October package. 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.

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                Short Shots: More WNY photos

                Someone with a Typepad blog posted about a recent visit: While Sean and I were home, we took a day trip to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side of course). I took a lot of photos of the Falls, which I’m still going through; I’ll post those in the next couple of days. While in Niagara…

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                  You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown: The Musical

                  Last Wednesday I got the latest newsletter from Oh Canada Eh? (it was the first one I received). They are promoting their November and December show. You can sign up for the newsletter on the Oh Canada Eh? site…

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                    Who owns the name?

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: The word “Fallsview” has been a part of the city’s cultural zeitgeist since as far back as 1898, when the Falls View Bridge was built. It has been the name of a tourist camp, a school, an observation tower and a fire company, which remains as a service group in…

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