Tourism minister backs parks commission approach

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Tourism Minister Peter Fonseca backs the Niagara Parks Commission’s approach in developing tourism attractions and the role it plays in Niagara’s economy even though it competes with private-sector businesses. “I’m happy. I’m excited,” Fonseca said after visiting Niagara’s Fury, the $7-million attraction the parks commission built onto Table Rock…

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      East Side Mario’s windows

      This isn’t anything earth shattering, but I thought I’d point out that it appears the new East Side Mario’s on Clifton Hill is going to have windows along Clifton Hill and along Oneida Lane. In the previous posting, you can see that on the East side of the building, there will be no windows. I…

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        One of the Most Dramatic and Immersive Attractions Arrives in Niagara Falls

        From a PRNewsWire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: After years in the making, months of speculation and interest from around the globe, The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) today officially celebrated the opening of its newest attraction Niagara’s Fury. Ontario Minister of Tourism, Peter Fonseca, was joined by NPC Chairman Jim Williams, Niagara MPP Kim…

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          Visit to Niagara Falls is a legend come alive

          From NewKerala.com: With more and more Indians travelling overseas, thanks to the growing prosperity of the middle class, there is a beeline of tourist promotion organisation scouting for business in the country. There are often days when two or three will hotsell their wares. For instance, The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation (NTCC) and Tanzania…

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            Niagara’s Fury informs, entertains

            From the Niagara Falls Review: When his two-year-old twin sons and a crowd from the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara “survived” Niagara’s Fury, Peter Fonseca declared the new attraction a winner. “You get the thumbs up from kids, you know you’re right,” said Fonseca, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, himself the parent of young children….

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