Stores want to open on holidays

    From Niagara This Week: Tourists teem in places such as Clifton Hill, Ferry Street, Victoria Park and Table Rock in Niagara Falls, but do they venture as far as the area of Optimist Park or Montrose Road north of Thorold Stone Road in the city’s north end? The Home Depot next to Optimist Park and…

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      Convention centre design-build team helping project to go green

      From Niagara This Week: Two new additions to the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre design-and-build team will help it attain accreditation as an environmentally friendly building. The design team for the convention centre has added the bridging compliance consultant services of the Zeidler Partnership, made up of Zeidler architects/consultants and the HNTB architectural/programming firm.

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        ‘Drop the retail sales tax’

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Removing the provincial sales tax applied to hotel stays and attractions would provide an economic boost for tourist towns like Niagara Falls, says Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory. Doing so would also benefit families and businesses struggling through challenging economic times made worse by skyrocketing energy costs, he said….

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