I was browsing the City of Niagara Falls web site today and clicked on the What’s New page. Last Tuesday they released the 2007 Annual Business Development Report. It is a 42-page PDF that covers many of the developments in the city. The Hilton, Fudge Factory, Convention Centre, Topple Tower, and more are covered. Check…
The former teddy bear store which became the former candy store/museum, is now the T-Shirt Factory. This store is located on Oneida Lane underneath Burger King.
The Womanist Musings web site has a post about some women who have been killed in Niagara Falls. The message is that Niagara Falls isn’t necessarily the family destination you’d expect: When you think of the Niagara region immediately the mind turns to the majestic falls. Some who have spent more than an afternoon here…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Deep below the flashing lights and ringing bells of the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort’s gaming floor is a community unto itself. Snaking hallways lead to cavernous rooms where thousands of pounds of laundry is washed and dishes are cleaned. At the epicentre of it all is the kitchen, a sprawling…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission won’t play favourites by making a marketing deal with the Imax theatre it wouldn’t make with another attraction, says chairman Jim Williams. “In other words, we’re not going to treat them with any special consideration,†he said in an interview Friday. Imax Niagara Falls had proposed…