ABA 2009 TOP 100 EVENTS

    The American Bus Association (ABA) has released their listing of the top 100 events in North America. The Winter Festival of Lights is on the list: Winter Festival of Lights Niagara Falls, Ontario NOV. 7, 2009-JAN. 4, 2010 Canada’s foremost lights festival illuminates the nights with more than 3 million lights and more than 120…

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      Convention centre cash to survive election outcome

      From the Niagara Falls Review: The government of Canada’s $35-million contribution toward the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre’s construction should survive whatever result occurs in the Oct. 14 election. None of the candidates running to be the Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls said they would do anything to change the arrangement between the city…

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        “Niagara Daredevils: Thrills and Spills over Niagara Falls” by Cheryl MacDonald

        Niagara Daredevils: Thrills and Spills over Niagara Falls by Cheryl MacDonald $7.95 US, $9.95 CDN 115 pages Altitude Publishing It is surprising the number of books out there that are about Niagara Falls (I have another posting where I will list a bunch of them). One that I received for review was Niagara Daredevils: Thrills…

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          to love and to be loved – Niagara Falls

          Someone with a LiveJournal blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Alright, this is overdue. My parents and I went to Niagara Falls for my birthday, which was August 22. Here is a recap of the trip… Wednesday, August 20 – Drove to Niagara. I love car rides and never get bored….

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            Hamilton man sues casinos for $3 million

            From the Niagara Falls Review: A former Hamilton lodging home manager is suing two Niagara casinos, claiming their operators wined and dined him and fed his addiction until he gambled away $1.3 million of his and his mother’s money. Paul Isaacs and his mother, Olive Isaacs, who formerly owned St. Paul’s Lodging Home, have filed…

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              TV documentary looks at Queen St.

              From the Niagara Falls Review: The effort to save downtown Niagara Falls will be the focus of a six-part miniseries airing on Cogeco Cable 10. The first episode of “Our Downtown,” produced by Niagara duo Paul Lacroix and Todd VanEyk of VanEyk media, premieres tonight at 7 p. m., with repeats Thursday at 6 p….

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                DAYTRIPPING USA: Day 53

                Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: We arrive at a recently remodeled Quality Inn with a “Falls View” shuttle bus stop in front. How much better can it get! Plenty of time left in the day to look at the waterfalls and let the shuttle take us…

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