Mar
16

No ‘wrongdoing’ by Parks Commission chairman, integrity commissioner says

Graham on March 16th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: There was no “wrongdoing” by Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams in the way his board renewed a lease with the Maid of the MIst nearly a year ago, Ontario’s integrity commissioner found after a seven-month investigation. But there are “other issues” at the commission that require the provincial government’s [...]

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Mar
16

Building a better bridge

Graham on March 16th, 2009

From the Buffalo News: It has taken decades for State Parks and the City of Niagara Falls to cast their lot together in an international city that has seen better days. A decision to share an employee to help bring off a new city tourist attraction is just the start of what State Parks Commissioner [...]

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Mar
16

Festival of Lights named “Festival and Event of Distinction”

Graham on March 16th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Winter Festival of Lights has been named one of province’s Festivals and Events of Distinction by Festivals and Events Ontario. The events are selected on the basis of their ability to general significant international, trans-border, domestic or intra-provinical travel.

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Mar
16

Chairman says Maids report will vindicate NPC

Graham on March 16th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams says a report by Ontario’s integrity commissioner, expected within days, will “vindicate” his board’s decision to renew its deal with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. Unconfirmed reports said the seven-month investigation into a formal complaint about the renewal of the parks commission’s [...]

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