I noticed this a month or so ago, but neglected to blog about it. The Niagara Falls Review is just writing about it now: Stevensville animal park Zooz has taken on a new identity as Safari Niagara. “It’s the same ownership, management and staff. Just a new name,” said owner Tim Tykolis. The park will…
From the Niagara Falls Review: -even if the theatre doesn’t have a name yet. The seats aren’t installed yet, and the paint is still drying, but Mordechai Grun needs to come up with a name for the refurbished Seneca theatre on Queen Street, which is scheduled to host live theatre shows within weeks. “We’re hearing…
Drafty had mentioned in a comment about three weeks ago that he saw an ad in the Review for a job fair for an Outback Steakhouse. They have recently closed all of their restaurants in Canada, however as you can see below they now have a banner up with their Outback logo.
NPC has either replaced the old Incline Railway cars or painted them a fire engine red (they used to be green and yellow). The Niagara Parks Commission is currently developing phase two of their plans to upgrade the Railway to an enclosed, fully accessible service that will be available year-round.
From Hotel Online: An American diplomat reassured regional tourism officials Thursday that tighter border-crossing requirements due to take effect June 1 will not impede the flow of travelers and their dollars to and from Canada. Not everyone attending the fourth annual Binational Tourism Alliance was convinced. Some fretted that a looming flu pandemic, combined with…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The prolonged weakness of the Canadian dollar means people paying more to cross the border. Effective May 15, Canadian tolls for passenger vehicles will be increased to $4.00 Cdn from the current $3.75 rate. The U.S. tolls will remain at $3.25 U.S. The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, which operates the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The $100-million convention centre dream is finally underway. Though work has already begun on the site of the new Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, plenty of dignitaries made it official Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. To kickstart what Mayor Ted Salci calls the “unconventional convention centre,” the first official clients…
From Buffalo Business First: Regional and provincial officials gathered in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday morning for the ceremonial ground breaking for the city’s first convention center. The nearly 200,000-square-foot, $100 million center is being constructed just off of Stanley Avenue and in the shadow of some of the city’s largest hotels. Niagara Falls officials have…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The new-look Oh Canada Eh? has an old face running the show. Three years after he retired and sold his share of the company he co-founded in 1994, Jim Cooper has returned to the award-winning dinner theatre. And he’s bringing some friends along. Veteran show member Melissa Penner, who left…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a job with a great view -as long as you are not afraid of heights. “I find it exciting every time I go over,” said Gordon Rosa, a mason supervisor with the Niagara Parks Commission. Each year, Rosa and his crew climb into a cage which is then lifted…