Travel bugs: Falling for the Falls (October 22nd)

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Once in Niagara we found a hotel room a couple of blocks from Clifton Hill and the Falls themselves. Now if mention of Niagara Falls conjures up images of romance and classy rendezvous, it was rather shocking to see the Falls as…

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Twitter updates for 2009-10-27

I just signed up with Twellow, the Twitter directory. Check me out: http://twellow.com/u/nfblog # http://twitpic.com/n5xfy – I previously posted a pic of the graffiti on the T-Rex at Dinosaur Park Miniature Golf. I also mentioned that it # http://twitpic.com/n5wwy – I've mentioned before the work going on in the building at the corner of Fallsview…

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“The Office” wedding screenshots

I know I’m a few weeks late on this, but I still wanted to post them. Here are 25 screenshots from the HD broadcast of the show. They are pretty self-explanatory. The first few show some scenes as they arrived in Niagara Falls. Then the rest of the pictures are from the Maid of the…

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Safari Niagara receives CAZA Accreditation

Last Wednesday I received the following newsletter from Safari Niagara (formerly Zooz). To subscribe to the “The Wild Times”, the Safari Niagara newsletter, click on the subscribe link at the top of any page.

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People mover talks progressing

From the Niagara Falls Review: Talks aimed at creating an integrated people mover system are underway. After parting ways more than a year ago, city and Niagara Parks officials are back at the table discussing opportunities to create a single, seamless transit system to link tourist districts with areas currently serviced by the NPC’s familiar…

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City visitor praises GNGH nurses after emergency stay

From a letter to the Niagara Falls Review: I am writing to express my appreciation for the wonderful care I received from Greater Niagara General Hospital, just recently, when I was an emergency patient in that facility. The nursing staff there is, I am sure, second to none in Ontario… I also want to thank…

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Live and Learn: Niagara Falls – Canada Part II

Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including pictures): Saturday morning we were both up from a lousy night’s sleep. The sleep number bed is just not for us. We both struggled all night to get comfortable. The only position I could tolerate was the forbidden position of laying…

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Twitter updates for 2009-10-26

RT @WinterFestival: want the chance to turn on the WFOL @ Opening ceremonies with Mickey and Minnie Mouse? Go to www.WFOL.com – contest #

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$85 Niagara Falls Romance Package

Last Tuesday I received a newsletter from Canadian Niagara Hotels (the Falls Ave people): To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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‘Progress’ on Casino Niagara lease, but talks ongoing

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Lottery and Gaming and Canadian Niagara Hotels have made progress in talks to keep Casino Niagara in the location it has occupied since 1996, more than two years after Premier Dalton McGuinty told OLG to “get a deal.” “There has been some positive progress,” said Dino A. DiCienzo, vice-president…

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