Nearly 4,000 got on the GO

From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Ted Salci said he’s impressed with the response to GO Transit’s new weekend and holiday train service between Niagara Falls and Toronto. More than 3,800 passengers travelled on the train on its first three days, which included last weekend and Canada Day, according to numbers GO provided the mayor’s…

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COUNCIL MADE RIGHT DECISION WITH LORETTO

Someone wrote a letter to the editor of the Niagara Falls Review: Thumbs up to councillors Diodati, Ioannoni, Kerrio, Maves, Pietrangelo and Mayor Ted Salci for voting with their heads and not their emotions in supporting the proposed Loretto Hotel Project… It’s encouraging to see that we have a majority on city council that use…

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Twitter updates for 2009-07-03

A woman stopped me in Queen Victoria Park today and asked where the free parking was. I tried not to laugh 🙂 # More rain today, and then it looks like it will be a beautiful weekend, including the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day tomorrow! #

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Dave and Buster’s signs

It seems like every day there is a new sign being put up. This is what things look like today. The building is still rather plain…

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Xtreme Caffeine Expresso Bar

Another mobile food/drink truck… this time on Fallsview Blvd across from the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa and beside the Old Stone Inn (actually in a run-down side lot of the inn). It’s called Xtreme Caffeine Expresso Bar.

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DAVE & BUSTER’S on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Canada

From a PR Web press release: With so many lights, sounds, and excitement, there is never a dull moment on Clifton Hill. The number one hot spot in Niagara Falls has recently got even better with the arrival of the brand new Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Complex. With the new cutting edge in entertainment and…

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Council must mind its own glass house

From the Niagara Falls Review: They’ve got a lot of nerve on city council to criticize the Niagara Parks Commission over the appearance of Queen Victoria Park, when the city pumps raw sewage into the Niagara River. City councillors like to dole out the free advice, but they’re in a big glass house when it…

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Twitter updates for 2009-07-02

Went to @BirdKingdom on Tuesday. It has changed since the last time I went. Will have some pictures and videos ready soon. # I'm back after a long weekend away from the Falls. Will post lots today… #

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Niagara good to GO

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new way to get to Toronto. Shoes off. Feet up. Head back. Eyes closed. “It’s the only way to travel,” said Bernie Kurek, a plumber at the casino, who was one of the first Niagara Falls residents to travel on a GO Transit train to Toronto.

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Design A Cool T-Shirt – Get Your Tickets For This Weekend’s Concert!

Last Thursday I received the latest 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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