Twitter updates for 2010-01-30

Some teens are trying to take a pic of a bird loose inside the Wendy’s on Clifton Hill. A highlight of their Niagara Falls trip, I guess… # I wonder how many pics of the Niagara SkyWheel have ended up on Twitter (see @bagofbricks or http://twitpic.com/zfzgq for what I mean) # RT @djaleksandra http://znl.me/P2YC19 Woo…

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Twitter updates for 2010-01-29

http://twitpic.com/10d1a6 – The Frank’s hot dogs place (beside Little Caesars and Baskin Robbins) on Victoria Ave has a notice of public mee # http://twitpic.com/10d0of – The steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill continues to grow. Does anyone know what it is? #

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TripAdvisor’s 2010 Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels

As Scotttoronto pointed out, TripAdvisor has posted their Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in Canada (based on the reviews on their site). There are 2 in Niagara Falls, 2 in the Greater Toronto Area, and 3 Howard Johnson hotels. Neither of the hotels in Niagara Falls are a big brand.

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Lobbying in full swing to replace Maid boats

From the Niagara Falls Review: Rules aimed at keeping the Niagara Parks Commission’s search for a boat-tour provider “above board” mean commissioners are to avoid contact with potential bidders -but the same rules wouldn’t disqualify a bidder who attempts to lobby members of the government agency. “This has no consequences for anyone other than commissioners…

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Community website launched by Niagara Parks

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has launched a community website designed to provide easy access to information about the operations of the parks and how to do business with the commission. The move follows recommendations in Ontario Ministry of Tourism governance and audit reviews of the NPC undertaken last year. “The…

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Valentine’s Day: Rates You’ll Fall in Love With

On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from NiagaraFallsBestHotels.com: To subscribe, fill out the form to join the Best Hotels Mailing List.

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Jump, Jive & SAVE – ONE WEEK ONLY

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Theatre:

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Festival honours ‘backbone’ of success

From the Niagara Falls Review: Shawn Fleckney says he was “just a kid” when he started volunteering as a mascot with the Winter Festival of Lights. More than 20 years later, he’s still at it. He says he can’t think of a better way to spend his leisure time than by making new friends, learning…

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Clifton Hill Resort Update – January 2010

Last Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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Maid vessels are an icon of Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The narrow road takes a hairpin turn down the gorge — and your heart stops. It’s one of the natural wonders of the world and even on a damp January day, with the Falls a thousand shades of white and grey, the sight of all that water churning over the…

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