Ontario nearly ready for tenders on Maid of the Mist tour boats in Niagara Falls

From the Canadian Press (via Penticton Herald): Getting competitive bids for one of the world’s oldest and most famous tourist attractions – the Maid of the Mist boats in Niagara Falls – may not be as straight forward a proposal as the Ontario government hopes. The Niagara Parks Commission came under fire last year for…

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No free parking in a Niagara Falls Monopoly game

From the Niagara Falls Review: The heck with Hasbro, makers of the Monopoly game, and the way it’s forcing Niagara Falls to win an online contest to earn a place on its new Canadian edition of the world-famous board game. Niagara Falls isn’t second prize in somebody’s beauty contest. The company is holding a vote…

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Dogged voting could make Falls a shoe-in on Monopoly board

From the Niagara Falls Review: Vote, vote, vote. That’s the only way Niagara Falls will have a chance to end up on the new Canadian version of the ever-popular board game Monopoly. Sixty-five cities were preselected for the national vote – but Niagara Falls isn’t on the list. Nothing to worry about, said Hasbro Canada…

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