Leadership Niagara Wonders What Can Be Done To Help Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Community leaders from Niagara County spent a full day on Thursday delving into a question that many of us have asked for years- why is Niagara Falls, Ontario so vibrant and Niagara Falls, N.Y. is so troubled. When we compared the two sides of Niagara Falls in a half…

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New tourism boss dons ‘the crown jewel’

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new captain at the helm of Niagara Falls Tourism. And he’s no stranger to stormy seas. Joe Fardell, the agency’s new managing director, has come full circle in his 25-year career, having started working for a charter bus operator here in the mid 1980s. Originally from Hamilton, Fardell…

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CAW applies to unionize casino workers

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian Auto Workers union is trying its luck again at Niagara’s casinos, betting the time is right to bring hundreds of workers under its umbrella. The union filed an application Thursday to become the union representing most workers at Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara. But management says it prefers…

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Hundreds line up for Margaritaville job fair

From Niagara This Week: Prospective employees braved long lines and wait times for their chance to serve a cheeseburger in paradise. Margaritaville Canada Ltd. hosted a job fair at the Niagara College Maid of the Mist campus on Dunn Street from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 8-11. According to vice-president of operations Stephen…

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