Twitter updates for 2010-06-07

I just drove by Niagara Freefall. They were unloading a climbing wall. # There is a Canadian Forces display in Queen Victoria Park today by Zimmerman Fountain http://twitpic.com/1ut3vb # The scaffolding at the Bravo! Pizzeria & Grill is mostly down now. I wonder when they'll open… http://twitpic.com/1uspp6 # This little Hart & Huntington ( @hnhniagara…

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My visit to “Bodies… The Exhibition”

Last Thursday I had an opportunity to go to Bodies… The Exhibition at the Niagara Exhibition Centre with my 5-year-old son. Back in February we had seen the BodyWorlds exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre. I was definitely curious to see how the two exhibits were different. I have scanned the promotional leaflet, and you…

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Park poised for 125th anniversary

From the Buffalo News: Dignitaries from around the nation and Canada came to Niagara Falls in 1885 to be a part of history when the governor of New York accepted the Niagara Reservation as a state park. Organizers hope marching units will come from far and wide to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the park…

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Craitor kicks off Tourism Week in Falls

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls’ economic bread and butter is front and centre this week as part of celebrations for this year’s national Tourism Week. In a kickoff celebration held today at the Ontario Travel Information Centre on Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, who’s also the newly appointed parliamentary assistant to the…

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Tourism Minister stops in Niagara for first official visit

From Niagara This Week: Ontario’s Minister of Tourism and Culture has finally made his first official visit to Niagara. Michael Chan was named tourism minister in January of this year and recently came under fire from the opposition party for not visiting Niagara Falls — one of Ontario’s largest tourism destinations. Last month, Tim Hudak,…

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Parks Police may get 11th hour reprieve from province

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Parks Police may soon get a new lease on life — at least for five more years. Just days before the 123-year-old police force faced being shut down, the Niagara Regional Police Services board voted last week to recommend to Community Safety and Corrections Minister Rick Bortolucci that the Parks…

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