Winter tourism’s guiding light

From the Toronto Sun: It started as a way to keep up with our American competition. Now, nearly three decades later, the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights has no competition. When rumblings of a winter lights festival first started in 1982, organizers watched what was happening across the border with envy. Established two years…

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Steering in the right direction

From the Niagara Falls Review: A Niagara Falls councillor wants to steer visitors in the right … or left direction. Coun. Wayne Thomson wants the city, the Region, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and the Ministry of Transportation to work together to allow motorists who cross the Rainbow Bridge to be able to make left…

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Economic development: How could this happen?

From the Niagara Gazette: It almost defies logic. Niagara Falls, N.Y. sits on the edge of one of the great wonders of the world. It boasts some of the highest-profile developers in America. The local governments have an array of economic development agencies and programs and assistance packages at the ready. Millions of visitors arrive…

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