From the Niagara Falls Reporter: The Niagara Falls Reporter’s expose on the secret dealings surrounding the Maid of the Mist boat tour lease at the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) in Ontario was instrumental in leading the minister of Tourism to order the NPC to put that lease out to bid. Subsequently, most of the NPC…
From the Tonawanda News: In the wake of bone-chilling temperatures over the past couple of weeks, Niagara’s top off-season attraction has formed below the falls. The ice bridge, as it is known, was spotted Friday morning by Emil Bende, general manager of marine operations at the Canadian Maid of the Mist landing. “It (the ice)…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s become an annual family event for the Goldfinches. And best of all, it benefits a worthy cause. Linda Goldfinch and her son Branden, both from Niagara Falls, took in several of the tourist attractions along Clifton Hill Sunday as part of the annual $1 museum day to benefit the…
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: A popular Niagara Falls, NY hotel is changing hands. A report in today’s Business First says Canadian Niagara Hotels will buy The Crowne Plaza Hotel on 3rd Street. Last March, a New York City investment trust bid $21 million for the hotel during a court-ordered foreclosure auction. It has…
I’m late in posting this, but the offer is still good. Just after Christmas I received this email newsletter from the Days Inn Niagara Falls Clifton Hill Casino.
From a marketwire press release: The popular 60’s rock band The Beach Boys kick off April’s concert line-up at Fallsview Casino Resort. The group, which hails from California, was formed 50 years ago and became a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. The Beach Boys bring their timeless classics to…
From Niagara This Week: For Nancy Clayton there couldn’t be an easier fundraiser than the $1 museum day. As the vice-president of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF)’s Niagara chapter, she’s been organizing the event for the past 23 years. It started with a need to fundraise funds for cystic fibrosis research but what it’s…
The following notice is on the window of the Dairy Queen on Clifton Hill. Apparently they want to put up a new sign but have it closer to the edge of the wall than currently allowed.
Someone with a Blogger blog has posted about some early memories of Marineland (including a couple of pictures): …in my opinion John Holer has made two horrendous mistakes in building his empire and getting rich. Above is the Marineland stadium in the late 70’s when it was known as the Wade Burck Stadium. Below is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not amazing just yet, but Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat are getting warmed up. The inaugural show at the city’s new Scotiabank Convention Centre starts May 30, and among the first steps is finding talented kids. Lots of them. And as producer Linus Hand knows full well, that’s never…