Note: I was in Niagara Falls on Saturday and had meant to be there (I’ve been there the last two years), but just didn’t make it. From the Welland Tribune: A large crowd of people gathered around Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum Saturday afternoon to watch — many with their hands covering their mouths,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: All the talk is about The King’s Speech to win best picture at Sunday’s Academy Awards, but George VI wasn’t very chatty himself during his 1939 visit to Niagara Falls. It was the last stop on a 23-day royal tour, the first time a reigning monarch set foot in Canada….
From the Niagara Falls Review: Was last week’s Royal Snub really a wake-up call for Niagara Falls? Or is there an easier explanation for why Prince William and Kate Middleton passed over the Honeymoon Capital on what will be their first international tour after their April 29 royal wedding? You could sense the disappointment in…
A few weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
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From the Niagara Falls Review: Beer and wine drinkers might soon be able to walk among the teetotallers now that Ontario’s Liberals plan to loosen the province’s liquor laws. It’s a move some Niagara Falls tourism operators say will help the industry. Attorney General Chris Bentley announced plans to overhaul the rules preventing Ontario resorts…
From the Niagara Gazette: If you were driving anywhere near the border Monday, there’s a chance you observed the traffic lines waiting to cross the international bridges. It was, of course , the day for U.S. residents to honor their presidents. Meanwhile, in Ontario, it was a holiday called Family Day. Canadians seem to have…
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From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is giving ‘top secret’ status to the proposals submitted for one of the most important business deals the agency will make. Bids to run boat tours on the Niagara River are under lock and key and being evaluated at a secret location by a team whose…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The tropical heat of the Butterfly Conservatory played host to some cold-blooded fun over the weekend. The popular Niagara Parks attraction re-opened to the public Saturday after being closed for renovations. On the opening day guest list was a menagerie of critters from Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo including a 14-metre-long…