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November 2011
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We must avert another environmental disaster in Falls
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls isn’t just a place where newlyweds go to snap pictures. It’s an international treasure that feeds into Lake Ontario and provides drinking water to Toronto and beyond. And now, its future is in the hands of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, both…
NPC appoints new chair
From Niagara This Week: After almost five months in the interim position, Janice Thomson has been appointed the chair of the Niagara Parks Commission’s Board of Directors. While the announcement was made by Tourism and Culture Minister Michael Chan on Wednesday, the appointment was actually effective Nov. 16. Thomson, executive director of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber…
Fixing the Falls: Hoping for a development
From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls Redevelopment. For many years, candidates seeking elected office in the city of Niagara Falls have been asked how they would advise the city to deal with the company which, through its various affiliates, owns more than 400 parcels of prime real estate near the heart of downtown. This year’s…
New building going in where Ma Agretto’s used to be
I’ve posted several times about the house that used to be Ma Agretto’s was being torn down. I’ve posted on the progress a few times since then. Well, the foundation for the new building is now in place.
Investigating who owned the falls
From the Buffalo News: Once, when Jane A. Porter was visiting Europe in the late 19th century, someone asked her if she had ever seen Niagara Falls. “Seen them?” she allegedly replied. “Why, I own them.” She wasn’t kidding. As an heir to the property bought by her grandfather, Augustus Porter, Jane Porter did indeed…
N.F., Ont., inn gets new life as Wyndham
From Buffalo Business First: The former Stanley Inn, once a landmark hotel on Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ont., will be reborn as the city’s first Wyndham Hotel . Local developers are investing $7.5 million to renovate it into a nine-story, 152-suite hotel that will open next year. Located in the city’s Fallsview business district,…
20% off Rates in Niagara Falls at Radisson Hotel & Suites
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New buses for Niagara Falls VRT system
From the Niagara Falls Review: A provider has been chosen to supply new buses to the revitalized peoplemover system for the City. Niagara Falls Transit and The Niagara Parks Commission jointly placed an order valued at $18 million for a mix of clean-diesel 40-foot Nova LFS and 62-foot articulated LFX buses from the St. Eustache, Que.,…
Diodati wants to pitch Wallenda walk to premier
From the Niagara Falls Review: When Premier Dalton McGuinty comes to Niagara Falls later this week, Mayor Jim Diodati will have a message for him: “Let Nik walk.” McGuinty will be in town from Friday to Sunday for the Ontario Liberal Party’s Provincial Council, a post-election get-together at the Scotiabank Convention Centre expected to draw…