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…
From the Welland Tribune: It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superhero Day at Dave & Buster’s. The Clifton Hill venue will host Superhero Day on Sunday and children will be able to interact with a handful of superheroes including Spider-Man, Wonderwoman, Batman and Incredible Hulk. The event starts at 2 p.m. and runs to…
RT @NiagaraParksPR: 'Great Reptiles of the World Exhibit' starts today @ Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory http://blog.niagaraparks.com/ #
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was designated as a day for family time. Perhaps more importantly, Family Day was needed to bridge the long holiday gap between New Year’s Day and Easter. No matter what the reason, a three-day weekend in February is a gift Niagara Falls will gladly accept. After all, according to…
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission is taking its environmental stewardship online with a new website dedicated to nature. Niagara Parks Nature (http://niagaraparksnature.com) will put the focus back on Niagara’s parks, with information on upcoming events such as community cleanup days, environmental initiatives and information about hiking, cycling, bird watching and geocaching in…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A Toronto sword swallower will be in Niagara later this month to celebrate the fifth annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. Vanessa Neil will offer a free show outside Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum on on Feb. 26 at precisely 2:26 p.m. That’s the same time 21 other sword swallowers…
(I thought I had posted this, but hadn’t) This sign for a notice of meeting was up outside Ma Agretto’s Spaghetti House at the corner of Ellen Ave and Centre St. Apparently someone wants to build a restaurant there (and I presume on the empty lots next to it). I hadn’t heard that.