From Buffalo Business First: After years of wishful thinking, a one-mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway leading directly to Niagara Falls may get a makeover that makes it more tourist and pedestrian-friendly. The Western New York Regional Economic Council has agreed to allocate $10 million from the “Buffalo Billion” to help finance the $15…
From the Niagara Gazette: A team consisting of Niagara Falls Police, Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies and New York State Police participated Saturday in the International Police Tug-Of-War against the Niagara Regional Police from Canada, held at the international border line at the center of the Rainbow Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
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From Canada.com: Three U.S. lawmakers have launched a bid to scrap the “dysfunctional” binational agency that has overseen operation of the Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York for nearly a century, part of the escalating fallout from a dispute over planned improvements to the U.S. approach to the crossing that has pitted Canadian board…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The orange short shorts are making a comeback. After a three-year absence from Niagara Falls, John Goard, director of operations for Hooters in southern Ontario, said the world-famous restaurant known for its scantily-dressed waitresses is returning. “Niagara Falls is a major, worldwide tourist market and we need to be there,”…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Work is underway to build a $32-million winter storage and maintenance facility for the Maid of the Mist at the former Schoellkopf Power Plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., less than half a kilometre from the Rainbow Bridge. The construction, which began a couple of weeks ago and is expected to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It may be promoting “1 Less Trip” to the U.S., but the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce isn’t on board with Canadians paying an entry fee to visit their neighbours to the south. The U.S. is proposing a “land border crossing fee” to ease the country’s financial situation. The Department of…
From Buffalo Business First: Hooters is making a return to the Niagara region of Southern Ontario. Niagara Falls, Ont. development officials confirmed Thursday that Hooters has signed a lease to occupy the first floor of the Baymont Inn on Ferry Street, just two blocks from Fallsview Casino & Resort. Hooters is slated to open later…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Marineland has met the sixth and final order issued by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “The Ontario SPCA has completed its investigation into the allegations at Marineland,” said OSPCA spokeswoman Alison Cross in an e-mail. “All the orders issued to Marineland have been met with…
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