Marineland takes news publications to court

From Inside Halton: Marineland and its owner John Holer have ramped up the legal machine, filing defamation suits against a pair of news publications. On the heels of a $600,000 suit being filed in Ontario Superior Court against the online Digital Journal, the park has filed suit against Vancouver publication The Georgia Straight. As with…

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Institute on tourism has plans for Falls

From the Buffalo News: A new home for technology development and job training in the tourism industry has taken root in the downtown tourism district. The Niagara Global Tourism Institute, once fully up and running, also will serve as a research hub and business incubator aimed at boosting tourism in Niagara Falls. “Niagara Falls today…

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Speedway opens corporate office

From Bullet News Niagara: The Canadian Motor Speedway’s physical presence is starting to form in Fort Erie. On Wednesday afternoon, local dignitaries and officials from the proposed $400-million development attended an unveiling of its corporate office in Fort Erie on Garrison Road. Azhar Mohammad, executive director of the project, thanked municipal and regional staff and…

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Niagara Falls gives family a chance to soak it all in

From Deseret News: For our family summer vacation this year, we decided a long plane trip wasn’t necessary. Perhaps I’d worn out my wife and kids on long-distance travel so we planned to just head north of the border and enjoy the sights of Ontario, Canada, specifically Niagara, for a change of pace. We checked…

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Niagara Falls to Host Canada’s Largest New Year’s Eve Celebration

From a PRWeb press release: Niagara Falls is the place to be on New Year’s Eve. Experience the world-class entertainment, incredible outdoor atmosphere, live concert, fireworks shows, and lively attractions that make it the ideal holiday getaway destination for New Year’s Eve. ET Canada’s New Year’s Eve free concert is taking place on Dec. 31, 2014…

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Boomer bounces back from cancer

From Niagara This Week: Boomer’s back, and he’s up to his old tricks. Boomer is one of five Siberian tigers that are a part of Greg Frewin’s magic show but one day back in July, it looked like the tiger’s life was in jeopardy. “We noticed a small, teeny mark,” Frewin said. “It started to…

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