From Niagara This Week: A watermain break last month has left the Niagara Parks Commission’s incline railway out of commission until spring. The 48-year-old attraction, which ferries riders up and down between the Table Rock and Fallsview tourist districts, underwent a $7-million renovation in 2013 and NPC general manager John Lohuis, said that without the…
I’m a little late in posting this, but here are some articles regarding the fire on Victoria Ave that I posted about last week… From Niagara This Week: A major fire early Wednesday morning destroyed four businesses on Victoria Avenue, not far from Clifton Hill. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight, they…
Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
This morning as I was heading into the Falls, I smelled a burning smell. I didn’t think much of it, but then when I got to the intersection of Centre St/Clifton Hill/Victoria Avenue, there was some kind of flood. Well, it turns out that the water was from putting out a fire a few stores…
From Niagara This Week: True to the name, charities did reap from an annual fundraiser that allows Niagara residents to take advantage of cut rate hotel rooms in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati was busy Tuesday, handing out cheques to 18 different organizations who all shared in the $131,075 raised by 2013’s 10th…
Last week I received the latest email from the Holiday Inn Niagara Falls You can subscribe to the email newsletter by entering your email address in the form on the left side of the Holiday Inn Niagara Falls web site
The Niagara Falls Review has a great article about with some great photos of Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin, both of whom passed away last year. The world of tightrope walkers lost two of its giants in 2013 – Jay Cochrane and Henry Rechatin. Cochrane, who was born in 1944 and dubbed himself as “The…
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa: You can subscribe to their newsletter by entering your email address in the sign-up form on the top right corner of their home page.
From Niagara This Week: Right now, the Ontario Power Generation Galley at the Niagara Falls History Museum is an open — and very empty — space. It won’t be that way for long as come Jan. 16, the hall will come alive in a display that that oddly enough, is dedicated to — wait for…
Yahoo! Finance has a nice image via the Atlantic of the American Falls in 1969 when the water wasn’t flowing.