Busy holiday weekend in Niagara Falls

This St Catharines Standard article is about the holiday weekend in May. Based on my observations from Wednesday, July 1 (Canada Day), it should have been another successful day for the tourism industry. The tourists are back in town. Many visitors took advantage of the great weather during the Victoria Day holiday weekend to have…

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Zip line project enters next phase

From the Welland Tribune: Thrill seekers will soon be able to get strapped onto one of four high-speed zip lines and descend 670 metres into the Niagara Gorge. The Niagara Parks Commission announced this week it has received provincial approval to enter into an agreement with Niagara Adventure Excursions Inc., to bring a zip line…

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Noel Buckley to head Scotiabank Convention Centre

From Buffalo Business First: Noel Buckley, a recognized Niagara Falls, Ont. hospitality industry leader, is returning to Southern Ontario to run the Scotiabank Convention Centre. Buckley, 55, has been named the convention center’s president and general manager, filling a position that had vacant for nearly 20 months. Buckley was selected for a national headhunting search….

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