Shining the light on Niagara

From the St Catharines Standard: For 54 years, Peter Gordon played to an audience of millions. The Niagara Falls resident estimates thousands of people a night – between 90,000 to 150,000 on a summer night – have been entertained by his rainbow of lights on both the Horseshoe and American Falls. “It made you feel…

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Tourism is city’s ‘life blood’: Thomson

From the Niagara Falls Review: Dolores Fabiano finds Niagara Falls’ “love-hate relationship” with tourism “quite fascinating.” Fabiano, who is executive director for the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce, said it’s almost like the city’s No. 1 employer is a victim of its own success. “It’s the nature of the beast, I guess. It gets the…

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Green Seal of Approval for Niagara Casinos

From a CNW press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: Niagara Casinos was awarded a 4 Green Keys rating from Green Key Global acknowledging their sustainable convention facilities and practices, topping off another year of substantial environmental initiatives at both Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara. Green Key Global, a leading environmental certification body, takes…

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Tourism initiatives aimed at lengthening tourists’ stay in Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: A trip to visit Niagara Falls could be much more than a stop to view the world famous waterfalls. Plans to develop new tourism in the “Falls to Fort” region and extend tourists’ length of stay and overall spending were announced at a media event Monday in Niagara Falls, hosted by…

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