Lasers, 3D projections and more on tap for OPG Winter Festival of Lights

From Niagara This Week: While the 32nd annual Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights last year was regarded as a transitional year for the event, this year’s promises to build on that and establish a more modern festival. Lasers, 3D illuminations and projection lighting are the new signatures, including a new “Spirit of Niagara”…

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Demolition update for the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill

“The Comfort Inn Clifton Hill at the corner of Clifton Hill and Victoria Ave in Niagara Falls is being demolished. I took some pictures of the demolition. It is moving along with large gaps in the building now. From Victoria Avenue you can see Boston Pizza. These are pictures taken on Tuesday, November 17, 2015”…

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Comfort Inn, Niagara Falls closing in October (UPDATE)

From the Vanmeer Free Press: The Vanmeer Free Press has confirmed the Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill Niagara Falls is closing it’s doors on October 12th, putting up to 50 people out of work, some people will be given jobs in other areas within the parent company officials say. The Inn is one by Hoco…

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Bids set to open for casino theatre

From the Niagara Falls Review: Those who want to develop a new entertainment complex attached to Fallsview Casino will be able to make their bids starting this fall, according to Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. Diodati said he was told by Ontario Lottery and Gaming that the provincial Crown corporation plans to open up the…

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Hard work is paying off in Niagara Falls with an uptick for businesses that depend on tourists

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls tourism is improving with each turn of the page. Whether that assessment is reached through the observations of small business owners or through hard data collected by the tourism promotion agency for Niagara Falls, this is a story whose chapters are looking more and more promising. There is the…

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Fall brings rising tourism expectations

From the Niagara Falls Review: Continued, targeted marketing — and an influx of visiting seniors — should help Niagara Falls get through tourism’s typical off season, Wayne Thomson says. The chairman of Niagara Falls Tourism said his agency, Tourism Partnership of Niagara and Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation are ramping up their fall marketing campaign,…

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HOTEL INSIDER: Great Wolf Lodge

From Hotel Insider: This American chain of resorts first opened its doors in 1997 in Wisconsin, followed by additional outposts across the United States, including Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Ohio. The first—and thus far only—location outside of the U.S. is in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Beloved by families, Great Wolf Lodge is best described as…

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