Sleep Cheap a success

From the Niagara Falls Review: More than $168,000 was raised for local charities during the annual Sleep Cheap Charities Reap campaign. Participating Niagara Falls hotels and attractions raised $168,789 for 20 charities, including the Brain Injury Association of Niagara, the Salvation Army and the Learning Disabilities Association of Niagara Region.

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GO in Niagara gets budget mention

From the Niagara Falls Review: GO Transit expansion to Niagara had a notable mention in Thursday’s provincial budget. It cited an extension of GO rail service to Niagara and Bowmanville as the “next generation of infrastructure investments” for the province as it works with stakeholders. It would also be subject to agreements with freight rail…

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Niagara Oscar winner made Superman fly

From the Niagara Falls Review: In a way, Colin Chilvers owes his Oscar-winning film career to a pipe that wouldn’t explode… Within a decade, Chilvers faced a much more difficult task as the special effects supervisor on Superman: The Movie. For the film to work, Christopher Reeve’s Superman had to appear to actually fly. In…

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City chips in $350,000 for new falls illumination

From the Niagara Falls Review: The city will contribute $350,000 towards a $4-million public-private project that will modernize the illumination of the falls. The city will take the $350,000 from what is expected to be an approximately $4.5-million fourth-quarter payment in April from Ontario Lottery and Gaming for hosting two casinos. Niagara Falls also has…

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Public gets peek at Oakes Garden Theatre renos

From the Niagara Falls Review: The new Oakes Garden Theatre is going to look a lot like the old Oakes Garden Theatre. Restoration of the theatre’s distinctive pergola wall, dismantled because of safety concerns in 2012, will utilize the original stone pulled from a local quarry when complete, possibly by this summer. Only it will…

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NPC seeks qualified bidders for marina project

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has issued a request for qualifications to move forward its plans to redevelop Miller’s Creek Marina. Following input received from a public information session, and a formal request for information process, the commission is seeking third-party interest on one of three development options. One option is…

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