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Truck crash at Fallsview Casino entrance

You may have heard about this on the news this morning. Apparently a truck that was trying to get away from the police crashed into the front doors of the Fallsview Casino. Buffalo News – Fleeing suspect smashes car into Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls Review – Truck crashes through casino entrance WIVB Channel 4 –…

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Daytripper: Niagara Falls, Ontario

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: From Rochester: About 90 miles. Attraction: The Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Ontario, running through Jan. 4, features holiday light displays, live concerts, fireworks and special events. The outdoor displays are lighted from 5 p.m. to midnight, including an “Enchantment of Disney” display.

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Brasa Brazilian Steakhouse: Restaurant’s gauchos slice 12 kinds of Brazilian barbecue

From the Buffalo News: They have an awful lot of roast meat in Brazil. Or so it would seem if you visit Brasa, a traditional, newly opened Brazilian barbecue restaurant called a “churrascaria” in the luxe Hilton Hotel attached to the casino. You can start training for the 2016 Olympics now. A churrascaria serves meats…

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Twitter updates for 2009-12-21

RT @Hilton_Niagara @NiagaraParksPR Photo highlights from the Stanley Cup visit to Niagara Falls this weekend: http://bit.ly/4z8kTp # http://twitpic.com/uijdt – This was a group of people out front of the Niagara SkyWheel this morning. They seemed to be part of some team. # RT @NiagaraParksPR @nthoms12: http://twitpic.com/uibrl – the Olympic Torch run through Niagara Falls! #…

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Niagara should be leader in province’s new tourism plan: Thomson

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should be a leader in the province’s plan to build a stronger, more competitive tourism industry, says Niagara Falls Tourism chairman Wayne Thomson. “There’s no question that Niagara Falls is the logical leader in tourism,” he said. “While Niagara as a whole provides plenty of tourism opportunities, there…

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Curtain of secrecy lifting to reveal secrets inside Niagara Parks Commission

From the Niagara Falls Review: First of all, congratulations to Niagara Parks Commissioners for voting in favour of opening their meetings to the public and the media. Quite a novel idea for public lands, we guess. Vince Kerrio made the motion that was supported by his colleagues. This was the right thing to do and…

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Parks commission opens up

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission wants to go public. After 124 years of meeting in private, commissioners voted unanimously Friday to open their doors to the public and the media. “I made a motion at the parks commission today that the meetings, in the spirit of openness and transparency … be…

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