From Niagara This Week: The double whammy of the brutal recession and new identification rules at the border have devastated cross-border travel that’s a backbone of Niagara’s crucial tourism sector, gutting thousands of jobs here, figures from the Binational Tourism Alliance show. In an attempt to try to reverse the disturbing trend, the alliance is…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario’s Liberals have no choice but to invite bids from companies interested in hosting Casino Niagara after forcing the Niagara Parks Commission to put a similar lease with the Maid of the Mist out to tender in the name of open government, says Conservative Leader Tim Hudak. And if the…
http://twitpic.com/nixfy – This is a bit blurry, but I took it while driving (I know… dangerous!). Anyway, this is the sunrise I saw as I #
Here are some articles that discuss the Maid of the Mist lease opening: Buffalo News – Maid of the Mist lease ordered reopened Buffalo Business First – Rough Ont. waters for Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls Review – Who’ll run the boats? Just a reminder that Bill Windsor of Alcatraz Media left a comment…
From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Long winter nights are welcome in Niagara Falls when over 3 million lights and hundreds of glittering displays will cast a colourful glow across the city. Matching their brilliance is a star-studded season of entertainment that includes the November 12 Niagara Falls Comedy Fest, Christmas…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort cut 45 jobs Tuesday in one of the biggest single-day reductions since the casinos opened. Three pit managers and 42 table games supervisors were let go, as the casino dealt with what it called “a consistent overstaffing situation.” “This overstaffing situation was unique…
Last Friday I received an email newsletter from Great Wolf Lodge
The Disney light displays are on right now in Queen Victoria Park as electricians work on them to get ready for Winter Festival of Lights # I've been waiting for a sunny, clear, Autumn day to take some Niagara Falls pictures, but I've been out-of-luck so far! #
From the Niagara Falls Review: For the first time in years, the Maid of the Mist will have to fend off competitors to hold onto the right to run boat tours in the Niagara River. Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith announced Wednesday the Niagara Parks Commission will solicit competing bids from companies interested in leasing…
Last week I received the following information from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton: Doug Gilmour, former NHL Toronto Maple Leaf Captain and one of NHL’s most beloved player recently visited the Five Lakes Spa AVEDA at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls. Mrs. Gilmour enjoyed an Elemental…