Twitter updates for 2009-07-02
Went to @BirdKingdom on Tuesday. It has changed since the last time I went. Will have some pictures and videos ready soon. # I'm back after a long weekend away from the Falls. Will post lots today… #
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Niagara good to GO
From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new way to get to Toronto. Shoes off. Feet up. Head back. Eyes closed. “It’s the only way to travel,” said Bernie Kurek, a plumber at the casino, who was one of the first Niagara Falls residents to travel on a GO Transit train to Toronto.
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Border requirements impact local tourism
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian tourism industry is experiencing its longest period of decline since the 9-11 terrorist attacks almost eight years ago, according to Statistics Canada report released Monday. But if the recent experience of the Niagara Parks Commission is a good indication of what’s happening elsewhere in Niagara, Ontario and across…
The Best Western Fallsview is Waking up to Green
From a press release seen at PR-USA.net: Your visit to the Best Western Fallsview just got a little greener. Today, the pet friendly, bike friendly, rider friendly accommodation provider of choice to the Niagara Parks Commission, the Best Western Fallsview Hotel officially joined the LivClean Eco-StayTM program. Eco-StayTM is a national initiative that helps hotels…
Twitter updates for 2009-06-30
I haven't been around for a few days, so not much to report #
Today in History (June 30)
According to the Minneapolis – St. Paul Star Tribune, on this day in 1859… French acrobat Charles Blondin (born Jean Francois Gravelet) walked back and forth on a tightrope above the gorge of Niagara Falls as thousands of spectators watched.
Twitter updates for 2009-06-26
Lots of rain over the last day or so. Looks like mostly sun for the weekend. #
Clifton HillBilly’s sign
When this was first opened, you could barely see the sign. Now they’ve put up some better positioned signs and you can actually tell what it is from further away.
GO trains roll into Niagara Saturday
From the Niagara Falls Review: After years of clamouring to get on the GO train, Niagara finally gets on board Saturday morning, though with 36 hours before the first train’s arrival there aren’t many signs of the debut of a much-anticipated service. On Thursday, there weren’t many signs at the Bridge Street station indicating the…