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Falls fireworks return this weekend

From the St Catharines Standard: The Niagara Parks Commission, host of the longest-running fireworks series in Canada, has announced the season will officially begin Friday with the free Coca-Cola concert series starting at 8 p.m. at Queen Victoria Park’s illumination stage in Niagara Falls. This will be followed by the sights and sounds of the…

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Hilton to tower over Niagara Falls, Ont.

From Buffalo Business First: The Hilton Niagara Falls will mark the traditional start of the peak summer tourism season in a big way. The Niagara Falls, Ont., hotel will be welcoming the first guests to its $200 million, 59-story wing on May 22, the start of the U.S. Memorial Day weekend. The wing will be…

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Stevensville animal park changes name

I noticed this a month or so ago, but neglected to blog about it. The Niagara Falls Review is just writing about it now: Stevensville animal park Zooz has taken on a new identity as Safari Niagara. “It’s the same ownership, management and staff. Just a new name,” said owner Tim Tykolis. The park will…

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U.S. diplimoat assures regional tourism leaders on border crossings

From Hotel Online: An American diplomat reassured regional tourism officials Thursday that tighter border-crossing requirements due to take effect June 1 will not impede the flow of travelers and their dollars to and from Canada. Not everyone attending the fourth annual Binational Tourism Alliance was convinced. Some fretted that a looming flu pandemic, combined with…

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Weak Canadian dollar means paying more at border

From the Niagara Falls Review: The prolonged weakness of the Canadian dollar means people paying more to cross the border. Effective May 15, Canadian tolls for passenger vehicles will be increased to $4.00 Cdn from the current $3.75 rate. The U.S. tolls will remain at $3.25 U.S. The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, which operates the…

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‘A huge deal’ for the Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The $100-million convention centre dream is finally underway. Though work has already begun on the site of the new Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, plenty of dignitaries made it official Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. To kickstart what Mayor Ted Salci calls the “unconventional convention centre,” the first official clients…

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