From Niagara This Week:
A long-awaited city-owned People Mover system in Niagara Falls is finally poised to become reality, with the province and federal government announcing Monday they’re going to pump $50 million into the project.
The concept for a new People Mover system has been kicked around for years. At one time it was even envisioned [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
It looks like any bid to get Bob Gale a second term on the Niagara Parks Commisison is almost out of gas.
Niagara’s own oil baron was sidelined from the government agency in February, when his three-year term expired. Now, after Friday’s reaffirmation by the commission of its 2008 decision to extend [...]
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From the Welland Tribune:
Green Oaks trailer park residents have lost their bid to have city hall get between them and Marineland owner John Holer, who is evicting 47 families from the Stanley Ave. property.
But some say the attention they raised might help Niagara Falls renters in the future.
“They don’t want to protect Green Oaks trailer [...]
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From a Marketwire press release:
he City of Niagara Falls will soon benefit from a new bus system thanks to a joint investment by the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable George Smitherman, Deputy Premier [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review:
A major transportation project that has been stalled for years got a fresh injection of fuel Monday.
At a press conference at the Via rail station on Bridge Street, Ontario Deputy Premier George Smitherman announced the province will contribute $25 million toward the development of a new people mover bus system linking [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review:
Close to 50 families facing eviction from a trailer park owned by Marineland are hoping city council will be their white knight, but councillors themselves are warning them not to pin their hopes on city hall.
Council deferred again Monday a decision on whether or not to use a rarely used section [...]
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A week or two ago when we were in Niagara Falls on a Friday night, there were several cars being towed away from beside Oakes Garden.
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From the Niagara Falls Review:
Most drivers hate getting a parking ticket, but the majority of people who receive them in Niagara Falls do pay for their fines.
Even those who live out-of-province or in the United States, which are sometimes much harder to collect.
“Most people are pretty good about it,” said Sue Wheeler, manager of parking [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara Falls could have a new recreational trail running along the old Canadian Pacific railway corridor connecting the downtown area and Clifton Hill by the end of the year, city officials say.
The city is moving forward with its plan for a $364,000 trail where the trains used to run, said Denyse [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
A city council decision allowing the Hilton hotel to park guests’ cars on leased land could be headed to the Ontario Municipal Board after a competitor expressed his disappointment in the move.
“This certainly would be taken further,” said Michael DiCienzo, a vice-president with Canadian Niagara Hotels.
It’s another twist in the city’s [...]
Continue reading about Hilton parking decision creates uneven playing field, hotelier says
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