Reopening boat lease fraught with danger

From the Niagara Falls Review: Premier Dalton McGuinty sailed into uncharted waters, forcing the Niagara Parks Commission to put its lease with the Maid of the Mist out to tender. If he doesn’t navigate carefully, he risks steering the Niagara Falls tourism industry right onto the rocks. Jaws dropped in Niagara Falls last Wednesday when…

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More on the Maid of the Mist lease opening

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…

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Province orders lease for Maids reopened

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…

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My Trip to Niagara Falls.

Someone posted about a recent class trip to Niagara Falls: On October 7th 2009, Birchmount’s Travel & Tourism and Natural Disasters class decided to go to the beautiful Niagara Falls for a class trip. We all loaded the bus at 8am sharp, and got on the road. It was a long 2 hour drive, but…

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Tories raise questions about Maid of the Mist deal

From CTV Toronto: The controversy over a 25-year lease renewal for the Maid of the Mist tourist boats in Niagara Falls spilled into the Ontario legislature Monday, with the Opposition alleging political interference by the Liberal government. The Niagara Parks Commission decided to extend the lease with the American operators of the tour boats, the…

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Parks to finish review of Maids lease by Oct. 1

From the Niagara Falls Review: Members of the Niagara Parks Commission will complete a government- ordered review of its lease with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. “no later than Oct. 1,” chairman Jim Williams says. Commissioners met last week to consider advice from the provincial government and their own legal staff, and to…

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