Casinos reward ‘green’ employee

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Casinos’ Green Committee honoured Steven Keilhau during a tree- planting ceremony recently in recognition of his Green Leader Award. The annual award, which was presented at the casinos’ spring Ovation Gala, recognizes an employee for his/her outstanding contributions towards improving environmental sustainability within the workplace and the community.

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Stars align at Fallsview Casino Resort in March

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance Canada: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Grammy winner Tony Bennett are among the stars to be spotlighted in Fallsview Casino’s slate of March entertainment. Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx shows why he’s considered an ultimate triple threat in the entertainment industry as he performs live in…

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Entertainment site eyed for N.F., Ont. casino

From Buffalo Business First: The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has taken the first step to develop a 5,000-seat entertainment venue that would part of its Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort complex. The OLG has issued a “request for information” from the development and entertainment community focusing on the possibility of constructing a “privately-funded, multi-purpose entertainment…

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Niagara Falls’ Falls Avenue Resort heats up winter

From the Toronto Sun: When it’s cold and snowy outside, the action heats up along the Falls Avenue Resort area in this city’s tourist district. The 8-hectare resort includes hotels — Sheraton on the Falls, Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview, Skyline Inn and Clifton Victoria Inn at the Falls — with great views, an indoor waterpark…

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Casinos named top employer for fourth straight year

From Niagara This Week: For the fourth year in a row, Niagara Casinos has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Now in its eighth year, Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers is an annual competition in which employers in the same field are compared and evaluated using eight criteria….

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Fallsview announces February acts

From Niagara This Week: February may seem quite a ways off, but the Fallsview Casino has it top of mind with its announcement of headlining acts. Soul legend Billy Ocean on Feb. 7, 8 and a Valentine’s evening show with American singer/songwriter Michael Bolton are just two of the acts set to grace the stage…

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Bette Midler a Fallsview Casino sellout

From the Buffalo News: Bette Midler has always been quotable. Often she’s been definitive. Back when she was only a recent emigrant from New York’s Continental baths, the Divine Miss M observed about Karen Carpenter that there was nothing wrong with her singing, “it’s her drumming that sucks.” When she met Queen Elizabeth after a…

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Save This Friday Only

Today I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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City to ‘keep the heat’ on province for gaming help: Diodati

From Niagara This Week: The City will continue to push the provincial government for Niagara Falls to be a part of the government’s gaming modernization strategy, Mayor Jim Diodati says. “We want to keep the heat on,” Diodati said. That was one of the things discussed with provincial officials at the recent Association of Municipalities…

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