Graham on March 12th, 2010

From the Niagara Falls Review:
When planners for a competition of 2,000 cheerleaders asked Niagara Convention Civic Centre president Kerry Painter if her staff could have 20,000 orders of french fries at the ready, there’s only one answer she could give.
“Absolutely. I sure can,” Painter said, laughing about some of the unforeseen requirements the convention centre [...]

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Graham on February 17th, 2010

Wow! I haven’t been by that area in probably 2 months. They seem to be making great progress on the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre (NCCC). It appears that the structure/shell of the building is almost done.

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Graham on October 21st, 2009

Business Niagara magazine has a nice article in the October/November 2009 issue about the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre and Kerry Painter, the president and general manager.
I can’t find the article online, so I have created a PDF file of the article if you’d like to download and read it. You can download it here:
Business [...]

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From a press release esen on Hospitality Net:
Renowned Chef Anna Olson is bringing her farm-fresh philosophy to the Niagara Convention & Civic Centre in Niagara Falls Canada — set to open in Spring, 2011. Guests are sure to be delighted by the contributions of popular host of Food Network Canada’s “Fresh with Anna Olson” — [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Niagara Convention and Civic Centre has reached an agreement with Anna Olson, the Food Network Canada celebrity chef, to endorse the facility scheduled to open in two years.
“This is an exciting moment for our centre. It states loud and clear that our food program is intended to be well above [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review:
A building permit for the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre is expected to be issued in the next few weeks, as work continues toward the centre’s 2011 completion target.
“It’s tracking on schedule. It’s tracking quite well. Everything is moving along quite nicely,” said Serge Felicetti, the city’s business development officer.
He submitted [...]

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Lonny on June 1st, 2009

A couple of weeks ago they erected the crane on the job site of the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center and have been making steady progress on the foundation of the building. They are also working in the back of the property on the parking lot that will enter off Dunn Street.

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Graham on May 2nd, 2009

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 were flown in [...]

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Graham on May 2nd, 2009

From Buffalo Business First:
Regional and provincial officials gathered in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday morning for the ceremonial ground breaking for the city’s first convention center.
The nearly 200,000-square-foot, $100 million center is being constructed just off of Stanley Avenue and in the shadow of some of the city’s largest hotels. Niagara Falls officials have been pressing [...]

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Lonny on April 2nd, 2009

Two weeks ago they brought in their trailers, last week they started to install the perimeter fencing around the entire work site, and this week they have begun  excavating the land for the new Niagara Convention & Civic Center.

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