Loretto Fallsview Centre Hotels & Condominiums

If you’ve been following the blog for a long time, or know what hotels have been approved (but not built), then you know that several years ago the Loretto Academy on Stanley Avenue was sold. There has been talk for years that a hotel complex was going to be build. I still think it is…

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New hotel in the works

From the Niagara Gazette: Another hotel is going up on Niagara falls Boulevard. The Niagara Falls Planning this week approved a site plan presented by Andrew Terragnolli, an engineer from Optima Design and Engineering, who outlined the details of the 98-room Comfort Inn and Suites to be built by his client, Ali Rizek. Construction will…

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Speedway launches petition for support

From Niagara This Week: After hitting a series of roadblocks following approval from the Ontario Municipal Board, developers behind the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway have turned to an online petition to rally support for the project. Since receiving OMB approval last month, the Speedway has faced an appeal of that decision from a local environmental…

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News of the Maid of the Mist renewal in New York State

Last week it was announced that the Maid of the Mist name will continue in Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission had chosen a different operator to run boat tours on the Canadian side, and people wondered what would happen to the Maid of the Mist on the US side. Well, now we know. They…

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No NASCAR in Fort Erie

From Niagara This Week: NASCAR is not coming to Fort Erie. No NASCAR. Not in Fort Erie. It bears repeating because one glance at any social media site — and even some major news outlets — over the last week would suggest precisely the opposite. As reported by the Post last week, NASCAR has never…

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Questions still surround proposed Fort Erie speedway

From the Toronto Star (Wheels.ca): Another hurdle has been cleared by the developers of the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway in Fort Erie. On Monday, the Ontario Municipal Board rejected all appeals against the planned speedway, which will include a one-mile paved oval track with seating for 65,000 spectators plus a road course. Good luck to…

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OMB dismisses speedway appeals

From the Niagara Falls Review: Appeals against the Canadian Motor Speedway have been dismissed by a provincial planning board, paving the way for the much-anticipated project to break ground. The Town of Fort Erie received a decision from the Ontario Municipal Board Monday, which included some requirements and restrictions already agreed to by speedway officials…

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Does anyone know what this is for?

Does anyone know what these supplies and equipment are for? I saw this in the small Canadian Niagara Hotels (CNH) lot beside the Jolley Cut and Skylon Tower.

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From the first tee to the falls

From the Toronto Star: For the residents of the new Thundering Waters community in Niagara Falls, it will always be a short walk to the falls or — in the other direction — to the first tee. Located just over a kilometre west of the falls, this two-phase 171-lot community of single-family homes and townhomes…

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Hotel Niagara Renovation Underway

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Work is underway to restore the Hotel Niagara in Niagara Falls, NY. The project has gotten some press lately. Now a report in this week’s Business First takes an in-depth look. Developer Harry Stinson is tackling the $24 million renovation. Some say it is a major piece of rebuilding…

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