New sign at Dairy Queen on Clifton Hill?
The following notice is on the window of the Dairy Queen on Clifton Hill. Apparently they want to put up a new sign but have it closer to the edge of the wall than currently allowed.
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Big projects, big impact
From the Niagara Falls Review: Some of the city’s biggest and long-awaited building projects will either be completed or closer to completion in 2011. The Scotiabank Convention Centre, currently under construction about 500 yards from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls on Stanley Ave., is scheduled to host its first event — a home and garden show…
The great dinosaur migration of 2010
There should have been a Discovery Channel documentary about it! Were you luck enough to witness the great dinosaur migration of 2010? I was, and it was breathtaking… seeing those big animals move along to their new home was incredible. I will always be able to tell everyone, “I was there!” 🙂 Seriously though, over…
Did you see the Half-a-saurus (at Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf)?
Although the crummy, work still goes on at the future home of Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf behind the Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill. So far, they only have one dinosaur out. Actually, they only have half a dinosaur out. You can also see a few other “props” around, including a tree stump, some rib bones,…
Convention Centre progress
If you follow the comments, you noticed that regular visitor StEC left a comment with a link to some pictures he took from the top of the Hilton. There are many that are nice, but the one that stood out to me was the picture of the Convention Centre. It is a nice looking building,…
More progress at Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf
For the longest time, the only work that was happening at the future site of Dinosaur park Adventure Golf (behind Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill) was on the big volcano. The only other work I saw was that they started to pour concrete for the holes. As indicated previously, I was on vacation for a…
Convention Centre’s big pour
From the Niagara Falls Review: Like a carefully choreographed assembly line, the crews worked in unison at a quick pace, each aware that team-work and timing were vital to a positive outcome. “This is well-planned out,” said Reg Coates as concrete truck after concrete truck drove into the cavernous exhibition hall at the Niagara Convention…
September 2010 Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf construction update
From the ground, it doesn’t look like much has been done at the future site of Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf (on Clifton Hill behind the Niagara SkyWheel). However, from above you can tell they’ve done a lot of work. At the end of August I went on the Niagara SkyWheel and took a few pictures…
News on Canadian Motor Speedway
There has been some news over the last day or two about the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway near Fort Erie: Niagara Falls Review – Road opening up for track One of the largest private-sector projects ever proposed in Fort Erie is one step closer to being built. The multi-million dollar Canadian Motor Speedway project will…
Reconsider trolleys, former city worker urges
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should put the brakes on the purchase of buses for shuttling tourists around town and reconsider an electric trolley system before plans for the new people mover system leave the station, says former city employee Derek Costello. But council members say their current people mover plan is affordable,…