From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Parks is not giving up on a waterfront development opportunity at its marina along the Niagara Parkway in Fort Erie despite two unsuccessful procurement efforts. The Niagara Parks Commission announced this week that despite extensive efforts and input, including two extensions to the request for proposal timeline, no proposals…
I posted a couple of weeks ago about the house on Stanley Avenue by the Macs (near the corner of Ferry Street) that was torn down. It is a very large lot, that I assume will sit empty for quite a while.
From Niagara This Week: The city’s mayor has been accused of lobbying Premier Kathleen Wynne on behalf of the group proposing a $1.5-billion development on property that is home to more than 200 acres of provincially significant wetlands. “I did not know that you were lobbying the Premier,” Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni told Mayor Jim Diodati…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A section of Victoria Avenue will undergo a $6.8-million road reconstruction and streetscaping. Niagara Falls city council awarded the contract to Rankin Construction during its recent meeting. The second of a proposed five-phase plan will include full road reconstruction and decorative streetscaping on Victoria Avenue from the limit of phase…
From Niagara This Week: More than eight months after agreeing to meet with town officials to provide an update on the long-delayed Canadian Motor Speedway project, the developers have still not done so, and are no longer answering questions about the status of the project. The overseas company providing the funding for the project appears…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls city council will consider awarding a $6.8-million contract to complete the second phase of a road reconstruction and streetscaping project along Victoria Avenue. Staff is scheduled to present a report to politicians Tuesday recommending the lowest bidder, Rankin Construction, do the work. The report also recommends staff appoint…
Yesterday I received the latest Clifton Hill Update email newsletter.
With all of the publicity this week for the Niagara Speedway, a new banner/sign has been put on the fence that says they are opening in Spring 2018.
Last fall I posted about an “art installation” on Robinson St that was a collaboration between the DoubleTree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton Niagara Falls and local artists. Well, the house, as well as the one beside it, have been torn down.
From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: Get ready for a multi-level go-karting experience in Niagara Falls, Ontario. HOCO Entertainment and Resorts tells 7EWN that construction on the new “Niagara Speedway” is nearing completion. The spiraling track is being built on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls and is inspired by “Heavy Metal High Rise” which is…