Niagara Falls to Host Canada’s Largest New Year’s Eve Celebration

From a PRWeb press release: Niagara Falls is the place to be on New Year’s Eve. Experience the world-class entertainment, incredible outdoor atmosphere, live concert, fireworks shows, and lively attractions that make it the ideal holiday getaway destination for New Year’s Eve. ET Canada’s New Year’s Eve free concert is taking place on Dec. 31, 2014…

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Light up your holidays in Niagara Falls

From the Naturally in Niagara blog: The switch has been flipped in Niagara Falls and millions of tiny sparkling lights are illuminating the Niagara Parkway. The Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights began its 32nd season on November 15 and will continue to brighten the season until January 12. The Festival is looking forward…

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Niagara Falls to Host Canadian Leg of Worldwide Game of Chase to Fund Cure for Spinal Chord Injury

From a Market Wired press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: Niagara Falls, Canada has been chosen as the exclusive Canadian stop of the Wings for Life World Run a remarkable global running race produced by Red Bull in partnership with the Wings for Life Foundation. With 35 simultaneous starts and no finish line, runners…

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Festival of Lights gears up for 32nd season

From the Niagara Falls Review: While the mighty mouse may be gone, the Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights has added turtle power to its upcoming season. The festival parted ways with Disney in 2013 after more than 20 years of partnering with them for light displays and various attractions including having Mickey and…

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Changes coming to Winter Festival of Lights

From Niagara This Week: It is a time of change for the Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights. After years of adding events, organizers are pulling back a little with the festival acting more as an umbrella organization for the city’s annual winter celebration. “We have a new strategic plan and a new board,”…

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Tower steps no match for cancer fighters

From Niagara This Week: More than 500 participants huffed and puffed, climbing to the top of the Skylon Tower, all to raise money for the fight against children’s cancer. All conquered the 660 steps to the top of the iconic tower overlooking the Horseshoe and American falls — some more than once — and raised…

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Niagara Falls invaded by cheerleaders and dancers

From the Welland Tribune: There was plenty to cheer about in Niagara Falls on the weekend – not only inside the Scotiabank Convention Centre during the Canadian National Cheer & Dance Championships – but across the city where restaurants and hotels were booked to capacity. “We had over 86 athletes with our five teams and…

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OPG Winter Festival of Lights honours volunteers

From Niagara This Week: Although the lights have been dimmed on the 2013-14 Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights, one final one was shone on volunteers who helped out with the annual illumination event. WFOL honoured its volunteers at a recent recognition dinner at the Greg Frewin Theatre, which also included the presentation of…

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Amazing Race Canada duo in Falls Saturday

I know it’s old, but I still wanted to include it… From Bullet News Niagara: In partnership with Niagara Falls Tourism, Niagara College’s Event Management program is excited to announce that Jet Black and Dave Schram, hilarious duo from Amazing Race Canada, will be hosting Solving Niagara April 5. The Amazing-Race-style event is a fundraiser…

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