Graham on March 31st, 2009

I don’t know if it’s re-opening, but Casablanca Lounge on Victoria Ave has some activity going on. At the very least, someone has removed the wood and gone inside.

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Graham on January 13th, 2009

Someone with a Windows Live blog posted about a summer trip to Niagara Falls:
Yesterday we went back to Niagara again, as it is one of our favourite day trips. We started out golfing at Peach Trees Golf Club [Niagara-on-the-Lake], a cute little 9 hole course that some lady made in her very large back [...]

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Graham on November 18th, 2008

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Canadian golf star Mike Weir unveiled plans Monday to open a winery next to a Niagara Falls golf course, signalling a new start to his wine business.
The PGA Tour golfer will build his winery on a 15-acre parcel of land adjacent to the Whirlpool Golf Course. Weir has partnered with the [...]

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Graham on August 31st, 2007

From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor has booked 158 tee-off times for free rounds of golf at Niagara Parks Commission golf courses since he was elected in 2003.
He uses the perk the parks commission offers public officials to promote the community to guests and to make up for time his job takes [...]

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Graham on August 30th, 2007

From GOLFmagic:
A Canadian entrepreneur is hoping to set up a contest in which the world’s longest drivers try to smash a golf ball over the Niagara River at the world famous Horseshoe Falls.
Gary Nickerson, a 61-year-old who claims he can hit a ball over 300 yards, aims to gather the world’s best strikers to attempt [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review:
Call it a buyers market. With a decline in tourism spending in recent years, that has many Niagara-area golf courses locked in a tug-of-war for local patrons, low prices and attractive package deals are the order of the day.
The competition is so fierce, some private owners say they don’t know what [...]

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Graham on August 24th, 2007

From Niagara This Week:
The owners of Thundering Waters Golf Course are planning to build a high-end condominium subdivision with a 10-storey apartment tower on the property, but local residents want developers to find a way to preserve what’s left of the urban forest.
Residents aired their concerns Tuesday at a neighbourhood meeting with Rick Brady, the [...]

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Graham on August 15th, 2007

From Niagara This Week:
The Niagara Parks Commission is holding off on the idea of adding on-site accommodations at its Legends on the Niagara Golf Course after a disappointing response to its call for proposals.
Niagara Parks put the call out last fall for proposals to enhance Legends as a world-class golf course, lengthen its golf season [...]

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From Niagara Falls Review:
John Daly made a whirlwind tour Tuesday of his Thundering Waters signature golf course in Niagara Falls, cutting a swath of smiles everywhere he went.
He mingled with golfers playing in the Kids R King Celebrity Pro-Am, which was raising funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara.
He posed for photos with [...]

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Graham on August 16th, 2006

From Commercial Property News:
Grand Niagara Resort Inc., a partnership that owns and operates a new golf course in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is planning a C$300 million expansion of the facility. At its completion, scheduled for 2010, the 800-acre complex will include another golf course, a Hilton hotel, conference facility, time-share condos, homesites, a winery and [...]

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