Niagara Falls gets funding help for New Year’s Eve

From Niagara This Week: The City has managed to secure $240,000 to help stage the annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Queen Victoria Park. Staff was successful in obtaining a pair of grants — $184,500 from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s Celebrate Ontario fund and an additional $50,000 from the Niagara Tourism Partnership.

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Planning for New Year’s Eve traffic

From the Niagara Falls Review: After reviewing the 2012 New Year’s Eve Wego bus service, city staff determined revisions should be made to make it easier for people to get in and out of the free concert area at Queen Victoria Park. Revisions for this year’s service include adding additional buses, running later and rerouting…

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Lovato to headline New Year’s Eve in Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: One-time Disney actor Demi Lovato will headline this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration at Queen Victoria Park. Lovato, who released her fourth album, Demi, earlier this year, will be joined by the Sam Roberts Band and Serena Ryder for the event, presented by Global Television for a fifth straight year. Most…

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Nelly Furtado charged up for the chill at New Year’s Eve gig in Niagara Falls

From Canada.com: Victoria-raised pop star Nelly Furtado says she loves playing gigs on New Year’s Eve — even if it means having to freeze in icy climes, which will be the case Monday night when she takes the outdoor stage at Niagara Falls, Ont. “It’s fun and you get to be onstage and you get…

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