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Niagara Falls will turn red Monday night in support of the Toronto Raptors as they head into Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors.
If the Raptors win, they win their first NBA championship.
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Appearing at Niagara Falls Comic Con was like coming home for Lance Henriksen.
The American actor, best known as the android Bishop in two films in the Alien franchise and the cult classics Pumpkinhead and Near Dark, recently spent several months in Toronto filming a movie and was eager to return north of the border.
He was also pleased the comic con was held in June as opposed to the dead of winter.
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Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment is expected to assume day-to-day operations at the two casinos in Niagara Falls June 11.
The commercial gaming company, headquartered in Connecticut, will also operate the Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre, scheduled to open later this year.
MGE was selected by Ontario Lottery and Gaming in September to be the new service provider following a procurement process.
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Marineland has temporarily closed its deer park after officials say two people intentionally caused the animals to stampede Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two deer.
In a news release issued Sunday, the tourist attraction said “we are deeply disturbed by the shocking incident.”
“This has never happened before and our guests have always, as a general rule, behaved responsibly in the deer park,” the statement read. “We are all upset by this terrible act against innocent animals. In order to protect our animals, we are closing the deer park to make modifications to prevent this type of incident from ever happening again.”
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A familiar sight will be awaiting Marineland when it opens for its 58th season Saturday: Protestors.
But those protestors will be seeing something different: A long, blacked-out section of the fence dividing the property from Portage Road. It spans the grounds where protestors are legally allowed to gather, in the area across from the Rapidsview parking lot.
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For Table Rock Centre, it was time to leave the ’90s behind.
The bustling plaza next to the Horseshoe Falls has finished the first phase of a major renovation, updating the look of its restaurant and retail shop.
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The Maid of the Mist is going green.
The U.S. company which has been navigating the water of the lower Niagara River for the past 134 years has announced it plans to launch two battery-powered, zero-emission passenger vehicles later this season.
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While temperatures may still be quite chilly, tourism officials say the 2019 season is shaping up to be a hot one.
“Niagara Falls is on the wish list of travellers from everywhere around the world,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. “We are on track once again to have another record-breaking year for visitors coming to Niagara Falls.”
“With an exchange rate that is still very favourable for our visitors from the U.S., we look forward to continuing to welcome them in strong numbers and to have a another massively successful season.”
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Starting next month, Chinese visitors will have Chinese mobile payment options at Niagara Parks attractions.
After a procurement process, OTT Pay Inc. was selected as the preferred vendor, catering to the emerging Chinese tourism market. The agreement was finalized with a signing ceremony on March 14.
Once implemented, Niagara Parks will be able to accept the preferred payment methods used by Chinese travellers (WeChat Pay and Alipay) at its attractions, stores, restaurants and the renovated Table Rock Centre. It will also use the service to leverage marketing opportunities to the Chinese tourism market.
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When you’re 103-years-old, a little surgery is inevitable.
In the case of the Whirlpool Aero Car, one of the oldest tourist attractions in Niagara Falls, it’ll be a major upgrade to the support ropes that have brought millions of people across the Niagara Gorge.
Though just one of the six support ropes needed to be replaced, work has been going on since January to replace all of them.