Niagara Falls News

Graham on May 15th, 2013

From the Niagara Gazette: Another new hotel project is in the works in the city of Niagara Falls. The board of directors for the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is expected to consider an application for assistance today from Plati Niagara Inc., LLC, a firm owned by the Strangio family, operators of the Quality Inn Hotel [...]

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This isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but in the tourism industry we definitely know what the article is talking about. We just don’t get the US visitors we used to. From the Toronto Star: Ottawa no longer wants to waste time and money trying to lure American tourists to the land of moose, mountains and [...]

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From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: Marineland of Canada Inc. announces that Stantec, the independent water quality experts have today released their report of their investigation of Marineland’s water quality systems. The report dated April 13, 2013 states: The water management system at Marineland has been developed over many years. [...]

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From the Buffalo News: Ten years ago, when my job included reporting developments – or lack thereof – in downtown Niagara Falls, I was often asked where to find the best meal within a walk of the famed cataracts. My answers made hungry people sad. Three weeks ago, I found myself eating at a fine [...]

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Graham on May 14th, 2013

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Marina owners decided to take their jet boats out through Niagara’s treacherous whirlpools and rapids Saturday morning. Mike Fox and Chris Bohnenkamp, the owners of Fox BoyZ Marina, took two of their 26-foot BWC Gatlin jet boats from their Youngstown business out on the water. They came within just [...]

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Graham on May 14th, 2013

From Buffalo Business First: After years of wishful thinking, a one-mile stretch of the Robert Moses Parkway leading directly to Niagara Falls may get a makeover that makes it more tourist and pedestrian-friendly. The Western New York Regional Economic Council has agreed to allocate $10 million from the “Buffalo Billion” to help finance the $15 [...]

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Graham on May 14th, 2013

From the Niagara Gazette: A team consisting of Niagara Falls Police, Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies and New York State Police participated Saturday in the International Police Tug-Of-War against the Niagara Regional Police from Canada, held at the international border line at the center of the Rainbow Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

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From Canada.com: Three U.S. lawmakers have launched a bid to scrap the “dysfunctional” binational agency that has overseen operation of the Peace Bridge between Ontario and New York for nearly a century, part of the escalating fallout from a dispute over planned improvements to the U.S. approach to the crossing that has pitted Canadian board [...]

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Graham on May 3rd, 2013

From the Niagara Falls Review: The orange short shorts are making a comeback. After a three-year absence from Niagara Falls, John Goard, director of operations for Hooters in southern Ontario, said the world-famous restaurant known for its scantily-dressed waitresses is returning. “Niagara Falls is a major, worldwide tourist market and we need to be there,” [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review: Work is underway to build a $32-million winter storage and maintenance facility for the Maid of the Mist at the former Schoellkopf Power Plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., less than half a kilometre from the Rainbow Bridge. The construction, which began a couple of weeks ago and is expected to [...]

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