From the Niagara Falls Review: Border crossings in Niagara using Nexus now account for 12% of all bridge traffic according to the local bridge authorities. The agencies that manage the four bridges in the region put out a press release Tuesday saying a campaign to get more Nexus users in the first half of 2012…
From the Associated Pres (via Canada.com): In recent years, Niagara Falls has thrown open its doors to casino gambling, gay weddings and a tightrope walk that, until laws were relaxed, would have meant arrest. It even briefly considered taking in toxic wastewater from hydraulic fracturing… With its spectacular natural wonder — the famous waterfall that…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Council is petitioning the province to properly maintain Highway 420, one of the main tourist arteries into Niagara Falls. The appearance of the highway, which connects the QEW to the city, has been a thorn in city council’s side since Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation did some highway work in 2003….
From the Buffalo News: A multimillion-dollar plan to convert a 1960s Niagara Falls hotel into upscale lodging has received $1.5 million from the USA Niagara Development Corp. The project to rehabilitate the 135,000-square-foot Days Inn Hotel on Main Street into a Courtyard by Marriott will cost $10.9 million. NFNY Hotel Managament owns the property, which…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It used to be a video store, but “Blockbuster” is now the mantra of the tourism industry in Niagara and the province of Ontario. Get used to it. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. Blockbuster. At some point, the word became the catch phrase for the kind of events Ontario’s tourism industry wants to…
From Niagara This Week: The streets are crowded, bodies are packed tightly aboard the Maid of the Mist Tour boats as they chug toward the foot of the Horseshoe Falls. Throngs of fun seekers on the sidewalks lining Clifton Hill spill out on to the road way. There seems to a be a buzz in…
From the Buffalo News: A $66,100 agreement to pay for an assessment of conditions at the Aquarium of Niagara, 701 Whirlpool St., was approved Wednesday by directors of the USA Niagara Development Corp., a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corp. The assessment is intended to help the aquarium make informed decisions about future reconstruction…
From the Buffalo News: A resort that would consist of the tallest buildings in Niagara Falls, Ont., is in the works. Developers Ralph Terrio and Hunter Milborne are moving forward on plans for two gleaming towers, one with 61 stories, the other with 60 stories, on River Road near the Rainbow Bridge. The project cleared…
From the Buffalo News: It seemed like an event that even Niagara Falls couldn’t screw up.The son of a famous wire-walking family wanted to tempt fate at the region’s natural wonder. A national television network agreed to give the city more free advertising than it could buy. And thousands of people were vying to get…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When Ralph Terrio and Hunter Milborne announced they had bought the Niagara Falls Aviary and Michael’s Inn hotel buildings three months ago, they were coy about their future plans. Now those plans are public, and they’re big. Niagara Falls city council unanimously voted Tuesday night to allow two hotel towers…