From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Parks is not giving up on a waterfront development opportunity at its marina along the Niagara Parkway in Fort Erie despite two unsuccessful procurement efforts. The Niagara Parks Commission announced this week that despite extensive efforts and input, including two extensions to the request for proposal timeline, no proposals…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The first annual Niagara Falls Night Market and International Food Festival is scheduled to take place during Labour Day weekend. The event was created by the same creators as Toronto’s Ford Waterfront Night Market and will transform a large outdoor space on Sept. 2 and 3 between 2 and 11…
From Niagara This Week: The city’s mayor has been accused of lobbying Premier Kathleen Wynne on behalf of the group proposing a $1.5-billion development on property that is home to more than 200 acres of provincially significant wetlands. “I did not know that you were lobbying the Premier,” Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni told Mayor Jim Diodati…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A section of Victoria Avenue will undergo a $6.8-million road reconstruction and streetscaping. Niagara Falls city council awarded the contract to Rankin Construction during its recent meeting. The second of a proposed five-phase plan will include full road reconstruction and decorative streetscaping on Victoria Avenue from the limit of phase…
From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 4,000 people turned out to the Canada 150 Fun Fest inside and outside Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls Saturday. “We’re very happy with the turnout,” said organizer Chris Dabrowski. The Stanley Avenue venue hosted a full day of free indoor and outdoor events, which started at noon….
From Niagara This Week: More than eight months after agreeing to meet with town officials to provide an update on the long-delayed Canadian Motor Speedway project, the developers have still not done so, and are no longer answering questions about the status of the project. The overseas company providing the funding for the project appears…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: A draft of an audit being prepared by the Office of the New York State Comptroller calls into question the budget and spending policies of the City of Niagara Falls and warns of potentially dire financial circumstances for the Cataract City unless officials there “take immediate steps” to get…
From the Detroit News: When Kirk Jones waded into the rapids, the biggest danger wasn’t the 7-foot-long snake in his hands. It was the 170-foot waterfalls several hundred yards downriver. He knew the peril all too well. He had jumped over the falls in 2003, the first person to survive such a drop without a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be part of the 2017-2018 Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. It was revealed Thursday morning that the Honeymoon Capital will be the first of 24 stops this season. The two-day celebration of hockey takes place every Saturday and Sunday, this year beginning Oct. 7 and 8 at Niagara…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: If you thought Monday’s partial eclipse was cool, just wait seven years. On April 8, 2024 — just 2,422 days from now — a total eclipse will cover the entire Western New York region, stretching south through Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dallas and even central Mexico. In Niagara Falls, Destination Niagara…