Two perspectives on casino union vote – ART FRANK

From the Niagara Falls Review: Art Frank is president of Niagara Casinos. Since 1998, the CAW has attempted unsuccessfully to become the trade union representing the associates at Niagara Casinos on four separate occasions. The fifth such attempt will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at polling stations at Fallsview Casino and As an organization,…

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Summer Couples and Family Packages at Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton

On Monday I received this information from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls: Explore Niagara Falls with the ones you love! Niagara Falls Hotel Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton offer Summer Couples and Family Packages. The Summer Couples Package includes a $50 dinner voucher for Buchanans Chophouse (on-site),…

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New NPC chair highly regarded

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is getting an effective leader who’s the right person for the times in Fay Booker, even though she’s not a Niagara resident, according to people in Niagara who have had professional contact with the incoming chairwoman. “She was very effective, very organized,” said Janie Palmer, chairwoman…

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Country Inn & Suites Carlson, Consumers Choice for Niagara Falls Motels and Hotels, Wins Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards Best For Families

From a PR Web press release: Country Inn & Suites, By Carlson, Niagara Falls, Ontario was chosen as a Best For Families Hotel by TripAdvisor in its 2010 Travelers’ Choice awards. A leading choice by consumers for Niagara Falls motels and hotels, this is the second year in a row that the hotel was honored…

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Stranded travellers enjoy the Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: As volcanic ash continues to ground aircraft across much of western Europe, travellers stranded in Canada are finding ways to pass the time. For Nick Haynes, he decided a visit to Niagara Falls was in order. Haynes, international director at BRE (Building Research Establishment) Group, and Rufus Logan, director of…

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Leadership Niagara Wonders What Can Be Done To Help Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Community leaders from Niagara County spent a full day on Thursday delving into a question that many of us have asked for years- why is Niagara Falls, Ontario so vibrant and Niagara Falls, N.Y. is so troubled. When we compared the two sides of Niagara Falls in a half…

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New tourism boss dons ‘the crown jewel’

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new captain at the helm of Niagara Falls Tourism. And he’s no stranger to stormy seas. Joe Fardell, the agency’s new managing director, has come full circle in his 25-year career, having started working for a charter bus operator here in the mid 1980s. Originally from Hamilton, Fardell…

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CAW applies to unionize casino workers

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian Auto Workers union is trying its luck again at Niagara’s casinos, betting the time is right to bring hundreds of workers under its umbrella. The union filed an application Thursday to become the union representing most workers at Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara. But management says it prefers…

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Hundreds line up for Margaritaville job fair

From Niagara This Week: Prospective employees braved long lines and wait times for their chance to serve a cheeseburger in paradise. Margaritaville Canada Ltd. hosted a job fair at the Niagara College Maid of the Mist campus on Dunn Street from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 8-11. According to vice-president of operations Stephen…

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