Pan Am Games may spur public transit expansion to Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Pan Am Games might spur changes to the long-term transit plans for the Golden Horseshoe. While some say certain projects should be moved up the priority list to be completed in time for the games, others critical of the idea of using diesel trains for the Union-Pearson Rail Link,…

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Festival lights up Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: With the flick of a switch, the Niagara Parkway erupted with about three million lights illuminating more than 120 seasonal displays. The 27th annual Winter Festival of Lights, which attracts more than one million visitors each year, officially got underway this past weekend with performances ranging from magical to soulful….

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Spinning Security at 500 Feet

This doesn’t affect any of the visiting tourists, but here is a short article from JMR SoftwareSystems about the challenges implementing a network at the spinning restaurant at the Skylon Tower: The very location of the RDR presents a challenge. With a more than 500 foot span from the central computers at the bottom of…

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Comics and Cartoons to Invade Niagara Falls

From Anime News Network: The Can-Am Comics and Anime Expo will be held in Niagara Falls Canada at the famous Skylon Tower, March 12-14, 2010. The show will feature displays from exhibitors covering both of these popular and interesting genres. While comic books and their collectors have been almost timeless, the Japanese cartoon animation forms…

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Casino lease extension makes sense: Premier

From the Niagara Falls Review: Protecting the Ontario government’s own investment in Casino Niagara is the reason it has to be treated differently from the Maid of the Mist, says Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, rejecting opposition calls to invite bids from property owners interested in hosting a casino. “There is a distinction,” the premier told…

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Reopening boat lease fraught with danger

From the Niagara Falls Review: Premier Dalton McGuinty sailed into uncharted waters, forcing the Niagara Parks Commission to put its lease with the Maid of the Mist out to tender. If he doesn’t navigate carefully, he risks steering the Niagara Falls tourism industry right onto the rocks. Jaws dropped in Niagara Falls last Wednesday when…

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Comedians rally for new dialysis centre

From Niagara This Week: Komedy for Kidneys, a fundraising event to benefit the construction of a kidney dialysis centre in Niagara Falls, returns for a second year to the Greg Frewin Theatre. The charity event was recently renamed in memory of comedian Rodney Pentland, who passed away earlier this year due to complications related to…

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Bustling New York… Raging Niagara!

From the Sun Star Cebu in the Philippines: New York! The City that Never Sleeps. Niagara Falls. Power Like Thunder! Blend these two, then add glimpses of Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston City, Rhode Island and New Jersey, and, presto, you get a rare USA experience… The power of the sights and sounds of Niagara Fall,…

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Outdoor skating rink to open Nov. 23 at ‘brink’ of Horseshoe Falls

From a Canadian Press article found at Yahoo! Canada News: A new public skating rink will open next month “a stone’s throw from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls,” say organizers of the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights. The outdoor Rink at the Brink, two-thirds the size of an NHL rink, will be located…

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