From the Niagara Falls Review: Veterans of the Niagara Falls International Marathon were shocked by what they saw Sunday. Blue skies. Warm temperatures. No rain coats. They’re so used to lousy weather, being dry is like a consolation prize. It made for more smiles and a bigger crowd cheering them on during the annual run,…
Last Wednesday I received the following newsletter from Safari Niagara (formerly Zooz). To subscribe to the “The Wild Times”, the Safari Niagara newsletter, click on the subscribe link at the top of any page.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Talks aimed at creating an integrated people mover system are underway. After parting ways more than a year ago, city and Niagara Parks officials are back at the table discussing opportunities to create a single, seamless transit system to link tourist districts with areas currently serviced by the NPC’s familiar…
From a letter to the Niagara Falls Review: I am writing to express my appreciation for the wonderful care I received from Greater Niagara General Hospital, just recently, when I was an emergency patient in that facility. The nursing staff there is, I am sure, second to none in Ontario… I also want to thank…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Lottery and Gaming and Canadian Niagara Hotels have made progress in talks to keep Casino Niagara in the location it has occupied since 1996, more than two years after Premier Dalton McGuinty told OLG to “get a deal.” “There has been some positive progress,” said Dino A. DiCienzo, vice-president…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new picture hanging inside Table Rock House -one that symbolizes the friendship and co-operation between two famous attractions a world apart. On Thursday, Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams, Mayor Ted Salci and Regional Chairman Peter Partington welcomed a delegation from China’s YanQing County and the Badaling Great…
I’m sorry I’m a couple of hours late on this… You can book rooms for Sleep Cheap as of 8 am this morning. There are 28 hotels participating, and a few other extras. The Niagara Falls Review reports about it this way: It’s time! The phone lines are now open for anyone ready to book…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The World Wrestling Entertainment store in Niagara Falls will welcome two of WWE’s biggest stars for an autograph session, later this month. Gail Kim and Evan Bourne will be at the Falls Avenue store greeting fans and signing autographs from noon until 2 p.m. on Oct. 27. I’ll stop by…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Many a tourist has returned from a trip to Niagara Falls with photographs of rainbows above the mighty cataracts. The Horseshoe and American falls are great locations for rainbows. When the sunshine reflects off the mist, it results in stunning hues of red, orange, green, blue and violet. What many…
Business Niagara magazine has a nice article in the October/November 2009 issue about the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre and Kerry Painter, the president and general manager. I can’t find the article online, so I have created a PDF file of the article if you’d like to download and read it. You can download it…