From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is blooming brilliant! That’s the consensus from a group of judges who toured the city during the summer as part of the Communities in Bloom contest. Recently, judges awarded Niagara Falls five blooms in the annual competition, the highest rating available. This was the city’s first entry into…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Estee Lauder will celebrate its 10th annual Global Landmark Illumination initiative this Friday, by illuminating the world-famous Niagara Falls in Pink lights. Following the illumination ceremony at 7 p.m., there will be a pink fireworks display as a tribute to families who have been affected by breast cancer.
From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 43,000 passengers used GO Transit’s “excursion train” to travel between Niagara Falls and Toronto, according to figures released by the provincial transit agency. The summer weekend and holiday service ended on the Thanksgiving holiday Monday, considered the end of the traditional tourism season. There were 833 passengers on…
From the Fairfax New Zealand Sun-Herald: You’d expect a country whose exports include comedians Jim Carrey, Mike “Austin Powers” Myers and Leslie Nielsen (of Flying High and Naked Gun fame) to have a unique take on a world-famous tourist attraction. Canada actually goes beyond the call of duty to exceed those expectations. Ever since 63-year-old…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s almost that time of year again. Local hoteliers are getting ready to open their doors to Niagara residents for the wildly popular Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event. Jim Diodati, founder and coordinator of the event, says he’s already hearing from people who want to know when the participating hotels…
From the Niagara Falls Review: What the heck were those lights in the sky Saturday night? That’s the question scores of Niagara Falls residents and tourists were left to ponder after seeing an unusual, spectral pattern in the night sky over the tourist district for a period between 9 p.m. and midnight. Some say the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ask Niagara Falls magician Greg Frewin how many awards he has won, and he might respond “Which year?” One of the most decorated illusionists in the industry has little left to prove at this point. His Ellen Avenue theatre is full of plaques, trophies and accolades. The only one left,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: You’ll need to lace up more than just your boots for this year’s Winter Festival of Lights. An outdoor skating rink is the big addition to the festival’s 27th year, which opens Nov. 7. Located next to Table Rock along the Niagara Parkway, the 18-by- 36-metre rink will open in…
From a Marketwire press release: On behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook, today announced the Government of Canada’s investment of more than $170 000 to support the Winter Festival of Lights as part of the Marquee Tourism Events Program. “This is exciting news for…
From a press release esen on Hospitality Net: Renowned Chef Anna Olson is bringing her farm-fresh philosophy to the Niagara Convention & Civic Centre in Niagara Falls Canada — set to open in Spring, 2011. Guests are sure to be delighted by the contributions of popular host of Food Network Canada’s “Fresh with Anna Olson”…