From the St Catharines Standard: The Niagara Parks Commission, host of the longest-running fireworks series in Canada, has announced the season will officially begin Friday with the free Coca-Cola concert series starting at 8 p.m. at Queen Victoria Park’s illumination stage in Niagara Falls. This will be followed by the sights and sounds of the…
From Buffalo Business First: The Hilton Niagara Falls will mark the traditional start of the peak summer tourism season in a big way. The Niagara Falls, Ont., hotel will be welcoming the first guests to its $200 million, 59-story wing on May 22, the start of the U.S. Memorial Day weekend. The wing will be…
Not a huge surprise here as this Dave & Busters has been discussed on here for several months now. It says it should be completed in about 3 weeks, can’t wait to see the sign go up! From the Niagara Falls Review A $15-million restaurant complex under construction on Clifton Hill is quickly taking shape….
I noticed this a month or so ago, but neglected to blog about it. The Niagara Falls Review is just writing about it now: Stevensville animal park Zooz has taken on a new identity as Safari Niagara. “It’s the same ownership, management and staff. Just a new name,” said owner Tim Tykolis. The park will…
From the Niagara Falls Review: -even if the theatre doesn’t have a name yet. The seats aren’t installed yet, and the paint is still drying, but Mordechai Grun needs to come up with a name for the refurbished Seneca theatre on Queen Street, which is scheduled to host live theatre shows within weeks. “We’re hearing…
From Hotel Online: An American diplomat reassured regional tourism officials Thursday that tighter border-crossing requirements due to take effect June 1 will not impede the flow of travelers and their dollars to and from Canada. Not everyone attending the fourth annual Binational Tourism Alliance was convinced. Some fretted that a looming flu pandemic, combined with…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The prolonged weakness of the Canadian dollar means people paying more to cross the border. Effective May 15, Canadian tolls for passenger vehicles will be increased to $4.00 Cdn from the current $3.75 rate. The U.S. tolls will remain at $3.25 U.S. The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, which operates the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The $100-million convention centre dream is finally underway. Though work has already begun on the site of the new Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, plenty of dignitaries made it official Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. To kickstart what Mayor Ted Salci calls the “unconventional convention centre,” the first official clients…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The new-look Oh Canada Eh? has an old face running the show. Three years after he retired and sold his share of the company he co-founded in 1994, Jim Cooper has returned to the award-winning dinner theatre. And he’s bringing some friends along. Veteran show member Melissa Penner, who left…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a job with a great view -as long as you are not afraid of heights. “I find it exciting every time I go over,” said Gordon Rosa, a mason supervisor with the Niagara Parks Commission. Each year, Rosa and his crew climb into a cage which is then lifted…