From the Niagara Falls Review: Will a new hotel tax the province has granted municipalities power to impose replace the notorious Destination Marketing Fee in Niagara Falls? There were lots of guesses after Thursday’s provincial budget, but not much clarification. Even Mayor Jim Diodati is unsure just what the new tax is, and what it…
From Niagara This Week: More information on a measure that would allow municipalities to institute a hotel room tax is needed before what that may mean for Niagara Falls can be determined, says Mayor Jim Diodati. “I’d be very interested to learn more,” Diodati said Friday morning while attending a tree planting at Lions Park…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls city council voted against a proposal that would see a 5,000-seat entertainment theatre built above the bus area at the back of Fallsview Casino. Politicians backed a staff report recommending they don’t support an amendment to the site-specific development agreement, as requested by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation,…
I have previously posted about some renovations going on at the Starbucks on Murray St and the one inside the Skylon Tower. With regards to the one outside, I couldn’t tell if it was still going to be a Starbucks, or if it was changing. Well, it looks like they’ve just been updating it to…
From the Niagara Gazette: The cannon will fire again for LaSalle, Hennepin & Company at the 12th annual Niagara Falls Boom Days set for 7 p.m. on Saturday. This date will mark the 125th anniversary of the formation of the City of Niagara Falls, completed when the Town of LaSalle incorporated itself to the city…
From the Stillwater New Press: Spectacular Niagra Falls is a case study on international cooperation and agreement between two nations. Of course, those two countries are Canada, and our good ol’ U.S. of A. As the mighty Niagra River flows from the Great Lakes of Erie to Ontario, the incredible falls are created. The title…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Last year, Troy Alston beat a record that stood at the Skylon Tower for 32 years by scaling its 660 steps in three minutes and 21 seconds. He didn’t feel like waiting that long to beat it again.
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is expected to announce the winning proposal for a new 5,000-seat theatre next month, but one of the submissions already has the city concerned.
Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from Safari Niagara.
From CHCH TV: To mark Canada’s 150 birthday on July 1st, the city of Niagara Falls will host 150 different events throughout the year. The city expects this year’s tourism season to be one of their best, but the challenge is to keep visitors here longer.