From the National Post: Instagram recently revealed its list of the top places in Canada featured in Instagram photos this year. Given the size of the population (and some of the events going on this year), it’s not surprising that southern Ontario holds down seven of the top spots. You’ll also find British Columbia and…
From Niagara This Week: Art Frank is stepping down as president of Niagara Casinos. Frank has been with Falls Management, which oversees Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort since 2006 but has a career in the gaming industry that has spanned three decades. “It has been an honour to lead both Fallsview Casino and Casino…
From the Bristol Herald Courier: The Observation Tower at Niagara Falls State Park is a popular spot for bird watching. Now it’s better for the birds, too. On Monday, New York state parks officials will recognize a college professor whose work led to the installation of bird-friendly glass in the tower.
From Niagara This Week: A bill with potentially sweeping consequences for the Canada-U.S. border has just been adopted by the American Congress, allowing new projects aimed at speeding up travel through the international boundary. The so-called preclearance bill has now been adopted by both U.S. legislative chambers after being passed by the Senate early Saturday….
From the Niagara Falls Review: For longtime Niagara Falls visitor Chris Endres, it was like looking at the falls with a new glasses. They were brighter. Clearer. Better. Like several other tourists Saturday night, he had come to check out the falls in a better light. Four million dollars worth of better lights, actually. On…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): As Dan Davis, Joan Johnson and Lewis Buttery sit in the cafe at the Niagara Arts Culture Center, they discuss Niagara Falls history, and how it could mean big things for the future of the Cataract City. As members of the group Tesla at Niagara, they envision the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Last spring, my cohort Ray Spiteri and I did a three-part series on the Destination Marketing Fee, the notorious tourism fee several Niagara Falls hotels and restaurants have been charging since 2004. In recent years, the fee – up to 10 per cent in some places – has angered countless…
From NiagaraAtLarge.com: U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer met with the new Canadian Consul General Phyllis Yaffe and Canadian Ambassador David McNaughton this December 1st and urged them to immediately address staffing issues that are causing long wait times at all international border crossings between Buffalo and Canada including the Peace Bridge. Schumer said wait times…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Some were fearful and skeptical. Others excited and optimistic. Wayne Thomson, mayor at the time, was caught in the middle, trying to convince the former group to join the latter. “I was a little nervous about running again for mayor,” says the current Niagara Falls city councillor. “But I came…
From Niagara This Week: Casino Niagara is in line for a little sprucing up. Richard Taylor, Vice-President of Operations for Niagara Casinos used the occasion of the gaming facility’s 20th birthday to announce that Falls Management Company would be pumping $7.1 million into new gaming technology and facility improvements “This investment will help us lead…