From Niagara This Week: While 2013 represented a year of possibilities for the city, Mayor Jim Diodati said 2014 would be focused on getting the job done on numerous fronts. “It was a great year,” Diodati said in a year-end interview with Niagara this Week. “We’ve moved the ball forward in some big areas.” Sounding…
From Niagara This Week: GO Transit has changed its stop for bus service in Niagara Falls. Earlier this month, GO buses changed to serving the Niagara Falls bus terminal at Bridge and Erie streets, across the street from the old location, the Niagara Falls VIA Station.
From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance Canada: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Grammy winner Tony Bennett are among the stars to be spotlighted in Fallsview Casino’s slate of March entertainment. Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx shows why he’s considered an ultimate triple threat in the entertainment industry as he performs live in…
From Niagara This Week: There’s some tiny inhabitants amongst the poinsettias and other flowering plants populating the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse in its annual Christmas display. The display, which runs until Jan. 12 at the showhouse located along the Niagara Parkway, is for a second year showcasing miniatures obtained by the Niagara Parks Commission from…
(This is old, but again, I wanted to post it still) From the Tonawanda News: Two historic forts and nearby communities along the Niagara River will be under siege again this month as part of colorful pageantry to commemorate the War of 1812. The events also marking the 200th anniversary of peace between the U.S….
From the Niagara Falls Review: After reviewing the 2012 New Year’s Eve Wego bus service, city staff determined revisions should be made to make it easier for people to get in and out of the free concert area at Queen Victoria Park. Revisions for this year’s service include adding additional buses, running later and rerouting…
From Buffalo Business First: The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has taken the first step to develop a 5,000-seat entertainment venue that would part of its Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort complex. The OLG has issued a “request for information” from the development and entertainment community focusing on the possibility of constructing a “privately-funded, multi-purpose entertainment…
From Buffalo Business First: Captain Kirk is coming to Niagara Falls. So is Clark Kent, Dylan McKay and Brandon Walsh. The third annual Niagara Falls Comic Con, set for the ScotiaBank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont., has landed several TV icons including Canadian-born actor William Shatner, best known for his portrayal of Captain James…
From the Toronto Sun: When it’s cold and snowy outside, the action heats up along the Falls Avenue Resort area in this city’s tourist district. The 8-hectare resort includes hotels — Sheraton on the Falls, Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview, Skyline Inn and Clifton Victoria Inn at the Falls — with great views, an indoor waterpark…
From Niagara This Week: For the fourth year in a row, Niagara Casinos has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Now in its eighth year, Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers is an annual competition in which employers in the same field are compared and evaluated using eight criteria….