Niagara Falls Hotels Get Ready for the Country’s Biggest Holiday Lights Event

From a MarketWired press release: Few things evoke the holidays as powerfully as a good lights display. And the Winter Festival of Lights at Niagara Falls is about as spectacular as they come. Boasting more than 3 million lights and 125 animated displays, this annual event, now in its 33rd year, will attract thousands of…

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Niagara Falls, Ontario Attractions Open for the 2010 Season, Spring Packages Abound

From a Niagara Falls Tourism press release distributed by PR Web and seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Falls, Ontario is welcoming visitors with beautiful Spring weather; the opening of popular attractions in the region, including the ever-popular Maid of the Mist and the Shaw Festival in nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake; and special rates for those visiting before…

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Ontario, sanitized for your protection

The Toronto Sun newspapers had an opinion piece recently about Ontario, and how the government is trying to “protect us” (they called it a Nanny State). At one point, it uses Niagara Falls as an example: These days, the architects of our bubble-wrapped, peanut-free society have their sights set on the daredevil community. The nattering…

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Still time to sign up to play mini-putt with Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati in aid of local food bank

From Bullet News Niagara: There’s still time to sign up to golf with Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati on Clifton Hill. Oh yes, the golf is mini-putt, which the mayor jokes is just his speed. The cause for the inaugural event, known as Mayor Diodati’s Who’s Your Caddy? tournament, is ProjectSHARE, the local food bank.

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Limited construction expected at Niagara Falls bridge crossings this season

From WBFO News: Cross-border travelers have more than Canada’s sesquicentennial to celebrate this summer. Canada’s history is going to change recent history on the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission’s three crossings this summer.

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    To Canada And Back Again

    Someone with a Blogger blog posted about their visit to Niagara Falls last weekend: So this weekend we drove from NYC to Niagara Falls, Ontario to see my family for a late Christmas celebration of sorts… In addition to family dinners and visits, we also saw some tacky tourist stuff. My favorite local monument is…

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      Thanksgiving and Howl-O-Ween Fun at Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls

      On Tuesday I received the latest email promotion from the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. There is a Thanksgiving promotion along with a Halloween promotion: You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.

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      CLOSEUP: Casino Niagara turns 20

      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…

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      Four Points Sheraton offers a new spot for fun

      From Niagara This Week: Residents and visitors looking for a little fun have a new play where they can play. The Fun Zone is a new arcade and game experience located at the Four Points Sheraton on Fallsview Boulevard and in the words of manager Nick Gentilcore, “there’s nothing else like it on the street….

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