Louis Tussaud Waxworks sign is back up again

    Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks is still not open! I certainly expect them to be open by next weekend as it is both the Canada Day and Independence Day hollidays. The large sign is back out front. You will recall that I posted previously that the Blondin and the sign were up, then I posted that the…

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    Company plans three high-rises on Loretto property

    From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most historic sites in Niagara Falls could become one of the biggest hotel developments the city has ever seen. Owners of the old Loretto Christian Life Centre want city council’s approval to put three high-rise towers on the 7.6-acre property now occupied by the 148-year-old school and…

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    TRAVEL: No delays blamed on new border rules

    From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: If you’re a U.S. citizen lacking the proper documentation for that return trip from Canada, don’t panic. After all those warnings that you needed to be in full compliance by June 1 — when the new rules took effect — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reminded motorists…

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    Deadmau5 urges Marineland owner to set park’s animals free

    From Yahoo! Canada Celebrity: Deadmau5 may have sold his Purrari, but he has some new animals on his mind. The Niagara Falls native has come out in protest of his hometown’s theme park and aquarium, Marineland, for keeping animals captive. On Monday, the 33-year-old music producer wrote a blog on his website entitled “Deer Marineland,”…

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      Clifton Hill Resorts Update – May 2007

      A week or so ago I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They are promoting packages as well as the opening of the new fudge store. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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      Crazy Joe’s Adventures: Niagara Falls

      Someone with a Blogger blog posted a brief comment about a visit to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum: On Sunday I was in Niagara Falls to visit Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium, Clifton Hill and also to see the falls. While at Ripley’s we touched touched the fertility statues which were on tour….

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        Air show above Niagara this weekend

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Among the thousands of people who will be looking skyward this weekend during the annual Friendly Foes Above the Falls air show will be a man who already conquered the stratosphere. Bjarni Tryggvason, a professor of flight dynamics at the University of Western Ontario, flew aboard the shuttle Discovery in…

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        GO in Niagara gets budget mention

        From the Niagara Falls Review: GO Transit expansion to Niagara had a notable mention in Thursday’s provincial budget. It cited an extension of GO rail service to Niagara and Bowmanville as the “next generation of infrastructure investments” for the province as it works with stakeholders. It would also be subject to agreements with freight rail…

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