Niagara River back from the brink

From the Hamilton Spectator: A quarter century after serious cleanup efforts of the Niagara River got underway, much headway has been made in reducing pollution levels in the vital waterway. But the flip side is that serious threats to the river such as a massive toxic waste dump in Niagara Falls, N.Y. remain, those gathered…

Read Full News

Fashion Outlets to add 3 stores, reshuffle locations of others

From the Buffalo News: The Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara is making room for three new stores and bringing its interior to 100 percent occupancy. Both denim retailer Levi’s and trendy women’s store Charlotte Russe are slated to open by spring. A BCBG outlet, selling discounted women’s clothing from designer…

Read Full News

    Comfort Inn Clifton Hill pool

    My brother and his family live near Miami, FL. The rest of our family all lives in this area, and they recently came up for a visit. They stayed at the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill while they were here. They weren’t there too often as they were usually visiting with family, but they did enjoy…

    Read Full News

      Moraine affected by hotel development

      City Councillor Janice Wing wrote a letter to the Niagara Falls Review expressing concern about their coverage of the City Council meeting where Canadian Niagara Hotel’s application for off-site parking at their Jolley Cut hotel was approved: Some important facts were missed in your coverage of the Canadian Niagara Hotels’ new development atop the moraine…

      Read Full News

        The Wolf’s Den

        The latest issue of the Business Link Niagara newspaper is out and has another article in the series about the Great Wolf Lodge. Since June of 2005, the Business Link Niagara has featured the various exciting amenities that Great Wolf Lodge has to offer. This month, we take you inside the guest rooms and suites…

        Read Full News

        Tourism operator credits casino patrol unit

        From the Niagara Falls Review: An incident that occurred during the long weekend at an attraction on Clifton Hill is just another example of how important the Niagara Regional Police’s casino patrol unit is to the Niagara Falls tourism core, says Niagara Clifton Group president Charlie Burland. Burland, whose family has owned property on the…

        Read Full News

        Ontario’s Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory to Host Northern Owls Exhibit

        From Niagara at Large: The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) is pleased to present Northern Owls, a travelling exhibit from the Royal Ontario Museum that offers a unique look into the intriguing world of owls.

        Read Full News

          The Falls Tower is finally down!

          It took about a month, but the Falls Tower finally came down. Yesterday the gondola was off, and then either yesterday afternoon or early this morning the rest of the tower itself came down. Now we’ll see what’s going in there…

          Read Full News

            Shark attack?

            I notice this every day while I’m out walking and I think it is funny. On Stanley Avenue near Robinson Street there is a billboard for the Rainforest Cafe and their free shark exhibit. As you can see by the picture, a good portion of the shark is missing. Well, right across the street is…

            Read Full News

              Saturday’s fireworks display

              Did you see the fireworks on Saturday night? They were awesome! I haven’t really seen any big shows, so I’m sure this was the biggest fireworks display I have ever seen. I have some great pictures and a movie to post either later today or tomorrow, but here are some of the headlines: All eyes…

              Read Full News