Video of Niagara Speedway Test Drive

The Clifton Hill Facebook page posted a point of view (POV) video yesterday of a test drive around the Niagara Speedway track. It’s looking pretty good.

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Council approves application for hotel towers

From the Niagara Falls Review: City council gave the green light on two, 38-storey and one, 56-storey hotel developments on Robinson Street that represent about $600 million worth of investment. Canadian Niagara Hotels, the company behind the project, said each tower will cost between $180 million to $200 million, while the team’s agent, Michael Kirkland,…

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Three hotel towers planned for Robinson Street

I posted about the public notice sign a few weeks ago… From the Niagara Falls Review: Three high rise hotels could soon be added to the fallsview skyline. Canadian Niagara Hotels has applied to the city for a zoning by-law amendment to allow for the development of a 56-storey hotel and two 35-storey hotels on…

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Niagara Speedway signs are up

There are signs all around the Niagara Speedway location now. They look very nice.

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From preserving the past to embracing the future

From the Niagara Falls Review: When the Victoria Avenue branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library was built in 1974 it included the Sir Harry Oakes Room, an area filled with local history books and other paraphernalia. Forty years later, the collection was relocated to a larger, climate-controlled area of the building in order to…

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$7M upgrade at ‘here to stay’ Casino Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: A $7-million upgrade to Casino Niagara expected to be completed by mid November is another example the facility — which originally was meant to be temporary — is “here to stay,” says Niagara Casinos president Richard Taylor. “The property was starting to get a little bit tired, and it was…

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