The multi-purpose building that HOCO is finishing on Clifton Hill looks kind of odd. It has the beautiful new Tim Hortons and a soon to be opened retail store called Canada Trading Company. Those two parts of the building have different stone work, but they still go well together. Then the last part of the…
The other day while walking past the Starbucks on Murray St I noticed that there was some renovations going on. The address is technically on Robinson St (it is part of the Skylon Tower complex).
On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.
I don’t have many details, but the Barrie Examiner reports that a play, “Queen of the Mist”, is being put on at the Allandale Recreation Centre in Barrie. It is about Annie Taylor, “the only woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel”.
I can’t believe they did all that work just to make it into a parking lot!
This is old news, but I never did post about it. From Global News: A wax museum in Niagara Falls, Ont. was mocked Tuesday by a British newspaper for featuring figures that “bear only a passing resemblance to the stars they’re supposed to be.” The Daily Mail took jabs at the Movieland Wax Museum of…
Here is the newsletter announcing the June 2016 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort:
In Canada we celebrate Boxing Day. It is generally a shopping day, so that’s probably where I am at the time you are reading this 🙂 Credit: The image came from http://jis.gov.jm/calendar/boxing-day/ on 20131221
From Niagara Frontier Publications: In the wake of the Niagara Parks Commission’s decision not to recommend support for Nik Wallenda’s proposal for a tightrope walk across the Niagara Gorge, representatives from New York State are encouraging Wallenda to continue his pursuit directly with Canadian officials. Wallenda has continued to lobby in Canada after being given…
The Niagara International Kite Festival will be held in Niagara Falls, NY from September 27 to 30. Kite flyers from all over the world, including world record holder Ray Bethell are coming. The site has a nice photo gallery, history section, and videos.