Soggy weather delays completion of Niagara Falls go-kart coaster

From Niagara This Week: While it looks like a new go-kart coaster attraction at the top of Clifton Hill is nearing completion, Mother Nature has played havoc with getting site race ready. The base of the track, including its ascending corkscrew, have been in place for weeks, but wet weather has delayed the pouring of…

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Marineland Canada Mournfully Reports The Passing Of Our Beloved Beluga Whale Gia

From the Marineland Blog: Marineland Canada has received preliminary necropsy results on, Gia, a beluga whale who has called Marineland home since birth. Gia passed away suddenly at Marineland. Up until her passing, Gia appeared happy, healthy and a well-adjusted member of her pod. Gia was taken care of by a dedicated marine mammal care…

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Fallsview Casino Resort recognized by TripAdvisor

From Niagara This Week: Fallsview Casino Resort is flush with positivity thanks to being recognized with five Certificates of Excellence from the travel website TripAdvisor. Certificates were awarded for the casino’s hotel; its R5, Ponte Vecchio, and 21 Club Steak and Seafood restaurants; and for the casino itself as an attraction. Certificates of Excellence are…

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Animal cruelty charges dropped against Marineland

From the Niagara Falls Review: Eleven counts of animal cruelty against Marineland have been withdrawn. The charges, filed in November and January by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), were dropped by the Crown Thursday morning at Provincial Offences Court in Niagara Falls. The charges related to the care of…

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Fireworks Monday to Friday at 10pm

Earlier this week I  received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview and Spa. 

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Turning Off Niagara Falls Could Reveal Geological Secrets

This is kind of old news, but it has a nice perspective of what might be found if the water stops flowing at Niagara Falls. From LiveScience.com: or the first time in nearly 50 years, officials are debating turning off the tap for part of Niagara Falls. Officials have proposed drying out two of the…

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Enjoy the bounty of Niagara picked fresh from the fields

Earlier this week I received the latest email newsletter from the Falls Avenue Resort.

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Niagara Falls seeks proposals for outdoor winter activities

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: While Western New Yorkers are still enjoying the warmth of summer, the City of Niagara Falls is looking for some fun new outdoor activities to offer to residents and visitors this winter — especially those that involve ice skating. On Monday, the Niagara Falls Community Development Department released a…

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Not giving up despite ‘roadblocks, frustrations’

From the Niagara Falls Review: Despite facing hurdles to get a $1.5-billion development off the ground in Niagara Falls, the chairwoman of the company behind the proposal remains confident the project will eventually move ahead. “My vision to this project, and to the future of the project, has never been changed,” Helen Chang, chairwoman and…

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