Competition: Queen Victoria Park, Canada

From the Architects’ Journal: The Niagara Parks Commission has launched an international contest to re-masterplan the area surrounding Canada’s most iconic waterfall

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Join ‘The Indians Who Rocked the World’ for a ‘RUMBLE AT THE FALLS’

From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen on Niagara at Large: “RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World” presents RUMBLE AT THE FALLS, offered by Rezolution Pictures in association with the Niagara Parks Commission and the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. This signature live concert event will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017, 7:30 PM,…

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Woodbine casino ‘tough news’ for Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: A world-class casino at Woodbine Racetrack in north Etobicoke is bad news for Niagara Falls. “But, you know, thank God, we have the falls here, the wine country and all kinds of great, other attractions and amenities that make people from Toronto want to get out of Toronto, and come…

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Niagara still going for GO

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Region Chairman Alan Caslin is continuing to push for regular Toronto to Niagara Falls GO train service to be up and running in time for the 2021 Canada Summer Games. However, Metrolinx — the arm’s-length provincial agency that operates GO Transit — isn’t committing to any changes to its…

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Experiencing natural wonder and quintessential kitsch in Niagara Falls

From the Toronto Star: I tried to do it all — the mazes and minigolf and midway and magic. I rode on a zip line, a ferris wheel, a cable car and a helicopter. I lunched at a rotating restaurant, looking down at tumbling tumultuous water, then out at the distant towers of downtown Toronto….

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Niagara Parks issues RFP for development of Queen Victoria Park concept master plan

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has issued a formal Request for Proposals to the planning, architectural and landscape architectural consultant community to help develop a renewed master plan that will become the provincial agency’s blueprint for the future. The purpose of the master plan is to guide continued development, programming and…

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