Winter tourism’s guiding light

From the Toronto Sun: It started as a way to keep up with our American competition. Now, nearly three decades later, the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights has no competition. When rumblings of a winter lights festival first started in 1982, organizers watched what was happening across the border with envy. Established two years…

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Steering in the right direction

From the Niagara Falls Review: A Niagara Falls councillor wants to steer visitors in the right … or left direction. Coun. Wayne Thomson wants the city, the Region, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission and the Ministry of Transportation to work together to allow motorists who cross the Rainbow Bridge to be able to make left…

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Clifton Hill Update – January 2011

Last week I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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Entertainment Insider – April 2011 Show Announcements

A couple of weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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Economic development: How could this happen?

From the Niagara Gazette: It almost defies logic. Niagara Falls, N.Y. sits on the edge of one of the great wonders of the world. It boasts some of the highest-profile developers in America. The local governments have an array of economic development agencies and programs and assistance packages at the ready. Millions of visitors arrive…

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Tourism minister drops by Falls city hall for friendly chat with mayor

From Bullet Media: The view from 10,000 feet is often brilliant and rarely detailed. And that pretty much sums up the meeting Friday between Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati and Ontario Tourism Minister Michael Chan: A relaxing get-together with nothing on the agenda, and few if any expectations. “It was just a chance to get…

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Chan rallies NPC staff

From the Niagara Falls Review: The public has “high expectations” of the Niagara Parks Commission and its employees want to live up to them, Ontario Minister Tourism Michael Chan said in a visit to Niagara Falls Friday intended to rally the employees of the beleaguered government agency. “They want to do their job. They want…

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Falls Avenue Resort Niagara Falls to Welcome Celebrated Chef with Charity Gala & Reception

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: The 20 acre Falls Avenue Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada is set to officially welcome esteemed Chef, Author and TV Host Massimo Capra with a Gala Reception at the Rainbow Room Fallsview Restaurant to benefit Niagara Falls Community Outreach. One of the most recognizable…

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Parks Commission finds no evidence of forgery

From Bullet Media: Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Fay Booker has said she is always ready to call police if she finds evidence of criminal wrongdoing in the provincial agency. So far she hasn’t found any. Booker told Bullet Media she has reviewed a file concerning an alleged forgery. She said there is no indication the…

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