The Forecast Says Head to Niagara Falls for Family Day Weekend!
Earlier this week I received the latest Clifton Hill Update email newsletter.
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Gale wants unbiased NPC investigation
From Niagara This Week: The list of people to turn to is short, and getting shorter for Bob Gale in his ongoing push for what he considers a proper investigation of the Niagara Parks Commission. As a former commissioner, Gale has spent the last few years crusading for change at the arms-length agency of the…
Clifton Hill Resort Update – January 2010
Last Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort. You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.
Niagara Falls council wants ‘flawed’ casino RFP process stopped
From Niagara This Week: The city plans to explore all “available legal avenues” with the hopes of getting the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to halt the process of procuring a new operator for Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. At a special council meeting on June 22, council voted unanimously in support of…
New Year’s concertgoers stompa their feet
From Niagara Falls Review: For High Valley singer Brad Rempel, it was a far cry from his last visit to Niagara Falls. Before hitting the stage at Queen Victoria Park on New Year’s Eve, he recalled being so broke he stayed in a dingy hotel room that didn’t have a phone or TV, “ and…
Marineland – Orca/Killer Whales and Topple Tower
A couple of unrelated thoughts from Marineland… I’ve been to Marineland a few times this year, and we’ve spent a lot of time at Friendship Cove where the Orca whales are kept. We watched the splash show a couple of weeks ago, and the last time we were there we went to the underwater viewing…
Canadian Memories retail store
This isn’t terribly exciting, but I thought I’d pass along that one of the retail stores on Victoria Avenue (beside the new Little Caesars) has a new sign up and the store is called Canadian Memories. I’m not sure how long it has had this name, but it wasn’t there last Fall.
Parks to display first photo ever taken of Niagara Falls
From the Niagara Falls Review: They sat in a box across the ocean for 70 years before seeing the light of day again. Historic photos gone missing for generations. And when library staff at the University of Newcastle in Tyne, England found them in 1997 and dusted them off, they weren’t just looking at the…
Woodbine theatre a ‘cause for concern’: Diodati
From Niagara This Week: News that Woodbine Entertainment Group plans to build a 5,000-seat theatre at the Toronto racetrack isn’t sitting well with Mayor Jim Diodati. “I’ve go to be honest, it is some cause for concern,” Diodati said after learning that the group that operates the Toronto track and slots facility has entered into…
July 2006 Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter
Yesterday I received the July 2006 issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. It contained all the normal information such as trivia, hotel package promotions, and information about the hotels and attractions. One thing jumped out at me though, and it looked a little odd. The aerial picture that they use that shows both…