How to follow Access Niagara and the Niagara Falls Blog

If you are following the Niagara Falls Blog regularly, you know that I have my ups and downs… sometimes the blog is very busy, and other times I don’t post anything for an extended period of time. For the last two months I’ve been posting several things every day, and I’m trying to keep it…

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    Reaching for the sky (part 2)

    From Niagara This Week: A growing city skyline may represent new investment in the city, confidence, and create an attractive tourism core seen by visitors travelling along the QEW, but it doesn’t come without its challenges. The city’s skyline will be getting taller as the Hilton Hotel on Fallsview Boulevard expands with a 52-storey hotel…

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      Some observations going into the holiday weekend

      This weekend will be busy in Niagara Falls. Saturday, July 1 is Canada Day, and so Canadians will have either Friday or Monday off work. Tuesday, July 4 is Independence Day so I assume that many people will be taking Tuesday off in addition to Tuesday and have a nice long weekend. Here are a…

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      New Niagara TV channel planned for November

      From the St Catharines Standard: A new group of investors plans to give Niagara its own television station by November. Niagara Now TV is scheduled to begin programming on Cogeco digital cable in November, Peter Hayman, the chief executive officer for the Peninsula Broadcasting Corp., said at a regional council meeting Thursday. “This is television…

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        Celebrate the Howl-I-Days at Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls Canada

        On Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls. They are promoting a Thanksgiving package, a Winter package, and a New Year’s Eve package. You can sign up for the mailings by visiting the Email Signup page on the Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls web site.

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        NPC brightens up the Incline railway cars

        NPC  has either replaced the old Incline Railway cars or painted them a fire engine red (they used to be green and yellow). The Niagara Parks Commission is currently developing phase two of their plans to upgrade the Railway to an enclosed, fully accessible service that will be available year-round.

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        Twitter updates for 2009-08-31

        Looks like there was a fire at the King David restaurant on Centre St. The roof is totally caved in and what's left of the inside is black. #

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          Eastern Canada tour, 8 nights, $1,709

          MSNBC has a Budget Travel article about an Easter Canada tour that includes a visit to Niagara Falls: The next morning, you’ll head south for a 90-minute bus ride along the shores of Lake Ontario to iconic Niagara Falls. Upon arrival, the group will board the Maid of the Mist for an hour-long boat ride…

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          Mist opportunities: Visitors to Falls find little reason to stay

          From the Buffalo News: A mother and daughter from Michigan cut their trip short by a day because they couldn’t find enough to do here. A couple from Spain visiting the United States made a stop but stayed overnight in Niagara Falls, Ont., because it had better views of the falls, and they heard that…

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