New dinosaurs at Dinosaur Adventure Park

I think in the summer at some point I tweeted a photo or two of a new dinosaur that was being put in at the back of Dinosaur Adventure Golf on Clifton Hill. Here is a gallery showing some pictures of the dinosaur as it was being constructed and lifted into place. They also have…

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Twitter updates for 2009-07-31

I could smell the chicken wings cooking while walking past Wild Wing at the @BaymontNiagara today # Yesterday I mentioned all of the people around. Going in/out of the city, the traffic is heavier, too. Don't worry, things are moving well. # We're going into the "Civic Holiday" weekend here in Ontario (and other places…

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Falls ready to welcome Invictus athletes

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara tourism partners will host hundreds of international athletes and their families next week as part of the upcoming Invictus Games in Toronto. Up to 500 athletes, family members and coaching staff will take a specially chartered Via Rail train to Niagara Falls on Wednesday for a day-long outing to…

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    Big problem under the big top

    From the Niagara Falls Review: A power outage forced Cirque Niagara to cancel Friday’s 8 p.m. performance of Avaia. The problem was fixed and shows ran as scheduled over the weekend. People with tickets to the Friday night show were offered a choice of tickets for another show or a refund.

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    $59 Stay Close to Home Package

    Last Tuesday I received this email newsletter from the Days Inn Niagara Falls Clifton Hill Casino.

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    Niagara Falls fireworks

    From CHCH (includes video of the fireworks): The May long weekend is one of the biggest days for fireworks. Down in Niagara, one man is responsible for creating Canada’s longest running series which kicks off Friday, the first of 70 shows. For the past 18 years, David Whysall has been the mastermind behind the fireworks…

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      DOWNTOWN FESTIVALS COST $160,000 IN PUBLIC MONEY

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Elvis has left the building, but city hall is still sending out cheques to cover his show. And April Wine’s. And daredevil Dean Sullivan’s. More than $160,000 in public money -between city and provincial contributions -was used to help the events run by Celebrate Old Downtown, the special events wing…

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      New GM for NPC

      From Niagara This Week: After a short game of musical chairs at the Niagara Parks Commission, Fay Booker has begun her duties as the general manager. While holding the position of chair of the NPC, Booker put her name forward for the staff position after the departure of former GM John Kernahan. For her, it…

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