Candy Carnival opens on Falls Avenue, Niagara Falls, Ontario

From a press release seen on Canada.Travel: The 20 acre Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex in Niagara Falls is pleased to announce the re-opening of Candy Carnival. The much anticipated Candy Carnival store is the newest addition to the Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex directly across from the Falls on the corner of Falls Avenue and Clifton…

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Escape Winter and Warm up at the Hilton

Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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Marineland animals suffering, former staffers say

From the Toronto Star: Larry lies behind bars in a pen, his eyes red and swollen. The harbour seal with “an amazing little personality” who arrived at Marineland about eight years ago is now a shadow of his former self. After repeated exposure to unhealthy water, he has gone blind. Larry isn’t the only sea…

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Wish fulfilled

From The Commercial Appeal (in Memphis, Tennessee): Willie Mae Irving of Collierville enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls in New York thanks to the Collierville-based Forever Young Senior Wish Organization. Irving’s lifelong dream to visit this spectacular sight was granted this summer. She was accompanied by her daughter, Betty Ethridge of Collierville, her granddaughter, Shauna…

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    Come make a splash!

    The other day I received one of those packets of coupons in the mail. In it was one for the Americana Resort and Spa: Click on the image to see a larger version Come make a splash! Waves Indoor Waterpark Wave pool Kiddie pool Hot spa Tipping bucket Water slides Activity pool Licensed snack bar…

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    Battling Convention Centre web sites

    Yesterday one of my Google Alerts had a link to http://www.niagaraconventionciviccentre.com/attractions.php that mentioned Clifton Hill. I was intrigued, so I visited the link. At first glance, it appeared to be legit and I wondered why there weren’t more attractions listed. Then I noticed that all of the attractions were owned by the same company. I…

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    Canada’s newest convention hot spot

    From Business Link Niagara: Canada’s Honeymoon City has long been known as a tourist destination. Anchored by the iconic Niagara Falls itself, a thriving hospitality and attractions sector has become the face of the city. That isn’t going away, but Niagara Falls is taking big strides to go beyond the bright lights to position itself…

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      Skylon to Fallsview Casino Walkway

      While I was watching Jay Cochrane on Saturday, I was up on the new Skylon to Fallsview Casino Walkway. There is still ots of work to do, but it’s coming along nicely.

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      Hotel Deal Still Stalled in Niagara Falls

      From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: And so it continues. After five weeks of recess, Tuesday’s city council meeting in Niagara Falls ended without a vote on the $25 million hotel proposal from developer Mark Hamister, once again stalling a project that could bring tens of millions of dollars to this struggling city. “I am…

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        Painting in the great outdoors

        From Niagara This Week: Last year, Eleanor Blair travelled more than 2,400 kilometres from her home in Gainsville, Fla. for an exciting new artistic challenge. The painter, accustomed to creating landscape portraits with oils and a fine-tipped brush, said she needed a challenge, and after hearing about the International Plein Air Painters Paint-Out event in…

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