Twitter updates for 2009-12-02

http://twitpic.com/rv2qn – There has been some concrete work done in that hole behind the Niagara SkyWheel. # http://twitpic.com/rv1cf – The latest issue of Hotel Business Magazine has a full-page ad from the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has a # Don't forget about the contest… Send me your reasons why you love Niagara Falls and win…

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Niagara Falls 2009

Someone with a Blogger blog has posted some notes and (lots of) pictures of a recent trip to Niagara Falls: What an amazing hotel room (thanks Amanda!), what an amazing week (thanks girls!). The weather was great all week, +25C and there wern’t too many crowds since it was the middle of the week after…

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Falls casino revenues see signs of recovery

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara remained Ontario’s most popular spot for gambling in 2009 despite drops in revenue, the number of gamblers and employees at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, according to Ontario Lottery and Gaming figures for the last three months of the year. “We continue to generate substantial revenue for the…

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    High times for Loonie

    From Niagara This Week: A Canadian dollar on par with the American greenback may end up hurting gateway cities like Niagara Falls in more ways than one, says one of the city’s commerce leaders. The loonie recently reached parity with the American dollar, but it”s not all good news, says Carolyn Bones, president of the…

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      Cirque Niagara Avaia pamphlet

      One of the exciting new attractions this year is Avaia. This is being performed by Cirque Niagara. It is a performance along the lines of Cirque du Soleil, and will combine “artistry, acrobatics and dance” and includes “19 of the world’s most beautiful performing horses”. I have scanned the promotional pamphlet and included the text…

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      Twitter updates for 2009-06-18

      Although it's raining today, on other days, it seems that so far the Kelsey's on Clifton Hill has the only patio with live music #

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        Lush flowers and flitting butterflies make Niagara Falls an oasis in winter

        From the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Mommy, come into the jungle room with me,” squealed my 4-year old. I had to admit that with the palms, cactus and warm-weather plants, the tropical room at the Niagara Parks Floral Showcase looked more like a jungle than like Canada in winter. Located about a half-mile south of…

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        Three Parks posts refilled -but no word on Gale’s spot

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The province has reappointed three Niagara Parks Commission members whose terms were ending -but not Bob Gale, the controversial member whose term expired in February. “We wanted to make sure the board remained functional. We were concerned about that,” Ontario’s Tourism Minister Monique Smith said in an interview Tuesday. Niagara…

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        A natural wonder

        From the Buffalo News: Nik Wallenda wire-walked into history at Niagara Falls on Friday, but the effects quickly rippled around the world. “As far as feats of derring-do go, they don’t get much more primal or more terrifying,” wrote the Guardian of England. Wallenda hovered over the gorge like a “latter-day Moses,” said the New…

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