Tourism minister backs parks commission approach

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Tourism Minister Peter Fonseca backs the Niagara Parks Commission’s approach in developing tourism attractions and the role it plays in Niagara’s economy even though it competes with private-sector businesses. “I’m happy. I’m excited,” Fonseca said after visiting Niagara’s Fury, the $7-million attraction the parks commission built onto Table Rock…

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    Disney Niagara never happened

    The Man on the Lam blog has a blog post called If You Build it, They Will Come which has an infographic that is “a look at the biggest proposed construction projects in Canada that never happened”. It has an Expedia logo at the top of the infographic. I’m not sure how accurate it is, but there…

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    Parks commission ‘neglecting’ maintenance, citizens group alleges

    From the Niagara Falls Review: If Queen Victoria Park looks bad, all of Niagara Falls looks bad, says a citizens group concerned about what its members say is the deterioration of buildings, roads, sidewalks and streetlights on Niagara Parks Commission property. The Preserve Our Parks group acquired about 60 photographs of what its members call…

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    So much fun for just a buck

    From Niagara This Week: For a pair of local youngsters, it was a chance to hang for a few minutes with Katy Perry — at least a wax rendition of the pop singer anyway. “Everything!” Brooke Annette said when asked what she liked about the annual Museums Dollar Day for Cystic Fibrosis. “Everything is great,”…

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      Comfort Inn Fallsview construction

      In a previous comment, regular reader Dan mentioned that the Horseshoe Falls Motor Inn is becoming the Comfort Inn Fallsview. I drove by the other day and took a picture out my car window. They are doing major renovations and it looks like it will be a while before it is finished.

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      Twitter updates for 2009-07-10

      Is the new Dave & Buster's on Clifton Hill really open 24 hours? Are all of them? Who wants to play games at 4 am? #

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        Clifton Hill (HOCO side) curb changes

        Almost a month ago I took a picture of the HOCO side of Clifton Hill where you could see that the parking that used to be there had been removed and the curb moved out. Well, I don’t know if it is HOCO or the city (I assume it’s HOCO) that is doing this work,…

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        Enjoy the August Long Weekend at Safari Niagara

        On Tuesday I received the following email newsletter from Safari Niagara. If you haven’t been to Safari Niagara, I’d recommend that you take advantage of this deal and give it a try. My family loves it!

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