Marineland jingle McNeil’s biggest hit

From the Niagara Falls Review: She may not visit often, but singer Suzie McNeil and Niagara Falls are now forever linked. Singing one of Ontario’s most familiar commercial jingles will do that. Come summertime, it’s McNeil’s voice you hear on TV telling you — over and over — everyone loves Marineland. “It’s pretty incognito,” she…

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Greeters sought for tourism season

From the Niagara Gazette: With the tourist season just around the corner, the Niagara Greeters Program is inviting interested volunteers to participate in the countywide program. Coordinator Louise Yots said the success of the program depends on the volunteers who are willing to give of their time and expertise to promote the region’s many attractions…

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Suzie McNeil at Greg Frewin Theatre – March 31

Last Monday I received an email newsletter from the Greg Frewin Theatre about Suzie McNeil’s concert tomorrow night: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the Greg Frewin Theatre Mailing List page.

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Falls, other landmarks will go dark Saturday

From the Buffalo News: The cataracts at Niagara Falls, normally illuminated at night by floodlights, will go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 Saturday in honor of Earth Hour, a worldwide effort to draw attention to climate change. The event urges individuals, businesses and organizations to turn off all non-essential lights.

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Twitter updates for 2010-03-26

It's clear and sunny today, but quite cold out # RT @TourismNiagara: Illumination of the Niagara Falls will be turned off for Earth Hour between 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm tomorrow night (Sat 27th) # RT @NiagaraParksPR: Whirlpool Aero Car in Niagara Falls is open 4 the season. Come & visit! Virtual Tour: http://bit.ly/9eDjrP #travel…

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December visitor figures gloomy

From the Niagara Falls Review: The weather wasn’t the only thing that was dreary in December. The latest figures from Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture show border crossings into Ontario from the United States were down 12.4% compared to the same period the previous year. Same day travel was down 15.5% while overnight crossings…

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The whole family’s falling for Ontario

You know how sometimes local newspapers want to have you take a picture of you holding their paper in various places that their readers visit around the world? Well, The Record and The Herald News in Bergen County, New Jersey had someone send in a picture from their visit to Niagara Falls: My grandchildren Nicole…

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Montgomery shares gold with Niagara

From Niagara This Week: The premier of Niagara IMAX Theatre’s latest movie had a touch of gold to it on Thursday night. Skeleton athlete Jon Montgomery, hot off capturing a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, was happy to pose for photos and sign autographs for the never-ending line of fans for…

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