Company plans three high-rises on Loretto property

From the Niagara Falls Review: One of the most historic sites in Niagara Falls could become one of the biggest hotel developments the city has ever seen. Owners of the old Loretto Christian Life Centre want city council’s approval to put three high-rise towers on the 7.6-acre property now occupied by the 148-year-old school and…

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Competition for boat tour operator evolving, NPC says

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission will keep tweaking its process for picking a boat tour operator while it moves toward a Nov. 24 target deadline for companies to submit their bids to run Niagara River boat tours, general manager John Kernahan says. A month after the provincial agency launched a competition…

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    Dairy Delight (not Dairy Queen)

    I noticed this when I was taking a picture of the new IHOP Niagara Falls. The big miniature golf course by the hotel is still there, but the Dairy Queen isn’t a Dairy Queen any more. It’s a Dairy Delight. As you can see, the building looks the same. The Dairy Queen sign on the…

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    The Best Western Fallsview is Waking up to Green

    From a press release seen at PR-USA.net: Your visit to the Best Western Fallsview just got a little greener. Today, the pet friendly, bike friendly, rider friendly accommodation provider of choice to the Niagara Parks Commission, the Best Western Fallsview Hotel officially joined the LivClean Eco-StayTM program. Eco-StayTM is a national initiative that helps hotels…

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    Weapons threat at Niagara Falls convention centre

    From Canoe.ca: Police were probing a possible security threat at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls Friday evening. A call of a man with a weapon and a bomb at the convention centre was made to U.S. police around 6:30 p.m. Friday. The U.S. authorities alerted Niagara Regional Police to the call. Police are…

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    Kurt Russell movie shooting in the Falls

    As I tweeted yesterday, there is a movie shooting in Niagara Falls. It stars Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, and others. WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo and the Niagara Falls Review both reported on it. WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Kurt Russell movie shooting in the Falls Niagara Falls Review – Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon…

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    Defining Niagara through a new lens is our key to the future

    From Bullet Media: A common mistake that we human beings regularly make is not being able to see the forest for the trees – missing the big picture because we are so focused on the small details we are involved in that we take the progress we are making or the assets that we have…

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    $5 admission to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! during Gimme Five Food Drive, Nov. 4-8

    The other day I received this press release via email:     Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual Gimme Five Food Drive to Fight Hunger in the Niagara Falls Area  Donate 5 cans of food and get a ticket to Ripley’s Niagara Falls  Odditorium for only $5 from November 4-8 Niagara Falls, Ont….

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