Region throws support behind summer games bid

This isn’t exactly related to the main Niagara Falls tourism district, but if a large event is held in the region, it would certainly bring a lot of tourists. From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Region has put its support behind a bid to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games. Council committed $85,000 Thursday to…

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NCCC article in Business Niagara

Business Niagara magazine has a nice article in the October/November 2009 issue about the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre and Kerry Painter, the president and general manager. I can’t find the article online, so I have created a PDF file of the article if you’d like to download and read it. You can download it…

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2012/2013 CAA Winter Festival of Lights Opening Ceremony (including video of fireworks)

On Saturday my family went down to Queen Victoria Park for the opening ceremony of the CAA Winter Festival of Lights. The kids were excited to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and I was looking forward to seeing Greg Frewin. Well, it turns out that Greg Frewin wasn’t scheduled to be there, so that was…

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Save the Date and Ring in the New Year Marriott Style!

On Wednesday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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Cooking up bugs on Clifton Hill

From the Niagara Falls Review: Daniella Martin is an entomophagy advocate. To the uninitiated, that means she eats bugs. “Insects are fabulous food,” she said with confidence. (Her personal favourites are wax worms, bees, wasps and fried bamboo worms). The U.S. host of the web-based show Girl Meets Bug travels the globe to share her…

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Do Niagara Falls On The Cheap With Winter Deals

From CBS Pittsburgh: Lots of people from our area visit Niagara Falls in the summer, but what about the winter? There are some great deals and more going on than you may realize. Plus, on the Canadian side the exchange rate helps a little, too.

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Twitter updates for 2010-02-04

RT @WinterFestival: Hey Everyone – We're keeping the Rink at the Brink open until March 21… http://bit.ly/9Z3z2H # RT @NiagaraParksPR: Niagara Falls is on the list! 25 Wonderful Places To Visit In Your Lifetime: http://bit.ly/9LxDbX #vacation #travel #

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FREE RIDE TO THE TOP FOR NIAGARA REGION RESIDENT’S

If you haven’t heard about this, you still have time… If you are a Niagara resident, you can go to the top of the Skylon Tower for free until Friday. We went up as a family this past Saturday, and it was pretty easy. We walked in with our kids. Both my wife and I…

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