An old Niagara Falls attraction is getting new life

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: An old Niagara Falls attraction is getting new life. For the first time in 29 years, a funicular will be transporting people from the bottom of Clifton Hill into the Niagara Gorge. See also: The Buffalo News – Hornblower Cruises restores Clifton Hill cable car to gorge after 29…

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Niagara Parks Commission tests public appetite for zip line attractions

From Bullet News Niagara: As a steady crowd of the curious strolled past the large information placards, standing off to the side, watching and chatting, were the curious and the informed – the business stakeholders who have more than a passing interest in where the Niagara Parks Commission goes with its plans to possibly add…

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    DongBu Tour Construction Progress

    I’m still not clear on who owns this property and what exactly it’s going to be, but the property beside the Clarion President Hotel & Suites By The Falls and across from the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview is making nice progress. The land has been cleared and dug up to a degree (there…

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    Hometown Hockey comes to Niagara

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a case of sibling rivalry at Queen Victoria Park. Eight-year-old Joshua Schreiber wore his prized Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers jersey as he checked out the activities at the Rogers Hometown Hockey event while his little sister Aimee, 4, opted for a Montreal Canadiens jersey. “McDavid is my favourite…

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      Spring 2008 is here!

      Yes, it’s that time of year again… the flowers are starting to come up along the Niagara Parkway in Queen Victoria Park. I noticed some flowers and shoots for the first time today. Within a month or so there will be daffodils, tulips, and crocuses all along the parkway. It’s seems like it’s been a…

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      How Bureacracy and Bickering Brought Down Niagara Falls

      From Governing.com: Down an overgrown path along the bluffs above the Niagara River gorge, a couple of miles downstream from the breathtaking cataract that gives Niagara Falls, New York, its name, there is a long-forgotten abutment from which city leaders think they can see the city’s future. Remarkably, it looks a great deal like the…

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        Keeping city informed about its heritage earns Zavitz honour

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Review columnist and city historian Sherman Zavitz was one recipient of a provincial award for Niagara Falls residents who have promoted the city’s heritage. Mayor Ted Salci and Sharon Shearing, chairwoman of the Municipal Heritage Committee, presented Ontario Heritage Trust Awards during Monday’s council meeting. Salci said he learns more…

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          Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic – The Making Of

          The Making Of special of the Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic DVD is 20 minutes long. There is a fair amount of “raw” or untouched footage shown that is exactly the same as the movie. It wasn’t coloured or adjusted for lighting, and didn’t look nearly as good as the real movie. There was some…

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          Twitter updates for 2010-06-18

          I just went into Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. All I can say for now is WOW!!! I'll post a few notes later… # RT @BIRDKINGDOM: Bird Kingdom Admission Tickets are on SALE on-line at 50% OFF for Father's Day Weekend!… http://fb.me/B1sRM37n # On TV I watched some of Breakfast Television live from Niagara Falls this morning….

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