A bit of local history: The Allanburg Bridge Crash

    This isn’t really Niagara Falls related, but many people who do come to the Falls also check out the canal, so I guess there is a bit of a tie-in. On August 11, 2001 (just over 7 years ago), a boat crashed into one of the bridges that crosses the canal (in Allanburg). I have…

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    Merry Christmas 2011

    I appreciate your visits and your comments. This is a nice little family we have here around Access Niagara, and I hope it continues to grow. Merry Christmas everyone!

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      Days Inn Adds Niagara Falls Hotel to Portfolio

      From Hospitality 1st: Days Inns – Canada invites travellers to visit its newest location in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The newly renovated full service hotel offers 121 updated guest rooms, on-site restaurant, indoor heated pool and free wireless Internet access. All aspects of the hotel have been upgraded to reflect current design trends in hospitality. “From…

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      Amazing Race Canada duo in Falls Saturday

      I know it’s old, but I still wanted to include it… From Bullet News Niagara: In partnership with Niagara Falls Tourism, Niagara College’s Event Management program is excited to announce that Jet Black and Dave Schram, hilarious duo from Amazing Race Canada, will be hosting Solving Niagara April 5. The Amazing-Race-style event is a fundraiser…

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      Comic Con gives Star Wars fans something to ‘Chewie’ on

      From Niagara This Week: As an actor, Peter Mayhew has been a part of one of the most successful film franchises of all time. But you may not recognize him if you met him on the street. Mayhew, of course, is best known to Star Wars fans as Chewbacca, Han Solo’s wookie sidekick. Fans will…

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      Tweet: RT @NiagaraParksPR: For those who missed the annou…

      RT @NiagaraParksPR: For those who missed the announcement last night, here it is – join us for New Year’s Eve Niagara Falls! http://t.co …

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        Festival of Lights should position itself for another 25 years of success

        From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to believe that 25 years have past since the switch was flipped on the first-ever Niagara Falls Festival of Lights. The fact the festival has been able to survive this long is a tribute to those who have been charged with organizing this annual event. The evolution is…

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        Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview Receives Award as Host of National Leprosy Conference

        From a PRWeb press release: The Crowne Plaza Fallsview welcomed delegates from around the globe as the Leprosy Mission of Canada held their bi-annual conference in Niagara Falls in June. The International conference brings awareness to the disease which to this day continues to grip a portion of the world with a child diagnosed with…

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          Cadillac Motel for sale?

          This is old news, but I finally took a picture of it recently. The Cadillac Motel on Ferry Street looks like it’s been closed for a while now. There has been a forsale sign on one part of the building for a year or so. It’s a crummy place for a motel, but a restaurant…

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