Convention centre design-build team helping project to go green

    From Niagara This Week: Two new additions to the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre design-and-build team will help it attain accreditation as an environmentally friendly building. The design team for the convention centre has added the bridging compliance consultant services of the Zeidler Partnership, made up of Zeidler architects/consultants and the HNTB architectural/programming firm.

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      Classic rock sounds return to Zooz

      From the Niagara Falls Review: We can’t see Jimi Hendrix any more. Barring a miracle, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin will never tour again. The Eagles will cost you $200. Yep, classic rock fans have it rough these days. But for five Fridays this summer, Zooz is their fix. For the fifth straight year, the…

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        ‘Drop the retail sales tax’

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Removing the provincial sales tax applied to hotel stays and attractions would provide an economic boost for tourist towns like Niagara Falls, says Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory. Doing so would also benefit families and businesses struggling through challenging economic times made worse by skyrocketing energy costs, he said….

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          krystle at kollege: niagara love

          Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls. It also includes quite a few pictures. For our third year dating anniversary, yes that’s right 3 years, Gerard and I planned a day trip to the beautiful and majestic Niagara Falls, Ontario.

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            New Montana’s sign

            A few months ago I posted that the Montana’s sign on Victoria Avenue had been taken down. Well, a new one is up now, and it has an LED display as well. However, I haven’t seen the LED sign working yet.

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              They felt the Fury of the falls

              From Niagara This Week: Nicholas Krutel was screaming loudly Sunday morning as he and his friends from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Niagara were shook and sprayed with water. Krutel was among 200 children from the organization who were among the first to experience Niagara’s Fury, a new attraction at Table Rock. Niagara’s Fury,…

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                “I hate Marineland commericals”

                Apparently someone really dislikes Marineland commercials. In fact, he dislikes them so much he has started a petition. At the time of this posting, 12 people have “signed” the petition…

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                  Soap in the Zimmerman Fountain

                  The Zimmerman Fountain is in Queen Victoria Park right at the bottom of Clifton Hill. On Friday, it looked like this: Yesterday, it looked like this: I realize that the pictures aren’t great. In case you can’t tell, someone put soap in the fountain. The white stuff in the bottom picture is mounds of suds!

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