From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara tourism industry insiders say they support John Tory and Tim Hudak’s call for the government to repeal the provincial sales tax for attractions and accommodations this summer. “Anything that will help bring tourists to Niagara Falls is a good thing,” said Chamber of Commerce president Carolyn Bones, during the…
A few months ago WGRZ (channel 2) in Buffalo launched a new website all about Niagara Falls called Niagara Falls Voice. It focuses on Niagara Falls, NY, and publishes stories about the city. There is also a chance for visitors to submit stories, videos, and photos. It’s not a great site, but it’s still worth…
There has been some speculation that Jay Cochrane would be in Niagara Falls to perform on Clifton Hill this year. Recently, the Niagara Falls Review had an article saying this was unlikely. I have a source who has told me that Jay will be in Chicago (at the Navy Pier – Skyline Stage) this year…
From the Niagara Falls Review: If the traffic jam that clogged Niagara Falls Tourism’s website in recent weeks is any indication, the 2008 season might not be as bad as originally feared. “We had 7,000 unique visits in a day,” executive director Anna Pierce said Tuesday. “We’ve never had that.” Pierce made the observation the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Now’s your chance to tell us where to go. Kind of. To be more precise, now’s your chance to tell us where you want us to take you. This summer, the Niagara Falls Review is launching a new series: Behind the Falls. The idea is to go to places normally…
TravBuddy has a posting with some information about Niagara Falls, along with a couple of other comments: I don’t think as a family vacation it would be very fun…but maybe it’s because i’m old? (18 lol)… Pick Disney World for the kids!, Niagara Falls is a good place just to party it up really… It…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Civic and Convention Centre has unveiled both its new president, Kerry Painter, and its new brand featuring a slick, colourful logo and a tag line meant to differentiate itself from the multitude of convention centres that dot the North American landscape. Dragan Matovic and his group of convention…
This isn’t really about Niagara Falls in particular, but the intro to this Toronto Star article is all about a woman fishing in the gorge: Tarah Cherwoniak knows how to get attention. It was deep in the Niagara Gorge, just beyond the bottom of the Falls, and there were a few dozen fishermen gathered. Despite…
This happened this past Saturday, but here is a Niagara This Week article that was describing the event: Thirty of Niagara Regional Police Service’s finest are ready to take on their cross-border rivals in the annual International Tug-of-War Challenge on Saturday. For more than 40 years, Niagara officers have taken on the Niagara Falls, N.Y.,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It would have been preferable to see Niagara Falls embark on a closed looped people mover system, but in the final analysis, half a line is better than nothing at all. City council was faced with the prospect this week of either dropping the plan altogether or proceeding with a…