8th Annual Art by the Falls Christmas Festival

    The 8th Annual Art by the Falls Christmas Festival will be held December 3 – 4, 2005 from 10 am to 4 pm both days. It is held at Optimist Hall & Park (Corner of Morrison Street & Dorchester Road). Admission is $2 (children under 10 are free) and there is free parking. Here is…

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    “Come Dine with Me Canada” casting in Niagara Falls

    I have to admit that I’ve never heard of this show, but apparently the W Network in Canada has a show called “Come Dine With Me Canada”. A few weeks ago I saw an ad in Niagara This Week with information about how to apply to be on an episode that will be based in…

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    $5 admission to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! during Gimme Five Food Drive, Nov. 4-8

    The other day I received this press release via email:     Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual Gimme Five Food Drive to Fight Hunger in the Niagara Falls Area  Donate 5 cans of food and get a ticket to Ripley’s Niagara Falls  Odditorium for only $5 from November 4-8 Niagara Falls, Ont….

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      Quick response douses Skylon fire

      From the Niagara Falls Review: A fire at the Skylon Tower late Tuesday night caused $15,000 in damages, but resulted in no injuries to the public. The Niagara Falls Fire Department and Niagara Regional Police responded to a call at 11:56 p.m. for a fire in the tower’s Summit Dining Room. When emergency services arrived…

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      CAA Winter Festival of Lights kicks off Nov. 3

      The Welland Tribune reports that November 3rd marks the 30th Season For the CAA Winter Festival of Lights in Queen Victoria Park and The Niagara Parks are not the only ones pulling out all the stops.  One attraction pulling all the stops will be the Skylon Tower. The Skylon Tower will be lighted up  using…

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      Best of Access Niagara – Hornblower Niagara Cruises

      This is a continuation of my “Best of Access Niagara” series. This series looks back on popular posts, highly commented posts, my favourite places, etc. The other day I told my kids about the series I was putting together about the best of Niagara Falls, and asked what attraction we’ve been to that I should…

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      Niagara Glen a real treasure that needs to be protected

      From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s probably no better place to teach children about birds, wildflowers and trees than by taking them on a hike in the Niagara Glen. “It’s all about raising an awareness for nature and the environment and hopefully our youth will do what they can to protect it,” said Bruce Macdonald,…

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      Americans a tough crowd to draw

      From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a year to forget for the Niagara Parks Commission. The provincial agency saw a dramatic decline in foreign visitation in 2009. Whether it was H1N1, which literally stopped international travel for a period of time, the coolest and wettest summer since 1992, rising fuel prices, or the rception…

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        Rowdy Roddy brings Pit to Falls

        From the Saturday, July 23, 2005 issue of the Niagara Falls Review: Wrestling legend “Rowdy”’ Roddy Piper, right, plays along with a young fan during Piper’s Pit Friday on Clifton Hill. They were joined by announcer Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Photo: Corey Larocque, The Review Rowdy Roddy brings Pit to Falls By JOHN LAW Review…

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