Latest on the Hilton construction
Yet another floor is almost complete on the Hilton addition. As you can see on the lower floors, they’ve also started to put in place the outer walls.
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Parks Commission honoured for its conservation efforts
From Niagara This Week: Several years ago, officials from the Japanese province of Hyogo were wrapping up a 10-year search for the best horticultural schools in the world to model a new $23-million horticultural school on. The Japanese found their model at the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture, nestled in the stunning Botanical Gardens…
Caught On Camera: Niagara Falls Rescue Drill
WGAL.com has a video on their site of a rescue drill: Rescue crews throw a rope to a man trapped on an icy slope only feet away from Niagara Falls. A tourist shot the video from her hotel room, not knowing park rangers on the New York side were just conducting an exercise.
“Winging it”
From the Niagara This Week: Every day at lunch, while Graham Wing takes a walk through the city’s tourist area, he’s on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary. It may be construction at the Hilton inching one floor closer to completion. It may be renovations at a nearby buffet restaurant. It could even…
“Our First Boarding Party – February 27th”
Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from Hooters. To subscribe to the Hooters newsletter, visit the Hooters web site, then click on the Niagara Falls location, then click on the Newsletter link.
Convention centre hires new general manager and president
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Convention and Civic Centre has named its new general manager and president. Kerry Painter was hired to manage the centre, which is scheduled to open in 2011. Mayor Ted Salci made the announcement during Monday’s council meeting. Painter comes to Niagara Falls from the Northshore Harbor Center in…
Moving from anticipation to accommodation
From the Niagara Falls Review: In his state of the city address last year, Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci talked up anticipated federal and provincial investments in a convention centre to lure year-round visitors to the city. With the funding now securely in place – and Thursday’s expected introduction of the new convention centre president…
Another Pilgrim/East Side Mario’s update
I posted previously about the work that they were doing structurally. The entire upper floor is just a shell now.
“Plan your Spring Getaway in Niagara Falls, Canada!”
On Friday I received the latest newsletter from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview. They are promoting several different Spring packages that include Marineland, Niagara Parks, or other attractions. You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site.
“Niagara Falls on a Dime”
Travel web site Trifter has an posting about how to get deals in Niagara Falls: This isn’t penny pinching, its saving enough where you need to so you can have a wonderful, enjoyable vacation in the Canadian City of Love, Niagara Falls. Whether it is visiting off-season in the wintertime, or in the peak of…