Tory calls on province to help tourism sector

    From Niagara This Week: Saving $40 or $50 on a weekend getaway to Niagara Falls might not sound like a huge amount when you consider a family can spend hundreds of dollars for such things as staying at a hotel, eating in restaurants and seeing various attractions. But John Tory, leader of the Ontario Progressive…

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    Shuttle ferries visitors from around the world to Niagara’s attractions

    From the Buffalo News: Outside the arched windows of the Discover Niagara Shuttle, the sights passed by – the Rainbow Bridge, the quaint shops of Lewiston, the Power Vista, a living quilt stitched together by glimpses of the green water of the Niagara River. Inside the shuttle were people from all over the world. They…

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    Twitter updates for 2010-02-13

    I just took a picture for a couple in front of the Niagara SkyWheel. They were thrilled 🙂 # It is a chilly winter day, but there sure seems to be a lot of people around. There must have been some good Family Day (weekend) deals. #

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    Small fire at Haunted House on Clifton Hill

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Emergency personnel responded to a report of smoke and flames coming from the Haunted House building on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls Sunday at around 12:30 p.m.

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    New manager by June, predicts NPC chairwoman

    From the Niagara Falls Review: It could be summer before the Niagara Parks Commission gets a new manager at the helm as the government agency begins the process to fill the shoes of its retired boss John Kernahan. “I’m going to suggest the search process is going to take three or four months,” chairwoman Fay…

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      Marriott keycards

      It’s pretty rare these days that you actually get a room key when you go to a name-brand hotel. Over the last several years the industry has changed to various types of cards. In the beginning the locks were mechanical and the cards had holes in them (almost like old-fashioned programming punch cards for computers)….

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      Twitter updates for 2012-06-05

      Or not? http://t.co/ryEVWqw4 # So, is it going to rain today in Niagara Falls? http://t.co/xs7ZPkXD # @jeffballin @SCCN2011 The Facebook link for the Scotiabank Convention Centre is http://t.co/s1wo6BH0 in reply to jeffballin #

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      Canada’s Newest and Scariest Haunted Attraction Terrorizes at Record Levels

      From a Marketwire press release: Haunt Manor, known as Canada’s scariest authentically haunted Hayride and haunted house is located in Niagara Falls right on Lundy’s Lane. It is site of one of the bloodiest battles in Canada’s history. Featuring the most state of the art haunted props, Hollywood special effects and make-up that can be…

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        Drabble Artist Kevin Fagan Talks about Niagara Falls

        As I’ve been posting, the cartoon Drabble family has been on vacation this week in Niagara Falls. I contacted the artist, Kevin Fagan, and asked him a few questions (had he ever been to the falls? why did they come to Niagara Falls? where else might they go?, etc). Below is his response: I live…

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