From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls MP Rob Nicholson has some “important” news to share today. Local politicians say they don’t know what will be announced, but hope the feds have decided to kick in the final one-third share of the estimated $100-million cost to build a convention centre in Niagara Falls. Nicholson could…
From Niagara This Week: Actor-turned-activist Danny Glover was looked to as a lethal weapon by labour leaders during a rally outside of Canadian Niagara hotels on Labour Day. Glover, a labour rights activist and actor best known for his role as Los Angeles police sergeant Roger Murtaugh alongside Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon movies,…
A while ago there was a building torn down between Mama Mia’s and Tussaud’s. Over the last few weeks some work has started. Concrete has been poured and people were there working on something today. I’m still not clear on what’s going in there.
As I mentioned yesterday, just in time for the slowdown in business, Bronto’s Adventure Playland is open. I’m not sure when it opened, but it was open yesterday (Labour Day). However when I was by today, it was closed. I guess there are still some things they need to finish up on. I have a…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A union representing local hotel workers brought its lethal weapon – actor Danny Glover – to town Monday for a march and rally that drew more than 400 people and impeded traffic in an already busy tourist section. Glover, best known as Mel Gibson’s sidekick in the “Lethal Weapon” movies,…
Today is the Labour Day holiday in Canada and the United States, and this marks the unofficial end of summer. If kids aren’t back in school yet, they will be tomorrow. Business during the week slows down, but the weekends are still busy. The next big holiday is in about a month, Canadian Thanksgiving, and…
From Niagara This Week: This bride wore white running shoes. Near the end of a run that will take them around the world in about 95 days, Taeko Terauchi of Tokyo and Jason Loutitt of Vancouver stopped in Niagara Falls long enough to tie the knot at Queen Victoria Park Tuesday afternoon. “I couldn’t imagine…
I’m not sure specifically what the title means, but here is a posting by someone explain what they will be doing when they come to Niagara Falls (perhaps for a birthday trip?…
Another in my series on keycards… I’m not sure which hotel this is for, but I found a Best Western keycard the other day. The information on the front of the card is about their points program. There isn’t anything that is specific to any hotel.
My 5-year-old son has a small puzzle that is a map of Canada. It’s kind of hard to see, but each province has a few small drawings (almost like icons) showing things that the province is famous for. In Ontario, among other things, there is a drawing of the CN Tower, and a drawing of…