HOCO has made some great progress on the new Tim Hortons / Retail building that they are constructing on Clifton Hill. Getting the site ready to start the new building took a while, but the building itself seems to be coming along quickly.
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…
I saw this billboard for Niagara’s Fury (the first one I’ve seen) on Stanley Avenue between Murray Hill and Robinson St.
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From the Niagara Falls Review: There are only a handful of people who can claim they do what Doug Rogers does for a living. But even though he has what has got to be one of the most unique jobs in the world, Rogers is pretty nonchalant about it. “It’s a good job,” Rogers says…
I haven’t posted much for a few days, but I’ve got a bunch of links for more articles about the Niagara Parks Commission expenses “scandal” as well as the non-tendered contract for the magazine. Bullet Media – Cleaning up the mess at the Niagara Parks Commission Niagara Falls Review – Former NPC executive breaks silence…
From the Niagara Gazette: Finding an upscale hotel experience on the American side of Niagara Falls has been a challenge for many years, but it will soon be getting a little easier. With seven hotel projects either planned or already under way, downtown will see about 950 new or renovated rooms, all of those providing…
From the Niagara Falls Review: If every tourism-related business in Ontario laid off one employee, it would be equal to putting the entire population of Niagara Falls out of work – twice – says the chairman of the Tourism Federation of Ontario. “One hundred and sixty thousand people,” Lou Seiler told an audience at the…
The other day I posted a terrible cell phone picture of the Skylon Tower and Hilton. Here are a couple of better pictures:
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