Crowds braved the rain in Niagara Falls this long weekend

From CHCH: The rainy weather this holiday long weekend didn’t put a damper on people visiting Niagara Falls. While Monday may have started rainy, it cleared by mid-afternoon as tourists came from near and far to check out one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. Local businesses like Yank’s Old Niagara Bar & Grill near…

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    Fireworks Extravaganza

    If you’ve visited in Niagara Falls in the evening, you know that they often have fireworks displays. This coming Saturday (July 21) at 10 pm, in celebration of their 40th Anniversary, Pizza Pizza is sponsoring what they are calling “Niagara’s biggest & best ever fireworks extravaganza”. It’s supposed to be a 30 minute presentation of…

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    Falling for Niagara Falls in a big way

    From Canada.com: Like Disneyland, Drumheller and a drive across Canada, Niagara Falls is one of those vacations on the familial bucket list. Renowned for a century as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World,” Niagara Falls is today built for families, offering accommodations, attractions and package deals much more in tune with nuclear families than newlyweds….

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      A Tightening Border Has Canadians Worried

      From the New York Times: As theater, the “Oh Canada Eh?” dinner show and the Shaw Festival, whose current season includes an Ibsen play, have little in common. But while their productions may appeal to different kinds of audiences, the organizations behind the two theaters have the same worries about a relatively recent American law…

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        Ontario Government Supports Tourism In Niagara

        From CNW Group: Niagara area tourism companies and organizations learned today how to use their websites to attract more visitors and business, at a “Tourism Keys” workshop held by the Ministry of Tourism. “These workshops help develop local tourism and sustain tourism related jobs, which in turn help to build strong communities,” said Minister of…

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        The Biggest Waterpark Sale in Niagara Falls is Here

        From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and directly across from the Niagara Falls, the 3 acre Fallsview Indoor Waterpark and Falls Avenue Resort Hotels are offering Hotel Waterpark Packages at the lowest prices of the year. The 7 Day Sales kicks off Monday November 19, 2012…

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          Fall in Love in Niagara Falls this September!

          Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Radisson Hotel & Suites Fallsview. They are promoting several different packages in September. You can sign up for their newsletter on their web site.

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          Tweet: RT @Bullet_News: David Letterman and family in Nia…

          RT @Bullet_News: David Letterman and family in Niagara Falls to celebrate son’s ninth birthday bulletnewsniagara.ca/?p=42067

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          The Fall of Niagara Falls

          Bloomberg BusinessWeek has an awesome article about Niagara Falls, New York, and the problems it has faced over the last 40 years: Niagara Falls’ descent into blight—in spite of its proximity to an attraction that draws at least 8 million tourists each year—is a tale that Hudson’s little newspaper has been telling for years. It…

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          Review columnist says goodbye

          From the Niagara Falls Review: Sherman Zavitz has closed the book on one chapter in his life. Over the past 26 years, he has written around 900 columns on local history for the Niagara Falls Review. His final Niagara Note column will appear in Saturday’s newspaper. “It has become increasingly difficult for me to come…

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