Don’t forget to turn on the lights

    From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will need to shine its brightest this weekend if it wants to keep the reputation it earned last year as Canada’s brightest star. Judges from WinterLights Celebration, a nation-wide competition which measures spirit and pride in communities, will be in the city this weekend checking out the Winter Festival…

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    Niagara Oscar winner made Superman fly

    From the Niagara Falls Review: In a way, Colin Chilvers owes his Oscar-winning film career to a pipe that wouldn’t explode… Within a decade, Chilvers faced a much more difficult task as the special effects supervisor on Superman: The Movie. For the film to work, Christopher Reeve’s Superman had to appear to actually fly. In…

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    Zombies, go-carts aiding growth of Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ontario

    From Buffalo Business First: Niagara Speedway will take go-cart riders up and down four stories to ground-level course. The five-minute ride is expected to be ready by July

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    New vice-chair for NPC

    From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission has a new vice-chair. The agency’s newest commissioner, Janice Thomson, has been appointed to the seat recently vacated by longtime commissioner Archie Katzman. Her term as vice-chair became effective on Aug. 10. “I was really delighted when I was advised that I was appointed vice-chair,” said Thomson….

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      News from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours

      Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. This is their first newsletter. For now, the only way I am aware of signing up for the newsletter is by visiting the web site of the company that provides the newsletter service.

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      New structure at the end of Oneida Lane

      The other day I noticed some steel structure taking shape at the end of Oneida Lane. You can see it both from Clifton Hill and Victoria Ave. Does anyone have any idea what it is?

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        Transamerican Road Trip: Day 15: Niagara Falls

        Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Drove to Niagara falls. Purchased ‘USA Discovery Pass’. Viewed IMAX movie regarding Niagara history. Went on ‘Maid of the Mist’ tour. Trolley to ‘Cave of the Winds’. Got soaking wet despite the ponchos. Got back on trolley, but…

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        Top 5 Places To Visit In Canada

        Niagara Falls is #1 on the list from CEO World magazine: Niagara Falls Niagara Falls is the best natural attraction in Canada. It is about an hour’s drive from Toronto, along the American border. You’ll be able to enjoy a walk down Niagara’s Clifton Hill leading to the canyon and waterfalls, and be amazed by…

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        People mover talks progressing

        From the Niagara Falls Review: Talks aimed at creating an integrated people mover system are underway. After parting ways more than a year ago, city and Niagara Parks officials are back at the table discussing opportunities to create a single, seamless transit system to link tourist districts with areas currently serviced by the NPC’s familiar…

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