Parks, staff settle on 3-year contract

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has reached a three-year collective agreement with its restaurant servers. The Niagara Parks and Unite HERE union Local 2347, which represents restaurant servers, ratified the deal Friday. Union members voted in favour of the plan April 7. The deal includes improved working conditions and wages for…

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    UNCORKED: O Canada

    From Lansing City Pulse: Thousands of people travel to Niagara, Canada, each year to enjoy the wonders of the falls, embrace the historic impressions of Niagara on Lake or embark upon one of the hiking trails along the Niagara Escarpment. There’s also a route that allows oenophiles to sample some of the area’s wonderful and…

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    Zip-line decision expected by year’s end

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The public should know by the end of the year whether a zip-line attraction above Niagara Parks Commission property will be a go. Staff is preparing a report on the idea, which commissioners will likely deal with at their December meeting, said NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson. She said the report…

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      The Drabbles in Niagara Falls – 20050818

      Today the Drabbles are trying to sleep in a fallsview room. Unfortunately Mrs. Drabble is having a hard time sleeping because the Falls are so loud. You know, you’d be surprised at the number of people who think they can turn the Falls off and on at will! See a larger version of the comic…

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        Loretto site eyed as conference centre

        From the Niagara Falls Review: The old Loretto study hall, home to thousands of Niagara Falls students over the years, could play host to business conferences later this year. Owners of the former Loretto Christian Life Centre will ask city council’s blessing to turn the former convent and boarding school into a conference centre and…

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          Harry Oakes’ murder now very cold case

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Falls Public Library and the Lundy’s Lane Historical Society invite the public to attend an illustrated talk by author Bob Cowan about Sir Harry Oakes. This free presentation will be part of the society’s meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Victoria Avenue branch. Bob Cowan’s book, “Sir…

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          ‘Officer Hulk’ puts on the badge

          From the Niagara Falls Review: The Hulk is on the beat. Lou Ferrigno – forever known for his role as The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s TV show of the same name ­- was sworn in as an honourary Niagara Regional Police and Niagara Falls, N.Y. police officer Friday. “I guess I’m not ever getting…

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          Fans get their fill of art, costumes and celebrities at Niagara Falls Comic Con

          From the Tonawanda News: A few years ago, Shannon Neprily was just a Canadian dark fantasy author who had a love affair with Japanese anime, comic book conventions and dressing up with her friends as a character she’d seen on television or in movies. Together with a group of friends, they’d visit local conventions in…

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