Niagara Helicopters, Operator of Helicopter Niagara Falls Tours, Wins Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Helicopters Limited, an aerial tour company offering Niagara Falls tours based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was presented with Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award. Niagara University’s College of Business Administration was pleased to recognize a company that flies above its competition and believes its employees are the…

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Americans a tough crowd to draw

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a year to forget for the Niagara Parks Commission. The provincial agency saw a dramatic decline in foreign visitation in 2009. Whether it was H1N1, which literally stopped international travel for a period of time, the coolest and wettest summer since 1992, rising fuel prices, or the rception…

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    Winter Storm

    Wow! If you live in the northeast area of North America, you were probably hit by a lot of snow. I don’t know the exact number, but it looks like Niagara Falls got about a foot of snow. Today is a much clearer and brighter day. I’ll try to get out and take some pictures…

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      USA Travel Tour City Guide

      The USA Travel Tour City Guide blog (on Blogger) has posted about Niagara Falls (including some pictures): Niagara Falls is one of the most popular vacation destinations in Ontario and New York. Thousands of people visit the area each year to see one of natures most spectacular wonders; The Horseshoe Falls. There are many things…

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        Falls Avenue Newsletter #9

        On Tuesday I received the latest issue of the Falls Avenue Newsletter. They are promoting ideas for day trips. They also mention several things to do in Niagara Falls, that are not associated with their own properties. That’s nice to see. To subscribe, visit their “Spin to Win” page and fill out the form. Be…

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          Le Monde De Sam: Summer Vacation

          Someone with a Live Spaces blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: I also went to niagara falls with my girl guide group for a couple of days. The falls are so beautiful!!!! we went on the maid of the mist and got soaking wet. we also got a lot of shopping done…

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            Daredevil eyes record for jumping out of helicopter

            From a Nanaimo Daily News: Nanaimo daredevil Dean Sullivan has landed a summer job in Niagara Falls, where he is being paid to leap off a 155-metre tower and break the world record for the longest rappel out of a helicopter. Sullivan is no stranger to risk-taking. He made calculated jumps off Niagara Falls last…

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            Falls to seek funds to redo parkway

            From the Buffalo News: The city will seek an estimated $40 million in federal stimulus money to reconfigure or remove two sections of the Robert Moses Parkway. Mayor Paul A. Dyster said Tuesday he believes the money could help break a “logjam” over the highway by moving ahead with a project on two sections city…

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