Short April 2006 Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter

    On Monday a short Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter was sent out that promoted a contest they are holding (you win a some free combo/value passes) and also promoting an Easter package: As always, you can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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      Spring Break For Kids – Part 4

      Someone in the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview marketing department needs to stop sending out the exact same email promoting their Spring Break activities. This morning I received this for the fourth (see the first, second, third): You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls…

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        Clifton Hill minor realignment

        It looks like HOCO was able to eliminate the parking on their side of Clifton Hill in front of the new Tim Hortons, retail store, and Galaxy Golf building. How’d they pull that off?

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          Great Wolf makes big splash

          From Niagara This Week: A new major tourist attraction is set to open its doors in Niagara Falls, sparking hopes the city’s tourism industry will start to flourish outside of the traditional prime-time summer season. Ripley Entertainment Inc., a Jim Pattison Group company, is host of tomorrow’s grand opening for its new 406-room Great Wolf…

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            Passport law clouds future as Maid of Mist is launched

            From the Buffalo News: The first Maid of the Mist tour boat of the season was launched on a test run Wednesday under a cloudy sky and even cloudier concerns over the new U.S. law requiring passports to enter the country from Canada. The 83-ton Maid of the Mist V “tested the waters” for the…

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              Tim Hortons / Retail / Galaxy Golf update

              The HOCO building that will have a Tim Hortons, a retail store, and Galaxy Golf still seems to be coming along well:

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                2006 Reader’s Choice Awards – Favourite Italian Restaurant

                This sign is on the window of the Capri Restaurant: I looked on the Niagara Falls Review web site, but couldn’t find a listing of all the Reader’s Choice Awards.

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                  Maid of the Mist gets jump on spring

                  From Buffalo Business First: In one of the earliest opening dates in its 159-year history, the Maid of the Mist boats will hit the waters in the Niagara Gorge on Wednesday. The public opening is planned for April 12. Officials from the popular Niagara Falls attraction attributed the early season cruises to a mild winter,…

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                    Parks withholds taxes

                    From the Niagara Falls Review: A decision by the Niagara Parks Commission to stop paying property tax is leading to a legal battle with city hall in what council says is a fight for fairness and close to $1 million. Last year, the parks commission declared itself exempt from municipal taxation and stopped paying the…

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