TRAVEL: No delays blamed on new border rules

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: If you’re a U.S. citizen lacking the proper documentation for that return trip from Canada, don’t panic. After all those warnings that you needed to be in full compliance by June 1 — when the new rules took effect — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reminded motorists…

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    Summer Spa Special Offer

    Last Thursday I received the latest newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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    Imperial Hotel now the Vittoria Hotel

    The Imperial Hotel & Suites on Victoria Avenue has changed its name to the Vittoria Hotel & Suites. When you visit the old Imperial Hotel web site, you see the following: Hotel Renovation Notice Dear Valued Guest, Please be advised that the Imperial Hotel & Suites is under new ownership and management. As part of…

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    Marineland fight comes to City Hall

    From Niagara This Week: It was far from quiet at City Hall on Tuesday as demonstrators protested outside council chambers for the second consecutive council meeting. As city councillors dealt with motions, zoning changes and other regular council business inside, demonstrators from Marineland Animal Defense — a self-described campaign of concerned citizens determined to end…

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    Falls turned blue to show support for autism

    From Niagara This Week: One email and a spark of inspiration was all it took for Niagara Falls to go blue for autism awareness on the night of April 2. Both the American and Canadian falls were illuminated in blue on the evening of Good Friday, as part of Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue…

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    Landmarks attract those committing suicide

    From the Great Falls Tribune (in Great Falls. Minnesota): Two suicide attempts at Niagara Falls last week have renewed an age-old worry about some of the nation’s most famous landmarks: such highly visible places are magnets for troubled people looking to end their lives. Cities and states around the nation have tried to come up…

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      Quality Inn Clifton Hill closing (Clifton Hill Resorts Update – September 25, 2008)

      On Tuesday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter. They have finally announced officially that the Quality Inn Clifton Hill is closing as of October 13. The same information was then posted on the Clifton Hill blog. Here is how it appeared in the newsletter: First off, that’s a great…

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      The U.S. and Canadian sites offer visitors natural wonder, kitschy diversion.

      From the Philadelphia Inquirer: The most worthless thing one can do at Niagara Falls is merely stop and look at the falls. If you don’t get wet, you haven’t gotten your time or money’s worth out of your trip. For those who don’t know their way around this world wonder, here is a Niagara Falls…

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      PM talks tourism

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Prime Minister Stephen Harper hosted a roundtable for owners and operators of tourism businesses in Niagara Thursday to hear their perspectives on the current challenges and future opportunities facing their industry. “Domestic and international tourism are major sources of economic activity on the Niagara Peninsula, just as they are in…

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