Open up casino lease: Hudak

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario’s Liberals have no choice but to invite bids from companies interested in hosting Casino Niagara after forcing the Niagara Parks Commission to put a similar lease with the Maid of the Mist out to tender in the name of open government, says Conservative Leader Tim Hudak. And if the…

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    Snack Bar open

    We posted a while ago that the Travelodge on Victoria Avenue/Ferry Street gutted one of the end rooms that is right next to the street and was looking to rent it out. Well, it isn’t anything fancy, but a snack bar opene dup recently. They sell hotdogs, fries, pop, drinks, etc.

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    Sudbury native to walk between buildings in Niagara Falls daily for 12 weeks

    From the Sudbury Star: It’s the summer of skywalks. Hot off the heels of Nik Wallenda’s historic wirewalk across the Horseshoe Falls, Jay Cochrane is getting ready to perform the greatest building-to-building skywalk in North American history – every day for 12 weeks. “It will be a continuation of a blockbuster summer of what this…

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    ‘Our interests are … closely aligned:’ Nicholson

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The new agreement on border co-operation between Canada and the U.S., announced Friday by the two countries’ leaders, is a continuation of the existing relationship rather than the start of something radically new, says Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, the MP for Niagara Falls. “Some of that process has already…

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    New NPC chair highly regarded

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is getting an effective leader who’s the right person for the times in Fay Booker, even though she’s not a Niagara resident, according to people in Niagara who have had professional contact with the incoming chairwoman. “She was very effective, very organized,” said Janie Palmer, chairwoman…

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    Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap 2009 is here!

    I’m sorry I’m a couple of hours late on this… You can book rooms for Sleep Cheap as of 8 am this morning. There are 28 hotels participating, and a few other extras. The Niagara Falls Review reports about it this way: It’s time! The phone lines are now open for anyone ready to book…

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    Twitter updates for 2010-03-01

    RT @bcapphoto #FF My favorite sources of local news/info – @610CKTB @Pelham_Library @NFChamber @nfblog @niafallsreview – Thanks @bcapphoto ! # RT @fallsavenue Breakfast Television will be LIVE at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark, Monday Mar 8 6:30am – 9:00 am… http://schmap.it/xkAqUw # I uploaded a YouTube video — Sword Swallower at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum…

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    EASTER WEEKEND BODES WELL FOR 2011 NIAGARA FALLS TOURISM SEASON

    From the Niagara Falls Reporter: If Easter week is any sort of barometer, the 2011 tourism season is going to be an exceptionally good one for Niagara Falls. Tourists were out en masse, and even the reality of $4-per-gallon gas prices did not keep them from traveling to see the world’s most famous waterfall. The…

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