From the National Post (via Canada.com): Vancouver billionaire Jimmy Pattison made a rare public appearance yesterday, coming to this border town to promote a new $200-million resort, express concerns about border restrictions and get himself licked by a large white wolf. Mr. Pattison was promoting his new Great Wolf Lodge — a 406-room water park…
Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. This is now the third one I’ve received that has been the same. It’s exactly the same as the last one and the one before that. They are obviously promoting their New Year’s Eve specials. Perhaps they are promoting the specials a bit…
From PR Newswire: Border efficiency and support for the world’s largest trading relationship are getting a significant boost with completion of a major construction project at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge. The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission celebrated the completion of the $45-million, fifth-lane Queenston-Lewiston Bridge expansion project today…
From Canada.com: The first thing you’ll probably notice is the shark. At more than five metres long, it’s the biggest ever caught on rod and reel. What’s left of its two terrifying tonnes now hangs preserved above a dull warehouse floor. There are also medieval torture devices, human skull drinking glasses, a Coke bottle-shaped coffin…
From the St. Catharines Standard: Wendell Wilks says he spent the hours immediately after his Television Niagara bid was turned down drumming up more financing for another try at a commercial TV licence. But it sounds like he was working on his sports analogies. “It’s like a hockey game,” Wilks said. “The referee has given…
From Niagara This Week: East Coast band Great Big Sea will be coming to Niagara Falls to headline an all-Canadian lineup for Canada’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration. The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC), joined by its partners for what it is calling “Party in Niagara,” announced Wednesday at Table Rock Restaurant Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea…
From Newsday: Each year, millions of visitors flock to the famed Niagara Falls, where 20 percent of the world’s fresh water plunges over a cliff created during the last ice age. Although tourist season at Niagara is May to October, in winter the falls continue to flow and glow – literally. As temperatures drop, spectacular…
From Niagara This Week: Santa will attempt to break all known speed records on Saturday when he appears at the Pen Centre an instant after leaving the North Pole. The appearance in Sears Court is being made possible courtesy of Niagara Falls-based magician Greg Frewin, also known as the “International Grand Champion of Magic” The…
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Square mall is about to undergo a rebirth, reversing a slow decline that saw the shopping centre gradually eclipsed by major retail centres in other areas of the city. The mall’s new owner, RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, has lured four major big box stores in what will be a…
From Niagara This Week: Once again, the jolly old elf himself is coming to Niagara Falls for the annual Santa Claus Parade.