From the Niagara Gazette: It was five years ago that A Festival of Lights went dark here. After a 20-year run, the event was shutdown in 2000 for a number of reasons. Basically it lacked a hefty infusion of capital to create new attractions, upgrade the displays and expand its marketing and promotional efforts. In…
From the Ludvig von Mises Institute: In Canada, government-owned and run casinos made a mess of the true entertainment value created by casinos in a competitive free market. The government-owned casinos of Ontario claim to be the “peoples’” factors of production. But anyone with experience in real casinos can only see this as a pathetic…
From Niagara This Week: The city now has a site for its new twin-pad arena big enough to make it a four-pad down the road, thanks to a gift from a family of prominent hoteliers in the Falls. The city will have six hectares, or 15 acres, to build its new twin-pad arena complex, which…
There is a great article in today’s Niagara Falls Review about Oak Hall. Written by Sherman Zavitz, it details the changes in ownership, and focuses on the renovations/additions that the Oakes family did. Unfortunately, the article isn’t available online. Here’s a snippet: Without question, it is one of Niagara Falls’ best-known landmarks. Proudly standing above…
Last night I received the November issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter: It has the usual trivia question, a highlight of packages at the Quality Inn Clifton Hill and the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill, and also a promotion for the gift certificates. The monthly feature is on the Winter Festival of Lights. If…
Yesterday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. It’s exactly the same as the last one. They are promoting their New Year’s Eve specials. You can subscribe by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.
From Canada News Wire: Attention News/Travel Editors: Ontario Government Strengthens Tourism By Supporting Winter Festival of Lights Funding Will Help Attract Visitors to Niagara NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Nov. 4 /CNW/ – The Ontario government is promoting tourism and prosperity in Niagara Falls by helping to market the Winter Festival of Lights, Tourism Minister Jim Bradley…
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Windriders Kitefliers Association won bragging rights among their kite-flying kin during a competition to see who could fly a kite over the Niagara Gorge. The Windriders are a fixture at Port Colborne’s annual Canal Days marine heritage festival with their enormous colourful kites in the skies over H.H Knoll…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two million lights, 100 displays and one big party by the falls. The Winter Festival of Lights unveils a bigger, brighter look tonight when it throws the switch for its 23rd year at Queen Victoria Park. The earlier start is just the first of many changes for the festival. Visitors…
HOCO has finally started their construction. It looks like it will be done in a couple of phases. They have torn down their existing building that housed the Cosmic Golf glow-in-the-dark mini-putt, and Niagara Marketplace. I believe this building will be rebuilt for a similar purpose. The Ferris wheel is going a little further back…