Niagara Glen a little greener

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Glen is a little greener after 37 Chinese students from two high schools in Beijing planted 10 red oak trees Saturday morning. The trees represent a bond of friendship with Canada and Niagara Falls, said Yaping Lee, vice-principal of Beijing Wenhui Middle School. “The taller they grow, the…

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Travellers’ Favourite Fine Dining Restaurants — Canada

According to TripAdvisor, the 3rd best restaurant in Canada is located in Niagara Falls. I’ve never eaten at AG, but the reviews are great.

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Greg Frewin’s grand illusions

From the Niagara Falls Review: After 90 minutes of delays, Greg Frewin is finally ready to make stuff disappear. His doves are in place. The lights are finally working. The TV cameras flip on. He takes his place at centre stage, where he’ll film the day’s first illusion in front of a crew that has…

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Niagara Falls Getaway Package

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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    Menus – Niagara’s Dining & Entertainment Magazine

    There are lots of different magazines and fliers that are around. I thought I had looked through them all, but I recently flipped through the Menus magazine, and was impressed with it. I’ve seen it around, but I guess I’d never looked at it before. I picked up my copy at the Pen Centre in…

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      The trouble with thrill-seekers (they’re all wet)

      From the Globe and Mail: Fresh from a good soaking in the Niagara River, 10-year-old Tess Driscoll of Greenwich, Conn., steps off the Whirlpool jet boat and recites what she has just learned about a war once fought here. “Nobody won, and that’s why we share the river,” Tess says as her father, Kevin, looks…

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        520 feet straight down – Daredevil geared up for plunge from Skylon Tower

        I don’t know why they do this, but the Niagara Falls Review often posts the same article twice to their web site, often with different headlines. The content of the article is usually the same, but the picture may be different. In this case, they have the same article posted about Dean Sullivan, the man…

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        So much fun for just a buck

        From Niagara This Week: For a pair of local youngsters, it was a chance to hang for a few minutes with Katy Perry — at least a wax rendition of the pop singer anyway. “Everything!” Brooke Annette said when asked what she liked about the annual Museums Dollar Day for Cystic Fibrosis. “Everything is great,”…

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        Hard Rock Rising 2017 in Niagara Falls

        From Niagara Frontier Publications: The search for the next rising star is on. Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls USA, invites emerging musicians in the market to take the stage for its annual Hard Rock Rising “Battle of the Bands.” The competition offers one lucky winner a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform during halftime at Hard Rock…

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