Tweet: RT @Matt_Review: Rink at the Brink opens tomorrow….

RT @Matt_Review: Rink at the Brink opens tomorrow. Time to lace up the skates in preparation for my big event Thursday. @NiagaraParksPR …

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    Cirque Niagara balloon

    Anyone who has been to Niagara Falls knows that the best place to view the Falls is from the Canadian side of the border. We’ve got towers, wheels, boats, helicopters and more where you can get a great view of the Falls. The US side of the border has a much smaller selection. One of…

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    City chips in $350,000 for new falls illumination

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The city will contribute $350,000 towards a $4-million public-private project that will modernize the illumination of the falls. The city will take the $350,000 from what is expected to be an approximately $4.5-million fourth-quarter payment in April from Ontario Lottery and Gaming for hosting two casinos. Niagara Falls also has…

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    Halt development charges for new hotels: Thomson

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls and Niagara Region should put a moratorium on development charges for new hotels in the Honeymoon Capital, says Wayne Thomson. The veteran city councillor said the time is right for the municipality and Region to take advantage of Americans flooding back to Niagara Falls thanks in large part…

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    My first trip to the Scotiabank Convention Centre

    The Scotiabank Convention Centre has been open just short of a year now, and on Friday night I had the opportunity to go for the first time. We went to see the Busytown Busy show with our kids. I’ll write about that later, but for now, here are a few thoughts. The convention centre is…

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    The ice is nice: Rink at the Brink is ready for skaters

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The unmistakable sound of winter in Canada -metal cutting into ice -will blend with the roar of Niagara Falls when the Rink at the Brink opens today. After two weeks of getting it ready, the Winter Festival of Lights attraction will open on Niagara Parks Commission land, creating a new…

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      MOM, DAD and the KIDS

      From Buffalo News: Niagara Falls was made for memories, drawing families generation after generation for their new members’ introductions to its mist-soaked majesty. Too many Western New Yorkers have only a faded snapshot of themselves at the falls to remember it by. You can carp at the lack of upscale restaurants on the New York…

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      Casino union vote count delayed

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino workers in Niagara Falls won’t know until at least Wednesday whether the Canadian Auto Workers was successful in getting certified as the union representing 2,900 Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara workers, says CAW organizer John Aman. It has been two weeks since most frontline casino employees voted after the…

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