Loretto site eyed as conference centre

    From the Niagara Falls Review: The old Loretto study hall, home to thousands of Niagara Falls students over the years, could play host to business conferences later this year. Owners of the former Loretto Christian Life Centre will ask city council’s blessing to turn the former convent and boarding school into a conference centre and…

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    Bill Cosby coming to Fallsview

    From Niagara This Week: Get out your pudding pops. Bill Cosby will be bringing his signature story-telling antics and astute ability to make people laugh for two nights in September in the Avalon Ballroom at the Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s a thrill to have Bill Cosby joining the list of stars that have performed here,”…

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      Building an illusion

      From the Buffalo News: Everyone thought Greg Frewin’s interest in magic was a whim when as a boy of 12 he wanted to become a magician. His inspiration, he explained, was David Copperfield. “Everyone thought I was nuts,” Frewin said. “They kept thinking it would pass. I grew up watching David Copperfield on television. He…

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      ABC orders Wallenda to wear harness for falls walk

      From CNews: For some tourists, Nik Wallenda’s wirewalk across Niagara Falls will still be a spectacle worth watching, even if he wears a safety harness. But others say the precautionary device dashes any excitement surrounding the event on June 15. “I could see some people being disappointed, but it will still be something to see,”…

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      Wire walk across Niagara Gorge gets political support in the U.S.

      From 610 CKTB: A tightrope walker who wants to walk a highwire across the Niagara Gorge now has considerible political backing in the U.S. Nike Wallenda was told he wouldn’t get a permit to perform the stunt because the Parks Commission on both sides of the border say stunting along the gorge or the river…

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      New ad campaign looks to draw visitors to Niagara

      From the Buffalo News (includes video): Attractions in the Niagara Falls area are highlighted as part of a media campaign running in six cities for the next six weeks. The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. kicked off a media campaign on Tuesday, it announced in its monthly e-newsletter. The campaign includes online, radio and TV…

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        Niagara’s Lost Amusement Parks

        Someone has started a web site to document the old amusement parks that were in the Niagara Region. Niagaras Lost Amusement Parks is dedicated to preserving the memories of the various Amusement Parks which have dissappeared from the landscape of the Niagara Region of Ontario, and Niagara Falls, NY. This site covers over 100 years…

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          Great Wolf Lodge back to business after fire

          From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s back to business as usual at Great Wolf Lodge. Less than 24 hours after an electrical fire forced the evacuation of 200 hotel guests from the Victoria Avenue resort Monday evening, staff began checking in patrons to the affected rooms in the south wing Tuesday afternoon. “The lodge is…

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