Twitter updates for 2011-04-16

RT @GetontheGO: GO Transit will be once again offer weekend train service between Toronto and Niagara Falls: http://bit.ly/f3xwfE" # RT @NiagaraParksPR: NPC staff have completed the spring planting of the Floral clock with pansies – check it out! http://bit.ly/hSUrEc #

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Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview Celebrates 80th Birthday this July

From a PR Web press release: The historic Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview will be celebrating its 80th birthday on July 1, 2009. The Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls-Fallsview, previously named the Brock Plaza Hotel, has maintained its reputation as a hotel that is able to flawlessly combine its historic charm with modern amenities. As the first…

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Ontario’s Niagara Parks Launches Life on Display Exhibit

From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen on Niagara at Large: This July 28th, The Niagara Parks Commission officially launched its Life on Display exhibit at the Floral Showhouse, a key component of Niagara Parks’ Begin Here campaign to commemorate the sesquicentennial of Canada and the province of Ontario.

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Clifton Hill development will have ‘big impact’

From the Niagara Falls Review: A massive redevelopment project on Clifton Hill that includes what’s described as “go-carts on steroids” is well underway. “Right now we’re working on the Ripley’s and Kelsey’s building, which is right on the frontage of Clifton Hill, so that’s about 25,000 square feet,” said Harry Oakes, president of HOCO Limited….

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Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks facade has been painted

I’ve posted a few pictures of the progress (here, here and here) on the repainting of the Ripley’s Moving Theater building. The other day I noticed that Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks across the street on Victoria Ave has been painted as well. I’m not sure that I’m a fan of the new colour scheme.

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Niagara Speedway go-kart track progress update

Now that many of the new operations on Clifton Hill/Victoria Avenue are open, I guess the next big thing is going to be the Niagara Speedway go-kart track. There used to be banners up on the fencing that showed that it was a go-kart track, but now it is just blank. I’ve actually had a…

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Niagara Falls Comedy Fest: Komedy for Kidneys – Nov. 12th

Last Thursday I received the latest email from the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest and Winter Festival of Lights. To get these updates, fill out the form at the bottom of the Niagara Falls Comedy Fest main page.

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Wallenda Walk: Canadian Traffic And Parking Tips

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (including video): “Rarely have we seen an event of this scale which requires the coordination of so many public service and emergency service agencies ,” remarked Douglas Kane, Chief of the Niagara Parks Police Service, as Canadian officials signed off on the integrated public safety plan they developed for…

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