Wallenda to meet with Niagara Parks Commission officials on Thursday

From the Niagara Falls Review: Nik Wallenda, the American aerialist who wants to walk across the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope, will meet with officials from the Niagara Parks Commission this week. NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson told The Review on Monday that a meeting has been scheduled for Thursday between Wallenda and NPC senior staff….

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TWO NEW PRIMARY INSPECTION LANES ADDED TO THE LEWISTON QUEENSTON BRIDGE TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION

This is a press release I received from the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: Niagara Falls Bridge Commission offers tips on how to avoid peak traffic delays when crossing one of the three international bridges over the Niagara River LEWISTON, NEW YORK – The Victoria and Memorial Day weekends mark the beginning of the summer travel…

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    More on the Tussaud’s sign

    Yesterday I posted that the large sign of Louis Tussaud is up in front of Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks. I don’t know if you noticed or not, but the sign was facing a different direction. Instead of facing up and down the street, it was facing across the street. I just figured that they did that…

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    Niagara Falls attractions secure despite Toronto casino plans

    From Multibriefs.com: After years of debate, a casino is coming to Toronto. Great Canadian Gaming Corp. and Brookfield Business Partners recently announced a partnership to upgrade the OLG Slots at Woodbine to a full casino and entertainment/hotel complex. With plans for a “city within a city” set to run on a 22-year lease, the development…

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    N.F., Ont. convention center progressing

    From Buffalo Business First: One year to the day that ground was broken on the $100 million Niagara Convention & Civic Centre, the project hit a major milestone. The 288,000-square-foot Stanley Avenue center, being constructed just a short walk from the Niagara Fallsview Casino in the thriving Niagara Falls, Ont., was officially “topped” off Friday…

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      Niagara Falls’ New Year’s Eve Concert Expected to Draw 30,000 at This Year’s Winter Festival of Lights

      PRWeb seems to be popular these days. Here is another press release, this time from HOCO, about the New Year’s Eve party: The Niagara Winter Festival of Lights is currently in full swing, celebrating its 25th silver anniversary in lovely Niagara Falls, Canada. Featuring more than 125 animated light displays, and over 3 million sparkling…

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      Wallenda won’t give up on falls tightrope dream

      From the Niagara Falls Review: Both Nik Wallenda and the Niagara Parks Commission are digging in their heels. Wallenda wants to be the first person in more than a century to walk across the Niagara gorge on a tightrope. The Commission seems determined not to let it happen. The performer was in Niagara Falls Wednesday…

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      Debate stirs over Canadian falls hotel plan

      From the Niagara Gazette: A plan is in the works to build a 57-story hotel and two more high-rise buildings on a prime piece of real estate overlooking the Horseshoe Falls in Canada. The developer maintains that the project being proposed for the property which has been home to the Loretto Christian Life Centre for…

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