Rogers Hometown Hockey coming to Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be part of the 2017-2018 Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour. It was revealed Thursday morning that the Honeymoon Capital will be the first of 24 stops this season. The two-day celebration of hockey takes place every Saturday and Sunday, this year beginning Oct. 7 and 8 at Niagara…

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Niagara Falls ready for Canada Day

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not going to be your typical Canada Day in Niagara Falls. In fact, it’s going to be a three-day celebration. “People are expecting a bigger and better celebration,” said Lori Albanese, community development co-ordinator for the City of Niagara Falls. “It’s going to be a lot more fun. We’re…

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Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday at Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa

From a Marketwired press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday with a nationwide celebration, ‘Canada 150’ and the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview Hotel & Spa invites guests to celebrate right at the heart of it all. And the Niagara Region is going a step above, hosting a localized ‘Niagara 150’ event…

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HIGGS: Before Niagara Falls was a city

From the Niagara Gazette: What was life like in the early days of the Niagara area — even before it was a fully fledged city? I hope you are somewhat interested as I am part of the planning committee for the Niagara Falls 125th celebration and will be writing about the early days in Niagara…

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How should Falls celebrate Canada’s 150th b-day?

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s still 11 months until Canada’s 150th birthday, but Niagara Falls officials are not wasting any time when it comes to preparing for next year’s grand celebration. A survey is up on the city’s website (www.niagarafalls.ca/) asking the public to help them plan for the big bash in 2017. The…

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Convention centre game changer

From Niagara This Week: Described as a critical piece of the pie in terms of attracting people to Niagara, the gleaming new Scotiabank Convention Centre opened in Niagara Falls on Friday to much fanfare. Years in the making, the new centre across from the old Loretto Academy attracted hundreds of people to the opening celebration….

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Fallsview Casino celebrates Chinese New Year

From CANOE Travel: When he gets back to Australia, Daniel Whin will be able to tell all his friends about how the Chinese celebrate the new year. He was sitting in the restaurant at the Fallsview Casino on Thursday afternoon when he heard some loud drums and decided to see what all the excitement was…

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Olympic take on Oh Canada Eh

From the Niagara Falls Review: Thought the Olympics closing ceremonies looked familiar? If you’ve seen the Oh Canada Eh dinner show in Niagara Falls, you weren’t imagining things. From the moose to the lumberjacks to the hockey players, the cheeky celebration of all things Canadiana was like a carbon copy of the award-winning show that…

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