A brief and somewhat inaccurate history of Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: No matter where I travel in this world, whenever I say I’m from Canada, the reaction is almost always “Ah Canada … Niagara Falls.” Over 25-million tourists come every year to this historic eighth wonder of the world in order to watch water fall over a cliff. Although it’s now Canada’s…

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Niagara Falls shouldn’t build new convention center for at least 6 years, consultant says

From the Buffalo News: A Minneapolis consulting firm says Niagara Falls shouldn’t bother erecting a new multi-use facility for sports, conventions and concerts until it beefs up its off-season tourist attractions. The draft report, obtained by The Buffalo News, says the city and Niagara County should wait at least six years to wait for investments…

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Convention centre growing in popularity

From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s dominant leisure destination has also become the best meeting destination, says Noel Buckley, president and general manager of the Scotiabank Convention Centre. “We are the dominant leisure destination in Canada, generating more international demand than any other leisure destination in the country,” Buckley recently told Niagara Falls city council…

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Officials want feasibility study on new event center in Niagara Falls, NY

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Leaders in Niagara Falls want to build a new convention and event center downtown. The center would be much larger than the current one on Old Falls Street. Officials say they’re currently waiting for the state to sign off on a feasibility study. New York State Asemblyman John Ceretto…

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Noel Buckley to head Scotiabank Convention Centre

From Buffalo Business First: Noel Buckley, a recognized Niagara Falls, Ont. hospitality industry leader, is returning to Southern Ontario to run the Scotiabank Convention Centre. Buckley, 55, has been named the convention center’s president and general manager, filling a position that had vacant for nearly 20 months. Buckley was selected for a national headhunting search….

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Weapons threat at Niagara Falls convention centre

From Canoe.ca: Police were probing a possible security threat at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls Friday evening. A call of a man with a weapon and a bomb at the convention centre was made to U.S. police around 6:30 p.m. Friday. The U.S. authorities alerted Niagara Regional Police to the call. Police are…

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Canada’s newest convention hot spot

From Business Link Niagara: Canada’s Honeymoon City has long been known as a tourist destination. Anchored by the iconic Niagara Falls itself, a thriving hospitality and attractions sector has become the face of the city. That isn’t going away, but Niagara Falls is taking big strides to go beyond the bright lights to position itself…

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Tourism sector takes stock at season start

From the Niagara Falls Review: With new tourism-related services, and the potential for more in the coming years, officials see a bright future for the No. 1 industry in Niagara Falls. As the traditional tourism season gets underway in the city, many of those involved in the sector are looking forward to seeing if, or…

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Battling Convention Centre web sites

Yesterday one of my Google Alerts had a link to http://www.niagaraconventionciviccentre.com/attractions.php that mentioned Clifton Hill. I was intrigued, so I visited the link. At first glance, it appeared to be legit and I wondered why there weren’t more attractions listed. Then I noticed that all of the attractions were owned by the same company. I…

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