From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino workers in Niagara have turned down the Canadian Auto Workers union in its fifth attempt to form a union at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara, casino management said Monday. Results show 63% of casino workers who voted in the certification vote, said no to the CAW, a statement…
From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Country singing sensation Reba McEntire returns to Fallsview Casino for two shows as part of the August 2010 concert line-up. The Grammy-award winning artist will perform on August 24 & 25. Reba has sold more than 56 million records worldwide in her career, with 24…
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…
You might remember a story from December about a man who was being chased by the police and drove a truck through the front entrance of the Fallsview Casino (I took pictures of the aftermath). Well, the Toronto Star is reporting that he pleaded guilty to a variety of charges and faces almost 5 years…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ken Lewenza is president of the Canadian Autoworkers Union. There’s no question that for thousands of Niagara casino workers this week’s union certification vote has been a long time coming. Since the casinos opened their doors, workers have expressed a willingness to speak for themselves at work, with a This…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Art Frank is president of Niagara Casinos. Since 1998, the CAW has attempted unsuccessfully to become the trade union representing the associates at Niagara Casinos on four separate occasions. The fifth such attempt will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at polling stations at Fallsview Casino and As an organization,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Canadian Auto Workers union is trying its luck again at Niagara’s casinos, betting the time is right to bring hundreds of workers under its umbrella. The union filed an application Thursday to become the union representing most workers at Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara. But management says it prefers…
Last Friday I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.
Someone with their own blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls where they stayed at the Hilton: The hotel was really easy to find since it is right off one of the main streets, Stanley Avenue. We checked in, making sure that we upgraded our Hotwire room to a whirlpool room with a…
As I tweeted (here, here, and here), I went to Canyon Creek Chophouse (inside the Fallsview Casino Resort) on Thursday with my wife for our anniversary dinner. This has become a tradition for us and we quite enjoy. This trip was no exception. We had reservations for 5 pm (kind of early), so the restaurant…