Artificial rink at Fort George ‘coolest place in town’

This isn’t about Niagara Falls specifically, but a lot of people to visit Niagara Falls do end up travelling over to Niagara-on-the-lake. From the Niagara Falls Review: Parks Canada thinks the outdoor skating rink at Fort George is the coolest place in town. It certainly boasts lots to back up the claim, offering free skating…

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Second chance for rink

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Rink at the Brink might see another winter after Niagara Parks Commission and Winter Festival of Lights officials smoothed over some of the commission’s concerns about the fledgling tourist attraction’s first season. “We are cautiously optimistic the parks commission board will approve the rink operating within the parks’ land…

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Cash-tight festival needs help from city

From the Niagara Falls Review: With its own finances at the brink, the Winter Festival of Lights has turned to city hall to back up its bid to get a line of credit it needs to pay the bills on the new Rink at the Brink skating attraction. Festival manager Dino Fazio said his organization…

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New Ice Rink Open in Niagara Falls

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Ice skaters, sharpen your skates. The DeVeaux Ice Rink is now open. The rink, located at DeVeaux Woods State Park, was expected to open last month but was delayed so the park could acquire the necessary ice-making equipment. The lighted facility will be open from 11 a.m. to 8…

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New winter tradition: Skate by the falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: Outdoor skating near the brink of Niagara Falls could become an “iconic” winter attraction the way it has in New York City’s Central Park and Rockefeller Center, says Winter Festival of Lights manager Dino Fazio. The festival is firming up arrangements for the Rink at the Brink, an outdoor skating…

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