From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen at Niagara at Large: This August 18th, The Niagara Parks Commission officially launched its new pollinator exhibit, Saving the Pollinators; Our World Depends on It, at the Butterfly Conservatory with an announcement and unveiling led by Niagara Parks Chair, Janice Thomson. At this new bilingual exhibit, visitors…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has issued a formal Request for Proposals to the planning, architectural and landscape architectural consultant community to help develop a renewed master plan that will become the provincial agency’s blueprint for the future. The purpose of the master plan is to guide continued development, programming and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The iconic stone building at the Niagara Glen along the Niagara Parkway has been used as a restaurant, caretaker’s residence, temporary residence for School of Horticulture students and spent many years a gift shop. The Niagara Glen Nature Centre recently underwent a series of renovations to add new programming to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: About 80,000 people packed the heart of the tourism area of Niagara Falls on Canada Day, the largest gathering of people in the city since an estimated 100,000 watched Nik Wallenda’s historic wirewalk over the Horseshoe Falls in 2012. “It was tremendous,” said Niagara Parks Commission chairwoman Janice Thomson. “That…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Despite their small size, pollinating species such as bumblebees and hummingbirds have a major impact on the environment. “Approximately 90 per cent of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce, representing the crucial role pollinating species pay in maintaining our environment,” said Janice Thomson, chairwoman of the Niagara…
From the Buffalo News: WildPlay Whirlpool Adventure Course to Niagara, a new outdoor adventure attraction, opens June 16. The course will provide visitors with new ways to interpret and experience the Niagara Gorge, Niagara Glen and Whirlpool Rapids, said Janice Thomson, chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission. It includes aerial obstacles and ziplines securely suspended…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Metrolinx and Niagara Parks are teaming up to make it easier for people to experience one of the country’s top tourism destinations. The provincial transit agency’s seasonal Go Train service from downtown Toronto to Niagara resumes June 23 and, with the new partnership with Niagara Parks, visitors will be able…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s 150th birthday will have Niagara Parks Commission gardeners busy this spring. Interactive gardens, a revitalized Niagara Glen and 30,000 red and white tulips will greet tourists this summer for the NPC’s commemorative programming for the country’s year-long celebration. Backed with $563,000 from the province’s Ontario150 Funding Program, the NPC…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Janice Thomson has been selected chairwoman of the Niagara Falls Illumination Board. The board made the appointment during its Jan. 25 meeting. Thomson will replace Mark Thomas, who was chairman of the illumination board since December 2014.
From Niagara Falls Review: There’ll be a prehistoric addition to this year’s Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights. Among the new additions to the 34th edition of the festival will be a 10-foot-tall 3D woolly mammoth as part of the Canadian wildlife displays at Dufferin Islands… The expanded eight-kilometre illumination route runs along the…