From the Niagara Falls Review: What do you love about Niagara Falls? The city of Niagara Falls has launched a new photo/video contest asking residents what makes Niagara Falls special to them. “When you think of Niagara Falls, what puts a smile on your face?” asked Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati… Contestants do not have…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Toronto Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower joined Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati on Friday to officially launch Canada 150 celebrations for Niagara Falls. The duo raised a flag featuring the Canada 150 logo at Rosberg Family Park, the first of 150 events taking place in the city this year to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It appears Niagara Falls city council is finally wading into the contentious waters of the Destination Marketing Fee (DMF). At Tuesday’s meeting, Coun. Wayne Campbell introduced a motion calling on Mayor Jim Diodati to meet with the city’s tourism stakeholders to possibly remove the fee for Niagara Falls residents… “There…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canadian rockers Serena Ryder and The Sam Roberts Band will headline this year’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park. And if it seems like deja vu, that’s because both performers played the show just three years ago. That concert, headlined by U.S. pop star Demi Lovato, was…
From Niagara This Week: Despite interest from a pair of broadcast outlets to televise the annual New Year’s Eve celebration, no cameras will be rolling when a variety of musical acts hit the stage at Queen Victoria Park on Dec. 31. “There was interest from two broadcasters,” Mayor Jim Diodati said. “The discussions were going…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Border delays into Canada — sometimes topping an hour — are unacceptable, says Niagara Falls’ mayor. And it’s not enough for the Canada Border Services Agency to average daily wait times, when peak-flow slowdowns are the issue. “We seem to have a staffing challenge, as a result we don’t have…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s three border mayors plan to write a letter this week calling on the federal government to address the traffic backups that have been a frequent problem at bridges into Canada this summer. “We’re all feeling the pain. It’s very frustrating,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, adding counterpart mayors…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should consider levying a new tax on hotel rooms to fund tourism initiatives and take the burden of local ratepayers, says Mayor Jim Diodati. “Niagara Falls, N.Y. charges a bed tax in their hotels, and that’s how they fund their tourism,” said Diodati. “Niagara Falls (Ont.) should definitely…
From Niagara This Week: The region’s crucial tourism industry is salivating at what officials are confident will be a massive year after years of struggles. At the kickoff of Tourism Week at the Ontario Travel Information Centre next to the QEW in St. Catharines on Tuesday, optimism for a boon year for tourism practically oozed…
If you are interested in Niagara Falls, then you probably saw some of the articles that the Niagara Falls Review had about the Destination Marketing Fee (or DMF). It is essentially a fee that many tourism companies charge that can be used for whatever that company wants. It is not a true tax, there is no…