From the Niagara Falls Review: A co-ordinated marketing campaign and hosting a live American talk show helped make for another great tourism season in Niagara Falls. “I just talked to one of the major players the other day, and he said he was up 10 per cent last year, and he’s up 10 per cent…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The first annual Niagara Falls Night Market and International Food Festival is scheduled to take place during Labour Day weekend. The event was created by the same creators as Toronto’s Ford Waterfront Night Market and will transform a large outdoor space on Sept. 2 and 3 between 2 and 11…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The second phase of the streetscape revitalization along Victoria Avenue will cost $8.3 million. It’s one of the most expensive projects in council’s 2017 capital budget.
Note: The Review is a little slow on this one. I posted about this back at the beginning of June. Of course, they were able to get more details than I posted. From the Niagara Falls Review: Construction has begun on a $3-million circus-themed mirror and laser-maze attraction on Clifton Hill. It will replace the former Brick…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The city is moving ahead with planning for phase two of the streetscape revitalization along Victoria Avenue. Council approved $365,000 for engineering design work for the next phase, and city staff will prepare construction cost estimates for council’s consideration in the 2017 budget. The first phase — a $3.8-million revitalization…
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From the Niagara Falls Review: Council approved an additional $230,000 to complete the first phase of a streetscape project along Victoria Avenue. The extra expense will come out of the city’s capital holding reserve fund and will address unanticipated intersection work, as well as additional consultant services. Earlier this year, council entered into a cost-sharing…
From Niagara This Week: Calling all music makers. The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) is looking for local bands to perform during its annual Coca-Cola Concert series that takes place over the tourist season from the Victoria Day long weekend through to Labour Day. Set times are from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sunday and on…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Continued, targeted marketing — and an influx of visiting seniors — should help Niagara Falls get through tourism’s typical off season, Wayne Thomson says. The chairman of Niagara Falls Tourism said his agency, Tourism Partnership of Niagara and Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation are ramping up their fall marketing campaign,…
Another summer season has come and gone. No one ever shares exact numbers, but my anecdotal evidence would show that it was a good year. I heard from people who spoke of certain days where Clifton Hill was packed, or certain parking lots were packed. That’s good news. It probably wasn’t a great year though,…