From the Niagara Falls Review: The weather wasn’t the only thing that was dreary in December. The latest figures from Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism and Culture show border crossings into Ontario from the United States were down 12.4% compared to the same period the previous year. Same day travel was down 15.5% while overnight crossings…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has launched a community website designed to provide easy access to information about the operations of the parks and how to do business with the commission. The move follows recommendations in Ontario Ministry of Tourism governance and audit reviews of the NPC undertaken last year. “The…
From the Globe and Mail: The Niagara Parks Commission, the secretive provincial agency that manages the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, has been ordered to review its decision to extend the Maid of the Mist’s monopoly on boat tours of the world-famous landmark. The Queen’s Park directive follows two government-ordered reviews of the agency launched…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There will be “significant recommendations” about the way the Niagara Parks Commission is run and how it does business when a government-ordered review of the commission and an audit of its purchasing and leasing policies is released, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor says. “It’s moving along. Compared to what was,…