Monique Smith
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The way Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith wants to tender the right to run boat tours on the Niagara River will harm the Niagara Parks Commission, Niagara Falls’ tourism industry and tourism provincewide, says former Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams.
He’s not going quietly after resigning his $250-a-day government- appointed job [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Jim Williams stepped down as Niagara Parks Commission chairman Thursday over a dispute with Tourism Minister Monique Smith’s support for him, and over his “grave concerns” about an historic bidding process she ordered that could see the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., replaced as operator of boat tours on the [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
There are no plans to shake up the Niagara Parks Commission, Tourism Minister Monique Smith says.
In an interview Tuesday, she brushed off a Conservative critic’s claim that replacing the whole board is the only way to restore public confidence in the government agency.
“We have no intention of replacing the board,” Smith [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
For the first time in years, the Maid of the Mist will have to fend off competitors to hold onto the right to run boat tours in the Niagara River.
Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith announced Wednesday the Niagara Parks Commission will solicit competing bids from companies interested in leasing the property [...]
Continue reading about Province orders lease for Maids reopened
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Ontario government isn’t in a hurry to act on free advice from Niagara Falls council about how the Niagara Parks Commission should run.
Tourism Minister Monique Smith confirmed her staff received a July 9 letter from city hall that outlines a resolution councillors passed calling for openness at the Niagara Parks [...]
Continue reading about Minister lukewarm on city’s Parks plan
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The province has reappointed three Niagara Parks Commission members whose terms were ending -but not Bob Gale, the controversial member whose term expired in February.
“We wanted to make sure the board remained functional. We were concerned about that,” Ontario’s Tourism Minister Monique Smith said in an interview Tuesday.
Niagara Falls lawyer Italia [...]
Continue reading about Three Parks posts refilled -but no word on Gale’s spot
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The provincial government is doing its part to help Ontario’s tourism industry, and the roughly 300,000 people who depend on it for all or part of their living, through challenging times.
That’s the message Tourism Minister Monique Smith delivered during a luncheon meeting sponsored by the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce Monday.
“Today, [...]
Continue reading about Tourism minister pushes ’stay-cations’
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Unless the provincial government clearly defines how it wants the Niagara Parks Commission to re-examine its lease with the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., it will be hard to avoid a simple rehashing of the deal that already exists, says Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor.
“We have an expectation it’s going [...]
Continue reading about Parks commission needs direction for lease review, Craitor says
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith has ordered a review of the way the Niagara Parks Commission and five other agencies operate, following a recommendation by the provincial integrity commissioner that there be more guidance on issues like governance and conflicts of interest.
“To appease any public concern, we thought this was a [...]
Continue reading about Tourism ministry orders review of Niagara Parks
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Swapping the Maid of the Mist for a newcomer would cause at least a five-year disruption in service the historic boat-tour operator has provided in Niagara Falls for more than 160 years, a company vice-president says.
“Replacing our boats with a new fleet… is a process that would literally take years to [...]
Continue reading about No easy way to replace Maid of the Mist, executive warns
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