Big projects, big impact

From the Niagara Falls Review: Some of the city’s biggest and long-awaited building projects will either be completed or closer to completion in 2011. The Scotiabank Convention Centre, currently under construction about 500 yards from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls on Stanley Ave., is scheduled to host its first event — a home and garden show…

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Scotiabank Acquires Naming Rights to New Convention Centre in Niagara Falls

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: The Niagara Convention & Civic Centre (NCCC) today announced that Scotiabank has acquired the naming rights to the new facility, which will open in April 2011. The Scotiabank Convention Centre (SCC), located a mere 500 yards from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, will draw hundreds of…

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Convention Centre’s big pour

From the Niagara Falls Review: Like a carefully choreographed assembly line, the crews worked in unison at a quick pace, each aware that team-work and timing were vital to a positive outcome. “This is well-planned out,” said Reg Coates as concrete truck after concrete truck drove into the cavernous exhibition hall at the Niagara Convention…

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Niagara Convention Groups Get Social with New Niagara Falls Dining Experiences

From a press release seen on HospitalityNET: Delegates at a Niagara convention find more than world-class meeting venues, access to attractions and one of the world’s greatest wonders. Niagara Falls has transformed itself into a dining destination, much of which is tailored to groups. From locally produced foods to international fare, Niagara Falls dining is…

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Convention centre, Review’s owners form partnership

From the Niagara Falls Review: A new partnership between the future Niagara Falls convention centre and the company that owns The Niagara Falls Review will boost the image of the city-owned facility scheduled to open next spring and add to its operating revenue, officials with both companies say. The Niagara Convention and Civic Centre selected…

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NCCC article in Business Niagara

Business Niagara magazine has a nice article in the October/November 2009 issue about the Niagara Convention and Civic Centre and Kerry Painter, the president and general manager. I can’t find the article online, so I have created a PDF file of the article if you’d like to download and read it. You can download it…

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