From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 40 acres along the Niagara Gorge on the American side between the Whirlpool Rapids and Rainbow bridges will undergo a three-year, $1-million restoration. “This gorge is one of the most important places ecologically in the world with the plant diversity that it has, with the fresh water resource…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission’s Butterfly Conservatory will undergo a metamorphosis of sorts in the coming days. The popular tourist attraction will temporarily close Jan. 9 to allow staff to carry out general maintenance and cleaning jobs that can’t be completed when the site is open to the public. It will…
From Niagara This Week: Marineland was charged Monday with six counts of animal cruelty, but the company dismissed the allegations, accusing Ontario’s animal welfare agency of acting on behalf of “a band of discredited activists.” The latest charges, filed by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, relate to a number of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Q: How long does it take to put up the Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls? I’m also curious as to where they are stored in the off season. A: It takes more than two times longer to put up all those lights than it does to take them down….
This is the Niagara Falls Review’s summary of the year 2016. This isn’t all tourism-related, but obviously has some things highlighted. From the Niagara Falls Review: January • The numbers are in for attendance at the city’s annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza at Queen Victoria Park. Organizers said 35,000 people attended the free concert featuring…
From Niagara Falls Review: For High Valley singer Brad Rempel, it was a far cry from his last visit to Niagara Falls. Before hitting the stage at Queen Victoria Park on New Year’s Eve, he recalled being so broke he stayed in a dingy hotel room that didn’t have a phone or TV, “ and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Normally, Chris Dabrowski is consumed with comic books, science fiction and superheroes as manager of the annual Niagara Falls Comic Con. But Dabrowski was wearing a different hat when he appeared before council to unveil plans being put forward by the city’s Canada 150 Celebration Committee, of which he is…
This isn’t about Niagara Falls specifically, but a lot of people to visit Niagara Falls do end up travelling over to Niagara-on-the-lake. From the Niagara Falls Review: Parks Canada thinks the outdoor skating rink at Fort George is the coolest place in town. It certainly boasts lots to back up the claim, offering free skating…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Not even half way through what’s looking to be another successful season, officials with the Winter Festival of Lights are already looking forward to a bigger and brighter future. With a 10 per cent increase in vehicle traffic and a 12 per cent spike in donations at Dufferin Islands through…
From the Niagara Falls Review: For longtime Niagara Falls visitor Chris Endres, it was like looking at the falls with a new glasses. They were brighter. Clearer. Better. Like several other tourists Saturday night, he had come to check out the falls in a better light. Four million dollars worth of better lights, actually. On…