From the Niagara Falls Review: They’re huuuuuge. They’re big league. And one of them is coming to Niagara Falls. They’re the first wax figures of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, and they’ve been hand-crafted by the F/X team at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! One was put on display last week at Ripley’s Orlando, Fla., Odditorium…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Fast Eddy McDonald is no one trick pony. The 49-year-old Hamilton man was in Niagara Falls Thursday in an attempt to break Guinness World Record for the most hop the fence yo-yo tricks in one minute. On his second attempt, McDonald completed 145 tricks, breaking the existing record of 144…
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…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls wants its voice heard as Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. seeks a service provider to run the day-to-day operations of the city’s two casinos. “We’re very supportive of separately managed properties, so that we can utilize the benefits of competition,” said Coun. Victor Pietrangelo. “We’d like to see…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Police continue to investigate a fire they say was deliberately set Tuesday at a Lundy’s Lane motel in Niagara Falls. Niagara Regional Police said they responded to a working fire at the Value Inn at approximately 5:30 p.m. They said the fire was quickly extinguished and damage was contained to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Reservations for the 13th annual Sleep Cheap Charities Reap fundraiser can be made starting Friday at 8 a.m. Sleep Cheap will run for five nights again this year — from Nov. 13-17. During the event, many Niagara Falls hotels offer rooms to Niagara residents only at discounted prices. The proceeds…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Expansion plans by the Pillar and Post Inn and Spa that include development of the former C and C Yachts property next door were given the go-ahead by Niagara-on-the-Lake councillors Monday. Official plan and zoning bylaw amendments would allow for increasing the size of the existing hotel on John Street…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Wildplay is still awaiting TSSA approval before it opens its Whirlpool Adventure Course on Niagara Parks Commission property at Thompson Point. There was original optimism the attraction might be up and running near the end of July, just after Wildplay’s MistRider Zipline to the Falls opened for business to the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new leadership structure at the Niagara Parks Commission. NPC chairwoman Janice Thomson announced Friday that Reegan McCullough will begin his tenure as chief executive officer of the provincial agency, effective Nov. 7. McCullough is currently the executive director of Oil Sands Community Alliance in Alberta. Prior to that,…
From Niagara This Week: Visitors will now have to pay for parking at two Niagara Parks lots. Visitors to Thompson Point will be charged for parking starting this month while the same will come to the lot at the Niagara Glen Nature Centre starting next spring. In a news release, the Niagara Parks Commission said…