From the Niagara Falls Review: City council gave the green light on two, 38-storey and one, 56-storey hotel developments on Robinson Street that represent about $600 million worth of investment. Canadian Niagara Hotels, the company behind the project, said each tower will cost between $180 million to $200 million, while the team’s agent, Michael Kirkland,…
I posted about the public notice sign a few weeks ago… From the Niagara Falls Review: Three high rise hotels could soon be added to the fallsview skyline. Canadian Niagara Hotels has applied to the city for a zoning by-law amendment to allow for the development of a 56-storey hotel and two 35-storey hotels on…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When the Victoria Avenue branch of the Niagara Falls Public Library was built in 1974 it included the Sir Harry Oakes Room, an area filled with local history books and other paraphernalia. Forty years later, the collection was relocated to a larger, climate-controlled area of the building in order to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A $7-million upgrade to Casino Niagara expected to be completed by mid November is another example the facility — which originally was meant to be temporary — is “here to stay,” says Niagara Casinos president Richard Taylor. “The property was starting to get a little bit tired, and it was…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The new 5,000-seat entertainment centre will be a catalyst for more development, and begin to position Niagara Falls as the “entertainment capital of Canada,” says Joe Dicosimo, president of Hospitality Resorts Inc., partner of Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners. “With the world-famous falls behind us, known all over the world, the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a case of sibling rivalry at Queen Victoria Park. Eight-year-old Joshua Schreiber wore his prized Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers jersey as he checked out the activities at the Rogers Hometown Hockey event while his little sister Aimee, 4, opted for a Montreal Canadiens jersey. “McDavid is my favourite…
NOTE: I know I’m late on this one, but there are still a few days left of “restaurant week” From the Niagara Falls Review: As the Lundy’s Lane business community prepares for another Fall Restaurant Week, it’s also excited about future streetscape improvement plans for the busy area. David Jovanovic, project administrator for the Lundy’s…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As Romania’s Doru Hamza stepped off the Via Rail train in Niagara Falls Wednesday, it felt like “fate” he was here. Before he was an athlete with the Invictus Games, he was a sergeant with his country’s 300th Infantry Battalion. In 2008, while patrolling the Qalet-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan, his…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights has received a top award by the International Festivals & Events Association. The local event was awarded the IFEA pinnacle award for best festival mobile application during the association’s annual convention in Arizona.
From the Niagara Falls Review: An integrity commissioner has found no evidence that city Coun. Wayne Thomson shared confidential information from an in-camera meeting earlier this year. In a report going before council Tuesday, Integrity Commissioner Brian Duxbury says a complaint submitted to the city clerk alleged Thomson disclosed information from the meeting to third…