Woodbine casino ‘tough news’ for Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: A world-class casino at Woodbine Racetrack in north Etobicoke is bad news for Niagara Falls. “But, you know, thank God, we have the falls here, the wine country and all kinds of great, other attractions and amenities that make people from Toronto want to get out of Toronto, and come…

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Experiencing natural wonder and quintessential kitsch in Niagara Falls

From the Toronto Star: I tried to do it all — the mazes and minigolf and midway and magic. I rode on a zip line, a ferris wheel, a cable car and a helicopter. I lunched at a rotating restaurant, looking down at tumbling tumultuous water, then out at the distant towers of downtown Toronto….

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Despite 8 million tourists, Niagara Falls taxis and liveries fight to survive

From the Buffalo News: Driving a taxicab in a city that welcomes more than eight million tourists a year might seem like a lucrative business – and that might have been true at one time. But today, owners of taxi and livery companies in Niagara Falls are battling over a piece of a shrinking pie….

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Cops: Too many boaters cruise into Niagara Falls danger zone

From Niagara This Week: An American police marine unit that patrols the upper Niagara River says too many boaters and people on personal watercraft are getting too close to the brink of Niagara Falls. New York State Park Police Lt. Clyde Doty tells WGRZ-TV in Buffalo (http://on.wgrz.com/2feIsBJ ) that people put their lives at risk…

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Falls, Gorge site tour by USA Niagara a “Fail”

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: The latest skirmish between the David of the citizens of the city of Niagara Falls and the Goliath of state agencies such as State Parks, USA Niagara and the New York Power Authority, when it comes to waterfront development, appears to have been settled in our favor, at least for…

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Celebrate the Civic Holiday Weekend – August 4th thru 7th – with Ontario’s Niagara Parks

From a Niagara Parks Commission press release seen at Niagara at Large: Niagara Falls, Ontario – The Niagara Parks Commission will be hosting a diverse lineup of activities and promotions for all visitors to enjoy while spending the Civic Holiday weekend in Niagara Parks: See also: Niagara Falls Review – Niagara Parks offers Civic Holiday…

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Free WIFI could be coming to Niagara Falls

From WKBW Channel 7 in Buffalo: The Niagara Global Tourism Institute (NGTI) has asked the city of Niagara Falls for $50,000 to create three blocks of public WIFI between the Seneca Niagara Casino and Niagara Falls State Park on Old Falls Street. The purpose of the WIFI is to help tourists avoid the “roaming” charges…

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Google auto-complete entries for Niagara Falls

I was watching some of the WIRED’s Autocomplete Interviews and I thought it would be fun to see what some of the common searches are for Niagara Falls: Decent questions. I’m sure that all sorts of different attractions would love to have their names show up automatically! I would think that Niagara Falls is considered…

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Cruisin’ the country in vintage style

From Niagara This Week: or Rodney and Linda Tritten, a visit to Niagara Falls was always one of those bucket list things. Now the Saskatchewan couple can check that one off as the Tritten’s, along with 99 other couples, stopped for an impromptu classic car show on Queen Street on Sunday. They are a part…

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Cuomo orders probe of black water in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t believe a Niagara Falls, N.Y., agency’s claims surrounding wastewater discharges that turned the water near the base of Niagara’s falls black at the height of a busy tourist weekend. A day after directing state regulators to investigate, the Democrat told reporters Tuesday…

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