William and Kate take a pass on coming to Niagara

From the Niagara Falls Review: Wills and Kate won’t do Niagara? Pity. The future king of Canada and his new bride appear to be passing over Niagara on their summer tour of Canada. When Prince William and Catherine Middleton come to Canada in June, their itinerary will include Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island,…

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Will & Kate at Niagara Falls?

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Niagara Falls is Western New York and southern Ontario’s natural tourist attraction. But the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario has its mind set on two tourists in particular; England’s future King and Queen, Prince William and his bride-to-be, Kate Middleton. After their spring wedding they’re planning a trip to…

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Niagara Falls keeping the honeymoon alive

From the Welland Tribune: The king-size, blue-velvet vibrating bed was just the start of Dave and Sandy Carson’s classic Niagara Falls honeymoon. But when the vibrating bed wouldn’t shut off after they put in a few quarters, the novelty wore off quickly. They had to unplug it. Now retired and living in Fort Erie, they…

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Butterflies set to soar again

From the Niagara Falls Review: The metamorphosis at the Butterfly Conservatory is almost complete. The large windows of the Niagara Parks attraction have been washed and the massive netting that keeps the colourful winged inhabitants away from the misting and air-handling units has been replaced. The verdant habitat of tropical greens has been pruned, rearranged…

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Valet parking outsourced at Hilton in Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: More than 70 workers who provide valet and parking services at the Hilton Hotel in Niagara Falls will be out of work on April 30. The employees, some of whom have worked at the hotel for more than 10 years, were notified by letter this week that their jobs will…

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Hostels in Lisbon, Montreal, Niagara Falls win 9th annual Hoscar awards

From Yahoo! Canada News: The best hostels in the world are in Lisbon, according to voters for the annual Hoscar awards, who also singled out hostels in Montreal and Niagara Falls, Ont., as being the best in North America. Travellers House, located in the centre of Lisbon, was named best overall — praised in recent…

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Casino entertainment centre talks ‘ramp up’

From the Niagara Falls Review: More star power and a bigger theatre in Niagara Falls could boost tourism, create jobs and give Niagarans a better chance of getting tickets to the entertainers who perform at the Fallsview Casino, says Mayor Jim Diodati. Encouraging the construction of a 7,000-seat entertainment centre will be one of city…

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