Last week I received the official press release about the #claimthe8th campaign Canadians call for niagara to be recognized as 8th wonder of the world 78 per cent of Canadians support local Tourism Partnership of Niagara initiative to claim elusive title NIAGARA, CANADA (August 9, 2016) A recent national poll by Ipsos Reid gauged Canadians’…
From blogTO.com: Niagara Falls is the most obvious weekend getaway from Toronto, but also the one that’s easiest to get wrong. There are hundreds of tourist traps spread around the Queen of the Cataracts, most of which should be avoided. Taking in a bit of kitsch is almost requisite, but there’s little need to blow…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A U.S.-based animal advocacy group is questioning why an ad it placed on a Niagara Transit bus was removed last month. Alex Lewis-Dorer, president of the anti-captivity group Fins and Fluke, said the ad was supposed to be displayed for the entire month of July, but was taken off the…
From Global News: A social media campaign is underway to add Niagara Falls and Ontario’s nearby wine country, Niagara-on-the-Lake, to the Wonders of the World. “The public domain has been debating world wonders for a long time and we have decided to stake our claim once and for all,” said Jody Larose, the executive director…
Earlier this week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa To subscribe to the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa newsletter, visit the main page of their site and enter your email address in the “Subscribe to Offers” form.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Border delays into Canada — sometimes topping an hour — are unacceptable, says Niagara Falls’ mayor. And it’s not enough for the Canada Border Services Agency to average daily wait times, when peak-flow slowdowns are the issue. “We seem to have a staffing challenge, as a result we don’t have…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s three border mayors plan to write a letter this week calling on the federal government to address the traffic backups that have been a frequent problem at bridges into Canada this summer. “We’re all feeling the pain. It’s very frustrating,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, adding counterpart mayors…
Apparently visitors from other worlds are also interested in Niagara Falls! From The Canadian: On 15 July, UFO specialised website MUFON.com received an anonymous report about a mysterious event that occurred three days before, on 12 July. According to this report, “two large rectangles” were seen moving across the Ontarian sky. “I am a Bellman…
From Niagara This Week: More than $7 million has been added to City coffers after The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) its first-quarter share of casino revenues The City received a non-tax gaming revenue payment of $7,153,022 for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. Since December 1996, Niagara Falls has received more than…