Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre delayed

From Niagara This Week: Completion of Niagara Falls Entertainment Centre has been delayed again. But Mayor Jim Diodati, who toured the 5,000-seat facility Wednesday, said he’s confident the public will be “thrilled” with the venue once it opens. Work on the $130-million theatre at Stanley Avenue and Murray Street began in fall 2017. At the…

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Niagara Falls’ OLG funding surpasses $100-million mark

From Niagara This Week: The City of Niagara Falls received close to $7 million in the second quarter from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. In total, $6.81 million was paid out to the City by the provincial gaming agency. The payments are part of a hosting agreement the City of Niagara Falls has with…

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Is Hilton property site of 5,000-seat theatre?

From the Niagara Falls Review: Despite construction starting on one of the rumoured sites for the new 5,000-seat theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. still hasn’t officially announced where it will be. Work has begun in the area behind the Hilton Fallsview Hotel off Stanley Avenue. The fenced-off section is within walking…

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Group chosen to build new Niagara Falls theatre

From the Niagara Falls Review: Mississauga company Bird Construction is part of the consortium which will build a 5,000-seat entertainment centre in Niagara Falls. The company is among principals known as Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners, which beat out four other conglomerates for the right to design, build and maintain the facility. The winning bidder was…

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At Gnome in Niagara

From Niagara This Week: Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome checked out the sights of Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake on the weekend. While here, the gnome was spotted at such places as Niagara Parks Journey Behind the Falls and taking in a close up view of the Horseshoe Falls aboard a Hornblower Niagara Cruises catamaran. He was also…

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OLG funds used to cover Falls budget shortfall

From Niagara This Week: Not wanting to stick ratepayers with a potential $62 increase on their tax bills, councillors decided Tuesday to take a $2.9-million shortfall in revenues by taking the money from the City’s OLG reserve fund. The shortfall came about after the Region reversed its tax policy to create a separate primarily for…

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Entertainment site eyed for N.F., Ont. casino

From Buffalo Business First: The Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. has taken the first step to develop a 5,000-seat entertainment venue that would part of its Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort complex. The OLG has issued a “request for information” from the development and entertainment community focusing on the possibility of constructing a “privately-funded, multi-purpose entertainment…

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Casino Niagara to remain open

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will be home to two casinos for the foreseeable future. That’s according to Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, who said the 16-year-old gaming facilty — the city’s first — will remain open. And not only will the casino remain in operation, Craitor said the government and the Falls Management…

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Truck crash at Fallsview Casino entrance

You may have heard about this on the news this morning. Apparently a truck that was trying to get away from the police crashed into the front doors of the Fallsview Casino. Buffalo News – Fleeing suspect smashes car into Fallsview Casino Niagara Falls Review – Truck crashes through casino entrance WIVB Channel 4 –…

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Slow times blamed for 45 job cuts at casinos

From the Niagara Falls Review: Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort cut 45 jobs Tuesday in one of the biggest single-day reductions since the casinos opened. Three pit managers and 42 table games supervisors were let go, as the casino dealt with what it called “a consistent overstaffing situation.” “This overstaffing situation was unique…

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