$169 Dinner Package with Extras

A couple of weeks ago  I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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$99 One Night Package

Last week I received the latest newsletter from the Days Inn Niagara Falls Clifton Hill Casino.

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Niagara Falls a delightful last-minute getaway

From Canoe.ca Travel: There are days when you just need to get away. A quick escape from your everyday life to bring back the flavours of your love for life, food, fun and above all else — your spouse. This is exactly what my wife and I needed, and, with little time and hardly any…

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NPC appoints new chair

From Niagara This Week: After almost five months in the interim position, Janice Thomson has been appointed the chair of the Niagara Parks Commission’s Board of Directors. While the announcement was made by Tourism and Culture Minister Michael Chan on Wednesday, the appointment was actually effective Nov. 16. Thomson, executive director of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber…

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The man behind Marineland: 50 years of controversy

From the Toronto Star: One spring day in 1963, John Holer, the owner of Marineland, found himself on a Lake Ontario beach in a struggle with a 100-pound sea lion. Jeff, a sea lion that had escaped from Holer’s animal park in Niagara Falls three days earlier, sunk its teeth into Holer’s bicep as it…

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Travel group experiences the wonder of Niagara Falls

From The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee): Lauderdale County Commission on Aging hosted a trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto the week of June 19, with 129 folks heading north to Canada to view the awe-inspiring views of the falls. The group enjoyed dinner atop the Skylon Tower, where the views of the falls are breathtaking….

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Falls Parks: Canada Thrives, U.S. Struggles

From WNED-AM 970 NEWS: On one side of Niagara Falls, state parks need $85 million in repairs while on the Ontario side millions of dollars are going into renovation of Old Fort Erie and the Laura Secord House. WNED’s Mike Desmond talked with the Chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission, Fay Booker, about the difference….

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