From YNN Rochester (includes video): Since the 1930’s, this classic destination has been taking visitors on an elevator ride down 230 feet to the edge of the mighty Niagara River. A well-constructed boardwalk allows you to stroll along at your own pace right next to the river with 2 opportunities to descend stairs to take…
From the Niagara Falls Review: If it took White Star three years to build the Titanic, it shouldn’t take two years to build new boats to give tours of Niagara Falls, says Patricia Salci Mangoff, co-ordinator of the Preserve Our Parks group and a critic of the Maid of the Mist. During a Niagara Parks…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two of Niagara’s historic hydro plants are ready for their close ups now the Niagara Parks Commission has calculated a formula for what it would cost to have one of its historic buildings play a role in a feature film. The Niagara Parks Commission voted Friday to charge film companies…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Running the Niagara Parks Commission should be like driving a bus, says Fay Booker, the provincial agency’s new chairwoman, whose reputation for helping corporations understand how they govern themselves appears to be one of the reasons she landed the job. General manager John Kernahan should be the driver and the…
From a press release seen on the Government of Ontario web site: Ontario has confirmed Fay Booker as the new Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission’s Board of Directors. The appointment follows an open recruitment process and takes effect April 21, 2010. Ms. Booker has extensive experience in corporate governance, accounting and auditing. Her experience…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is getting an effective leader who’s the right person for the times in Fay Booker, even though she’s not a Niagara resident, according to people in Niagara who have had professional contact with the incoming chairwoman. “She was very effective, very organized,” said Janie Palmer, chairwoman…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s a leather-bound relic stuck on the top shelf of a basement room at Oak Hall. It’s tucked behind a sheet of plastic, barely noticeable among the binders, filing cabinets and film canisters. But it just might be the most impressive autograph collection in Niagara Falls. The first signature in…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Five minutes isn’t enough time to explain complicated legal or financial positions during Niagara Parks Commission meetings, says James Bannister, a consultant and member of the Preserve Our Parks group that monitors what goes on at the commission. During their monthly meeting Friday, commissioners adopted a five-minute time limit for…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Maid of the Mist is seen as an important part of any visit to Niagara Falls, tourists respect the name, and any interruption in its service would “negatively impact” Niagara’s tourism industry, a survey commissioned by the historic boat tour company suggests. The company hired Leger Marketing to survey 2,308…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Fay Booker, a Burlington business consultant who specializes in how corporations govern themselves, is expected to become the next chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission at a time the provincial agency is under scrutiny for the way it operates. Tour ism Minister Michael Chan’s office announced in a 5 p.m.,…