From Buffalo Business First: Hooters is making a return to the Niagara region of Southern Ontario. Niagara Falls, Ont. development officials confirmed Thursday that Hooters has signed a lease to occupy the first floor of the Baymont Inn on Ferry Street, just two blocks from Fallsview Casino & Resort. Hooters is slated to open later [...]
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From Niagara This Week: The $400-million Canadian Motor Speedway project met its latest challenge Thursday as arguments were heard in an appeal of an Ontario Municipal Board decision green-lighting the project were heard in Toronto. Azhar Mohammad, the project’s executive director, said the day-long hearing went well and he’s looking forward to a positive decision [...]
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Not all of us are lucky enough to live in the Niagara Region. That’s why we follow the AccessNiagara Blog. We also rely on webcams to get our daily dose of Niagara. The first webcam I found was on top of the Sheraton Fallsview (which is now one of the many Marriotts in the area). [...]
The other day I tweeted some of the recent Groupon-type deals that were related to the Niagara Region. I wanted to post about this one separately. Have you been to the Aquarium of Niagara? I hadn’t before this year, but it is great. It is a small aquarium in Niagara Falls, New York, not too [...]
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This past Sunday Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums/odditoriums in North America started their food drive for local food banks. In Niagara Falls they are raising money for Project Share. Until Thursday you can get admission for $5. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual Gimme Five Food Drive to Fight Hunger in the Niagara [...]
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I’ve lived in the Niagara Region for most of my life and have worked in Niagara Falls for 12+ years. After all that time, one thing I had never done was take a helicopter ride around Niagara Falls. Last week I had the opportunity to do just that, and it was awesome! Our trip started [...]
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From Niagara This Week: “This is a very important moment for Niagara Region,” Nicholson said. “It required a lot of work and dedication over the years. It is an important component in what we’re doing to find better ways of moving people around and extending their stay. “This will do just that.” Both the federal [...]
Note: This isn’t just about Niagara Falls. It mentions some things to do in Niagara Falls, and the entire Niagara Region. From the Toronto Sun: There are many reasons why Niagara is a great place to live. Plenty to see, plenty to do. And while the region offers stand-out wonders that attract thousands, if not [...]
If you are interested in the proposed motor speedway (NASCAR-type oval) that might be built just outside of Niagara Falls, then you might be interested in this article from the Niagara Falls Review: There remains more questions than answers, despite an Ontario Municipal Board pre-hearing Tuesday on a contentious speedway proposal that was supposed to [...]
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From the Niagara Falls Review: They made it! The annual Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event raised $175,988 this year, which pushes their eight year history total over the $1-million mark. Mayor Jim Diodati said when they started this event they had no idea that “it would just grow wings and take off like this. We [...]
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