From Niagara This Week: A watermain break last month has left the Niagara Parks Commission’s incline railway out of commission until spring. The 48-year-old attraction, which ferries riders up and down between the Table Rock and Fallsview tourist districts, underwent a $7-million renovation in 2013 and NPC general manager John Lohuis, said that without the…
I’m a little late in posting this, but here are some articles regarding the fire on Victoria Ave that I posted about last week… From Niagara This Week: A major fire early Wednesday morning destroyed four businesses on Victoria Avenue, not far from Clifton Hill. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight, they…
From Niagara This Week: True to the name, charities did reap from an annual fundraiser that allows Niagara residents to take advantage of cut rate hotel rooms in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati was busy Tuesday, handing out cheques to 18 different organizations who all shared in the $131,075 raised by 2013’s 10th…
From Niagara This Week: Right now, the Ontario Power Generation Galley at the Niagara Falls History Museum is an open — and very empty — space. It won’t be that way for long as come Jan. 16, the hall will come alive in a display that that oddly enough, is dedicated to — wait for…
From Niagara This Week: While 2013 represented a year of possibilities for the city, Mayor Jim Diodati said 2014 would be focused on getting the job done on numerous fronts. “It was a great year,” Diodati said in a year-end interview with Niagara this Week. “We’ve moved the ball forward in some big areas.” Sounding…
From Niagara This Week: GO Transit has changed its stop for bus service in Niagara Falls. Earlier this month, GO buses changed to serving the Niagara Falls bus terminal at Bridge and Erie streets, across the street from the old location, the Niagara Falls VIA Station.
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Casinos’ Green Committee honoured Steven Keilhau during a tree- planting ceremony recently in recognition of his Green Leader Award. The annual award, which was presented at the casinos’ spring Ovation Gala, recognizes an employee for his/her outstanding contributions towards improving environmental sustainability within the workplace and the community.
From Niagara This Week: There’s some tiny inhabitants amongst the poinsettias and other flowering plants populating the Niagara Parks Floral Showhouse in its annual Christmas display. The display, which runs until Jan. 12 at the showhouse located along the Niagara Parkway, is for a second year showcasing miniatures obtained by the Niagara Parks Commission from…
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…
From Niagara This Week: For the fourth year in a row, Niagara Casinos has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Now in its eighth year, Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers is an annual competition in which employers in the same field are compared and evaluated using eight criteria….