Fallsview announces February acts

From Niagara This Week: February may seem quite a ways off, but the Fallsview Casino has it top of mind with its announcement of headlining acts. Soul legend Billy Ocean on Feb. 7, 8 and a Valentine’s evening show with American singer/songwriter Michael Bolton are just two of the acts set to grace the stage…

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Deadmau5 has cutting words former hometown

From Niagara This Week: Mayor Jim Diodati was not all that surprised by comments made by deadmau5 concerning the place where he grew up. “I think what he was saying was not unique to Niagara Falls,” Diodati said. “It’s typical of youth. I doesn’t matter whether you’re from London, Oakville, Ottawa or Toronto. I think…

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Faith is what guides Nik Wallenda

From Niagara This Week: Even after he was initially turned down in his bid to cross Niagara Falls on a high wire, Nik Wallenda said it was his faith that guided him through the entire process. “What a journey it was to get permission to walk across Niagara Falls and to be able do that…

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Speedway facing more legal trouble

From Niagara This Week: The perpetually delayed Canadian Motor Speedway project has hit another snag after the developer was served with legal proceedings as a result of the failure to purchase necessary property for the site.

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Painter out as convention centre boss

From Niagara This Week: The Scotiabank Convention Centre is looking for a new president and general manager. Kerry Painter, president and general manager of the Stanley Avenue facility, is no longer with the Centre. The news came following a meeting of the centre’s board of directors on Wednesday morning. Sources, who did not want to…

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City to ‘keep the heat’ on province for gaming help: Diodati

From Niagara This Week: The City will continue to push the provincial government for Niagara Falls to be a part of the government’s gaming modernization strategy, Mayor Jim Diodati says. “We want to keep the heat on,” Diodati said. That was one of the things discussed with provincial officials at the recent Association of Municipalities…

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Marineland demonstrations will continue: MAD

From Niagara This Week: The co-founder of Marineland Animal Defense says demonstrations will continue, but they will be obeying new restrictions laid out by the court last week. Justice Richard Lococo imposed three several restrictions last Friday morning at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the case of Dylan Powell against Marineland Canada. The interim injunction…

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Alarm clears Niagara Falls tour boat building

From Yahoo! News: Niagara Parks Police say a fire alarm forced staff and visitors out of the Maid of the Mist plaza in Canada for a more than an hour. The fire call at the site of the famous Niagara Falls tour boats came in about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities trace the alarm to dust…

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An easy climb

From Niagara This Week: It was short, just over a minute long, but kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara got to do something no one else will be able to do. They were among the first passengers to ride the new Niagara Parks Commission Incline Railway along with a select group of…

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Big OLG payout for Niagara Falls

From Niagara This Week: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued its first-quarter non-tax gaming revenue payment of $6,433,923 to the City of Niagara Falls for hosting Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino Resort. “It’s about time,” said Mayor Jim Diodati. “We’ve been fighting for this for a long, long time. There were racinos…

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