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…
From Niagara This Week: …And speaking of Clifton Hill, that is one of the reasons I am loving covering the Niagara Falls. Ever since growing up as a kid in Dundas, family trips to Niagara Falls and walks up and down the Hill have made the the Falls become a special place for me and…
From Niagara This Week: When Greg Frewin made the move to Niagara Falls approximately seven years ago, he wasn’t sure what to expect. The award-winning illusionist and “world champion of magic” left behind the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to make a new home for himself and his family in Niagara Falls. “I loved…
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article from Niagara This Week about a special promotion that Ripley’s had on to support Project Share in Niagara Falls. Here is the full press release: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! To Hold “Gimme Five” Food Drive to Fight Hunger in the Niagara Falls Area …
From Niagara This Week: Fancy being in a music video? Then the Niagara Social Project wants to hear from you. Better yet, the group wants to meet you in front of Planet Hollywood in Niagara Falls on Oct. 27 as a part of a flash mob that will be a part of a music video…
From Niagara This Week: Sleep Cheap is back for an eighth year with a seven-figure goal in mind. The fundraising event that gives Niagara residents the opportunity to stay in local hotels at vastly reduced rates with the proceeds going to charity is looking to cross the million-dollar mark this year. More than $845,000 has…
From Niagara This Week: Admission to a Niagara Falls attraction on Clifton Hill for just five bucks? Believe it — or not! There’s a catch, however, but that OK. It’s all for a good cause. Ripley’s Believe it of Not! Odditorium on Clifton Hill is staging what the museum calls its Gimmie Five Food Drive…
From Niagara This Week: The Ontario Provincial Police is investigating allegations of procurement wrongdoing at the Niagara Parks Commission. Bullet News has learned the Parks Commission’s own Niagara Parks Police requested the OPP look into the assertions in an attempt to ‘clear the air.’ Parks Police Chief Doug Kane confirmed he ‘recently’ made the call…
From the Buffalo News: The Flying Wallenda who wants to cheat death with a tightrope walk across Niagara Falls will get his wish, at least with the blessing of New York state. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation today permitting Nik Wallenda’s bid to walk 1,800 feet across the falls on a two-inch wide steel…
From Niagara This Week: The Ontario government is probing deeper into the records of the Niagara Parks Commission. Bullet News has learned that only four weeks after releasing two embarrassing audits that revealed abused expense accounts and questionable purchasing practises at the Commission, the province is conducting a specialized independent forensic examination aimed at discovering…