Ontario Government
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., news release [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Ontario government appears to have secured Casino Niagara’s long-term future. Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor is expected to make an announcement at the casino Friday afternoon about the “economic future” of Niagara Falls. The location of Craitor’s announcement is listed as the second-floor atrium of Casino Niagara.
From the Canadian Press (via Penticton Herald):
Getting competitive bids for one of the world’s oldest and most famous tourist attractions – the Maid of the Mist boats in Niagara Falls – may not be as straight forward a proposal as the Ontario government hopes.
The Niagara Parks Commission came under fire last year for giving the [...]
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Protecting the Ontario government’s own investment in Casino Niagara is the reason it has to be treated differently from the Maid of the Mist, says Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, rejecting opposition calls to invite bids from property owners interested in hosting a casino.
“There is a distinction,” the premier told reporters in [...]
Continue reading about Casino lease extension makes sense: Premier
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Ontario government isn’t in a hurry to act on free advice from Niagara Falls council about how the Niagara Parks Commission should run.
Tourism Minister Monique Smith confirmed her staff received a July 9 letter from city hall that outlines a resolution councillors passed calling for openness at the Niagara Parks [...]
Continue reading about Minister lukewarm on city’s Parks plan
From the Niagara Falls Review:
No news is bad news, according to Bob Gale, who’s taking his lack of contact with the Ontario government as a sign they don’t want him back on the Niagara Parks Commission.
After a controversial three-year term, the Niagara Falls businessman sent an email to his supporters Tuesday night thanking them for [...]
Continue reading about Gale figures he’s through with parks commisson


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