At the same store where I saw the old Niagara Falls panorama from 1913, I saw this old map. They had a small area of the larger map that was specifically for the Niagara area. It’s interesting to see that there were traffic circles on the QEW at that point. What would become Highway 420…
From the Centre Daily Times: New York State is one of few places where you don’t necessarily travel north to get to Canada. A chunk of Southern Ontario actually lies south and west of the Empire State, making the nickname “True North” more of a quip. And if you make it to Niagara Falls, you…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As recently reported in the Review, a massive redevelopment is underway on the south side of Clifton Hill between Queen Victoria Park and Victoria Avenue. The property, a very popular entertainment and dining area on the Street of Fun, is owned by HOCO Ltd. As the company’s president Harry Oakes…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls continues to “move the ball forward” when it comes to growing the local economy and providing more opportunities for its residents and visitors, says Mayor Jim Diodati. “Our roots are firmly planted in the fundamentals of this city and making progress on our initiatives,” Diodati told a sold-out…
From the Niagara Falls Review: When he worked for Molson’s, Gord Slater recalls a time when people were shocked the brewer offered six different brands of beer. Beer is beer, they said. It’s all supposed to taste the same. But he knew there was a whole world of suds waiting to be tapped. When he…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Wayne Thomson can remember exactly where he was when he heard the province of Ontario was considering a law to allow casino gambling at two border towns. “At first I was skeptical,” the former mayor and current councillor of Niagara Falls, Ont. said. The Canadian resort city was eventually…
From the Daily Journal: Perfectly carved during an Ice Age more than 10,000 years ago, Niagara Falls is the pièce de resistance of the Niagara escarpment. The limestone underpinnings that muscle to the surface forming bluffs along the Mississippi River, return underground only to rise again further east. The glaciation carved not only the Great…
A CNN iReport has a report about Niagara Falls: Niagara Falls is truly one of the world’s most popular destinations – every year about 12 million visitors come to this Canadian-US border city in order to take in the stunning panorama of the world’s most famous waterfalls. For many decades, Niagara Falls, Ontario, has also…
For some reason, the International Business Times thinks that Niagara Falls is one of the worst places to visit: Niagara Falls (Canada – U.S.A border) There was a time when the Niagara Falls was considered to be among the most romantic destinations in the world. However, along with the rapid growth in the tourism infrastructure…
From Inside Halton: Marineland and its owner John Holer have ramped up the legal machine, filing defamation suits against a pair of news publications. On the heels of a $600,000 suit being filed in Ontario Superior Court against the online Digital Journal, the park has filed suit against Vancouver publication The Georgia Straight. As with…