Believe it or not: There really does seem to be a deal on $50-million people mover for Niagara Falls

From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls council went behind closed doors late Tuesday afternoon for a special meeting to receive an update on the status of the people-mover project – the $50-million transit system for tourists that is being developed in partnership with the Niagara Parks Commission. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said Tuesday night…

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Scotiabank Acquires Naming Rights to New Convention Centre in Niagara Falls

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: The Niagara Convention & Civic Centre (NCCC) today announced that Scotiabank has acquired the naming rights to the new facility, which will open in April 2011. The Scotiabank Convention Centre (SCC), located a mere 500 yards from the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, will draw hundreds of…

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Lights festival picks up sponsor

From the Niagara Falls Review: A new era of the Winter Festival of Lights began with a name change Wednesday. For the first time in its 27-year history, a title sponsorship has been secured for the nearly three-month-long event. It will now be known as the CAA Winter Festival of Lights. The partnership with CAA…

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Convention centre, Review’s owners form partnership

From the Niagara Falls Review: A new partnership between the future Niagara Falls convention centre and the company that owns The Niagara Falls Review will boost the image of the city-owned facility scheduled to open next spring and add to its operating revenue, officials with both companies say. The Niagara Convention and Civic Centre selected…

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Delegation from ‘Great Wall’ visits Table Rock

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new picture hanging inside Table Rock House -one that symbolizes the friendship and co-operation between two famous attractions a world apart. On Thursday, Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams, Mayor Ted Salci and Regional Chairman Peter Partington welcomed a delegation from China’s YanQing County and the Badaling Great…

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