Media Advisory – Minister Nicholson to Attend Annual Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, will speak at the 31st Annual Winter Festival of Lights opening festivities to honour Canada’s Veterans of the Korean War and highlight their contributions and sacrifices.

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Governments launch the Niagara Falls WEGO system into service

From the Government of Canada: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Michael Chan, Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport; Kim Craitor, MPP for Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Fort Erie and Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport…

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WEGO officially a go

From Niagara This Week: “This is a very important moment for Niagara Region,” Nicholson said. “It required a lot of work and dedication over the years. It is an important component in what we’re doing to find better ways of moving people around and extending their stay. “This will do just that.” Both the federal…

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And away… WEGO!

From Niagara This Week: The replacement for the aging Peoplemover transit system in Niagara Falls now has a name — WEGO. The brand is meant to be a fun pairing of the words “we,” meaning friendship and social activity with “go” to emphasize adventure and exploration. The name was unveiled Thursday in a joint statement…

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‘Our interests are … closely aligned:’ Nicholson

From the Niagara Falls Review: The new agreement on border co-operation between Canada and the U.S., announced Friday by the two countries’ leaders, is a continuation of the existing relationship rather than the start of something radically new, says Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, the MP for Niagara Falls. “Some of that process has already…

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Feds want passport views

From the Niagara Falls Review: The federal government won’t move ahead with its plan to incorporate biometric technology into passports until Canadians have had a chance to weigh in on it. Pamela Stephens, a spokeswoman for Justice Minister and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, said Friday the minister’s office has been assured by Passport Canada that…

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$50 M for new People Mover

From Niagara This Week: A long-awaited city-owned People Mover system in Niagara Falls is finally poised to become reality, with the province and federal government announcing Monday they’re going to pump $50 million into the project. The concept for a new People Mover system has been kicked around for years. At one time it was…

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Canada and Ontario Invest in Niagara People Mover Project

From a Marketwire press release: he City of Niagara Falls will soon benefit from a new bus system thanks to a joint investment by the Governments of Canada and Ontario, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable George Smitherman, Deputy…

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$850 K for historic Hydro landmark

From Niagara This Week: A total of $850,000 will soon be pumped into the historic Toronto Power generating station. Niagara Falls MP and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson unveiled a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque Friday, in addition to announcing the federal government will chip in a $425,000 infrastructure investment as part of…

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