Niagara Falls won’t fight Marineland trailer park evictions

From the Welland Tribune: Green Oaks trailer park residents have lost their bid to have city hall get between them and Marineland owner John Holer, who is evicting 47 families from the Stanley Ave. property. But some say the attention they raised might help Niagara Falls renters in the future. “They don’t want to protect…

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Falls may be able to do little in Marineland eviction

From the Niagara Falls Review: Close to 50 families facing eviction from a trailer park owned by Marineland are hoping city council will be their white knight, but councillors themselves are warning them not to pin their hopes on city hall. Council deferred again Monday a decision on whether or not to use a rarely…

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$200M venture proposed for N.F., Ont.

From Buffalo Business First: Niagara Falls, Ont.s’ 59-story Hilton Hotel tower may soon have a neighbor that’s nearly as tall. In a plan that’s been working its way through the Canadian city’s municipal departments since late last year, prominent hotelier and developer Tony Zappitelli and his Romzap company, has unveiled plans for three high-rise hotels…

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Loretto site approved for high-rises

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Loretto property, a treasured, historic site overlooking the falls is a suitable location for three high-rise hotels, city council says. They granted hotelier Tony Zappitelli’s request to put three skyscrapers – a 57-storey hotel and 42- and 32-storey towers that could either be hotels or condominiums – on a…

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See anything missing?

I noticed a couple of weeks ago, and I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet? However the crane tower has been officially taken down inside of the former Crowne Plaza Hotel (stump). This tower located at the corner of Dunn and Stanley has never gone past the initially constructed base. I assume that this means it is officially dead regarding talk…

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