Is Hilton property site of 5,000-seat theatre?

From the Niagara Falls Review: Despite construction starting on one of the rumoured sites for the new 5,000-seat theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. still hasn’t officially announced where it will be. Work has begun in the area behind the Hilton Fallsview Hotel off Stanley Avenue. The fenced-off section is within walking…

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Group chosen to build new Niagara Falls theatre

From the Niagara Falls Review: Mississauga company Bird Construction is part of the consortium which will build a 5,000-seat entertainment centre in Niagara Falls. The company is among principals known as Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners, which beat out four other conglomerates for the right to design, build and maintain the facility. The winning bidder was…

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OLG picks group to build Niagara Falls entertainment centre

From Niagara This Week: It’s now known who will be responsible for building a new entertainment centre in Niagara Falls. The OLG announced early Tuesday evening that the contract to build a 5,000-seat venue has been awarded to Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners, a consortium that includes Bird Construction Inc. of Mississauga. The consortium will build…

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Niagara Falls says no to change of development agreement with province

From Niagara This Week: Note: The article includes a nice rendering of the position of the theatre and how it would obstruct the view from the Hilton. City politicians do not want to see a new theatre built at Fallsview Casino, where a staff report showed the building’s height would obscure views of the Horseshoe…

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Falls council against casino theatre proposal

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls city council voted against a proposal that would see a 5,000-seat entertainment theatre built above the bus area at the back of Fallsview Casino. Politicians backed a staff report recommending they don’t support an amendment to the site-specific development agreement, as requested by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation,…

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Theatre proposal would impact view of falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is expected to announce the winning proposal for a new 5,000-seat theatre next month, but one of the submissions already has the city concerned.

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Future home of 5000-seat theatre

Regular visitor drafty left a comment on another post about the future home of the Fallsview Casino 5000-seat theatre being where the Best Western Fallsview is. Here is the notice of public meeting as seen outside the hotel:

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Review: Niagara Falls from Broken Habit

About a month ago I posted about a new play about Niagara Falls that is being performed in New Orleans. Here is some more info… From the Gambit: If Samuel Beckett were alive today, he might focus a play on an American treasure transformed into a tourist trap and toxic waste dump. But the message…

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