From the Niagara Gazette: This weekend the prime tourist season started with most visitors likely arriving from the Canadian side of the river. Over there, the long Victoria Day weekend celebrates the birthday of Queen Victoria of England. Banks, schools and government offices will be closed in Ontario on Monday. Traffic should be backed up…
From the Welland Tribune: It’s going to be a Car-Free Sunday on Niagara Parkway. For the first time in recent history, pedestrians and cyclists will have a chance to enjoy a stretch of the parkway without having to worry about traffic. The route along the river between Clifton Hill and Murray St. will be closed…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Pretty impressive. That’s what most people were saying on the weekend after getting their first opportunity to tour the new $100-million Scotiabank Convention Centre on Stanley Ave., near Dunn St., in Niagara Falls. The biggest headache for most drivers was getting stuck in long lines of traffic just making their…
From the Niagara Falls Review: With yet another long weekend behind them, some local tourism officials like what they’ve seen from the summer so far. “Everybody seems to be up slightly (from this time last year),” said Niagara Falls Tourism chairman Wayne Thomson. “Rates for accommodations are not what they used to be, but I…
From Canoe.ca Travel: Just beneath the cheery din of slot-machine sirens, the sound of blissed-out tourist traffic and the crash of Niagara Falls, an undercurrent of anxiety is flowing among merchants and attraction operators as they brace for what some fear could be a summer of discontent. As of June 1, those who make their…
Here is a press release I received via email from the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: HOW TO AVOID THE SUMMER TRAVEL TRAFFIC BLUES Niagara Falls Bridge Commission offers tips on how to avoid traffic when crossing one of the three international bridges over the Niagara River LEWISTON, NEW YORK – Summer is fast approaching and…