Niagara Glen a little greener

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Glen is a little greener after 37 Chinese students from two high schools in Beijing planted 10 red oak trees Saturday morning. The trees represent a bond of friendship with Canada and Niagara Falls, said Yaping Lee, vice-principal of Beijing Wenhui Middle School. “The taller they grow, the…

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Conservatory to temporarily close for maintenance

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission’s Butterfly Conservatory will undergo a metamorphosis of sorts in the coming days. The popular tourist attraction will temporarily close Jan. 9 to allow staff to carry out general maintenance and cleaning jobs that can’t be completed when the site is open to the public. It will…

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Unofficial start of Summer 2011

Yes, Summer doesn’t start until June 21, but this weekend and next weekend are the unofficial start of Summer in the tourist area of Niagara Falls. I would think that generally the industry likes it when Memorial Day and Victoria Day fall on different weekends, like this year. It doesn’t seem like much was done…

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Niagara Glen a real treasure that needs to be protected

From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s probably no better place to teach children about birds, wildflowers and trees than by taking them on a hike in the Niagara Glen. “It’s all about raising an awareness for nature and the environment and hopefully our youth will do what they can to protect it,” said Bruce Macdonald,…

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Nice photos of Niagara Falls in Autumn 2010

Yesterday I walked along the Niagara Parkway next to the Falls and in Queen Victoria Park. I took a bunch of pictures. It was overcast, so the sky doesn’t look great, but the colours of the leaves look good. I should have probably taken these a couple of weeks ago to get some more leaves…

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More progress at Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf

For the longest time, the only work that was happening at the future site of Dinosaur park Adventure Golf (behind Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill) was on the big volcano. The only other work I saw was that they started to pour concrete for the holes. As indicated previously, I was on vacation for a…

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Niagara casinos thinking green with trees

From Niagara This Week: More than a dozen new trees were planted along the Olympic Torch Run Legacy Trail in downtown Niagara Falls Friday, as part of Niagara Casinos’ green initiative. The first of the 14 trees was planted by Dave Brown, engineering shift manager with Niagara Casinos, who received the company’s first Green Leader…

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