From the Welland Tribune: Karl-Heinz Holzwarth was wrapping up his inaugural trip to Canada, and mining for future destination possibilities. On Wednesday, he found gold at Niagara’s Ontario Travel Information Centre. “My wife Rosa and I were in our car heading to Niagara Falls, took the wrong road, and I saw this visitor centre on…
From the Welland Tribune: Thrill seekers will soon be able to get strapped onto one of four high-speed zip lines and descend 670 metres into the Niagara Gorge. The Niagara Parks Commission announced this week it has received provincial approval to enter into an agreement with Niagara Adventure Excursions Inc., to bring a zip line…
From the Welland Tribune: There was plenty to cheer about in Niagara Falls on the weekend – not only inside the Scotiabank Convention Centre during the Canadian National Cheer & Dance Championships – but across the city where restaurants and hotels were booked to capacity. “We had over 86 athletes with our five teams and…
I’m a little late in posting this, but here are some articles regarding the fire on Victoria Ave that I posted about last week… From Niagara This Week: A major fire early Wednesday morning destroyed four businesses on Victoria Avenue, not far from Clifton Hill. When firefighters arrived on the scene just after midnight, they…
The Marineland story keeps going on and on. Over the holidays, the Ministry of the Environment investigated the mass animal graves that Marineland has on their property. I’ve heard about these before, but this is the first time I’ve seen mention of them in mainstream media. From the Toronto Star: The provincial Environment Ministry is…
The Welland Tribune reports that November 3rd marks the 30th Season For the CAA Winter Festival of Lights in Queen Victoria Park and The Niagara Parks are not the only ones pulling out all the stops. One attraction pulling all the stops will be the Skylon Tower. The Skylon Tower will be lighted up using…
From the Welland Tribune: When Frank LaPenna received a text message saying the website for his business was seeing some unusually high numbers, he didn’t think too much of it. One of his employees wanted to let him know that the Nightmares Fear Factory website, which was typically getting 600 hits per day, had received…
From the Orlando Sentinel: The Canadian theme park Marineland has sued SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in U.S. court, in the latest chapter of an international custody battle over a killer whale. In its lawsuit, filed last week in Orlando, Marineland asks a federal court judge to issue an injunction that would prevent SeaWorld from retaking…
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 Welland Tribune: The Maid of the Mist will open on May 4. Because this year’s winter has been so long, the popular tourist attraction will start running trips to the falls three-and-a-half weeks later than last year’s opening.