The Niagara Falls tourism industry is one of the largest in all of Canada and continues to expand at an incredible pace. There are many new developments in attractions, accommodations, restaurants, urban districts, power generation, bridge crossings, parks, etc. that have come to the city, year after year.
This Niagara Falls Blog, was created to bring visitors up to speed with this ever evolving tourism industry and hopefully help them plan a visit.
Check below for the latest Niagara Falls news. There are many interesting posts and articles!
Switch flipped on Winter Festival of Lights this Saturday
Posted By ALISON LANGLEY , REVIEW STAFF WRITER
Crews are busy stringing more than three million sparkling lights on more than 120 displays along the Niagara Parkway as the Winter Festival of Lights prepares for its 27th year.
“Today is a glorious fall day and we’re getting our displays ready,” Dino Fazio, festival manager, said Tuesday during a tour of the park.
Preparations began Oct. 1 and most of the displays are ready to go on opening night.
The annual festival, which attracts more than one million visitors each year, will get underway Saturday at 5 p. m. when Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will flip the switch at Queen Victoria Park. (more…)
Comics and Cartoons to Invade Niagara Falls
Nov 4th 2009
The Can-Am Comics and Anime Expo will be held in Niagara Falls Canada at the famous Skylon Tower, March 12-14, 2010.
The show will feature displays from exhibitors covering both of these popular and interesting genres. While comic books and their collectors have been almost timeless, the Japanese cartoon animation forms (Anime) are relatively new.
Anime has become a popular world wide phenomena due to their challenging plots, creative costumes and on going stories of intrigue.
At shows such as The Can-Am Comics and Anime Expo, it will be common to see show attendees dressed in the costumes of their favorite Anime Character.
There will be a continuous run, Anime Video theatre and Open Stage where various contests such as Best Costume, Name That Tune and other games will be featured, throughout the three day event. (more…)
Rumours Presents: Exotic Erotic Halloween Party
The only party worth checking out!!!
Saturday Oct 31st, 2009
with DJ OZ E Spinning Club Anthems. Top 40. Hip-Hip. Dance
Exotic Costume Contest
Winner Takes Home a Trip To NYC
Cover is $10.00 CAD
Doors open @ 8pm
Dress Code in effect: No baggy attire, sports wear or cut off sleeves. Runners are allowed.
Only those 19 years of age and over will be admitted. (No exceptions) Government photo I.D. required (Passport, drivers license, BYID card, Military card, photo health card).
Winter Festival of Lights Turns Niagara Falls into a Winter World Wonderland
From November 7 to January 10, 2010, Canada’s largest illumination festival highlights an event-filled Niagara Falls holiday season, with over 1 million visitors seeing the best of Niagara Falls Canada, just a snowball’s throw from the sensational new Rink at the Brink.
Niagara Falls, Ontario (PRWEB) October 27, 2009 — Long winter nights are welcome in Niagara Falls when over 3 million lights and hundreds of glittering displays will cast a colourful glow across the city. Matching their brilliance is a star-studded season of entertainment that includes the November 12 Niagara Falls Comedy Fest, Christmas Concerts by Loretta Lynn and the Gatlin Brothers, and for the whole family, the magical Chronicles of Narnia at the new Queen Street Theatre in a revitalized downtown Niagara Falls, all perfect for a Niagara Falls vacation.
The Winter Festival of Lights sparks to life with an Opening Ceremony on November 7. This spectacular outdoor stage show in Queen Victoria Park features performances from the Winter Festival of Lights Choir, under the direction of the Ontario Conservatory of Music - Niagara Falls and the Niagara Star Singers singing a medley of holiday classics. And in a moment sure to put everyone in the festive spirit, this year’s special guests - Mickey and Minnie Mouse - have come all the way from Disney to help with the official lighting ceremony. (more…)
Outdoor skating rink to open Nov. 23 at ‘brink’ of Horseshoe Falls
Source: (CP) Canadian Press
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — A new public skating rink will open next month “a stone’s throw from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls,” say organizers of the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights.
The outdoor Rink at the Brink, two-thirds the size of an NHL rink, will be located across from the newly renovated Table Rock Centre and offer excellent views of the Falls, says a release.
It will be open daily between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. from Nov. 23 to Feb. 28. Skates and helmets will be available for rent, and skating lessons will also be offered.
Admission without skate rental is $8 for adults, $5.75 for children.
“We think it’s going to be a huge hit with both local residents and visitors to Niagara Falls,” said festival chair Joe Miszk.
To Book Your Rooms Please Contact the Hotels Directly:
Promotion rooms will be restricted to Niagara Region residents 21 years of age and older, with a current valid credit card. All reservations start at 8 AM.
• Americana Conference
Resort & Spa
8444 Lundy’s Lane
Niagara Falls, ON L2H 1H4
To book rooms go to our
website at
www.sleepcheapamericana.com
• Best Western Cairn Croft
6400 Lundy’s Lane
Niagara Falls, ON L2G 1T6
905-356-1161
• Comfort Inn Clifton Hill
4960 Clifton Hill
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6S8
905-358-3293 (more…)
The waiting is over! Reservations for the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event can be made starting Friday October 23, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.
Sleep Cheap Charities Reap will take place over four nights from Monday, November 9 to Thursday, November 12, 2009.
Hotels will offer their rooms to Niagara Region residents only. Room rates are: $35 per night for a standard room, $45 for a Fallsview room, $65 for a whirlpool, and $85 for waterpark rooms.
See the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap Media Release for more information.
Local Charities that are interested in receiving the donations from the Sleep Cheap funds should fill out the Application Form.
SOURCE: THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
MEDIA RELEASE 5th Annual Sleep Cheap Reservation Date Announced
Date: Friday October 23, 2009
For Immediate Release
Niagara Falls, Ontario. The waiting is over! Reservations for the 5th Annual Sleep Cheap
Charities Reap event can be made starting Friday October 23, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.
Sleep Cheap Charities Reap will take place over four nights from Monday, November 9 to Thursday, November 12, 2009. Room rates for this year are: $35 per night for a standard room, $45 for a Fallsview room, $65 for a whirlpool room, and $85 for a room with access to a waterpark.
Twenty-eight of Niagara’s finest hotels will offer their rooms to Niagara Region residents only to benefit local charities. New to Sleep Cheap this year are the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton and the Niagara Falls Baymont Inn & Suites. (more…)
Major fire blazes for hours, guts historic Niagara store
Updated: Sun Oct. 04 2009 7:40:11 PM
ctvtoronto.ca
A once famous and now abandoned department store in Niagara Falls burned to the ground Sunday after firefighters spent over eight hours battling the stubborn flames that refused to burn out.
Rosbergs department store at Queen Street and Erie Avenue was once a community icon but had been abandoned for several years.
Seeing the fire was too much for Don Carrel, the grandson of founder Jacob Rosberg.(more…)
Mayor Ted Salci, City of Niagara Falls and the Members of City Council were pleased to welcome the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for Ontario, the Honourable George Smitherman, and Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor to the Niagara Falls VIA Rail Station Monday, September 25 to receive the announcement of infrastructure stimulus funding in the amount of $25 million from the provincial government and reaffirmation from the federal government of their commitment of $25 million for their much anticipated People Mover System.
The Niagara Falls People Mover Project will allow for integration with local transit, addressing the transportation needs of its residents and visitors alike while meeting the federal and provincial government objectives of developing employment and new growth.
The People Mover System will have a significant impact on the environment by effectively challenging the congestion in the tourist core by removing cars from the roads, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transporting our visitors and residents in an efficient and effective manner. (more…)
