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!
Rink at the Brink Set to Open Monday, Nov. 23
Rink at the Brink, an iconic Canadian Wintertime Attraction, Offers Outdoor Ice Skating a Stone’s Throw from Popular Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights
(PRWEB) November 20, 2009 — The Winter Festival of Lights is proud to announce the Rink at the Brink, Niagara’s newest wintertime attraction, is scheduled to open Monday, November 23rd. The 60’ W x 120’ L refrigerated, outdoor ice rink, located across from Table Rock Centre within The Niagara Parks Commission, will be open daily (10:00 am - 10:00 pm) until February 28, 2010. It will provide recreational ice skating, skate, helmet and locker rentals, as well as skating lessons for groups and individuals. It can also host special functions such as corporate holiday parties and birthdays.
Part of the Winter Festival of Lights, the Rink at the Brink offers a wonderful way to begin or end a visit to this popular winter Niagara Falls event. And whether a family is looking for a weekend of fun or a couple is looking for a romantic excursion, they can now enjoy a magical outdoor Niagara Falls ice skating experience just a stone’s throw away from one of the most-famous natural attractions in the world. (more…)
The Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Canada has just recently launched an all new website!
This new site is a nice improvement from the previous version, with its clean professional layout, clear navigational elements, high quality video archive, social media integration, expanded screen space, along with many other advancements.
Click Here to Visit Niagara Park’s Official Site
Some of the best features include:
-Dynamic animated splash page with video and photo gallery
-Beautiful interactive Map of Niagara Parks using Google Maps API (here)
-Detailed trip planning section
-Simplified and effective tiered menu navigation with drop downs
-New Blog/News Section (here)
-Excellent video presentation section with sharing capabilities (here)
-Photo and story sharing section
-Tour and group planning section
-Good use of color
The Niagara Falls Santa Claus parade will wind its way through the city’s downtown Nov. 28. It will begin on Armoury Street and travel north on Victoria Avenue to Valley Way, then east onto Queen Street.
The parade will feature bands, floats and the Jolly Old Elf himself.
Parade grand marshals will be the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascots -and a “secret” community torch bearer. (more…)
Structural steel work takes shape on the new Niagara Convention & Civic Centre in Niagara Falls, Ont. Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., along with MHPM Project Managers Inc., have the opening of the two-storey, design-build centre scheduled for January 2011.
The centre will have an exhibition hall, a ballroom, meeting space, a 1,000-seat theatre and two levels of underground parking. (more…)
GO Transit considers expansion to Niagara Falls
Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:40 PM by Carmen Chai
By Carmen Chai, National Post
GO Transit officials launched an environmental assessment this week to look at the possibly of expanding rail service to the Niagara Peninsula after a successful summer of weekend train service linking Niagara Falls to Toronto.
Officials say the EA will examine infrastructure upgrades, prospective building sites for new rail stations and potential improvements to the existing rail line. The assessment should wrap up in summer 2010, and a public review period should help to determine the value of the expanded railway. (more…)
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.
