October 30, 2007
Niagara Falls Comedy Fest! Coming Soon!
This inaugural Comedy Fest for Niagara Falls, Ontario will feature some of the greatest comedians the business has to offer. Headlined by Brent Butt and John Pinette, it is sure to be an amazing event. Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to reserve yours today!
The inaugural Niagara Falls Comedy Fest will be held on
Friday, November 23
and
Saturday, November 24
2007.
Don’t miss out!
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THESE ARE OUR FALLS
A Disney-produced video promoting U.S. tourism and welcoming foreign visitors to America – that appears to claim the Horseshoe Falls as American property – has caught the eye of some community leaders.
And they aren’t happy.
About four minutes into a seven-minute promotional video titled: “Welcome: Portraits of America,” viewers are treated to the impressive sight and sound of water roaring over Niagara Falls. (more…)
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Sleep Cheap hotels to be revealed on The Review website
The key to unlocking a great room at a great price for the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event will be found on The Review’s website.
The hugely popular charity event will take place Nov. 26 to 29. Participating hotels will offer room rates of $35 per night for a standard room, $45 for a fallsview room and $65 for a whirlpool or waterpark room.
The list of hotels, and what days reservations can be made will be announced on The Review’s website at www.niagarafallsreview.ca sometime in November. (more…)
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Niagara’s Tunnel of Terror
The legend of the haunted Screaming Tunnel
It’s damp. It’s dark. And I’m waiting to hear a little girl scream.
Yes, I feel a bit goofy standing here. It doesn’t help that I’m in a rancid-looking tunnel with a lit match in my hand, because that’s what the story told me to do. (more…)
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Casino Cares donations given to cancer research, New Year’s concert
City veterans, Old Saint Nick and New Year’s revellers are among the groups who will benefit from financial support by Niagara’s casinos.
The Cares Foundation of Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara last week announced $120,000 in donations and sponsorships to seven local events and community initiatives. (more…)
October 29, 2007
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TV show coming to city looking for worst handyman
Does the world’s worst handyman hail from Niagara Falls?
The Discovery Channel series Canada’s Worst Handyman is coming to Niagara Falls next month in search of the nation’s worst handymen and women.
“Niagara Falls residents need the skills just as much as other Canadians and in some cases, that means getting right back to basics before handling a hammer,” said Andrew Younghusband, series host and writer.
Nominations can be e-mailed to handyman@propertelevision.com or call toll-free 1-866-598-2591.
Filming is scheduled to begin in January.
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A RUNAWAY SUCCESS
Falls marathon attracts 1,100 competitors
The course records are safe for another year at the Niagara Falls International Marathon.
Chilly temperatures and strong headwinds resulted in slower than usual times at the 10th annual marathon, which starts in Buffalo and finishes in Niagara Falls.
More than 1,100 runners competed in Sunday’s race, but in the end it was Kenya’s Thomas Omwenga crossing the line in two hours, 33 minutes, 12 seconds to win the 2007 race by nearly three minutes over Michel Lavoie, of Laval, Que. (more…)
October 27, 2007
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Has local tourism ‘fallen off radar’ of U.S.?
“When we were seated in the little ferry-boat, and were crossing the swollen river immediately before both cataracts, I began to feel what it was: But I was in a manner stunned, and unable to comprehend the vastness of the scene. It was not until I came on Table Rock, and looked – Great Heaven, on what a fall of bright-green water! – that it came upon me in its full might and majesty.”
- Charles Dickens, “American Notes,” 1842.
Travellers have been awed by the thundering cataracts since Father Louis Hennepin first clapped eyes on what many consider to be one of the world’s natural wonders more than three centuries ago. (more…)
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Prince who was never king visited Niagara Falls in 1919
This photograph was taken Oct. 19, 1919, at Dr. Harry Grant’s home, Victoria Place, which was located on the brow of the high bank overlooking Queen Victoria Park, about half way between the foot of Robinson Street and Clifton Hill.
The man in the centre of the group, with his right hand on his lapel, is H.R.H. Edward, the Prince of Wales, who was on an official visit to Niagara Falls that day. (more…)
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More hotels sign onto Sleep Cheap event
Runs Nov. 26-29, but it’s still too early to reserve a room
Mark your calendar, but don’t pick up the phone just yet.
This year’s Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event will take place over four nights, from Monday, Nov. 26 to Thursday, Nov. 29.
Participating hotels will offer room rates of $35 per night for a standard room, $45 for a fallsview room and $65 for a whirlpool or waterpark room.
While the promotion days have been scheduled, the reservation days have not. (more…)
