Niagara Falls Fun - Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls Canada

American Spring Break in Niagara Falls Ontario

A Canadian Adventure 
Easter is around the corner and in America students will soon be enjoying their Spring Break recess.  Both great reasons for family travel, plus its nice to reward the kids for their hard work and to enjoy some bonding time in Niagara Falls!

 Niagara Falls is full of great attractions for the family and if you haven’t been to the Canadian side in awhile, you will discover some fresh and interesting changes there!

Boston Pizza Clifton Hill offers a great choice for family fun and features Midway games, the Strike bowling centre, and signature dishes like the Pepper pizza or the Slow Roasted Pork Ribs. Parents can also check the score of their favourite teams on the many high definition televisions, while children are entertained by all the interactive games and amusements.  At the top of the hill, the completely renovated Kelsey’s Restaurant features an all new island bar, high definition televisions, plus scrumptious menu items like the 7 layer dip, Smokey Portobello Chicken, or the heart smart 8 vegetable Pesto Fettuccine. 

 Fun by the Falls
After a nice meal, head to Clifton Hill too see all the dazzling attractions light up the night.  Your kids will be amazed, and never get bored along Clifton Hill’s promenade.   An evening ride on the SkyWheel lets you soar 175 feet above the Falls to see the city lit up and the Falls illuminated with bright colours.  Dinosaur Adventure Golf is a family favourite, and offers waterfalls, billowing steam and the call of the dinosaurs, making it feel like you have traveled back to prehistoric times.  Opening soon is the state of the art XD Theater, which will offer an exhilarating 6D adventure.  For details on this and other attractions click here

 Great Deals
The choices in Niagara Falls are endless, but if you want to save your money, check out the exclusive offers on the CliftonHill.com website.  For example, when you buy the Clifton Hill FUN PASS online, you will get an exclusive bonus admission to the Niagara SkyWheel. It’s only available when you order the FUN PASS online click here for details. 

 Staying the Night
For those spending a night or two on the Canadian Side, be sure to check the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill hotel and their great specials, like the Family Fun Package. You can even build your own “a la carte” package on the CliftonHill.com site to suit your needs. Details can be found by clicking here

 Crossing the Border
For U.S/Canadian citizens’ children 15 and under are required to have parental consent.  If you are travelling with someone else’s children or you are separated and your children have a different last name you must have written consent from the parent to be taking their child across the border.  As well you must have a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate, and everyone over the age of 15 must carry a passport to cross the border.

With all the pressures of work, extra-curricular activities, homework and friends, it’s important to maintain a sense of togetherness with the ones you love… bring the family closer together with a Niagara Falls adventure, and create memories that will last a lifetime!

Printed originally in Canoe.ca

Exploring America’s Niagara Falls
By GEORGE BAILEY, QMI Agency

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — I admit, it’s been a long time since I’ve explored this sister city to Niagara Falls, Ont. And what I found was this American city is no slouch when it comes to thing to do. Best of all, it’s close, and you can convince yourself you’ve travelled hundreds of kilometres for a day of adventure. You’ll still have an undeniable away-from-it-all feel. (more…)

Originally printed by Ran.org

Posted by joshua kahn russell in Freedom from Oil on September 15th, 2009

Rainforest Action Network drops Seventy-Foot Banner Over Niagara Falls to Welcome Prime Minister Harper to the U.S.
Banner: “Canadian Tar Sands Oil Undermines North America’s Clean Energy Future”

Before dawn this morning, a small team of climate activists rappelled from the US observation deck at Niagara Falls. Dangling hundreds of feet above the ground, they sent a special welcome message to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ahead of his first official visit to the White House to push dirty Tar Sands oil.

Not that he’s feeling so welcome anyway. Obama limited the meeting to just one hour. While some have called it a slap in the face, Aides say Harper will turn the other cheek. “The economy, and the clean-energy dialogue,” one aide told the Globe and Mail, “will dominate the discussions.” Obama needed to dodge controversy over oil imports from Canada’s tar sands in the midst of the Climate Legislation debate. Harper needed a story to go with his photo-op. (more…)

Originally printed in the Review

Harper tours Niagara
PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN STOP?
Posted By RAY SPITERI , REVIEW STAFF WRITER

With the possibility of a federal election this fall, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a campaign- like stop in Niagara Thursday, visiting three locations his government has poured millions of dollars into recently.

Harper joined Niagara Falls MP Rob Nicholson in touring the construction site of the new Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge and the Shaw Festival Theatre. (more…)

Originally printed in the Review

Higher dollar, lower bridge tolls
Stronger loonie causes Niagara Falls Bridge Commission to adjust tolls
Posted By Review Staff

The cost in Canadian currency of crossing the international bridges in Niagara Falls is coming down as the loonie goes up. The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission announced Thursday the toll will drop to C$3.75 from $4.00, effective Aug. 1. The U.S. toll rate will remain unchanged at US$3.25. The commission, which owns the Rainbow, Queenston-Lewiston, and Whirlpool bridges, made the adjustment based on the exchange rate between Canadian and American currencies, chairwoman Norma Higgs announced in a press release. (more…)

Originally printed by the Review

Passports affecting plans for Friendship Festival
Posted By JOHN LAW

FORT ERIE – Rest assured, it’s still called the Friendship Festival. But manager Flo Odding wishes there was a friendlier vibe this year.

As feared, new border regulations have put a damper on this year’s festivities, as many American visitors – not to mention artists and entertainers – are unable to attend because they still do not have a passport. (more…)

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Peace Bridge site of Canada’s biggest RIDE spotcheck
Posted By ALISON LANGLEY , REVIEW STAFF WRITER

Cross-border shoppers and football fans returning to Canada at the Peace Bridge Sunday were met by an army of police in what is being called the largest single RIDE checkpoint in Canada.

One by one, vehicles crossing the bridge were stopped by members from six law enforcement agencies. (more...)

Source: CNW

Attention News Editors:
NEXUS Enrolment Centre opens in Niagara Falls, NY

NIAGARA FALLS, NY, Sept. 2 /CNW Telbec/ – The Honourable Rob Nicholson,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Minister
of Public Safety, the Honourable Stockwell Day, today officially opened the
joint Canada-United States NEXUS Enrolment Centre in Niagara Falls, NY.
“The new enrolment centre will make it more convenient for residents in
the Niagara region to apply to the program,” said Minister Nicholson. “With
trusted traveller programs like NEXUS, our government is taking action to
facilitate the smooth flow of legitimate trade and travel while securing our
border.”
NEXUS is a joint Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection program that is designed to simplify border crossings for
pre-approved travellers. In the land mode, NEXUS members can use NEXUS lanes
at various locations when travelling across the Canada-U.S. border.
There are currently 16 land border crossings that offer NEXUS and the
program is also available in the air and marine modes.
The NEXUS card is also an accepted alternative document to the passport
under the U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, when travelling to the
United States in the air (at designated sites), and by land and marine modes.
For more information, please visit the NEXUS Web site at www.nexus.gc.ca.

For further information: Mélisa Leclerc, Office of the Honourable
Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, (613) 991-2863; Media Relations,
Canada Border Services Agency, (613) 957-6500

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Border officials remind travelers to make sure they have proper documents when crossing the border
Posted By ALISON LANGLEY

BUFFALO, NY- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding travelers planning cross border trips this weekend to make sure they have proper documents.

Also, prepare for heavy traffic as Monday marks the Civic Holiday and Toronto’s Carabana Carnival Parade takes place on Saturday.

“U.S. Customs and Border Protection will staff all available primary lanes commensurate with arriving traffic, and will maintain staffing in those lanes until traffic subsides” said Buffalo Port Director Joseph Wilson.

Up-to-date local border traffic conditions can be viewed at www.cbp.gov, cbsa-asfc.gc.ca, nittec.org, niagarafallsbridges.com, or by calling the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission’s toll free number at 1-800-715-6722. (more…)

Printed from the Review

Bridge commission manager resigns
Posted By COREY LAROCQUE REVIEW STAFF WRITER

Tom Garlock, the general manager of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, left the organization’s top job Monday. The commission is calling it a retirement, but the 56-year-old manager’s abrupt departure took effect at the end of the day Monday and there’s no one immediately replacing him as manager.

“Tom retired from the commission yesterday,” Janice Thomson, the chairwoman of the eight-member commission said Tuesday.

“There will be a regular search to replace him as a general manager. In the interim, we have a very strong staff,” said Thomson, who is the head of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce. Thomson would not elaborate on the change because it’s a personnel matter. (more…)