On Feb 12th on Queen Street the Dragon Ritual Drummers will be returning home to where they first originated, Niagara Falls. The group performs unlike any ordinary band at a restaurant or pub, it is a more festival suited interactive display, that will be playing on Friday at the 4555 Cafe & Wine Bar. Although they originated in Niagara Falls, the group has never played here before; but with the downtown’s developing art scheme, it seemed like the right time to return. The group’s inspiration by a mythical ideal of a mystical dragon’s spirit residing within the Falls and their albums telling stories of the serpent. Scoring at the top on MySpace music charts all over North America for particular Afrobeat and Topical. The Dragon Ritual Drummers will be performing two days before valentines, and within this interactive performance, a King and Queen will be chosen from the audience, as this group expresses the spirituality of this festival through music and art.
An advertisement for Niagara Health Equipment and the Niagara Research Institute in a 1959 issue of LIFE magazine. Niagara Research Institute, now an Australian company, was founded in 1952 to fund research into the benefits of cycloid vibration therapy (CVT). Dr John R Mote, OBE, who had been Chief Medical Advisor to the Allied Forces in World War II, headed this first research team.
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Niagara and the Underground Railroad
Many do not realize that Niagara was the major terminus of the Underground Railroad. The Anti-slavery Act of 1793’s ban on slave imports made American blacks free as soon as they crossed Niagara River. A woman named Chloe Cooley’s brave actions inspired change that would ultimately lead to the end of slavery in this country.
Plaque Honouring Chloe CooleyIn 2007, The Niagara Parks Commission and the Ontario Heritage Trust unveiled a provincial plaque in Niagara-on-the-Lake to commemorate Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada. more…
Name: Rashad Anton Evens
Date: September 25, 1979
Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Claim to Fame: Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Rashad (Sugar) Evens , is one of Niagara Fall`s most notable athletes. He has an impressive UFC record of 14 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, including victories over Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin.
Warm up your winter with this match made in heaven! Explore pairings of two of your favourite indulgences – wine and chocolate, as you tour the 22 Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake in February. Each stop will feature a premium VQA wine matched to a decadent chocolate selection, from classic flavours to unexpected surprises. A romantic celebration for two or a great girls’ getaway weekend! Tour Passes are $30 per person (plus applicable taxes) and can be used any of the four weekends. Passes can be purchased at any of the 22 wineries, online at www.niagaraonthelake.com or by phone through the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce at 905-468-1950.
Price: $30.00
“In this touching romantic comedy, you’ll join the Duncan family as they prepare for the wedding of their daughter, Maggie. It is the night before the big day, and Maggie’s older sister discovers that she knows the groom a little better than Maggie would like her to.”
Matinees: $65 | Evenings: $75
Show prices include parking, 3-course meal, gratitude, and all applicable taxes.
In November 2009 the Rink at the Brink opened up in Niagara Falls Canada, in hopes of being a ‘must see’ winter attraction similar to the Rideau Canal in Ottawa and the Rockefeller Center in New York. The attraction became a little disappointing when we learned that due to the mist from the falls, it needed to be covered up by a white roof and enclosed in plexiglas.
Niagara Falls, New York, hopes that their idea is better. Construction of an ice rink DeVeaux Woods State Park, just a little further from the falls, just finished. Because the rink is far enough from the falls there is no need for a roof and enclosure. Hopefully skating at the rink becomes an annual tradition for residences and visitors to Niagara Falls.
On February 5th, the Red Ribbon Art Exhibition and Sale will begin with a fund raiser with Chef Michael Olson and Niagara College Culinary Team. As well as some music played by Jeffery Arthur and his Trio. For just $25 guests will receive a glass of wine, observe the cullinary skills of Michael Olson, and of course browse through some magnificent art work followed by a silent auction.
This event has been organized by The Fort Erie Arts Council, 350 Bertie Street. The event will take place at the following times:
Friday Feb 5 (7:00pm-11:00pm) Saturday Feb 6 (6:00pm-11:00pm) Sunday Feb 7 (12:00pm-4:00pm)
And remember, this year’s theme is green!
Video on board the ‘Pile Driver’ ride, a Niagara Falls attraction that opened in 2002 by World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE).
Congratulations to the Niagara Parks Culinary Team for bringing home their third consecutive People’s Choice Award at the 6th Annual Mayor and Council’s Chili Cook-off today at the Optimist Hall in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The winning recipe was created by Mike Deroche of Edgewaters Tap & Grill.
Toronto tech company InteraXon were thinking up new ways to expose their mind-controlling technology to everyone. One of their ideas was to make a brainwave sensor that feeds off brainwaves to create music, or a heat lamp.
The Ontario government rebutted that idea and suggested this new innovation that would spark tourism.
Visitors at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will be able to visit The Ontario House and sit in one of these chairs. Thought controlled computing takes the waves off your head, then classifies them into alpha, beta, theta, etc. The machine teaches you how to use these waves to control your thoughts. Once you are ready, you can go live and control the lighting of the Niagara Falls, CN Tower, or Parliament Building, just by the power of your brain.
A new long-term lease has finally been admitted to the location of Casino Niagara.
The uncertainty of keeping the location has come to a close and Casino Niagara will definitely be open on Falls Ave. for another 15 years or so.
OLG, owner of Ontario’s casinos, reached a deal with Canadian Niagara Hotels which owns the Casino Niagara building ever since it opened in 1996.
Last week, Niagara Falls citizens experienced a loud bang that shook homes and windows; and which could be heard across the border. Workers at the Walker Brothers Quarries on Thorold Townline Road use explosives to blast rock about 4 times a week. Only 1 blast was heard throughout the night disturbing citizens, rushing out of their homes to investigate. The Warner Brothers quarries had actually blasted twice, the first blast seemed fine, although the 2nd blast was unusually loud. Nobody was hurt during the explosion, and the investigation is underway, although there seemed to be nothing unusual as it was standard procedure and there were no change in technique or materials. Its been the same for years.
“Its gone to the birds,” Niagara Falls Museum on River road has been stationed for over 101 years. Built in 1908 by the spirella corsets company, originally for the production of women’s undergarments, creating jobs for over 250 women. Later on in 1958, the spirella corsets company became the Niagara Falls Museum, well known for its preserved Egyptian mummies. After the museum had closed in 1999, it had been invested into a bird aviary, with about 400 different species of birds.
Students at Loretto Catholic Elementary School experienced the presence of the Olympic torch last month. The torch that was lit through the relay in Niagara Falls Dec. 20th. The Torch was donated to the city and Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci is taking it to various schools in the city as a surprise, allowing kids to hold the torch and pose for pictures with it. Ted Salci believes this will help embrace the Olympic spirit in everyone.
I won’t argue that Cornwall has a magnificent water tower; that Beauceville has delicious poutine; and I’m sure Kenora (formally named Rat Portage) is actually very nice; but is it possible that these cities will be added to Monopoly Canadian Edition instead of Niagara Falls?
When we first posted about the vote, Niagara Falls moved to second place behind Banff, and was positioned to take one of the two available spots. There are only 22 days left to spread the word to all your friends to nominate Niagara Falls. Spread the word with Facebook and Twitter!
To vote enter “Niagara Falls, Ontario, CA” in the nominate box on this page: www.monopolyvote.ca/en_CA/world (note: Firefox may not work properly)
Forestview Public School is promoting literacy with the encouragement of the Olympic games. Literacy Day is held annually, created by ABC Canada Literacy Foundation and Honda Canada. Family Literacy day is to promote families to read and learn together. Honda vehicles were stationed in front of book stores on Jan 27th, collecting donations for public school libraries. Forestview students were dressed in red to support Canadian athletes and promote Family Literacy Day. The Canadian Olympic Committee wants their towns to be paint red, starting with schools by combining poetry, art, and literature about the athletes. Student’s will trace their hand on paper to show their encouragement. Family Literacy Day was a success, children and parents, families together in the schools, reading to one another and sharing tasty treats. For their hopes are being passed down to our athletes.
Experience a breathtaking play developed by one of Canada’s greatest choreographers, James Kudelka. Bill Coleman & Laurence Lemieux’s trained eleven dancers in Kudelka’s In Paradisum. The mesmerizing dance combined with swirling flexibility and modern classical dance. Dedicater to Kudelka’s mother, the enticing movements that is demanding of raw emotional power. James Kudelka is a prolific artist. Coleman Lemieux Compagnie: In Paradisum will be playing tomorrow at the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Brock University, between 7:30-10:00pm, Jan 30th. Buy your tickets now.
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Direct Air now offers nonstop flights from Niagara Falls NY to Myrtle Beach and Ft. Myers. The prices are very affordable. I found a round trip flights to Florida for about $220 US with tax included.
If a customer with a Canadian accent comes to Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars in Hammondsport, Fred Frank knows they’re there to taste, not to buy.
That’s because it wouldn’t make financial sense.
Canadians who visit any of New York’s 255 wineries are allowed to bring home two bottles per person duty-free. But the price of wine bought in the U.S. almost doubles with duties and excise taxes imposed by the Ontario government if a Canadian returns home with more than two bottles.
Meanwhile, New Yorkers can fill the trunk of their car with bottles from the wineries that dot the northern side of Lake Ontario and pay insignificant taxes when they cross the border on their return home. The first two bottles also are duty-free.
“It’s bothersome because it’s unfair and it’s the antithesis of free trade,” said Frank, part owner of the winery. “For us, even though we are not close to the border, Toronto is closer than New York City.”
