Niagara Parks opens river boat bidding
From Buffalo Business First (the Niagara Falls Review also has a different article):
Want to operate a tour boat from the Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River?
Then, the Niagara Parks Commission wants to hear from you and your company.
The parks commission, Friday afternoon, set a Nov. 24 deadline for any company to bid on tour boat operations. The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. has been running tour boats from both the U.S. and Canadian shores of the lower Niagara River for generations and while its U.S. pact runs for more than three decades, it’s Canadian lease has been under fire for the past year.
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N.F., Ont. adds Margaritaville chain
As Chuck mentioned…
From Buffalo Business First:
Margaritaville Canada Ltd. has signed a lease with the owners of the Skylon Tower to open the 14,000-square-foot, two-story restaurant on Fallsview Avenue, across from the Niagara Fallsview Casino and Resort.
Margaritaville is scheduled to open by late spring or early summer, said George Davidson, Margaritaville Canada president and chief executive officer.
The restaurant is moving into the site of the former Wolfgang Puck’s Cafe, which closed last summer.
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New N.F. hotel opening soon
From Buffalo Business First:
With a nod to an elegant past, the Hotel Giacomo will welcome its first guests just before the Thanksgiving holiday week.
By all accounts, the hotel’s opening is a significant moment in Niagara Falls history. It represents the rebirth of an architectural icon that dominates the skyline but also stands as a prime example of new, private-sector investment in the Cataract City.
The 20-story, former United Office Building had been vacant since the early 1980s and represented something else entirely. It was considered an urban planning eyesore until top bidder Ellicott Development Co. took a nearly $7.2 million risk to bring it back to life.
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More on the Maid of the Mist lease opening
Here are some articles that discuss the Maid of the Mist lease opening:
- Buffalo News – Maid of the Mist lease ordered reopened
- Buffalo Business First – Rough Ont. waters for Maid of the Mist
- Niagara Falls Review – Who’ll run the boats?
Just a reminder that Bill Windsor of Alcatraz Media left a comment on this site at one time…
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- Maid of the Mist lease renewal to be reviewed From the Buffalo News: A controversial decision to renew a...
- Tories raise questions about Maid of the Mist deal From CTV Toronto: The controversy over a 25-year lease renewal...
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