Setting up for Winter Festival of Lights 2011/2012
Over the last couple of days the workers have been out in Queen Victoria Park setting up some of the displays for the Niagara Falls CAA Winter Festival of Lights. On the one hand, it seems a bit early. On the other hand, it is much better for the workers to be out in this weather, then cold/bitter weather in November/December. The festival opens on November 7th, so they have just over a month to setup.
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Niagara Falls Comedy Fest – DETAILS ANNOUNCED
I know I’m late with this…
A couple of weeks ago I received this email about the upcoming Niagara Falls Comedy Fest (part of the CAA Winter Festival of Lights)
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Skating on an exhilarating edge in Niagara
From the Toronto Star:
Okay, you’re up and moving gingerly on the new skates Santa brought, but can you stop?
That question may arise in your mind this winter as you glide toward the brink of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls.
The Rink at the Brink returned last month, but skaters this year are getting a true sense that they are skating near the edge of the roaring falls.
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Rink at the Brink gets go ahead to promote partnership with TD
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Rink at the Brink will be allowed to promote its financial sponsorship with Toronto Dominion bank when the outdoor ice surface near the Horseshoe Falls opens next week.
During a special meeting Friday morning, Niagara Parks commissioners approved a request from the Winter Festival of Lights for permission to erect temporary signs bearing the TD/Rink at the Brink logo.
During a meeting earlier in the week, some commissioners expressed concerns about setting a precedent by allowing third-party corporate signs on NPC property for an extended period of time.
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Video from the Winter Festival of Lights 2010-2011 Opening Ceremonies
Last week I posted some pictures from the CAA Winter Festival of Lights 2010-2011 Opening Ceremonies. I also took a very short video. You can see/hear a short clip from a couple of the performances. You can also get a sense of how big the crowd was. I would have taken a longer video and shown more, but I was holding my daughter and didn’t have a free hand 
You can watch the video below, or view it in HD on YouTube.
Click here to view the embedded video.
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Pictures from Winter Festival of Lights (2010/2011) Opening Ceremonies
Last Saturday I went to the opening of ceremonies for the CAA Winter Festival of Lights. It is the first time I’ve ever been. I spoke to my wife about it earlier in the week, and we thought our kids would enjoy seeing Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as Greg Frewin, so we made the trek down. The ceremony was about an hour long. It doesn’t sound that long, but for the kids, it was an eternity. They enjoyed some of the songs and dancers, but they certainly didn’t understand why there were people standing at the podium every few minutes speaking for a minute. Ultimately they really enjoyed themselves. My sons were thrilled by the fireworks, but my daughter didn’t look at them at all as she couldn’t stop looking at the Disney Princess display
Anyway, I took some pictures while I was there. As always, you can see some of the thumbnails below. You can see the rest of the images, along with all of the full size images, in the Winter Festival of Lights in Winter 2010/2011 gallery.
Note: As of the time of this posting, there are 3,262 images in 255 categories in the Niagara Falls Image Gallery.
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One million expected for Niagara festival
From the Toronto Star:
It’s Canada’s largest illuminated lights festival, with more than three million tree and ground lights twinkling in the Winter Wonderland. It features not only the world’s largest Canadian-American flag but also Canada’s largest illuminated menorah. This year, the more than 120 illuminated and animated light displays that make up Niagara Falls CAA Winter Festival of Lights are expected to draw as many as one million visitors.
Shouldn’t you be one of them?
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Festival stretched an extra three weeks
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The 28th annual CAA Winter Festival of Lights will be brighter, larger and most definitely longer.
This year’s event will stretch an extra three weeks, running Nov. 6 to Jan. 31 to accommodate holiday-weary visitors who don’t have time to visit during the Christmas rush.
In addition, the festival’s scenic route along the Niagara Parkway will now extend down to Queen St. with a new district called Santa’s Village. In addition to the 125 light displays and three million individual lights, it makes this Canada’s largest lights festival, and among the largest in North America.
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Rink at the Brink to Return for 2010-2011 Season
As previously announced, the Rink at the Brink will be back on Niagara Parks Commission land this year. The official press release is available here:
Thousands of visitors to Niagara Falls will once again be able to experience the thrill of skating just steps from the Horseshoe Falls, thanks to the decision taken today by The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) Board.
During its regularly scheduled Commission meeting, the NPC Board voted to rescind their August decision to terminate the agreement between Niagara Parks and Winter Festival of Lights (WFOL) organizers concerning the operation of the Festival’s iconic Rink at the Brink ice skating attraction near Table Rock Complex.
Ongoing meetings among staff members at both organizations have allayed concerns expressed by NPC and have resulted in plans and commitments to alleviate operational concerns and expedite future on-site rehabilitation once the skating season is complete.
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Lights Festival expanding schedule
From the Niagara Falls Review:
It’s one thing to volunteer for something on a pleasant summer day.
Try doing it during a snow storm, at night, with the temperature dropping.
It’s a special breed that volunteers with the Winter Festival of Lights every year. Among other things, you have to love winter.
Just ask Sharon Gazley, who has pitched in for the last 11 years. Among her annual workload is about 40 hours collecting donations and taking surveys in chilly Dufferin Islands. While most people enjoy the displays from the warmth of their car, she’s braving the elements.
“We’ve got ski pants and all the stuff that you need,” says the retired Niagara Falls resident.
Bundling up is par for the course for the festival’s 200 volunteers, but the challenge this year isn’t keeping warm — it’s getting more warm bodies. With the festival expanding its schedule to Jan. 31, becoming nearly a three-month event, the pool of volunteers needs to grow as well.
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