November 6, 2006 22:32 - Niagara Events - Nov 6 to Nov 12, 2006
Nov 6 to Nov 12, 2006Queen Victoria Park
Winter Festival of Lights
Location: Queen Victoria Park, Dufferin Islands
Price: FREE
Visit the 24th annual Winter Festival of lights, Canada's largest lights festival with nearly 2 million lights and over 100 animated lighting displays. Come and enjoy the Silver Sizzles Revue, The Misty Kids children's musical show, spectacular fireworks, Concerts at the Arena, The Nutcracker Ballet and so much more. for more information visit www.WFOL.com or call 1 800-563-2557.
November 12, 2006 19:43 - Niagara Events - November 13 to 19, 2006
Nov 13 to Nov 19, 2006Queen Victoria Park
Winter Festival of Lights
Location: Queen Victoria Park, Dufferin Islands
Price: FREE
Visit the 24th annual Winter Festival of lights, Canada's largest lights festival with nearly 2 million lights and over 100 animated lighting displays. Come and enjoy the Silver Sizzles Revue, The Misty Kids children's musical show, spectacular fireworks, Concerts at the Arena, The Nutcracker Ballet and so much more. for more information visit www.WFOL.com or call 1 800-563-2557.
November 19, 2006 18:44 - Niagara Events - November 20 -26, 2006
Nov 20 to Nov 26 2006Queen Victoria Park
Winter Festival of Lights
Location: Queen Victoria Park, Dufferin Islands
Price: FREE
Visit the 24th annual Winter Festival of lights, Canada's largest lights festival with nearly 2 million lights and over 100 animated lighting displays. Come and enjoy the Silver Sizzles Revue, The Misty Kids children's musical show, spectacular fireworks, Concerts at the Arena, The Nutcracker Ballet and so much more. for more information visit www.WFOL.com or call 1 800-563-2557.
November 21, 2006 22:38 - Tourist Numbers falling.
Niagara Falls is dependant on foreign visitors. When they don't show up the city usually suffers.Local tourist operators have been reporting fewer visitors and so the Statistics Canada figures should come as no real susprise.
The Niagara Falls Review had the following figures for us to comtemplate.
Tourist numbers still falling
by JENNIFER PELLEGRINI in the Niagara Falls Review, November 21, 2006
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Tourism: by the numbers
Canada's tourism industry has suffered several blows in recent years - from the effects of Sept. 11, 2001 to confusion over the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security's requirement for American travellers to have passports when they re-enter the country at land borders.
Here's a snapshot of Canada's travel industry, provided by Statistics Canada. The numbers reflect the period between January and March 2006.
- An estimated 617,000 overseas visitors travelled to Canada between January and March 2006, a 0.5 per cent decline over the same time in 2005.
- Visitors from the U.K. came to Canada more frequently than any other country. In the first quarter of 2006, 125,000 U.K. residents travelled to Canada.
- Japan had the second-largest number of overseas vistors, with 60,000.
- Overall, overseas visitors spent $816 million in Canada - an 8.1 per cent decline in spending over the first three months of 2005.
- Washington State had the largest number of U.S. visitors to Canada - 291,000 in the first quarter of 2006, compared to 303,000 in the same time last year. New York was next (268,000/283,000), followed by Michigan (251,000/288,000), Pennsylvania (80,000/103,000), Massachusetts (79,000/91,000), Ohio (77,000/81,000), Maine (57,000/63,000), Illinois (52,000/58/000) amd New Jersey (48,000/56,000). Only Californians increased their number of visits to Canada in the first quarter of 2006 - 121,000, compared to 108,000 in 2005, an 11.9 per cent increase.
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November 27, 2006 22:12 - Niagara Events - Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2006
Nov 27 to Dec 3, 2006Queen Victoria Park
Winter Festival of Lights
Location: Queen Victoria Park, Dufferin Islands
Price: FREE
Visit the 24th annual Winter Festival of lights, Canada's largest lights festival with nearly 2 million lights and over 100 animated lighting displays. Come and enjoy the Silver Sizzles Revue, The Misty Kids children's musical show, spectacular fireworks, Concerts at the Arena, The Nutcracker Ballet and so much more. for more information visit www.WFOL.com or call 1 800-563-2557.
November 30, 2006 20:20 - Night of a Million Lights tour.
Living in Niagara Falls has its benefits. With all the fine facilities available and few tourists to appreciate them at this time of year, local residents sometimes get special events offered to them.
The Niagara Falls Review has a detailed explanation of the 'Night of a Million Lights" tour.
Parks lights up city with Nights of a Million Lights
by Niagara Falls Review, November 28, 2006
The Niagara Parks Commission has teamed up with the Winter Festival of Lights to offer Niagara residents the chance to enjoy a seasonal dinner and then take in the lights along the Niagara River.
The Night of a Million Lights tour began Nov. 4 and runs through Dec. 23, then Dec. 26 and Dec. 30.
The evening includes being picked up anywhere in the Niagara region on a Niagara Transit bus, dinner at Table Rock Restaurant, including soup, a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, seasonal dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage for $32 per person, including taxes and gratuities.
Guests will be picked up at their pre-arranged spot at 5 p.m., and after dinner and a tour of the lights, will be returned to their cars at 8 p.m.
To reserve a space, call 905-371-0254, ext. 2.
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