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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Claudia Taller
The roar of Niagara Falls is left behind when you walk up the hill to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort , with its beautiful scenes and atrium above Victoria Park. Check out the slots, then relax in the atrium and do some shopping with all your winnings in a glistening space. Then eat at 17 Noir, an elegant restaurant facing the falls and take in a view of the pathway along the river. Niagara Falls, Ontario , is home to the Niagara Fallsview, the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel and the Casino Niagar...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Couples can feel like heirs to Her Majesty’s throne in Ottawa, where newlyweds Prince William and Princess Kate visited the summer after their royal wedding. In this British Commonwealth, you’ll learn much about Canada’s proper English heritage. Every fairy tale weekend of romance should begin in a castle. At the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, spend some enchanted evenings during its 100th anniversary year in 2012 in any of 429 rooms. Take the “Royaltea” over a cup of Earl Grey in the lounge with Victoria sp...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Becky Linhardt
“Think of it as a set of boxes within a box — but with none of the walls of the screening areas touching. The movie experience is isolated to the movie on the screen, no noise from other presentations,” says Shane Smith, director of public programmes at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Ontario . And, oh what magic those boxes contain! After years of dreaming and planning, TIFF opened the Bell Lightbox in September 2010, and immediately began year-round programming...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Emily Tennyson
Ottawa is a visual treat in every season, but autumn is particularly replete with colorful delights. Across the Ottawa River, Gatineau Park explodes in cranberry, scarlet and tangerine tones. Though the 140-square-mile park is popular with cyclists and hikers, sometimes it’s nice to be a spectator, too. Relaxing foliage tours offer both a park overview and an opportunity to simply revel in nature’s flaming hues. In September and October, weekend foliage tours display Mother Nature, or as they say in Que...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Emily Tennyson
Canadian Shield. Niagara Escarpment. Sounds cold, doesn’t it? Yes, Collingwood, Ontario’s natural resources are frosty ones, but they spell winter fun. Chilly Collingwood is home to Blue Mountain , Ontario’s largest ski resort. Located on Georgian Bay, Blue Mountain features Ontario’s largest vertical slope and a chic ski village, too. No, you’re not in Whistler or Mont Tremblant, though the stylish hotels, boutiques and restaurants might make you think otherwise. Diversions aren’t just limited to ...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Linda Feagler
The word Niagara conjures up images of thundering falls and a raging river. But 20 minutes down the road from Canada’s renowned tourist attraction lies a pastoral world revered by theater lovers seeking a soothing summer retreat. Combine the romance of days gone by with spectacular plays, and it’s easy to see why every year Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario , attracts more than 300,000 visitors who are eager to stroll streets filled with eclectic shops and elegant 19th-century homes now serving as bed and bre...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Be a patriot this July — whichever flag you salute — over beautiful Niagara Falls . On July 1, enjoy a giant birthday cake decorated with the Maple Leaf during Canada Day at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario , before you spend the Fourth of July with Old Glory in Niagara Falls, New York . Laugh along at the comedic “Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Show” in Niagara Falls, Ontario, then taste British-inspired fish and chips at Betty’s Restaurant. The whole family will enjoy making custom Canada Day candy at Pop & Lol...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2011
Author(s): Emily Tennyson
During the winter, Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario , is the world’s largest outdoor skating rink — but in the summer, it’s a floating tour back in time. Made up of a series of rivers, lakes and connecting locks and canals, the Rideau forms a continuous waterway from Kingston to Ottawa. Of the canal’s 125 miles, only 12 miles are man-made. Built in 1826 by the British, little has changed about the Canal since that time. Since 1925, it’s been a Historic Site of Canada, and in 2007 the canal was named a UNE...
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