Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the

Niagara River The Niagara River () is a river that flows north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. It forms part of the border between the province of Ontario in Canada (on the west) and the state of New York (state), New York in the United States (on the east) ...

in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the

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. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). Incorporated on 12 June 1903, the city is across the river from

Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara ...

. The Niagara River flows over Niagara Falls at this location, creating a natural spectacle which attracts millions of tourists each year. The tourist area near the falls includes observation towers, high-rise hotels, souvenir shops, museums, indoor water parks, casinos and theatres, mostly with colourful neon billboards and advertisements. Other parts of the city include golf courses, parks, historic sites from the War of 1812, and residential neighbourhoods.

History

Prior to European arrival, present day Niagara Falls was populated by Iroquoian-speaking Neutral people but, after attacks from the Haudenosaunee and Seneca, the Neutral people population was severely reduced. The Haudenosaunee people remained in the area until Europeans made first contact in the late 17th century. The Niagara Falls area has had some European settlement since the 17th century. Louis Hennepin, a French priest and missionary, is regarded as the first European to visit the area in the 1670s. French colonists settled mostly in Lower Canada, beginning near the Atlantic, and in Quebec and Montreal. After surveys were completed in 1782 the area was referred to as ''Township Number 2'' as well as Mount Dorchester after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (and today is only honoured by Dorchester Road and the community of Dorchester Village). The earliest settlers of Township Number 2 were Philip George Bender (namesake of Bender Street and Bender Hill near Casino Niagara originally from Germany and later New Jersey and Philadelphia) and Thomas McMicken (a Scottish-born British Army veteran). Increased settlement in this area took place during and after the American Revolutionary War, when the British Crown made land grants to Loyalists to help them resettle in Upper Canada and provide some compensation for their losses after the United States became independent. Loyalist Robert Land received and was one of the first people of European descent to settle in the Niagara Region. He moved to nearby

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three years later due to the relentless noise of the falls. In 1791, John Graves Simcoe renamed the town was Stamford after Stamford, Lincolnshire in England but today Stamford is only used for an area northwest of downtown Niagara Falls as well as Stamford Street. During the war of 1812, the

battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...

took place in July 1814. In 1856, the Town of Clifton was incorporated by Ogden Creighton after Clifton, Bristol. The name of the town was changed to Niagara Falls in 1881. In 1882, the community of Drummondville (near the present-day corner of Lundy's Lane and Main Street) was incorporated as the village of Niagara Falls (South). The village was referred to as Niagara Falls South to differentiate it from the town. In 1904, the town and village amalgamated to form the City of Niagara Falls. In 1963, the city amalgamated with the surrounding Stamford Township. With the creation of a Niagara regional government in 1970, the city absorbed the village of Chippawa, Willoughby Township and part of

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Township, creating the present-day municipal boundaries. Tourism started in the early 19th century and has been a vital part of the local economy since that time. The falls became known as a natural wonder, in part to their being featured in paintings by prominent American artists of the 19th century such as Albert Bierstadt. Such works were reproduced as lithographs, becoming widely distributed. In addition, Niagara Falls markets itself as a

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destination; it is the self-proclaimed "honeymoon capital of the world". An internment camp for Germans was set up at The Armoury (now Niagara Military Museum) in Niagara Falls from December 1914 to August 1918. The city's official historian is

Sherman Zavitz Sherman Zavitz is a Canadian historian. City of Niagara Falls Official Historian He was the Official Historian of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, until his retirement in 2019. He wrote widely about local Niagara history, conducted walking to ...

, who gives regular radio broadcasts on many aspects of Niagara's history.

Black history

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Niagara Falls has had a Black population since at least 1783. Up to 12 African-Americans were a part of the Butler's Rangers, including Richard Pierpoint. When they were disbanded in 1783, they tried to establish themselves through farming nearby, making them among the first Black settlers in the region. It is estimated that nearly 10 percent of the Loyalists to settle in the area were

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. Niagara Falls' Black population increased in the following decades, as a destination on the Underground Railroad. In 1856, a British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church was established for African-Canadian worshipers. The BME Church, Nathaniel Dett Memorial Chapel is now a National Historic Site, remaining in operation into the 21st century. Composer, organist, pianist and music professor

Nathaniel Dett Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 – October 2, 1943), often known as R. Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a Black Canadian-American composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor. Born and raised in Canada until ...

was born in Niagara Falls in 1882. In 1886,

Burr Plato Burr Plato (–1905) was a Canadian political figure. Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia. Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an arduo ...

became one of the first African Canadians to be elected to political office, holding the position of City Councillor of Niagara Falls until 1901.

Geography

Niagara Falls is approximately by road from Ontario's capital of Toronto, which is across Lake Ontario to the north. The area of the Niagara Region is approximately .

Topography

The city is built along the Niagara Falls waterfalls and the

Niagara Gorge Niagara Gorge is an long canyon carved by the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border, between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the base of Niagara Falls and ends downriver at the ed ...

on the

, which flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

Climate

The city of Niagara Falls has a humid continental climate ( Köppen ''Dfa'') which is moderated to an extent in all seasons by proximity to water bodies. Winters are cold, with a January high of and a low of . However, temperatures above are common during winter. The average annual snowfall is , in which it can receive

lake effect snow Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water. The lower layer of air, heated up by the lake water, picks up water vapor from the lake and rises up through ...

from both lakes Erie and Ontario. Summers are warm to hot and humid, with a July high of and a low of . The average annual precipitation is , which is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year.

Communities and neighbourhoods

Although more historical and cultural diversity exists, Niagara Falls has 11 communities and 67 neighbourhoods defined by Planning Neighbourhoods and Communities for the City of Niagara Falls. *Beaverdams **Hyott **N.E.C. West **Nichols **Shriners **Warner * Chippawa **Bridgewater **Cummings **Hunter **Kingsbridge **Ussher **Weinbrenner *Crowland **Crowland *Drummond **Brookfield **Caledonia **Coronation **Corwin **Drummond Industrial Basin **Hennepin **Leeming **Merrit **Miller **Orchard **Trillium *Elgin **Balmoral **Central Business District **Glenview **Hamilton **Maple **Oakes **Ryerson **Valleyway *Grassybrook **Grassybrook Industrial Basin **Oakland **Rexinger *Northwest **Carmel **Kent **Mulhearn *Queen Victoria ** Clifton Hill ** Fallsview North ** Fallsview South **Marineland **Queen Victoria * Stamford **Burdette **Calaguiro **Church **Cullimore **Gauld **Ker **Mitchellson **Mountain **N.E.C. East **Olden **Pettit **Portage **Queensway Gardens **Rolling Acres **Thompson **Wallice *Westlane **Garner **Hodgson ** Lundy **Munro **Oakwood **Royal Manor **Westlane Industrial Basin * Willoughby **Niagara River Parkway **Willoughby

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Niagara Falls had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. At the census metropolitan area (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the St. Catharines - Niagara CMA had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As of the 2021 Census, 20.9% of the city's population were visible minorities, 3.5% had Indigenous ancestry, and the remaining 75.6% were White. The largest visible minority groups were South Asian (6.3%), Black (3.1%), Filipino (3.0%), Chinese (2.4%), Latin American (1.6%) and Arab (1.1%). 60.1% of Niagara Falls city residents self-identified with

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

denominations in 2021, down from 74.1% in 2011. 33.2% of residents were Catholic, 13.9% were Protestant, 7.1% were Christians of unspecified denomination, and 2.4% were Christian Orthodox. All other Christian denominations/Christian related traditions made up 3.5%. 30.9% of residents were irreligious or secular, up from 22.5% in 2011. Overall, followers of non-Christian religions/spiritual traditions were 9.0% of the population. The largest of these were

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(4.1%), Hinduism (2.0%), Sikhism (1.4%) and Buddhism (0.8%)

Economy

With a plentiful and inexpensive source of hydroelectric power from the waterfalls, many electro-chemical and electro-metallurgical industries located there in the early to mid-20th century. Industry began moving out of the city in the 1970s and 80s because of economic recession and increasing global competition in the manufacturing sector. Tourism increasingly became the city's most important revenue source. Generally speaking, Niagara Falls, Ontario is a more popular destination than

, in part due to the better view of the falls from the Canadian side of the river. In the 20th century, there was a favourable exchange rate when comparing Canadian and U.S. currencies, and Ontario had a greater focus on tourism. Also, Ontario's legal drinking age of 19, in comparison to a legal drinking age of 21 in the U.S., attracts potential alcohol consumers from across the border. The

Ontario government The government of Ontario (french: Gouvernement de l'Ontario) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Ontario. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown—represented in the province by the lieutenant governor— ...

introduced legal gambling to the local economy in the mid-1990s. Casino Niagara precipitated an economic boom in the late 1990s as numerous luxury hotels and tourist attractions were built, and a second casino, Niagara Fallsview, opened in 2004. Both attracted American tourists due in part to the comparatively less expensive Canadian dollar, and despite the opening of the

Seneca Niagara Casino Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel is a casino in Niagara Falls, New York. It was built by the Seneca Nation to compete with Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Formerly known as the Niagara Falls Convention a ...

on the American side. When the Canadian and US currencies moved closer to parity in the 2000s, Niagara Falls, Ontario continued to be a popular destination for Americans. Its tourist areas had many attractions and a vibrancy, while Niagara Falls, New York languished in a prolonged economic downturn. In 2004, several tourist establishments in Niagara Falls began adding a three percent marketing fee to bills. The collected money is untraceable, and there are no controls over how each establishment spends it. The Ontario government—concerned tourists could be misled into believing the fees were endorsed by the government—warned hotels and restaurants in 2008 not to claim the fee if it was not being remitted to a legitimate non-profit agency that promotes tourism. The practise continues, and takes in an estimated $15 million per-year from tourists unaware the fee is voluntary and can be removed from their bill. Clifton Hill Attractions, 2017

Recent development has been mostly centred on the Clifton Hill and Fallsview areas. The Niagara Falls downtown (Queen Street) is undergoing a major revitalization; the city is encouraging redevelopment of this area as an arts and culture district. The downtown was a major centre for local commerce and night life up until the 1970s, when the Niagara Square Shopping Centre began to draw away crowds and retailers. Since 2006, Historic Niagara has brought art galleries, boutiques, cafés and bistros to the street. Attractions include renovation of the Seneca Theatre. On 3 October 2012, the Mayor of Niagara Falls opened the new Queen Street Downtown Park featuring a children's playground complete with soft artificial turf, benches, seating, landscaping named Rosberg Family Park / Olympic Torch Trail. The "Water Molecule" sculpture is also featured at this park, created by artist Derek Costello. The city encourages location filming of movies and TV series and many have taken advantage of locations. Recent titles include several currently filming as well as Reliving Marilyn (2017 TV Movie), Fight! (2017), Odd Squad: The Movie (2016)and Blanket Fort: Vada Gets Toxic (2016).

Culture

Some cultural areas of Niagara Falls include Queen Street, Main and Ferry Streets, Stamford Centre and Chippawa Square. Community centres that are host to cultural activities include the City of Niagara Falls Museums, Niagara Falls Public Libraries, Coronation 50 Plus Recreation Centre, Club Italia and Scotia Bank Convention Centre.

Visual arts

* Niagara Falls Art Gallery * Peterson's Community Gallery

Performing arts

* Niagara Falls Centre for the Arts * Seneca Queen Theatre

Music

* Niagara Music Awards * Fallsview Casino Resort * Niagara Falls Convention Centre * Casino Niagara * Oakes Garden Theatre * Firemen's Park Summer Series * Chippawa Square Summer Series

Literacy and literary arts

* Niagara Falls Public Libraries: Victoria Avenue Library, Community Centre Branch, Stamford Centre Branch, Chippawa Branch Library * Niagara Literary Arts Festival

History

Niagara Falls History Museum The Niagara Falls History Museum is a local history museum in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Museum is housed in the old Stamford Township Hall, which was built in 1874. In 1974, the building was designated as a "Historic Buildin ...

* Battle Ground Hotel Museum * Willoughby Historical Museum * Niagara Military Museum * Niagara Falls Wedding and Fashion Museum * Niagara Falls Public Library: Historic Niagara Digital Collections * Lundy's Lane Historical Society *

Battle of Lundy's Lane The Battle of Lundy's Lane, also known as the Battle of Niagara, was a battle fought on 25 July 1814, during the War of 1812, between an invading American army and a British and Canadian army near present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was one o ...

Walking Tour * Historic Drummondville * Stamford Historic Area

Nature, parks and gardens

* Queen Victoria Park * Trillium Awards * Tree Seedling Sale * Community Clean Sweep Day *Rosberg Family Park / Olympic Torch Trail

Festivals and events

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*Niagara Integrated Film Festival * Springlicious * Mount Carmel Fine Art and Music Festival * Niagara Icewine Festival * Niagara Woodworking Show * Family Fun Day at the Museum * Heritage Info Day at the Museum * Niagara Falls Sports and Hobby Expo * Greater Niagara Home and Garden Show * Canada Day Celebration * Santa Claus Parade * Niagara Night of Art * Niagara Region Jazz Festival Niagara Falls Comic Com

Tourism

Niagara Falls observation attractions

*Tablerock Welcome Centre *Niagara Hornblower Cruises *

Journey Behind the Falls Journey Behind the Falls (known until the early 1990s as the ''Scenic Tunnels'') is an attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada located in the Table Rock Centre beside the Canadian Horseshoe Falls. It is open year round and run by the Niag ...

* Skylon Tower observation deck *Weekly fireworks over Niagara Falls *Nightly illumination of Niagara Falls *National Helicopters *Niagara Helicopters * Niagara Skywheel

Niagara River and Parkway attractions

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* Floral Clock * Bird Kingdom *

Spanish Aerocar The Whirlpool Aero Car or Spanish Aero Car is a cable car located in Niagara Falls, Ontario that transports passengers over a section of the Niagara River referred to as the Niagara Whirlpool. The system was designed by Spanish engineer Leona ...

over the Niagara River whirlpool * White Water Walk (formerly called the Great Gorge Trip, then the Great Gorge Adventure) at the Niagara River rapids *

* Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory *

Niagara Heritage Trail The Niagara Parks Commission, commonly shortened to Niagara Parks, is an agency of the Government of Ontario which maintains the Ontario shoreline of the Niagara River. History The Commission was founded in 1885 and charged with preserving an ...

Dufferin Islands Dufferin Islands are a group of scenic man-made islands located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, approximately 1/2 mile south of the Horseshoe Falls. The islands are known for their quiet seclusion and nature trails. History Early history While Niag ...

* Niagara Parks School of Horticulture * Niagara River Recreation Trail * Whirlpool Jetboat tours of the Niagara Gorge * Numerous parkway golf courses * The

Rainbow Carillon The Rainbow Tower is a tower located at the Rainbow Plaza Canada–US border station of the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Construction on the tower was completed in 1947. The tower, part of the Canadian plaza of the bridge, ...

, which sounds from the Rainbow Tower Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls attractions, Feb

Tourist sector entertainment

*Niagara Speedway Go Karts *Zipline to the Falls *

Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls Clifton Hill is one of the major tourist promenades in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The street, close to Niagara Falls and the Niagara River, leads from River Road on the Niagara Parkway to intersect with Victoria Avenue, and contains a number of gi ...

— Tourist promenade featuring a Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, arcades, five haunted houses, four wax museums including a Louis Tussauds Wax Works, and themed restaurants including the Hard Rock Cafe and

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. * Marineland — Aquatic theme park * Casinos — Casino Niagara and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort *

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Theatre and Daredevil museum *

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Theatre/ Las Vegas style

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show. * Skylon Tower - Revolving dining towering above Niagara gorge. * Fallsview Tourist Area *

Fallsview Indoor Waterpark Fallsview Indoor Waterpark is located on 5685 Falls Avenue in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. General information The waterpark officially opened on 8 May 2006. More than of water are used to operate this facility. There is a water oasis spanni ...

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Niagara Falls indoor waterpark * MGM Studios Plaza * Queen Street Arts & Culture District * Konica Minolta Tower Centre - the area's second tower * Flyboard Niagara - Watersports/leisurely activities

Conventions and conferences

* Niagara Falls Convention Centre * Sheraton on the Falls Hotel and Conference Centre

Sports and active living

Venues

* Niagara Falls Sportsplex * MacBain Centre * Gale Centre * Willoughby Memorial Arena * Coronation 50 Plus Recreation * Oakes Park Running Track

Events

* Ride of Silence * International Marathon

Sports teams and leagues

The

Niagara Stars The Niagara Stars played in the independent Canadian Baseball League that existed for half of the summer season of 2003 before folding. Located in the city of Welland, Ontario the team featured a variety of international ballplayers from Canada, ...

of the defunct

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played in Welland, Ontario and the Niagara IceDogs play in

St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...

Government

Niagara Falls City Council consists of eight councillors and a mayor. City elections take place every four years with the most recent election held on 24 October 2022. Council is responsible for policy and decision making, monitoring the operation and performance of the city, analysing and approving budgets and determining spending priorities. Due to regulations put forward by the Municipal Elections Act 1996, elections are held on the fourth Monday in October except for religious holidays or if a member of council or if the mayor resigns.

Niagara Falls Fire Department

The city's fire and emergency service are provided from 6 stations with a staff of 133 firefighters and 78 volunteers. Three stations are full time and three are volunteer.

Policing

Provincial roads (namely the Queen Elizabeth Way) are patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the rest by

Niagara Regional Police The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Niagara in the Canadian province of Ontario. The NRPS was established on January 1, 1971, and is the oldest regional police service in Ontario. ...

(NRPS) for city streets and general policing or

Niagara Parks Police The Niagara Parks Police Service provides policing services for the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. First established in 1887, the Niagara Parks Police Service is one of the oldest po ...

(NPP) on property relating to Niagara Parks Commission. Policing on the Canadian side of bridges (Whirlpool and Rainbow Bridges) are conducted by both Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and

U.S. Customs and Border Protection United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...

(CBP) operations, but may involve Niagara Regional Police and/or OPP, as well as US agencies. Michigan Central Railway Bridge is an inactive railway bridge and closed off to prevent trespassing by the

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and can be accessed by NRPS or CBSA/CBP if required.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highways

Niagara Falls is linked to major highways in Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW), stretching from Fort Erie to Toronto, passes through Niagara Falls.

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(along with Niagara Regional Road 420) connect the Rainbow Bridge to the QEW. The

Niagara Parkway The Niagara Parkway, formerly known as Niagara Boulevard and historically as the Niagara Road, is a scenic road in the province of Ontario that travels on the Canadian side of the Niagara River from the town of Fort Erie to Niagara-on-the-Lake. ...

is a road operated under the Niagara Parks Commission which connects Niagara-on-the-Lake to Fort Erie via Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls formerly had King's Highways passing through the city. These included: * The original routing of Highway 3, (which later became Highway 3A), which ended at the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge via River Road * Highway 8, which ended at the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge via Bridge Street *

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, which ended at the Honeymoon Bridge and later the Rainbow Bridge via Lundy's Lane and Clifton Hill

Regional airports

* Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga, New York. * Toronto Pearson International Airport in

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, Ontario - the primary international airport * Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario. *

Niagara Falls International Airport Niagara Falls International Airport is located east of downtown Niagara Falls, in the Town of Niagara in Niagara County, New York, United States. Owned and operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the airport is a joint civ ...

in the Town of Niagara, New York * St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport in

Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of On ...

, Ontario

Rail

Via Rail Canada and Amtrak jointly provide service to the Niagara Falls station via their '' Maple Leaf'' service between Toronto Union Station and

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. In summer 2009,

Go Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

started a pilot project providing weekend and holiday train service from Toronto to Niagara falls from mid June to mid October. These GO Trains run seasonally between Toronto Union Station and Niagara Falls at weekends. At other times, regular hourly GO train services are provided between Toronto Union and Burlington station, where connecting bus services operate to and from the rail station at Niagara. As of January 2019,

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

offers two-way, weekday commuter service from

Niagara Falls station (Ontario) Niagara Falls station is a railway station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is served by the ''Maple Leaf'' train between Toronto and New York City and is the terminus of GO Transit's Lakeshore West line towards Toronto. The Gothic Revival ...

to Union Station (Toronto) as part of the Niagara GO Expansion. The full expansion project is expected to be complete by 2025.

Bus

* Coach Canada has daily runs to and from Toronto and Buffalo, New York. *

offers daily bus service between Niagara and Burlington GO Station. *

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has daily runs on its route to New York City starting in Toronto. *

Niagara Falls Transit Niagara Falls Transit operates the public transport bus services in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1960, Niagara Transit originally operated ten routes. In 2007 the operation of Niagara Transit was taken over by the transportat ...

is the public transit operator in the city.

Cabs and shuttle buses

*Buffalo Airport Shuttle is a reservation based shuttle that operates from the Buffalo Airport to and from Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Hamilton, and Toronto. *Niagara Livery Service is a taxi/limo company in Niagara. *5-0 is a local cab service. A taxi shuttle provides transfers to airports from Buffalo, New York to Niagara Falls, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. *Niagara Falls Taxi is a local taxi service from Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Ontario airports back to Niagara. *Elite Taxi is a local taxi service that provides regular and wheelchair accessible taxi service to and from Niagara Falls, ON. Specialists in airport transfers (Buffalo, Hamilton, Toronto, Niagara Falls, NY).

Active transportation

The City of Niagara Falls is working toward Bike Friendly designation and providing more resources to encourage active transportation.

Education

Niagara Falls has one post-secondary institution in the city and another in the Niagara Region. Niagara is served by the

District School Board of Niagara The District School Board of Niagara (DSBN, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 22 prior to 1999) is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Its head office ...

and the

Niagara Catholic District School Board The Niagara Catholic District School Board (Niagara Catholic or NCDSB, previously known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 50 prior to 1999) is the publicly funded Catholic school board in the Regional Municipality of Niagara ...

which operate elementary and secondary schools in the region. There are also numerous private institutions offer alternatives to the traditional education systems.

Post secondary

*In the Niagara Region: Brock University in St. Catharines. *In the City of Niagara Falls: Niagara College based in Welland, also has campuses in Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines.

High schools

A. N. Myer Secondary School A. N. Myer Secondary School is a public high school located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located on O'Neil Street, and is part of the District School Board of Niagara. As of the 2019-2020 school year, 1213 students were enrolled A. N. ...

Westlane Secondary School Westlane Secondary School is a Canadian public secondary school located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Lundy's Lane area, and is part of the District School Board of Niagara. , it had 669 students. In the Fraser Institute's ' ...

*Stamford Collegiate * Saint Michael Catholic High School *Saint Paul Catholic High School

Library

Niagara Falls is also served by Niagara Falls Public Library, a growing library system composed of four branches, with the main branch in the downtown area. It is visited by over 10,000 people weekly. An extensive online database of photographs and artwork is maintained at Historic Niagara Digital Collections.

Media

Niagara Falls is served by two main local newspapers, three radio stations and a community television channel. All other media is regionally based, as well, from Hamilton and Toronto.

Newspapers

Local newspapers are: *

Niagara Falls Review The ''Niagara Falls Review'' is a daily newspaper distributed in Niagara Falls and also serving the nearby towns of Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake area in Ontario, Canada. The paper is owned by Metroland Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar. ...

*Niagara This Week *

St. Catharines Standard The ''St. Catharines Standard'' is a daily newspaper of the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. As of May 2020, the publication was owned by Torstar but on May 26, 2020, the company agreed to be acquired by NordStar Capital, a private investm ...

Due to its proximity to Hamilton and Toronto, local residents have access to the papers like The Hamilton Spectator, the

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

, and the

Toronto Sun The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Postmedia Place i ...

Radio

*91.7 FM - CIXL-FM, "Giant FM" Classic Rock *97.7 FM – CHTZ-FM, "97.7 HTZ-FM" Mainstream Rock *101.1 FM –

CFLZ-FM CFLZ-FM (101.1 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station in Fort Erie, Ontario, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, serving the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara Region and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It is owne ...

, "More FM" CHR *105.1 FM –

CJED-FM CJED-FM is a radio station in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and targeting the Greater Niagara Falls area, including the Niagara Region in Ontario and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area in New York. Broadcasting at 105.1 FM, the station ...

, "105.1 The River FM" adult hits The area is otherwise served by stations from Toronto,

and Buffalo.

Television

Cogeco Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications and media company. Its corporate offices are located at 1 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec. The company is structured into three strategic business units (SBU); Cogeco Connexion, Breezeline ( ...

is the local cable television franchise serving Niagara Falls; the system carries most major channels from Toronto and Buffalo, as well as TVCogeco, a community channel serving Niagara Falls. * CHCH-DT (UHF channel 15 - virtual channel 11) from Hamilton, Ontario also serves the Niagara Region. Television stations from Toronto and Buffalo are also widely available. Officially, Niagara Falls is part of the Toronto television market, even though it is directly across the Niagara River from its American twin city, which is part of the Buffalo market.

Notable people

Bruno Agostinelli Bruno Agostinelli Jr. (1 April 1987 – 9 March 2016) was a Canadian Davis Cup tennis player. See also *List of Canada Davis Cup team representatives This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Canada Davis Cup team The Canada m ...

, professional tennis player *

Ray Barkwill Raymond "Ray" Barkwill (born 26 August 1980) is a retired Canadian rugby union player who played for a number of teams before ending his career at Seattle Seawolves of Major League Rugby where he helped win the inaugural title including scoring a ...

, Canadian national rugby player * John C. Breckinridge, former United States Vice-President (lived in the area for three months) *

Harold Bradley Harold Ray Bradley (January 2, 1926 – January 31, 2019) was an American guitarist and entrepreneur, who played on many country, rock and pop recordings and produced numerous TV variety shows and movie soundtracks. Having started as a session ...

, classical pianist * Cathy Marie Buchanan, author *

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...

, film director * Bill Cupolo, NHL player *

Kevin Dallman Kevin Jonathan Dallman ( kz, Кевин Даллмэн; born February 26, 1981) is a Canadian- Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most recently played for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career ...

, NHL player * Marty Dallman, NHL player * Frank Dancevic, professional tennis player *

Sandro DeAngelis Sandro DeAngelis (born May 1, 1981) is a former professional gridiron football placekicker. He last played during the 2013 season for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He had also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, ...

, CFL kicker * Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer born in Drummondville * Barbara Frum, CBC broadcaster * William Giauque, recipient of 1949 Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

Mike Glumac Michael Glumac (born April 5, 1980) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who last played as Captain for Croatian hockey club KHL Medveščak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is of Croatian descent. Collegiate ...

, professional hockey player * Brian Greenspan, lawyer *

Eddie Greenspan Edward Leonard Greenspan, (February 28, 1944December 24, 2014) was one of Canada's most famous defence lawyers, and a prolific author of legal volumes. His fame was owed to numerous high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the Canadia ...

, lawyer *

Bobby Gunn Bobby Gunn (born Robert Williamson, December 25, 1973) is a retired Canadian professional boxer and bareknuckle boxer. Career Gunn was born on December 25, 1973, in Ontario, Canada, into an Irish Traveller family from the Republic of Ireland a ...

, boxer *

Obs Heximer Orville Russell "Obs" Heximer (February 16, 1910 – July 16, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 85 games in the National Hockey League between 1929 and 1935. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, he played with the New York ...

, NHL player * Tim Hicks, country singer *

Honeymoon Suite Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital of the world. History 1981–1985 The band was originally formed ...

, rock band * Harold Howard, retired mixed martial artist and UFC fighter *

Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...

, illustrator and children's book author * Judy LaMarsh, second female federal cabinet minister in Canadian history *

Steve Ludzik Stephen Paul Ludzik (born April 3, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach who has worked as a television analyst for The Score television network. He played in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks an ...

, NHL player *

Denise Matthews Denise Katrina Matthews (January 4, 1959 – February 15, 2016), known professionally as Vanity, was a Canadian singer, model, and actress. Known for her image as a sex symbol in the 1980s, she became an evangelist and renounced her career as Va ...

, evangelist, singer *

Bob Manno Robert John Manno (born October 31, 1956) is a Canadian-born Italian former professional ice hockey forward. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Manno started his National Hockey League career with the Vancouver Canucks in 1976. He also playe ...

, NHL player *

Nenad Medic Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a male personal Slavic names, name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia than i ...

, poker player *

Stephan Moccio Stephan Moccio is a Canadian composer, producer, pianist, arranger, conductor and recording artist. He co-wrote and co-produced the two end credit songs for ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its soundtrack: "Earned It" (The Weeknd) and " I Know You ...

, musician, arranger, composer * Tom Moore, trade unionist *

Rick Morocco Rick Morocco (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey executive, and former professional player. A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, he played junior ice hockey in Ontario, before winning a national university championship wit ...

, ice hockey executive and professional player *

Johnny Mowers John Thomas "Mum" Mowers (October 29, 1916 – December 7, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1940 and 1947. In 1943 he won the Vezina Trophy for allowing th ...

, NHL goalie * Rob Nicholson, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada * Terry O'Reilly, NHL player and head coach *

Roula Partheniou Roula Partheniou (born 1977) is a Canadian contemporary artist. She currently practices in Sackville, New Brunswick. Biography Partheniou was born in 1977 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She was educated at the University of Guelph, where she received ...

, contemporary artist * Frank Pietrangelo, NHL goalie *

, politician * deadmau5, musician and DJ * Isabelle Rezazadeh, DJ and record producer *

Phil Roberto Phillip Joseph Roberto (born January 1, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Kansas City Scouts, Colorado Rock ...

, NHL player *

Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. The two-time Sta ...

, NHL player *

Jarrod Skalde Jarrod Skalde (born February 26, 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and player who is a free agent. He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. From august 2022, he is the head coach of slovak ice hockey team Vlci Zilina in Tipos Slovenská hokejová ...

, NHL player *

Russell Teibert Russell James Teibert (born December 22, 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player currently playing as a midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer and formerly for the Canada national team. Club career Youth and ama ...

, soccer player * Jay Triano, former NBA head coach * Gillian Robertson, UFC Fighter *

Tvangeste Tvangeste is a Russian/Canadian symphonic black metal duo composed of husband and wife Mikhail "Miron" Chirva and Naturelle Chirva. The band's name comes from ''Twangste'' (also spelled as ''Tuwangste'', ''Tvankste'' or ''Twankste''), an Old Pr ...

symphonic black metal Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. Notable symphonic black metal bands include Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, and Carach Angren. History ...

band formerly based on Kaliningrad, Russia * Wave, pop band *

, historian *

Murda Beatz Shane Lee Lindstrom (born February 11, 1994), known professionally as Murda Beatz, is a Canadian record producer. He has produced hit singles like " Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott, "Back on Road" by Gucci Mane, "Nice for What" by Drake, "Moto ...

, Producer and DJ *

Steve Terreberry Steven Roger Terreberry (born September 30, 1987), also known as Stevie T, is a Canadian YouTuber and musician based in Welland, Ontario. He is known for his comedic videos involving music. Career Terreberry created his YouTube channel on Janu ...

, musician, comedian, and YouTuber *

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Mary Ellen Elizabeth Turpel-Lafond (born February 1963) is a Canadian lawyer, former judge, and legislative advocate for children's rights. She was appointed in 2006 as British Columbia's first Representative for Children and Youth, an indepe ...

, lawyer and professor; former judge

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