Following the committees decision, the Ontario Casino Corporation will enter into negotiations with the preferred proponent on relevant development and operating agreements. Construction of the project is expected to take three to six years. Tourism Developments and the Casino Spin-Off Effect Tourism experienced a strong 1997 season. The exchange rate, various marketing initiatives and a strong US and Canadian economy provided the impetus for a strong year. BDD staff has worked with interested developers from around the world reagrding their tourism plans for Niagara Falls.
Business plans are prepared or are in the process for a variety of exciting tourism developments.
Buchanan Avenue, Opening Summer 99. The complex is scheduled to open in the spring of 1999. The former power plant was opened in 1906 and was the first hydroelectric development in Niagara Falls. The facility ceased operations in 1974. The Niagara Parks Commission and Ontario Hydro submitted a Request for Intent to transfer the facility into a premier Niagara attraction.