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Celebrate The Dog Days Of Summer At Buffalo, New York’s Annual Elmwood Avenue Festival Of The Arts

A Brief by Doug Draper 

It is one of the last great festive events of the summer season in our Greater Niagara Region.EFA_Poster_2014_m-169x300

The annual Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts in Buffalo, New York, scheduled this Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., is a wonderful way of celebrating some of the last few days of summer and is a model for neighbourhoods anywhere in our cross-border region for drawing people to the best of friendship and fun that a community can offer.

Please check out the information below, circulated to Niagara At Large and other media from the organizers of this festival. Continue reading

Peace Bridge Summer Travel Tips For Crossing The Border

(Niagara At Large is posting the following tips for crossing the Canada-U.S. border in our greater Niagara region – circulated by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority – for travelers’ information. Click on Niagara At Large at www.niagaraatlarge.com for more news and commentary on matters of interest and concern to our greater binational Niagara region.)

Today the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (Peace Bridge Authority) officially welcomes the summer season by reminding travelers of a few important international border crossing tips.

Lining up at customs on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge.

“Educating travelers on how to properly cross the border is an important factor in reducing traffic and congestion at busy international corridors like the Peace Bridge,” said PBA Chairman Ken Schoetz.

“With the Lake Erie cottage and beach season at hand, and numerous bi-national vacation attractions resuming operations, we encourage all local residents to heed these tips when making their trips back-and-forth his summer.”

The following tips have a noted track-record of making border crossing a more efficient and therefore enjoyable experience for regular and infrequent travelers alike:

 Enroll in NEXUS and E-ZPass to help significantly expedite your border crossing. Continue reading