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[ Back to Media ] Niagara’s Festive Nights are Brighter thanks to Sparkle Award Winners Niagara Falls, ON – The Winter Festival of Lights (WFOL) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Home Hardware Sparkle Awards Contest, presented by The Niagara Falls Review. The Home Hardware Sparkle Awards Contest was created to promote community involvement and the spirit of festive goodwill in Niagara Falls during the holiday season. It includes four (4) property categories: Residential, Multi-Residential, Commercial and Bed & Breakfast. Single family houses, duplexes and individual townhouses are eligible for the Residential category, which is segmented by wards with first place awarded to a house in each ward. The Multi-Residential category includes apartment buildings and multi-unit residential complexes such as condominiums. The Commercial category includes restaurants, attractions, hotels, motels, factories, offices, stores, and institutional facilities excluding those owned by the City of Niagara Falls while the Bed & Breakfast category consists of bed & breakfast establishments. The winning entries in the Residential category are: Ward 1: 5067 Second Ave. Ward 2: 5446 Highland Ave. Ward 3: 7301 Freeman St. Ward 4: 6489 Riall St. Ward 5: 7786 Spring Blossom Dr. Ward 6: 8468 Oakwood Dr. In the Multi-Residential category, first place was awarded to Victoria Park Towers located at 6521 Drummond Road. In the Bed and Breakfast category, Villa Gardenia Bed & Breakfast, located at 4741 Zimmerman Avenue, was pronounced the winner. Lastly, Parkway Court Motel located at 3708 Main St. was named the Commercial category winner. Entrants were judged on the overall appearance, attractiveness, creative illumination, color coordination, and theme of their property when illuminated. The Winter Festival of Lights would like to thank the volunteers that assisted with the judging as well as sponsors, Niagara Falls Home Hardware dealers, The Niagara Falls Review, Falls Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC, TVCogeco, Signature Signs and Mick & Angelo’s Eatery & Bar for their support. -30- About the Winter Festival of Lights The 27th Annual Winter Festival of Lights runs to January 4, 2010. It attracts over 1 million people annually to Niagara Falls, Ontario and has been recognized as a Top 100 Internationally Known Event by the American Bus Association, a Top 100 Ontario Festival and 1 of 18 Ontario Festivals & Events of Distinction by Festivals & Events Ontario. The Festival includes over 3 million sparkling lights, more than 120 spectacular lighting displays, including the world-famous Enchantment of Disney® displays, and a calendar full of festive events and activities including: Rink at the Brink, Fireworks over the Falls, CYTEC Candy Cane Lane 5k Race & Fun Run, Christmas Concert Series, and fantastic stage productions like The Chronicles of Narnia and Jump, Jive & Jingle. Contact: Dino Fazio, General Manager, WFOL, 905 374-1616 x. 46, dino@WFOL.com
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WINTER FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS © 2010
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