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                                                                                                                   New this year is a total renovation of
                                                                                                               its fl agship restaurant, formerly Elements,
                                                                                                               which is being redesigned and relaunched
                                                                                                               as the Table Rock House Restaurant.
                                                                                                               Focusing on locally sourced ingredients,
                                                                                                               the dining room will celebrate the
                                                                                                               fl avours of Niagara, as well as reach back

                                                                                                               to connect with local history. The original
                                                                                                               Table Rock House Restaurant opened in
                                                                                                               1926 and, while the building is the same
                                                                                                               and the turrets are still there, the décor,
                                                                                                               menu and ambiance will be entirely
                                                                                                               new. The Falls side dining space will be
                                                                                                               accessible to a diverse audience of
                                                                                                               visitors, with a bistro-style bar to be
                                                                                                               added in phase two of the renovation.
                                                                                                                   The new director of cultural steward-
            NIAGARA PARKS
                                                                                                               ship oversees the live music program.
                                                                  Established in 1885, Niagara                 Working with the renowned Polaris
                 Niagara Parks:                                   Parks was created to control                 Music Prize, the goal of the program is to
                                                                  the parklands and buildings
                        Enlightened                               along the length of the Niagara              help foster new talent, and showcase the
                                                                                                               diversity of Canadian music.
               Stewardship of                                     River. Today, Niagara Parks                  carries on, with well-known Niagara Parks
                                                                                                                   The popular Pop-up Dinner Series also
                                                                  maintains over 1325 ha (3,274
                   the Falls Area                                 acres) of parkland from Fort                 chefs preparing memorable menus in
                                                                  Erie in the south to Niagara-on-
                                                                                                               iconic locations along the Niagara Parkway.
                                                                  the-Lake in the north.
                           BY BARBARA RAMSAY ORR                                                                   Over 130 years on, Niagara Parks
                                                                                                               continues to foster the best of Niagara.
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