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Guests will now be able to explore historic Niagara-on-the-Lake via WEGO. The Niagara Parks Commission has just announced the exciting addition to the schedule which will commence on June 23 and run through September 1. Shuttles will depart every 90 minutes beginning at 10:15am daily from the Floral Clock destined for Fort George.  The last southbound shuttle of the day will leave Fort George at 5pm, allowing visitors time to experience the historic ‘old town’ or even catch an afternoon performance at Shaw Festival.

Tickets may be purchased at Fort George, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Niagara Parks Floral Clock along with other north attractions. Ticket prices for adults: one-way $5, round trip $10 and for children ages 6-12: one-way $3, round trip $6. Children 5 and under are free.

For more information go to http://www.niagaraparks.com/wego/

The annual Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap event raised $175,988 this year, which pushes its eight-year total to over $1-million. The organizers (who include Mayor Jim Diodati and Dino Dicienzo Jr. of Canadian Niagara Hotels) had no idea of just how successful the program would become when they first started it. They are extremely proud of the fact that 100% of the money raised goes directly to local Niagara charities.

“This is one of the benefits we have of living in a tourist town for all the locals,” said Diodati

A record 7,800 room nights were offered to Niagara region residents by twenty-seven hotels as a way of letting them know what’s available and hopefully spreading the word when family and friends visit the area.

A portion of the funds are provided to the Niagara Community Foundation, where the money is put into income-earning endowment funds that benefit local charities. The remainder is directed to charities selected by the 2011 Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap Committee through an application process and an option for individual hotels to direct funds.

Read how Sleep Cheap organizers including Dino DiCienzo Jr. and Mayor Jim Diodati raised $1-million for local charities →