A grassroots movement is growing to revitalize downtown Niagara Falls. Watch as artists in Niagara Falls meet to discuss the future of the city’s downtown core. Melanie Mullen serves as meeting facilitator. February 4th, 2008. See the video here.

Mullen wins Sierra Club achievement award

Environmentalist Melanie Mullen earned the recognition of the Sierra Club’s Niagara chapter this week. The organization named 24-year-old Mullen the winner of its environmental youth achievement award, a new award to focus attention on education.”We feel as an organization that it is very important to the region to support the hard work of our new leaders” said Larry-Alan Caldwell, chairman of the Niagara region Sierra Club Conservation Team. Caldwell credited Mullen’s efforts with building a better quality of life, awareness of environmental issues, and protecting resources in Niagara.

New project gauges opinion, hopes to generate excitement about city's core

Posted By JENNIFER PELLEGRINI

http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca 

Members of the Celebrate Old Downtown want Niagara Falls residents to offer their two cents on how to revitalize the area.