Meteors open preseason with 3-1 loss to Pelham
The Fort Erie Meteors began their preseason with a 3-1 loss to the Pelham Panthers on Saturday at the Fort Erie Leisureplex. It was the...
Fort Erie, Niagara urged to find competitive edge amid U.S. trade war
Fort Erie and Niagara need to seek out every competitive advantage as Canada’s neighbour to the south attempts to wage economic war on Canadian businesses,...
Town considers pickleball courts in $206K Ridgeway Lions Park redesign
The Town of Fort Erie will demolish and rebuild the aging sports courts at Ridgeway Lions Park, but the public survey that will steer the...
Lucas sentenced to life with no parole for 22 years in Fort Erie murders
A Toronto man found guilty of shooting two young women to death at a Fort Erie birthday party has been sentenced to life in prison...
Police seek man in Fort Erie indecent act investigation
Niagara Regional Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man as part of an indecent act investigation in Fort Erie. Officers were called...
Council greenlights 112-unit development for Cruickshank property
Calling it one of the better adaptive reuse proposals they’ve seen, Fort Erie councillors have okayed a mixed-use build for Garrison Road on property that’s...
Fort Erie’s only bus route will soon run seven days a week
Starting September 6, Route 751 will run on Sundays and holidays for the first time, part of a Niagara Transit expansion across the region. The...
Town has no reliable count of its homeless residents: Redekop
Mayor Wayne Redekop said the biggest gap in the town’s response to homelessness is not knowing how many residents are homeless, where they are staying...
Ridgeway man sheds the ‘tough guy’ armour in his first published work
Rob Spehar’s wife asked him a simple question: if he wanted a different life, why didn’t he go get it? He couldn’t answer her. That...
Bay Beach unsafe, three Fort Erie public beaches open
One of Fort Erie’s four monitored public beaches is posted unsafe after the latest round of beach water testing. According to Niagara Region Public Health,...



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