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,...
Provincial officials ‘shocked’ to learn Douglas Memorial is closing: Redekop
Fort Erie’s delegation brought up the planned closure of Douglas Memorial Hospital in every meeting it held with provincial officials at this year’s Association of...
Fort Erie gains two family doctors, its first of 2026
Fort Erie will gain two family doctors before the end of the year. Jill Croteau, physician recruitment program manager for Niagara Region, told Fort Erie...
Fort Erie asks province to replace fire rescue boats at AMO conference
A provincial staff member is now searching for money to replace Fort Erie’s fire rescue boats after Mayor Wayne Redekop put the request directly to...
Noyes, McDermott acclaimed to Fort Erie council as nominations close
Ann-Marie Noyes and George McDermott will keep their Fort Erie council seats without a single ballot being cast, after town clerk Peter Todd declared both...
ROUNDUP | What’s happening in Fort Erie this week? [August 24-30, 2026]
What follows is a list of community events happening in Greater Fort Erie between August 24 and 30, 2026. Upcoming events can be submitted to...
Fort Erie cadet earns his wings, first for his squadron in six years
A Fort Erie teenager spent six weeks of his summer learning to fly a glider in Quebec, and came home with a set of pilot’s...
Six Nations police arrest Fort Erie man wanted in Niagara Boulevard shooting
Six Nations police arrested Samuel Sawyer on Wednesday, three weeks after Niagara detectives named the 28-year-old Fort Erie man as the suspect in a shooting...



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