Healthcare SOS says signatures aren’t enough to save Douglas Memorial
Fort Erie’s council delegation opened two days of provincial meetings in Ottawa on Monday, but the town’s leading healthcare advocate says residents must now lobby...
Ridgeway supplier cuts prices for flood-hit Niagara homeowners
A Ridgeway building supplier is offering discounted flooring, insulation, doors and furnaces to Niagara home and business owners rebuilding after this month’s floods, but applicants...
New candidate makes it a four-way race for Fort Erie mayor
Two more candidates have entered Fort Erie’s municipal election, and only two councillors are now on track to win their seats without a vote. Mike...
Fort Erie’s Friendship Festival cancelled for a second time
The revived Friendship Festival in Fort Erie has been cancelled for a second time this summer after roughly half its vendors withdrew, and organizer Wyatt...
Friends of the Fort Erie Public Library launch monthly newsletter
The volunteer group that has given more than $100,000 to Fort Erie’s library branches has published its first monthly newsletter, a new effort to recruit...
Dominion Road condo development gets two-year extension
As the housing market, and more specifically condo market, continues to struggle, Fort Erie councillors have somewhat reluctantly approved an extension to a draft plan...
Corgis and hounds fetch 52 per cent wagering jump for race track
On-track wagering at Fort Erie Race Track increased 52 per cent during last week’s corgi and basset hound races, but demand for the free event...
‘A tremendous tribute’: Thunder Bay park to be named after Earl Plato
For those who have lived in Fort Erie for a certain length of time, two names quickly come to mind when the discussion turns to...
Fort Erie introducing permit bylaw to fast-track developer approvals
The Town of Fort Erie wants to replace its zoning bylaw in seven growth areas with a single permit system meant to speed up developer...
Crash cuts power to 1,200 customers in south Fort Erie
A driver struck a utility pole near Gilmore Road and Ellen Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, cutting power to about 1,200 Canadian Niagara Power customers in...
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