Railway museum open weekend offers glimpse into Niagara history
For over 40 years they were the Schrodinger’s Cat of Niagara railway lore: Two locomotives stored in Niagara Falls that seemingly existed and didn’t exist...
New Gilmore Lodge site holds official ribbon cutting ceremony
Officials gathered July 4 to celebrate the opening of the new Gilmore Lodge long-term care facility located at 60 King Street. The $86-million facility replaces...
Crowd of 3,000 celebrates Canada Day at the Fort Erie Race Track
“Great atmosphere.” This is what Niagara Falls resident Matt Punyi says he would write as a Google review for the Fort Erie Race Track after...
Fort Erie values ‘diversity and inclusion’: Redekop at Pride event
The Fort Erie Pride Festival started six years ago and brought out about 20 people in its inaugural edition. Held back then at the Bell...
Hundreds come out for supper market kickoff on Thursday night
Mike Reles and Amber Halkes are entering their third summer as small business owners in Crystal Beach. The owners of Maplewood Gelato, this is the...
‘Elbows Up’ organizers from Buffalo invite Canadians to join them
Fort Erie and the rest of Canada have plenty of friends in Buffalo. Earlier this year, hundreds of people gathered along the breakwall near the...
The Grove in Crystal Beach adds two beach volleyball courts
It’s probably too busy on the sands of Bay Beach during the summer to set up two regulation-sized beach volleyball courts. But just a short...
Fireworks will light up the sky as Fort Erie celebrates Canada Day
The last edition of the Fort Erie Friendship Festival was held in 2019. It was a popular event that saw many ups and downs since...
Art battle hosted by FEAC ‘all about being mentally ready,’ says winner
Every artist works at their own pace, but not during Saturday’s art battle at the Sanctuary Centre for the Arts in downtown Ridgeway. Hosted by...
Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre hosts Solidarity Day gathering
When Lindsey Bowes’ grandmother died about two years ago, she decided to dig further into her Indigeneity to learn more about her culture. The local...



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