Town to reimburse property owners who win heritage appeals
Residents will have a chance to recoup the cost of appeal fees when the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) sides with them in a heritage designation...
Town to accept proposals for next animal control contract
Fort Erie councillors have voted to allow for an open bidding process for the next animal control contract, despite the fact it may cost them...
Fort Erie council votes in favour of rodent control rebate program
Residents who are dealing with rat problems will soon get a little financial help from the Town. Councillors voted in favour of a recommendation to...
Town of Fort Erie ‘moving towards becoming a bee town’
It’s hive time Fort Erie supports the little buzzing pollinators that make life as we know it possible. The town will be applying for bee-friendly...
Council approves Stevensville facade improvement grant with conditions
A facade improvement grant for a Stevensville property will only be paid out once construction for the entire building is complete. Councillors placed the added...
Possible increase to resident Bay Beach pass costs put on hold
A staff recommendation calling for resident season passes for Bay Beach to be doubled has been put on hold. Mayor Wayne Redekop referred the report...
Local politicians share their non-political resolutions for 2025
Fort Erie town council members are beginning the second half of their term in 2025 and have plenty of issues on their plate. Healthcare services,...
Fort Erie residents to feel impact of Niagara Region budget with 9.6-per-cent increase
Fort Erie Regional Councillor Tom Insinna says he is confronted regularly by local residents concerned about raising taxes. He said this last week during a...
Town adopts new multi-year accessibility plan with several recommendations
The Town of Fort Erie adopted its first multi-year accessibility plan in 2013, and its third version of that plan on Monday night. The Accessibility...
Christensen asks staff to consider additional lighting for parks
As Yogi Berra, a man who knew his way around parks, once said: It gets late early out there. With the winter solstice nearing and...



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