SIU clears officer in October shootout after Crystal Beach lockdown
Police blocked a vehicle at a Niagara Falls gas station at about 2:30 a.m. on October 22, 2025, where an officer shot and killed a...
Fort Erie Race Track to open May 31 for 129th racing season
The starting gates at Fort Erie Race Track will open May 31, launching the venue’s 129th season of live thoroughbred racing through until October 20....
Point Abino drain project appeals tribunal set for next month
Local residents within the Point Abino drain watershed will likely be paying for a large chunk of a planned maintenance and upgrade project. Properties in...
Five rabbits and 21 cats, rats and dogs up for adoption at SPCA
If you’re looking to add a four-legged family member to your household, the Fort Erie SPCA currently has 26 animals available, including dogs, cats, rabbits...
Town seeks non-profit to run Fort Erie’s first community garden
Fort Erie is getting its hands dirty with an all-new community garden set beside the Fort Erie Railway Museum and Central Fire Station, and the...
Cell infrastructure project will see Fort Erie included in 2027
By the end of next year, dropped calls along the Niagara Parkway corridor in Fort Erie may become a thing of the past, once a...
March 26 concert at Sessions to honour Winterstein ahead of inquest
Music and prayer will open a memorial gathering March 26 at Sessions on the River to honour Heather Winterstein, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman whose death...
The Manic Maker hosts Easter fundraiser with photos and raffle
The Manic Maker on Jarvis Street will host an Easter fundraiser that includes a children’s colouring contest prize draw, $5 Easter Bunny photos and a...
Ridgeway’s Lily Taras wins gold at Ontario wrestling championship
A 4-3 decision in the championship bout at the Peterborough Memorial Centre secured Lily Taras the 2026 Ontario high school wrestling title in the girls...
‘That’s not right’: GFESS walks out in snowstorm to protest OSAP cuts
Rain may have delayed the protest, but an unexpected blizzard could not stop Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) students from walking out of class...



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