COPE partnership to launch Fort Erie community garden at library site
Libraries have long planted the seeds of learning, but now Fort Erie’s main branch will also be home to actual, physical seed planting. Fort Erie...
Free Fort Erie flags ready to be picked up in Crystal Beach
Local volunteer Daniel Turner confirmed Monday that the first batch of Town of Fort Erie flags has arrived and will be distributed to residents Thursday...
Development aims to make General Cruikshank house a ‘focal point’
A local restaurateur is hoping the menu for his proposed mixed-use development on Garrison Road will have enough to satisfy the community, town staff and...
Town to give away 800 native trees April 18 to combat invasive species
The Town of Fort Erie will be handing out roughly 800 free native trees Saturday at the Leisureplex parking lot as the town pushes to...
Consultants offer council a ‘sobering’ look at future financial needs
Forecasts by consultants suggest Fort Erie residents should expect an average yearly levy increase of 5.5 per cent over the next decade, along with more...
Fort Erie McDonald’s to hold charity sale before May 6 McHappy Day
McDonald’s on Garrison Road expects a crowd on May 6 for McHappy Day, its fundraiser for hospital rooms as demand rises among Niagara families with...
Apartment and townhouse units pitched for former public school site
Town and city councillors throughout Ontario, including Fort Erie, are accustomed to having developers come with building requests that don’t meet municipal policy. But usually...
‘My Life as a Reporter’: Fort Erie’s Cal Millar publishes 531-page memoir
Cal Millar, a Fort Erie resident and former Toronto crime reporter, has published his 531-page memoir covering major disasters and investigations from 1967 to 2005....
SNL jab puts Garrison Road Pizza Hut at centre of hot dog crust backlash
A joke on Saturday Night Live has put a single Canadian Pizza Hut location in the spotlight, with a three-day discount drawing attention from both...
‘We should push back’: Redekop motion opposes governance changes
Fort Erie councillors have supported their mayor and lent their unanimous support to oppose planned governance changes for several regions of the province, including Niagara....



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