Five of Fort Erie’s 12 family doctors expected to retire within five years
Nearly 40 per cent of Fort Erie’s family doctors are expected to retire within five years, in a town where 13,542 residents already go without...
Land trust pitched as a way to increase attainable housing
A new approach to getting more people in homes of their own seeks to fill a gap between the people who are struggling the most...
Fort Erie’s consultant casts doubt on plan to save Douglas Memorial
Fort Erie’s own health-care consultant has cast doubt on the town’s proposal to turn Douglas Memorial Hospital into a community health hub, saying the building’s...
No stacked townhomes for Phase 2 of Alliston Woods subdivision
A revised, townhouse-heavy plan for Phase 2 of the Alliston Woods subdivision has been approved, though councillors balked at a major portion of it that...
Four big moments from Tuesday’s Fort Erie mayoral debate
Four mayoral candidates faced off Tuesday night in Fort Erie’s first debate in the 2026 municipal election. Presented by the South Niagara Chambers of Commerce...
Fort Erie Conservation Club’s Fall Fair keeps growing in 10th year
The Fort Erie Conservation Club held its 10th annual Fall Fair in Stevensville on September 26, but organizer Donna Hall struggled to find enough club...
Memorial concert helps Ridgeway woman bury long-missing brother
Melissa (Verbeek) Godwin waited 38 years to learn what happened to her missing brother, Bradley Verbeek. On Sunday, a free memorial concert in Fort Erie...
Fort Erie advances ‘Reimagining Douglas Memorial’ plan
In what he described as a show of good faith, a Fort Erie councillor has withdrawn a motion calling for the resignation of Niagara Health...
Niagara Parks moves flood-prone Fort Erie trail to higher ground
Niagara Parks has relocated a flood-prone, 250-metre stretch of the Niagara River Recreation Trail in Fort Erie to higher ground beside the Niagara Parkway. More...
Cause of power outage affecting 686 Fort Erie customers still unknown
A power outage cut electricity to 686 Canadian Niagara Power customers in Fort Erie on Friday evening, but the utility has not said what caused...



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