Fort Erie Race Track purses get a raise after funding dispute ends
Prize money will rise 15 per cent this season, with average purses per race card climbing from nearly $127,000 last year to more than $146,000,...
Bay Beach paver project finally set in stone
A long-delayed beautification project at the entrance to Bay Beach appears to be complete. Engraved paver stones were in place around the Crystal Beach welcome...
Great Benjamins Circus wraps three-night run at race track
The Great Benjamins Circus packed up its big top Saturday after three days of aerialists, acrobats and high-wire motorcycle stunts in the Fort Erie Race...
Spay and neuter clinic reopening after ‘inaccurate’ closure messages
The Fort Erie SPCA’s spay and neuter clinic will begin taking appointments again on Tuesday, July 14, after a staffing shortage paused operations for a...
Town of Fort Erie hiring new road maintenance supervisor, more roles
The Town of Fort Erie is recruiting for four municipal jobs in its information technology, water and wastewater, fire prevention and roads divisions, with the...
Partnership offers a bridge for Crystal Ridge Dream Center clients
Crystal Ridge Dream Center has launched a program in partnership with Bridges Community Health Centre. Serving about 600 people monthly in Fort Erie’s communities of...
Ridgefest road closures planned Saturday in Ridgeway
Drivers should expect road closures and parking restrictions in Ridgeway this weekend as Ridgefest takes over the downtown core. According to a traffic notice provided...
‘The best team in Fort Erie’: The Mez officially opens on Garrison Road
A new bar and grill has opened its doors on Garrison Road, and Fort Erie’s mayor and local politicians turned out July 3 to cut...
Two charged after alleged smuggling attempt at Peace Bridge
Two men have been charged in the United States after an alleged smuggling attempt at the Peace Bridge crossing from Fort Erie into Buffalo. According...
Non-revenue water totals decreased slightly in 2025
Improvements in the town’s unbilled water totals may have appeared to slow to a trickle in 2025, but they’re improvements nonetheless, and represent success given...



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