Fire department receiving funding for cancer prevention initiatives
The provincial government is handing out $30 million to 374 municipal fire departments in Ontario, and Fort Erie’s is one of them. The funding is...
Winner of 50/50 raffle for COPE donates his half back to food bank
The winner of Fort Erie Radio’s first annual COPE Christmas Cash Split isn’t keeping a penny for himself. Bill Marr, from Garrison Automotive Service, had decent...
Archaeological work at pumping station site providing ‘insights into the history of the area’
Some discoveries have been made during an archaeological dig at the site of a soon-to-be-overhauled sewage pumping station in Fort Erie, but details are limited...
The top 10 Fort Erie news headlines of 2024
Fort Erie Radio published nearly 700 stories this year, and some were bound to attract more attention than others. What follows is a list of...
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...
Central Avenue speed camera to be taken out of service at the end of year
A speed camera on Central Avenue near Our Lady of Victory Catholic School will no longer be in operation at the start of 2025. It...
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...
Speed cushions added to Concession Road as part of ongoing traffic calming project
There are more reasons to slow down on a highly-residential stretch of Concession Road, including digital signs that tell drivers when they are speeding. The...
Crystal Ridge Dream Center spreading ‘extra love’ at Christmas
More than 300 kids from Greater Fort Erie will have their Christmas brightened by the Crystal Ridge Dream Center and all the generous people that...
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