Flags lowered at Fort Erie town hall in honour of Burd Sisler
Flags at Fort Erie town hall have been lowered to half-mast following the death of Burd Sisler, Canada’s oldest person and a longtime local resident....
Redekop warns Ford’s regional overhaul sidelines smaller towns
“The Premier was in a fever to reduce the size of regional councils.” That is how Mayor Wayne Redekop described Ontario’s plan to cut Niagara...
Optimist Club serves up Easter breakfast and rethinks future
The pancakes went out hot this year at the Fort Erie Optimist Club’s Easter breakfast, but the club is cooking up something harder to pull...
Sold-out Easter egg hunt lasts 2.5 minutes at Sugarbowl Park
More than 80 children descended on Sugarbowl Park on Saturday for the third annual Hippity Hop Easter Egg Hunt, a community event that sold out...
FEIA’s basketball teams fall short of nationals after strong season
Both Falcons basketball teams at Fort Erie International Academy (FEIA) ended their seasons with playoff losses last week, the boys eliminated in the National Preparatory...
Brad Kovachik retires after 1,974 NHL games and five Stanley Cups
The Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 this week, but when the final buzzer sounded on March 31, players from both teams came together...
Canada’s oldest person, Fort Erie’s Burd Sisler, dies at 110
Fort Erie resident Burd Sisler, Second World War veteran and Canada’s oldest person, has died at the age of 110. His death on Thursday was...
Jovanović resigns following ‘punitive responses’ to governance concerns
Susan Jovanović, who resigned last week as District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) trustee for Fort Erie and Port Colborne, says that when she raised...
ROUNDUP | What’s happening in Fort Erie this week? [April 7-12, 2026]
What follows is a list of community events happening in Greater Fort Erie between April 7 and 12, 2026. Upcoming events can be submitted to...
Transit shuts down for Good Friday, runs rest of Easter weekend
Niagara Transit will run no service of any kind in Fort Erie on Good Friday, April 3, but will operate normally for the rest of...



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