Councillors approve program to encourage affordable housing
Developers will soon have incentives to build affordable housing units, but how much that will help solve the housing crisis in Fort Erie remains to...
Town to reimburse property owners who win heritage appeals
Residents will have a chance to recoup the cost of appeal fees when the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) sides with them in a heritage designation...
Town to accept proposals for next animal control contract
Fort Erie councillors have voted to allow for an open bidding process for the next animal control contract, despite the fact it may cost them...
Local politicians share their non-political resolutions for 2025
Fort Erie town council members are beginning the second half of their term in 2025 and have plenty of issues on their plate. Healthcare services,...
Motion seeks to keep ‘essential element of health care’ in Fort Erie
Niagara Health’s decision to close its Fort Erie urgent care centre (UCC) shouldn’t mean the end of primary care in town, nor should it mean...
Fort Erie councillors approve two Ridge Road development proposals
Several times over the past few months as various residential development proposals came before Fort Erie council, some councillors would repeat variations of a similar...
Fort Erie council expense reports for 2023 published
The municipality reimbursed town councillors between $2,100 and $3,750 each in expenses last year. In an annual report brought to council, staff outlined the total...
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