Acclaimed Fort Erie councillors focus on health care, amalgamation
Two Fort Erie town councillors have no need for re-election signs this fall, both having already secured their seats for the 2026-30 term. George McDermott,...
Fort Erie defers motion calling for Niagara Health resignations
A motion seeking the resignation of the Niagara Health board of directors and chief executive officer Lynn Guerriero, and for the province to appoint a...
Fort Erie’s only bus route will soon run seven days a week
Starting September 6, Route 751 will run on Sundays and holidays for the first time, part of a Niagara Transit expansion across the region. The...
Provincial officials ‘shocked’ to learn Douglas Memorial is closing: Redekop
Fort Erie’s delegation brought up the planned closure of Douglas Memorial Hospital in every meeting it held with provincial officials at this year’s Association of...
Fort Erie gains two family doctors, its first of 2026
Fort Erie will gain two family doctors before the end of the year. Jill Croteau, physician recruitment program manager for Niagara Region, told Fort Erie...
Healthcare SOS says signatures aren’t enough to save Douglas Memorial
Fort Erie’s council delegation opened two days of provincial meetings in Ottawa on Monday, but the town’s leading healthcare advocate says residents must now lobby...
Stevensville man, 62, charged after shooting victim seeks urgent care
A 62-year-old Stevensville man faces three firearms charges after a 54-year-old man arrived at the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre with a gunshot wound, Niagara...
Healthcare SOS presses council for Douglas Memorial plan ahead of AMO
A Fort Erie advocacy group is calling on town council to explain what it will ask the province for at this month’s Association of Municipalities...
Ninety-one-year-old continues push for better health care in Fort Erie
At 91 years of age, Joy Russell continues her quest for better health care services for Fort Erie. Her efforts began in the 1990s. She...
Niagara Health raises Douglas Memorial parking to $20 a day
Parking at Douglas Memorial will cost up to $20 a day starting Saturday, the second increase Niagara Health has ordered in less than two years....


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