Niagara Health revises urgent care schedule amid public outcry
Niagara Health has announced a partial reversal of previously planned summer closures at the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre, a decision that sparked public outcry...
Town officials continue pitching ideas to Niagara Health
Fort Erie officials continue to pitch ideas as to how the Douglas Memorial site can remain a part of the community. On Tuesday, Mayor Wayne...
Douglas Memorial team awarded top honour at Niagara Health awards
A dedicated group of healthcare workers from Niagara Health’s Fort Erie site has been honoured with an award of excellence for their outstanding collaboration and...
Council ties hospital funds to reinstitution of urgent care hours
It makes no sense to reduce urgent care centre (UCC) services in Fort Erie at precisely the same time as thousands start arriving in town...
Ford signals no plan to intervene on Douglas Memorial urgent care cuts
Premier Doug Ford does not appear to be interested in ordering Niagara Health to backtrack on its decision to close urgent care centres in Fort...
‘Unnecessary and harmful’: Redekop addresses urgent care closures at Wednesday press conference
Shocked. Disgusted. Outraged. These are three of the many words Mayor Wayne Redekop used at a press conference at town hall on Wednesday to describe...
Lewis to call for resignation of Niagara Health president, board of directors
Fort Erie councillors will later this month consider requesting the resignation of Lynn Guerriero and withholding the $3 million the municipality had previously committed for...
Niagara Health doesn’t ‘give a rat’s ass about Fort Erie’: Redekop
Mayor Wayne Redekop isn’t sure if closing the local urgent care centre for one day a week in the summer will do what Niagara Health...
Fort Erie urgent care centre to close on Fridays this summer
The Douglas Memorial urgent care centre in Fort Erie will be closed on Fridays throughout the summer due to what Niagara Health described as a...
Healthcare advocates from Fort Erie make trip to Queen’s Park
Heather Kelley says the fight to save the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre has come a long way since its planned closure was announced. Kelley,...



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