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 Radio tests first journalism boot camp for local teens
A Grade 9 student spent a day in Fort Erie Radio’s newsroom this month, and two days later the station published her story. Aniah Marouf,...
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...
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...
South Niagara Hospital on track amid local urgent care concerns
Niagara Health says construction of the South Niagara Hospital remains on time and on budget, with the Niagara Falls site now three years past its...
‘Boxing gloves are off’: Rally demands return of 24-hour urgent care
Douglas Memorial Hospital turned 95 on Sunday, and about 40 people celebrated the birthday with cake, balloons and a demand that Niagara Health restore the...
Healthcare SOS protest series to keep urgent care in ‘public’s eye’
Fort Erie Healthcare SOS held a roadside protest at Garrison and Concession roads on Wednesday, kicking off monthly summer demonstrations that will run through the...
Redekop warns Ford governance overhaul guts smaller-town power
Mayor Wayne Redekop warned residents at a healthcare forum last Saturday that a provincial plan to install an appointed regional chair with veto authority will...
Fort Erie forum rejects urgent care closure, demands healthcare hub
Fort Erie’s mayor, regional councillor, MPP and MP sat together at the Leisureplex Banquet Hall on Saturday and delivered the same message: Douglas Memorial must...


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