Endangered Fowler’s toad halts redevelopment at Waverly Beach
An endangered toad now outranks the bulldozer at Waverly Beach Park, where town studies have confined any construction to the already-developed corners of the property...
Berm proposed to alleviate chronic Thunder Bay flooding issues
A naturalized berm could protect flood-prone homes in the Thunder Bay area, a staff report says. In an update at the July 6 council-in-committee meeting,...
FlixBus rolls into Fort Erie with affordable Toronto round trip
Like the iconic bus jump scene in ‘Speed,’ FlixBus is accelerating to Fort Erie, bridging a years-long service gap with an explosive first-ever Toronto connection...
Ontario commits $4.5M to replace aging Fort Erie beachfront watermain
Fort Erie has secured $4.5 million from Ontario to replace an aging beachfront watermain that town documents say has created long-running maintenance and servicing problems...
Ice boom removal set to begin April 6 after weather delays
Crews will begin pulling the Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom out of the water on April 6, days behind its typical April 1 deadline. Satellite...
Fort Erie to plant 500 trees along Lake Erie for Earth Day
Earth Day is for the birds, and this year, Fort Erie is doing something about it. On April 22, Town of Fort Erie staff will...
Town to remove seven trees starting Wednesday
A home on Mississauga Avenue has already been struck by a falling tree once, but four more trees on the same property are still standing,...
Point Abino drain project appeals tribunal set for next month
Local residents within the Point Abino drain watershed will likely be paying for a large chunk of a planned maintenance and upgrade project. Properties in...
Fort Erie receives environmental grants tied to climate projects
The Town of Fort Erie says two new environmental grants will support tree planting and habitat restoration projects tied to its Climate Change Action Plan....
Canada’s first Plastic Free ambassador plans Fort Erie cleanups
Plastic waste on Lake Erie’s shores will take an estimated 200 years to decompose, and a local resident has taken on a new role aimed...



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