Ford marks hospital milestone, Jones offers no guarantees for Fort Erie
Premier Doug Ford joined several Niagara politicians on Wednesday to sign the final structural steel beam installed in the new South Niagara Hospital in Niagara...
Noyes calls Gale’s amalgamation plan ‘a lot of bluster with very little fact’
For nearly 90 minutes as Fort Erie councillors grilled regional chair Bob Gale about his February 19 letter to the provincial government recommending some kind...
Fort Erie presses urgent care, shoreline funding at ROMA conference
Mayor Wayne Redekop and a delegation of Fort Erie officials outlined priorities at the 2026 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in Toronto last month,...
Douglas Memorial urgent care to close early Saturday
The Douglas Memorial urgent care centre in Fort Erie will close early on December 27, as Niagara Health continues to deal with ongoing physician staffing...
Car rally to stop in Fort Erie Thursday after Niagara Health cuts 98 jobs
A regionwide car rally will stop at the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre (UCC) on Thursday as union members and supporters protest Niagara Health staffing...
Hospital funding commitment needs ‘iron clad’ conditions, councillor says
A letter formally seeking a $10.5-million local share funding contribution for the new South Niagara hospital has been met with hesitancy by Fort Erie councillors....
Niagara Health staffing cuts raise concerns over local urgent care
The Douglas Memorial urgent care centre (UCC) will keep its current hours for now as Niagara Health cuts 98 staff roles across the region and...
Fort Erie seeks help to flesh out town plan for Douglas Memorial
The Town of Fort Erie is keeping hope alive that Niagara Health’s Douglas Memorial facility can remain a part of the community. During Monday’s council-in-committee...
Fort Erie urgent care operating on shortened schedule Saturday
The Douglas Memorial urgent care centre will open late this Saturday due to a continued shortage of available physicians, according to a Wednesday release from...
Redekop gives update on ‘crisis situation’ at Douglas Memorial site
Appearing on Fort Erie Radio’s morning show on Tuesday, Mayor Wayne Redekop told hosts Brent Jones and Brenda Tyrrell that the town is currently in...


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