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 isnât 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...
Local healthcare workers recognized for their passion and dedication
Melchora Gillis was recently named a âHome Care Hero,â an accolade she says she doesnât deserve. âIâm just doing my job,â said the 60-year-old personal...
Fort Erie gains one doctor as Niagara continues recruitment efforts
Fort Erie had one more family doctor to begin 2025 than it did a year before, according to statistics provided by Niagara Region about ongoing...
‘Lots of issues’ to be addressed in Fort Erie, says Gates
An effort to save the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre âwas an issue everybody could rally behindâ when Fort Erie residents went to the polls...
Regional council supports town’s fight to save Douglas Memorial
Mayor Wayne Redekop has collected the support of regional council in the townâs fight to save the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre. At last Thursdayâs...
Ridgeway daycare recovers after 15-day gastroenteritis outbreak
Things are back to normal for a local daycare that recently endured a 15-day gastroenteritis outbreak. Top of the Ridge Daycare, a not-for-profit facility on...


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