UPDATE | Fort Erie postpones its first-ever bandshell concert
UPDATE | June 18, 2026 @ 9:52 a.m.: Due to concerns over rain, wind and electrical equipment, the Town of Fort Erie announced on social...
Bay Beach unsafe to swim due to high E. coli levels
Bay Beach has been deemed unsafe to swim after a water test on June 11 found high levels of E. coli bacteria. According to Niagara...
‘Let’s get them out’: Free Saturday carnival fights senior isolation
Step right up: Fort Erie is throwing a free carnival Saturday at the Leisureplex, where every town resident aged 60 and over can eat lunch...
Ontario approves Fort Erie 25-year official plan after Bill 100 passes
Fort Erie became the first municipality in the Niagara region to get provincial approval of a new official plan on Wednesday, securing a growth blueprint...
Redekop defies province on strong chair powers, splits Niagara mayors
Mayor Wayne Redekop came to regional council April 30 with a warning, and left with Niagara Region on record against a provincial plan he says...
Carnival set for June solves isolation with shuttle service for seniors
Fort Erie seniors shut out by cost and transportation will get free shuttle rides to the Seniors Stepping Out carnival on June 13 at 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...
‘We should push back’: Redekop motion opposes governance changes
Fort Erie councillors have supported their mayor and lent their unanimous support to oppose planned governance changes for several regions of the province, including Niagara....
Redekop warns Ford’s regional overhaul sidelines smaller towns
“The Premier was in a fever to reduce the size of regional councils.” That is how Mayor Wayne Redekop described Ontario’s plan to cut Niagara...


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