Region preparing for major overhaul of Lakeshore Road pumping station
A large presence of fleet and workers at a pumping station in Fort Erie was part of a planned upgrade, says a Niagara Region spokesperson....
Fort Erie councillors approve 2025 budget with 4.95 per cent increase
Close wasn’t quite close enough for Fort Erie councillors. While staff’s proposed 2025 budget nearly hit the target set out, an amendment by Mayor Wayne...
Council approves Stevensville facade improvement grant with conditions
A facade improvement grant for a Stevensville property will only be paid out once construction for the entire building is complete. Councillors placed the added...
Region considering next steps with former Gilmore Lodge property
The regional government is in the process of figuring out what the former Gilmore Lodge site will be used for. And there’s a possibility it...
Speed camera housing intact on Central, no active device inside
Just because there is a box sitting atop of a pole along Central Avenue where a speed enforcement camera previously existed, it doesn’t mean there...
Fort Erie residents reminded to place trees curbside this week
A sign that the holidays have concluded is here. Christmas tree collection is taking place this week on regular garbage collection days, January 6 to...
Archaeological work at pumping station site providing ‘insights into the history of the area’
Some discoveries have been made during an archaeological dig at the site of a soon-to-be-overhauled sewage pumping station in Fort Erie, but details are limited...
Fort Erie residents to feel impact of Niagara Region budget with 9.6-per-cent increase
Fort Erie Regional Councillor Tom Insinna says he is confronted regularly by local residents concerned about raising taxes. He said this last week during a...
Central Avenue speed camera to be taken out of service at the end of year
A speed camera on Central Avenue near Our Lady of Victory Catholic School will no longer be in operation at the start of 2025. It...
Community ‘excited’ about new Gilmore Lodge and what it has to offer
Several hundred people were given an opportunity at an open house on Thursday to see the new Gilmore Lodge, a long-awaited project for Fort Erie...



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