Josiah Henson’s 1830 journey to Canada commemorated October 28
Josiah Henson’s historic journey to Canada will be retraced 196 years after he escaped slavery and stepped ashore a free man at what is now...
Films on Burd Sisler, Indigenous burial sites to screen free in Fort Erie
TIFF in Fort Erie will screen two films about the town’s history on November 12: a docudrama on Burdett Sisler, who lived to 110, and...
Peace Bridge to shine white Sunday for invisible disabilities
The Peace Bridge will shine white on Sunday night for Invisible Disabilities Week, the only one of 15 Canadian landmarks in the campaign visible in...
CanAm Freedom Ride across Peace Bridge nearly doubles in size
Josiah Henson reached freedom in Fort Erie in 1830 after he crossed the Niagara River from Buffalo to escape slavery. On October 10, more than...
ROUNDUP | What’s happening in Fort Erie this week? [October 5-12, 2026]
What follows is a list of community events happening in Greater Fort Erie between October 5 and 12, 2026. Upcoming events can be submitted to...
Niagara Parks moves flood-prone Fort Erie trail to higher ground
Niagara Parks has relocated a flood-prone, 250-metre stretch of the Niagara River Recreation Trail in Fort Erie to higher ground beside the Niagara Parkway. More...
Fred Davies appointed to Parliament’s transport committee
MP Fred Davies–whose Niagara South riding consists of Port Colborne, Thorold, Welland and Fort Erie–was appointed Tuesday to the House of Commons committee that studies...
Fort Erie man sentenced to three years for Peace Bridge drug smuggling
A Fort Erie man has been sentenced to three years in a U.S. prison after methamphetamine and fentanyl were found in his luggage during a...
Town renames local park to honour Fort Erie war veteran Burd Sisler
Burdett Sisler’s name will no doubt live on in the memories of many, and it will now be memorialized in the form of a new...
‘Town below the town’: Series details Fort Erie’s Indigenous burial sites
A new three-part documentary series examines the 10,000 years of Indigenous history buried under Fort Erie, its producer says. ‘Echoes of the Ancestors: The History...




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