September ‘We Have to Talk’ event to focus on suicide prevention
A number of local organizations are coming together for an event next month to help people in the community heal. âWe Have to Talk,â hosted...
Community effort feeds 450 students weekly at three Fort Erie schools
Close to 17,000 lunches were provided to students at three Fort Erie schools last year thanks to a partnership between two charities. Community Crew is...
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods expanding free meal program
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN) is pleased to announce it is able to expand its free meal program, thanks to a commitment from a local...
Chamber hands out hardware at annual awards gala
People are the greatest assets of a community. âWithout them, weâre nothing,â said South Niagara Chambers of Commerce (SNCC) executive director Dolores Fabiano at Tuesday...
SFEN says between 15 and 20 people are unhoused in town
A local non-profit that aims to support needy and vulnerable people in the community applauds a recent announcement from the regional and federal governments about...
Niagara Transit hears concerns from Fort Erie riders ‘loud and clear’
More than a dozen people attended a public engagement session Thursday at town hall hosted by Niagara Region Transit in an effort to gather feedback...
Fort Erie has ‘a real gap’ to fill with warming centres during extreme cold
There are a few local options for people to escape the extreme cold this week. With temperatures reaching below -20C when the wind chill is...
Surfing Santa arrives by helicopter to put on a Christmas spectacle
At about 1 p.m. on Monday when John Fulton was minutes away from setting sail in the waters of Lake Erie and the Niagara River,...
Surfing Santa to set sail for 40th year in a row on December 23
John Fulton vividly remembers when he was interrogated by U.S. border officials in 2002 after his annual Surfing Santa adventure went a bit wrong. It...
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods looking to add to its team of volunteers
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN) has about 50 people donating their time to the non-profit organizationâs cause, but more are certainly welcome. SFEN hosts weekly...



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