Acclaimed Fort Erie councillors focus on health care, amalgamation
Two Fort Erie town councillors have no need for re-election signs this fall, both having already secured their seats for the 2026-30 term. George McDermott,...
Town approves consolidated community improvement plan
Fort Erie councillors have approved a new community improvement plan (CIP) that consolidates three previous separate plans and includes some new downtown areas. The new...
Council greenlights 112-unit development for Cruickshank property
Calling it one of the better adaptive reuse proposals they’ve seen, Fort Erie councillors have okayed a mixed-use build for Garrison Road on property that’s...
Noyes, McDermott acclaimed to Fort Erie council as nominations close
Ann-Marie Noyes and George McDermott will keep their Fort Erie council seats without a single ballot being cast, after town clerk Peter Todd declared both...
Two Fort Erie council seats could be decided this Friday without a vote
Two of Fort Erie’s six council seats will be filled without a single ballot being cast unless someone registers against the incumbents before the nomination...
Healthcare SOS says signatures aren’t enough to save Douglas Memorial
Fort Erie’s council delegation opened two days of provincial meetings in Ottawa on Monday, but the town’s leading healthcare advocate says residents must now lobby...
‘A tremendous tribute’: Thunder Bay park to be named after Earl Plato
For those who have lived in Fort Erie for a certain length of time, two names quickly come to mind when the discussion turns to...
Delayed Derby development decision ultimately gets approved
Despite ongoing concerns from neighbours and a development that goes against the recently approved secondary plan for the area, Fort Erie councillors have approved a...
Healthcare SOS presses council for Douglas Memorial plan ahead of AMO
A Fort Erie advocacy group is calling on town council to explain what it will ask the province for at this month’s Association of Municipalities...
Three councillors could win without a vote as nomination deadline nears
Three sitting Fort Erie councillors have no one running against them with two weeks left before nominations close, but late filings have made every other...


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