Council seeks affordable units for Crystal Beach apartment
Including a sunset clause wasn’t enough to get a proposed apartment building on Derby Road approved. Yet. Councillors approved an amendment to the staff recommendation...
Redekop files for re-election, setting up three-way race for mayor
Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop is running for another term, and now he has competition. Redekop filed his nomination papers June 29, according to the...
Town reducing monthly fees on Crystal Beach parking passes
Monthly overnight parking passes at the Erie Road and Cambridge Road parking lot are dropping in price by more than half. Councillors approved a motion...
Lewis eyes four-way stop for Point Abino-Michener intersection
A Fort Erie councillor who was among several motorists to have nearly experienced a collision at the Point Abino Road South-Michener Road intersection will be...
Town funds second summer worker at Crystal Beach tourism hub
A Crystal Beach tourism booth has a second summer worker this year, after the Town of Fort Erie doubled its yearly grant to Advancing Crystal...
Town earmarks $215K for Crystal Beach improvement grants
More than $215,000 could soon flow into Crystal Beach property upgrades under a new Town of Fort Erie incentive program that council expects to approve...
Ward 5 heats up in Fort Erie’s 2026 municipal election
Three candidates have filed for the single Ward 5 council seat, making it the first contested in Fort Erie’s municipal election as every other ward...
Supper Market returns with 11 bands, food trucks and charity bar
The Crystal Beach Waterfront Supper Market returns June 25 with 11 bands, 14 food trucks and a Kin Club bar that has raised nearly $18,000...
More than a pitch: Soccer club eyes sports dome
Baseball during a downpour, soccer in a snowstorm, cricket year round. If a proposal by the Greater Fort Erie Youth Soccer Club gets greenlit, all...
Fort Erie woman beats ‘astronomical’ odds with life-saving transplant
Erika Reece had a two per cent chance of finding a kidney that could save her, and now she helps dialysis patients face the same...


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