Familiar names vying to be Fort Erie’s next mayor
By looking at Fort Erie’s registered candidates page, it might appear that only one is running, but that individual will not be uncontested. As of...
Town hiring summer student for fire department at $20.62 an hour
The Town of Fort Erie is hiring a summer student to support its fire department, one of three municipal jobs the town posted this month,...
Fort Erie Hockey Hall of Fame inductee pushing for accessibility at exhibit
Fort Erie resident and Hockey Hall of Fame award winner, Alan “Sparkles” Dickson, is not interested in the spotlight. Whether on or off the ice,...
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...
‘Culic’s Columns’ turns decade of Niagara history into book
Columnist James Culic won’t let you forget how he deemed Point Abino to be “Niagara’s worst tourist attraction,” considering the public isn’t allowed anywhere near...
New parking limits cause confusion in Crystal Beach
South Coast Cookhouse is telling Crystal Beach customers they can still park free for three hours behind Derby Square, after new town parking rules caused...
Proposed 400-acre Fort Erie data centre would consume 87,000 homes worth of power
A Toronto developer is marketing 400 acres of former Fort Erie farmland to data centre companies for a “mega site” projected to consume more than...
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...
UPDATE | Fort Erie postpones its first-ever bandshell concert
UPDATE | June 18, 2026 @ 9:52 a.m.: Due to concerns over rain, wind and electrical equipment, the Town of Fort Erie announced on social...
Town shelves park name residents favoured, pitches Earl Plato Park
The Town of Fort Erie is considering naming a new park on Thunder Bay Road in memoriam of a local naturalist after Mayor Wayne Redekop...



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