400-litre chemical spill at Durez plant leads to odour complaints
A 400-litre chemical spill at Durez Canada’s Fort Erie plant triggered odour complaints across Greater Fort Erie on Thursday. Provincial and municipal officials report there...
Four new EV charging stations open in Fort Erie
Fort Erie opened four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations Tuesday, doubling public charging capacity to eight ports and adding access in Crystal Beach, Ridgeway,...
Redekop warns Ford governance overhaul guts smaller-town power
Mayor Wayne Redekop warned residents at a healthcare forum last Saturday that a provincial plan to install an appointed regional chair with veto authority will...
Fort Erie forum rejects urgent care closure, demands healthcare hub
Fort Erie’s mayor, regional councillor, MPP and MP sat together at the Leisureplex Banquet Hall on Saturday and delivered the same message: Douglas Memorial must...
Redekop says new Pride Niagara ticket buy-in ‘doesn’t compute’
Fort Erie will not join Pride Niagara’s flag-raising this year after the non-profit asked municipalities to purchase tickets to its annual gala, according to Mayor...
Council grants multi-year extensions to two Fort Erie developments
Despite the typical push to get developments built in a timely fashion, councillors nonetheless agreed to extend the deadline for two different proposals at the...
COPE partnership to launch Fort Erie community garden at library site
Libraries have long planted the seeds of learning, but now Fort Erie’s main branch will also be home to actual, physical seed planting. Fort Erie...
Free Fort Erie flags ready to be picked up in Crystal Beach
Local volunteer Daniel Turner confirmed Monday that the first batch of Town of Fort Erie flags has arrived and will be distributed to residents Thursday...
Development aims to make General Cruikshank house a ‘focal point’
A local restaurateur is hoping the menu for his proposed mixed-use development on Garrison Road will have enough to satisfy the community, town staff and...
Town to give away 800 native trees April 18 to combat invasive species
The Town of Fort Erie will be handing out roughly 800 free native trees Saturday at the Leisureplex parking lot as the town pushes to...



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