Niagara mayors reject amalgamation as Gale proposes weighted voting
Eight Niagara mayors, including Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop, delivered a joint letter to Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday calling for a regional governance overhaul...
Residents gather at town hall to oppose Gale’s amalgamation plan
Handmade signs were held high at Fort Erie Town Hall on Monday afternoon as residents gathered in response to the proposed amalgamation of Niagara’s municipalities...
Sankofa flag raised at town hall, lowered to honour Rev. Jackson
A scheduled Black History Month flag raising at Fort Erie town hall took on added significance Friday morning when organizers and Mayor Wayne Redekop agreed...
Local leaders launch ‘Fort Cares’ movement to tackle food insecurity
More than 15 local organizations and municipal leaders gathered this week at the Fort Erie Public Library’s Centennial branch to begin what organizers describe as...
Ford open to amalgamation as Fort Erie pushes back on Gale’s plan
Premier Doug Ford left the door open to restructuring the region’s municipal government during a February 25 news conference in Niagara Falls, including amalgamation. Ford...
Snow removal updates encourage residents to be good neighbours
Hopefully it’s not a thing anyone has to worry about in the immediate future, but whenever the snow does return residents in Fort Erie will...
Proposed 3-storey Derby Road apartments get mixed reactions
A builder is pitching a development proposal in Fort Erie as an opportunity for the town to give a little to receive a lot. However,...
Fort Erie to make code of conduct complaint against Bob Gale
Letters sent by the Niagara Region’s chair regarding possible amalgamation weren’t just missing key evidence and data, they may also have constituted a breach of...
Noyes calls Gale’s amalgamation plan ‘a lot of bluster with very little fact’
For nearly 90 minutes as Fort Erie councillors grilled regional chair Bob Gale about his February 19 letter to the provincial government recommending some kind...
Fort Erie hires Clark Bernat as manager of culture and museums
After 15 years in Niagara Falls and nine years in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Clark Bernat has landed as the new manager of culture and museums with the...



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