Fort Erie defers motion calling for Niagara Health resignations
A motion seeking the resignation of the Niagara Health board of directors and chief executive officer Lynn Guerriero, and for the province to appoint a...
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...
Fort Erie, Niagara urged to find competitive edge amid U.S. trade war
Fort Erie and Niagara need to seek out every competitive advantage as Canada’s neighbour to the south attempts to wage economic war on Canadian businesses,...
Town considers pickleball courts in $206K Ridgeway Lions Park redesign
The Town of Fort Erie will demolish and rebuild the aging sports courts at Ridgeway Lions Park, but the public survey that will steer the...
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...
Fort Erie’s only bus route will soon run seven days a week
Starting September 6, Route 751 will run on Sundays and holidays for the first time, part of a Niagara Transit expansion across the region. The...
Town has no reliable count of its homeless residents: Redekop
Mayor Wayne Redekop said the biggest gap in the town’s response to homelessness is not knowing how many residents are homeless, where they are staying...
Provincial officials ‘shocked’ to learn Douglas Memorial is closing: Redekop
Fort Erie’s delegation brought up the planned closure of Douglas Memorial Hospital in every meeting it held with provincial officials at this year’s Association of...
Fort Erie asks province to replace fire rescue boats at AMO conference
A provincial staff member is now searching for money to replace Fort Erie’s fire rescue boats after Mayor Wayne Redekop put the request directly to...
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...


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