Councillors deny application for 10-storey build in Crystal Beach
Fort Erie councillors decided they didn’t need a staff recommendation report for a proposed 10-storey build in Crystal Beach, denying the application at the public...
Fort Erie values ‘diversity and inclusion’: Redekop at Pride event
The Fort Erie Pride Festival started six years ago and brought out about 20 people in its inaugural edition. Held back then at the Bell...
ROUNDUP | What’s happening in Fort Erie this week? [June 30-July 6, 2025]
What follows is a list of community events happening in Greater Fort Erie between June 30 and July 6, 2025. Upcoming events can be submitted...
Town launches traffic calming studies on Sunset Drive and Pettit Road
The Town of Fort Erie has launched two traffic calming studies–one for Sunset Drive and another for Pettit Road–as part of its 2025 review of...
Hundreds come out for supper market kickoff on Thursday night
Mike Reles and Amber Halkes are entering their third summer as small business owners in Crystal Beach. The owners of Maplewood Gelato, this is the...
Niagara Health revises urgent care schedule amid public outcry
Niagara Health has announced a partial reversal of previously planned summer closures at the Douglas Memorial urgent care centre, a decision that sparked public outcry...
Town officials continue pitching ideas to Niagara Health
Fort Erie officials continue to pitch ideas as to how the Douglas Memorial site can remain a part of the community. On Tuesday, Mayor Wayne...
Niagara Transit working to clear up early ‘growing pains’
Fort Erie transit riders have not recently been affected by the abandoned rides that plagued the service in its early days, councillors heard. Edward Zahra,...
The Grove in Crystal Beach adds two beach volleyball courts
It’s probably too busy on the sands of Bay Beach during the summer to set up two regulation-sized beach volleyball courts. But just a short...
Fireworks will light up the sky as Fort Erie celebrates Canada Day
The last edition of the Fort Erie Friendship Festival was held in 2019. It was a popular event that saw many ups and downs since...



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