Fort Erie News

They were American soldiers who'd set up camp in a Buffalo meadow in the fall of 1812, after failing in their attempts to cross the Niagara River and invade British-held Fort Erie in Ontario.

The head of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission met with the mayors and senior staff of the region's three cities on Wednesday to talk about the provincial agency's plans to expand the number of casinos.

The Niagara Falls Review reports that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has identified 29 "gaming zones" across the province, and Fort Erie is not on the list.

A Korean War veteran from Fort Erie is being honoured by Prince Charles at a ceremony in Toronto next week.

The former Crossroads Travel Centre on Bertie Street will now be the home of a call centre, hiring 40 people to start - with the chance of doubling that figure in the future.

The Peace Bridge connecting Buffalo and Fort Erie, Ont., and the Electric Tower in downtown Buffalo will be lit green Saturday evening in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Traffic was slow going on part of the Niagara Thruway this afternoon after a tractor-trailer rolled over on the Fort Erie, Ont.

Fort Erie mayor Doug Martin tells 610 CKTB's Tim Denis , he & other mayors will hook up with the Regional Chair Friday t A new hospital for the south is the key recommendation from the supervisor to the Niagara Health System in his report on improving healthcare delivery in the region released last week.

The entire community of Fort Erie is in the dark tonight -- as planned. Canadian Niagara Power is conducting a planned outage of the border town, to conduct maintenance.

In spite of the recent closure of the slots in Fort Erie, the show must go on at the track.

Opponents of the proposed Crystal Beach Gateway condominiums in Fort Erie suffered another setback in court this week when the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a civil suit against the Town of Fort Erie and the developer.

Sources familiar with the announcement, expected later today, tell CKTB News the new hospital would replace all hospitals outside of St.

The Niagara Falls Review reports that Canadian Niagara Power will be doing work on the town's electrical transmission system, which will require a complete shutdown from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. "We realize this may be an inconvenience to our customers.

Fort Erie officials have been told to do their homework before submitting a formal plan to reopen the town's slots operation.

Fort Erie Slots workers, from left, Jane Bryn, a cocktail server; Jodi Volzka, a food and beverage supervisor; and cocktail server Debbie Legaull hold sparklers with others at a vigil Monday evening to mark the closing of the slots operation.

FORT ERIE, O.N. - Protesters are expected to head out to the Fort Erie racetrack Monday night, as gamblers pull the levers there for a final time.

A vehicle containing two bodies was pulled from the Niagara River in Fort Erie today, one day after it apparently missed a stop sign and hit a boat ramp before entering the river, police said.

He was driving an ATV on Grandview Road just south of Orchard Avenue when he lost control causing it to flip over on top of him.