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Please find attached a copy of the Notice of Public Information Centre for the Point Abino Road South reconstruction project.

This information session will take place on Wednesday April 26, 2023 from 3pm to 6pm at the Ridgeway Fire Hall #4. 

The notice has be mailed to all residents within the project area and will be posted to the Town’s social media outlets as well. 

Addition details and information relating to this project can be found on the Town’s Let’s Talk web page by clicking on the link below

https://letstalk.forterie.ca/point-abino-road-south

Thank you Fort Erie staff for facilitating this discussion.

Please see information regarding the next Public Open House Re: Short Term Rentals.

For more information on the Open House and the Land Use Study overall visit: https://bit.ly/3NXtJHr

Ontario has announced an additional $200M to help combat homelessness in Niagara.

The funding, which is part of the province’s Homelessness Prevention Program and Indigenous Supporting Housing Program, will bring Ontario’s yearly investment to Niagara to $700M.

The funding will be used to help residents at risk of homelessness and support community organizations delivering supportive housing.

The Niagara Region alone will now receive $20M, an increase of 86%.

To Read the full article click here

“An 86% increase in Provincial funding is welcomed news and thank you Premier Ford. Now we must ensure that the Town of Fort Erie receives our fair share of funding.” Said Ward 5 Councillor Lewis

Check out the article ‘Discovering the Hidden Gems of Fort Erie’ that was featured in the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and the National Post. To view the full article click here.

Councillors clashed over a land-use study regarding short-term rentals in Fort Erie, unable to agree on whether the report should be presented at the end of May as planned, or if it should be moved up to a special council meeting on May 1.

“(The town’s) expedited path does not create a solution for 2023. The businesses are hurting, the people who have made investments in the community are hurting, it has affected the real estate market, and for those reasons and those reasons alone, I will welcome an expedited process,” said Coun. Tom Lewis. 

Lewis noted that for a recent hockey tournament held in Fort Erie, participants had to find accommodations outside the town due to a lack of hotels, motels and short-term rentals available for participants. 

The study, which focuses on where short-term rentals can be appropriately permitted, was initiated in August 2022. 

When the study is completed, council will be able to use the it to make decisions about what changes are necessary to the official plan and zoning bylaws.

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Memorandum – Short-Term Rental Land Use Study Update and Options as presented in the Memo for TOFE Council on Monday April 3rd 2023.  To read the memo click here

What a great turnout tonight for the Fort Erie International Academy hockey game against Universel Gatineau. Tonight’s proceeds are in support of #everychildmatters. Thank you to the sponsors and those who attended. Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre.

During tonight’s Regular Council Meeting I asked Town of Fort Erie staff to prepare a memo for the April 3rd 2023 Council-in-Committee Meeting with options on how to advance the Short Term Rental (STR) Land Use Study recommendations for Council’s consideration. This is an important matter to TOFE residents, businesses and visitors. We are approaching the beginning of the 2023 Summer tourism season and we need a plan.

Memorandum – Short-Term Rental Land Use Study Update and Options as presented in the Memo for TOFE Council on Monday April 3rd 2023.  To read the memo click here

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If you have branches for pick-up from the recent winter storms we ask that you neatly pile them at the end of your driveway or edge of the road (please keep them out of ditches and off the roads).

To register your property please call the Customer Service Unit at 905-871-1600 to be added to the list.

You can also use the Contact Us feature on the Town’s website at https://bit.ly/2WviPiX. You must register your address for pick-up by March 31st at noon, no additional dates will be added after this date. Town staff will arrange pick-up in the month following. Branch pick-up is not a normal Town function and this service was provided because of the extensive damage caused by the storms.

The Region of Niagara offers branch pick-up in the spring (May 1-26) and fall (October 30 – November 24). The collection takes place for four weeks, on your regular collection day. Visit the Region’s website for further details at https://bit.ly/3vJTMcN

You can also drop off branches at the Fort Erie Bridge Street Landfill (1300 Bridge Street) year-round, free of charge.

Thank you for helping clean up our community!