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((About|the town in Ontario|the nearby fort and historic site|Old Fort Erie))
((More citations needed|date=April 2011))
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'''Fort Erie''' is a [[town]] on the [[Niagara River]] in [[Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario|Niagara Region]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It is directly across the river from [[Buffalo, New York]], and is the site of [[Old Fort Erie]] which played a prominent role in the [[War of 1812]].

Fort Erie is one of Niagara's fastest growing communities, and has experienced a high level of residential and commercial development in the past few years. Garrison Road (Niagara Regional Road 3) is the town's commercial corridor, stretching east to west through Fort Erie.

Fort Erie is also home to other commercial core areas (Bridgeburg, [[Ridgeway, Ontario|Ridgeway]], [[Stevensville, Ontario|Stevensville]] and [[Crystal Beach, Ontario|Crystal Beach]]) as a result of the 1970 amalgamation of Bertie Township and the village of Crystal Beach with Fort Erie.

[[Crystal Beach Park]] occupied waterfront land at [[Crystal Beach, Ontario]], from 1888 until the park's closure in 1989. The beach is part of Fort Erie.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.forteriecanada.com/tourism/crystalbeach.shtml |title=Crystal Beach |website=forteriecanada.com |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref>

==History==
[[File:Fort Erie.JPG|thumb|The reconstructed Old Fort Erie]]

During the [[American Revolution]] Fort Erie was used as a supply depot for British troops. After the war the territory of what is now the Town of Fort Erie was settled by soldiers demobilised from [[Butler's Rangers]], and the area was named Bertie Township in 1784.

The original fort, built in 1764, was located on the [[Niagara River]]'s edge below the present fort. It served as a supply depot and a port for ships transporting merchandise, troops and passengers via Lake Erie to the Upper [[Great Lakes]].<ref name="Old Fort Erie History">((cite web |url=https://www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls-attractions/old-fort-erie-history.html |title=Old Fort Erie History |publisher=Niagara Parks Commission |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428051723/https://www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls-attractions/old-fort-erie-history.html |archive-date=April 28, 2017 ))</ref> The fort was damaged by winter storms and in 1803, plans were made for a new fort on the higher ground behind the original. It was larger and made of flintstone but was not quite finished at the start of the [[War of 1812]].<ref name="Old Fort Erie History"/>

During the war, the Americans attacked Fort Erie twice in 1812, captured and abandoned it in 1813, and then [[Capture of Fort Erie|recaptured]] it in 1814. The Americans held it for a time, breaking a prolonged British [[Siege of Fort Erie|siege]]. Later they destroyed Fort Erie and returned to Buffalo in the winter of 1814.

[[File:undergroundrailroadsmall2.jpg|335px|thumb|Map of various Underground Railroad routes]]
The Fort Erie area became a major terminus for slaves using the [[Underground Railroad]] (between 1840 and 1860); many had crossed into Canada from Buffalo, New York. Bertie Hall (which was used for a time in the 20th century as a Doll House Museum) may have been a stopping point on the Underground Railroad.<ref>((cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=muBtFTkFH_EC&q=fort+erie+underground+railroad&pg=PA220 |title=Places of the Underground Railroad: A Geographical Guide |last1=Calarco |first1=Tom |last2=Vogel |first2=Cynthia |last3=Grover |first3=Kathryn |last4=Hallstrom |first4=Rae |last5=Pope |first5=Sharron |last6=Waddy-Thibodeaux |first6=Melissa |date=2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, California |isbn=978-0-313-38147-8 |pages=220))</ref><ref>((cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgV3CQAAQBAJ&q=fort+erie+underground+railroad+bertie+hall&pg=PT110 |chapter=Chapter 13: Was Your House a Stop on the Underground Railroad? |title=The Search for the Underground Railroad |last=Calarco |first=Tom |date=2014 |publisher=The History Press |location=Charleston, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-62584-954-0))</ref> The area of Ridgemount was one of the three main areas in Fort Erie settled by African-Americans, earning it the name "Little Africa".<ref>((cite web |title=Tours celebrate black history |url=https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/3291118-tours-celebrate-black-history/ |website=NiagaraThisWeek.com |access-date=22 May 2019 |language=en-CA |date=1 February 2008))</ref> Along with Little Africa, the other two areas of settlement were Bertie Hill and Snake Hill (Erie Beach).

In 1866, during the [[Fenian raids]], between 1,000 and 1,500 [[Fenian Brotherhood|Fenians]] crossed the Niagara River, occupied the town and demanded food and horses. The only payment they were able to offer was Fenian bonds; these were not acceptable to the citizens. The Fenians then cut the [[Wireless telegraphy|telegraph]] wires and tore up some railway tracks. Afterwards, they marched to [[Chippewa, Ontario|Chippewa]] and the next day to Ridgeway where they fought the [[Battle of Ridgeway]], a series of skirmishes with the Canadian [[militia]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.qor.com/history/ridgeway.html |title=The Fenian Raid 1866 |publisher=The Queen's Own Rifles |access-date=7 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830060555/http://www.qor.com/history/ridgeway.html |archive-date=2005-08-30 |url-status=dead ))</ref> The Fenians then returned to Fort Erie and fought the [[Battle of Fort Erie (1866)|Battle of Fort Erie]], defeating the Canadian militia. Fearing British reinforcements, they then decided to retreat to the U.S.<ref>((cite web |url=https://qormuseum.org/history/timeline-1856-1899/the-fenian-raid-1866/ |title=The Fenian Raid 1866 |date=23 February 2012 |publisher=The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref><ref>For the figure of 850, see: H.W. Hemans to Lord Monck, telegram June 3, 1866, in [s.n.] ''Correspondence Relating to the Fenian Invasion and Rebellion of the Southern States'', Ottawa: 1869. p. 142; also Colonel Lowry, Report, June 4, 1866, ''Miscellaneous Records Relating to the Fenian Raids'', British Military and Naval Records "C" Series, RG8-1, Volume 1672; Microfilm reel C-4300, p. 282. (Public Archives of Canada)</ref>

In 1869 the population was 1,000 and Fort Erie was served by the [[Grand Trunk Railway|Grand Trunk]] and the Erie & Niagara railways. The Grand Trunk Railway built the [[International Railway Bridge]] in 1873, bringing about a new town, originally named Victoria and subsequently renamed to Bridgeburg, north of the original settlement of Fort Erie. By 1876, Ridgeway had an estimated population of 800, the village of Fort Erie has an estimated population of 1,200, and Victoria boasted three railway stations.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/niagarasettlers2/bertie-township-abstracts Bertie Township]</ref> By 1887, Stevensville had an estimated population of "nearly 600", Victoria of "nearly 700", Ridgeway of "about 600", and Fort Erie of "about 4,000".<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/townshippapers/bertie-township-papers The Township Papers of Bertie Township, Welland County]</ref>

In 1888, the amusement park at [[Crystal Beach, Ontario|Crystal Beach]] opened. From 1910, the steamship ((SS|Canadiana||2)) (and until 1929, the steamship SS ''Americana'') brought patrons from Buffalo until 1956. The park continued to operate until it closed in 1989. A gated community was built in this area.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.exploringniagara.com/places_to_explore/forgotten_places/crystal_beach_amusement_park.html |title=Crystal Beach Amusement Park |website=exploringniagara.com |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://sscanadiana.com/facts.html |title=S.S. Canadiana Facts |website=sscanadiana.com |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref>
[[File:Niagara_movement_meeting_in_Fort_Erie,_Canada,_1905.jpg|200px|thumb|Founders of the Niagara Movement in Fort Erie.]]
In 1904, a group of speculators bought land at Erie Beach, planning to build an amusement park and other amenities, and sell lots around the park to vacationers from Buffalo. Erie Beach featured a hotel, a casino, a race track, regular [[ferry]] service from Buffalo and train service from the ferry dock in Fort Erie, and what was billed as the world's largest outdoor swimming pool. Erie Beach and Crystal Beach were in competition to provide bigger thrills to patrons, until Erie Beach went bankrupt during the Depression and closed down on Labour Day weekend, 1930.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.exploringniagara.com/places_to_explore/forgotten_places/erie_beach_amusement_park.html |title=Erie Beach Amusement Park |website=exploringniagara.com |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref>

The [[Niagara Movement]] meeting was held at the Erie Beach Hotel<ref name="eriebeach">((cite web |url=http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/digital/dubois/312.2.839-01-03.pdf |title=Niagara Movement First Annual Meeting |publisher=University of Massachusetts |access-date=7 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218105748/http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/digital/dubois/312.2.839-01-03.pdf |archive-date=2012-12-18 |url-status=dead ))</ref> in 1905. The movement later led to the founding of the [[NAACP]].

The [[Point Abino Light Tower]] was built by the Canadian government in 1918. The lighthouse has been automated in 1989. Since its decommissioning in 1995, the Point Abino Lighthouse was designated as a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site]]. The lighthouse is now owned by the Town of Fort Erie and is available for weekend tours in the summer.

On August 7, 1927, the [[Peace Bridge]] was opened between Fort Erie and Buffalo.

On January 1, 1932, Bridgeburg and Fort Erie amalgamated into a single town.

The ruins of Fort Erie remained until they were rebuilt through a depression era "work program" project, as a tourist attraction. Work started in 1937, and the fort was opened to the public in 1939.

In 1970, the provincial government consolidated the various villages in what had been Bertie Township, including the then town of Fort Erie, into the present Town of Fort Erie.

==Geography==
Fort Erie is generally flat, but there are low sand hills, varying in height from ((convert|2|to|15|m|ft)), along the shore of [[Lake Erie]], and a limestone ridge extends from Point Abino to near Miller's Creek, giving Ridgeway its name. The soil is shallow, with a clay subsoil.

The town's beaches on Lake Erie, most notably Erie Beach, [[Crystal Beach, Ontario|Crystal Beach]] and [[Bay Beach, Ontario|Bay Beach]] are considered the best in the area and draw many weekend visitors from the [[Toronto]] and [[Buffalo, New York]] areas. While summers are enjoyable, winters can occasionally be fierce, with many snowstorms, whiteouts and winds coming off Lake Erie.

===Communities===
In addition to the primary urban core of Fort Erie, the town also contains the neighbourhoods of Black Creek, Bridgeburg/NorthEnd/Victoria, Crescent Park, Crystal Beach, Kraft, Point Abino, Ridgeway, Snyder, and [[Stevensville, Ontario|Stevensville]].  Smaller and historical neighbourhoods include Amigari Downs, Bay Beach, Buffalo Heights, Douglastown, Edgewood Park, Erie Beach, Garrison Village, Mulgrave, Oakhill Forest, Ridgemount, Ridgewood, Rose Hill Estates, Thunder Bay, Walden, Wavecrest and Waverly Beach.

Fort Erie Secondary School and Ridgeway-Crystal Beach High School were two public high schools serving Fort Erie and area communities until September 2017.  The two former schools were closed and merged into Greater Fort Erie Secondary School, located on Garrison Road.<ref>((cite news |last1=Vandervoet |first1=Matthew |title=Smooth Start As Two High Schools Become One |url=http://greaterforterie.dsbn.org/about-us/news/article/2017/09/05/smooth-start-as-two-high-schools-become-one |access-date=June 24, 2019 |publisher=District School Board of Niagara |date=September 5, 2017))</ref>

===Climate===
((Weather box
|location = Fort Erie (1981−2010)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 16.5
|Mar record high C = 25.0
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 31.0
|Jun record high C = 34.0
|Jul record high C = 34.5
|Aug record high C = 35.5
|Sep record high C = 31.7
|Oct record high C = 29.0
|Nov record high C = 22.5
|Dec record high C = 18.0
|year record high C = 35.5
|Jan high C = −0.2
|Feb high C = 1.0
|Mar high C = 5.1
|Apr high C = 11.8
|May high C = 18.3
|Jun high C = 23.3
|Jul high C = 26.1
|Aug high C = 25.5
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 15.0
|Nov high C = 8.7
|Dec high C = 2.8
|year high C = 13.2
|Jan mean C = −4.1
|Feb mean C = −3.3
|Mar mean C = 0.4
|Apr mean C = 6.6
|May mean C = 12.7
|Jun mean C = 18.1
|Jul mean C = 21.2
|Aug mean C = 20.6
|Sep mean C = 16.7
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 4.9
|Dec mean C = −0.8
|year mean C = 8.6
|Jan low C = −8.0
|Feb low C = −7.6
|Mar low C = -4.3
|Apr low C = 1.4
|May low C = 7.1
|Jun low C = 12.8
|Jul low C = 16.1
|Aug low C = 15.5
|Sep low C = 11.7
|Oct low C = 5.8
|Nov low C = 1.1
|Dec low C = −4.3
|year low C = 4.0
|Jan record low C = −28.5
|Feb record low C = −31.0
|Mar record low C = −25.5
|Apr record low C = −12.0
|May record low C = −4.5
|Jun record low C = 1.0
|Jul record low C = 5.5
|Aug record low C = 1.5
|Sep record low C = −1.0
|Oct record low C = −6.1
|Nov record low C = −15.5
|Dec record low C = −24.5
|year record low C = −31.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 78.9
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|Mar precipitation mm = 71.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 78.8
|May precipitation mm = 93.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 81.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 84.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 88.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 105.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 96.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 102.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 103.2
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|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 34.2
|Feb rain mm = 32.8
|Mar rain mm = 44.7
|Apr rain mm = 74.4
|May rain mm = 92.3
|Jun rain mm = 81.7
|Jul rain mm = 84.7
|Aug rain mm = 88.5
|Sep rain mm = 105.4
|Oct rain mm = 95.3
|Nov rain mm = 89.9
|Dec rain mm = 52.5
|year rain mm = 876.3
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 44.7
|Feb snow cm = 33.8
|Mar snow cm = 26.3
|Apr snow cm = 4.4
|May snow cm = 0.9
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 1.4
|Nov snow cm = 12.9
|Dec snow cm = 50.7
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|Jan precipitation days = 15.8
|Feb precipitation days = 12.2
|Mar precipitation days = 12.2
|Apr precipitation days = 13.2
|May precipitation days = 13.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.4
|Jul precipitation days = 10.4
|Aug precipitation days = 10.2
|Sep precipitation days = 11.4
|Oct precipitation days = 12.9
|Nov precipitation days = 14.7
|Dec precipitation days = 15.2
|year precipitation days = 152.3
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 5.9
|Feb rain days = 5.0
|Mar rain days = 7.9
|Apr rain days = 12.3
|May rain days = 13.0
|Jun rain days = 11.4
|Jul rain days = 10.4
|Aug rain days = 10.2
|Sep rain days = 11.4
|Oct rain days = 12.9
|Nov rain days = 12.8
|Dec rain days = 7.9
|year rain days = 120.9
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 10.6
|Feb snow days = 8.0
|Mar snow days = 5.4
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.08
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.08
|Nov snow days = 2.9
|Dec snow days = 8.2
|year snow days = 36.6
|source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name="climate">((cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=4635&lang=e&dCode=0&province=ONT&provBut=Go&month1=0&month2=12
| title = Fort Erie, Ontario
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
| date=31 October 2011 | access-date = April 9, 2014))</ref>
|date=August 2010
))

==Demographics==
((Historical populations
|title       = Historical populations of Fort Erie
|type        = Canada
|align       = right
|percentages = 
|footnote    = 
|1871| 835
|1901| 890
|1911| 1146
|1921| 1546
|1931| 2383
|1941| 6566
|1951| 7572
|1961| 9027
|1971| 23113
|1981| 24096
|1991| 26006
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]| 28143
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]| 29925
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]| 29960
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]| 30710
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]| 32901
))

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Fort Erie had a population of ((val|32901|fmt=commas)) living in ((val|14081|fmt=commas)) of its ((val|15875|fmt=commas)) total private dwellings, a change of ((percentage|((#expr:32901-30710))|30710|1)) from its 2016 population of ((val|30710|fmt=commas)). With a land area of ((convert|166.24|km2|sqmi|abbr=on)), it had a population density of ((Pop density|32901|166.24|km2|sqmi|prec=1)) in 2021.<ref name=2021census>((cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 30, 2022))</ref>

The median household income in 2015 for Fort Erie was $60,800, which was below the Ontario provincial average of $74,287.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3526003&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=Fort+Erie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Income&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Fort Erie, Ontario - Income Profile|date=8 February 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2019))</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | Canada 2006 Census!! Population !! % of Total Population
|-
| rowspan="12" | [[Visible minority]] group<BR><small>Source:<ref>((cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3526003&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Fort%20Erie&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&Custom= |title=Community Profiles from the 2006 Census |date=13 March 2007 |publisher=Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision |access-date=7 September 2016))</ref></small> 
|| [[South Asia]]n || 225 || ((Percentage | 225 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 365 || ((Percentage | 365 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 300 || ((Percentage | 300 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 50 || ((Percentage | 50 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| [[Latin American Canadian|Latin American]] || 410 || ((Percentage | 410 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] || 40 || ((Percentage | 40 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Southeast Asia]]n || 45 || ((Percentage | 45 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Western Asia|West Asian]] || 30 || ((Percentage | 30 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Korean Canadian|Korean]] || 85 || ((Percentage | 85 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Japanese Canadians|Japanese]] || 20 || ((Percentage | 20 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| Other visible minority || 35 || ((Percentage | 35 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Multiracial|Mixed]] visible minority || 20 || ((Percentage | 20 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''1,620''' || '''((Percentage | 1620 | 29545 | 1 ))'''
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group<BR><small>Source:<ref>((cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-558/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CSD&Code=35&Table=1&Data=Count&Sex=1&Age=1&StartRec=126&Sort=2&Display=Page&CSDFilter=5000 |title=Aboriginal Peoples - Data table |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref></small> || [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] || 750 || ((Percentage | 750 | 29545 | 1 ))
|-
| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 150 || ((Percentage | 150 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| [[Inuit]] || 0 || ((Percentage | 0 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| colspan="2" | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''900''' || '''((Percentage | 940 | 29545 | 1 ))'''
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| colspan="2" | [[European Canadian|White]] || 26,985 || ((Percentage | 26985 | 29545 | 1 ))
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| colspan="2" | '''''Total population''''' || '''''29,545''''' || '''''100%'''''
|}

==Attractions==
* [[Fort Erie Race Track]]
* [[Old Fort Erie]]
* [[Point Abino Light Tower|Point Abino Lighthouse]]
* Safari Niagara<ref>((Cite web|title = About - Safari Niagara|url = https://safariniagara.com/about/|access-date = 2018-08-09))</ref>

===Hiking===
Fort Erie is the eastern terminus of the [[Friendship Trail, Ontario|Friendship Trail]], and the southern terminus of the [[Niagara River Recreation Pathway]]. Both trails are part of the [[Trans-Canada Trail]] system.

===Parks===
Mather Arch Park, located just to the south of the Peace Bridge, is on land donated by American citizen [[Alonzo C. Mather]] in tribute to the peace and friendship between Canada and the United States. The park contains Mather Arch, which was built largely due to donations by Mather, originally dedicated by the Niagara Parks Commission in 1939, and restored in 2000 as a millennium project. There is also a memorial statue to those from Fort Erie who died in [[World War I]], [[World War II]], and the [[Korean War]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls-attractions/historic-plaques-and-markers.html |publisher=Niagara Park Commission |title=Historic Plaques & Markers |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref>

==Sports==
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! scope="col"|League
! scope="col"|Sport
! scope="col"|Venue
! scope="col"|Established
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| [[Fort Erie Meteors]]
| [[Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| Fort Erie Leisureplex
| 1957
| 0 (1 in previous leagues)
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| Fort Erie Cannons
| Niagara District Baseball Association
| [[Baseball]]
| Oakes Park
| 2005
| 2
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==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Highways====
Fort Erie has been the Niagara terminus of the [[Queen Elizabeth Way]] since 1937. Road traffic continues to Buffalo, New York across the [[Peace Bridge]], which was built in 1927.

Fort Erie was the eastern terminus of King's Highway 3A from 1927 to 1929, and [[Ontario Highway 3]] from 1929 until 1998, when the portion of Highway 3 within Fort Erie was downloaded to the [[Regional Municipality of Niagara]] and redesignated as Niagara Regional Road 3. Within Fort Erie, Highway 3 is named Garrison Road, and is the major east–west connection through the town. Dominion Road was designated as King's Highway 3C from 1934 until 1970, when it was downloaded to the newly formed Regional Municipality of Niagara and redesignated as Niagara Regional Road 1.

Fort Erie is the southern terminus of the [[Niagara Parkway]], which extends from [[Olde Fort Erie|Fort Erie]] to [[Fort George, Ontario|Fort George]].

====Public transit====
Public transit is provided by [[Fort Erie Transit]], which operate buses in town and connecting to other Niagara municipalities.<ref>((cite web |title=Fort Erie Transit |url=https://www.fetransit.ca/ |publisher=Town of Fort Erie |access-date=June 24, 2019))</ref>

[[Niagara Falls Transit]] operates a service from [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls]] into Fort Erie, connecting with the Fort Erie Leisureplex on Garrison Road.<ref>((cite web |title=Leisureplex Fort Erie Bus Stop |url=https://www.niagararegion.ca/transit/stop.aspx?id=8&routeID=6 |publisher=Niagara Region |access-date=June 24, 2019))</ref>

====Intercity transit====
Private intercity coach services are primarily operated by [[Coach Canada]]/[[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], with service to St. Catharines and Toronto.  The terminus is located at Robo Mart, 21 Princess Street at Waterloo Street.

The [[International Railway Bridge]] was built in 1873, and connects Fort Erie to Buffalo, New York across the [[Niagara River]]. 

There is currently no passenger rail service to Fort Erie. The nearest passenger rail stations are in [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]].

====Waterways====
Fort Erie is at the outlet of Lake Erie into the Niagara River. The lake and river serve as a playground for numerous personal [[yacht]]s, sailboats, power boats and watercraft. There is a [[marina]] at the site of a former shipyard at Miller's Creek on the Niagara River, and a boat launch ramp in Crystal Beach.

Prior to the completion of the two bridges, passengers and freight were carried across the river by ferry.

From 1829, when the [[Welland Canal]] first opened, to 1833, when the cut was completed to [[Port Colborne]], ship traffic between Lake Erie and [[Lake Ontario]] would transit the upper Niagara River.

===Utilities===
In order to reduce large-scale ice blockage in the Niagara River, with resultant flooding, ice damage to docks and other waterfront structures, and blockage of the water intakes for the hydro-electric power plants at Niagara Falls, the [[New York Power Authority]] and [[Ontario Power Generation]] have jointly operated the Lake Erie-Niagara River Ice Boom since 1964. The boom is installed on December 16, or when the water temperature reaches ((convert|4|C)), whichever happens first. The boom is opened on April 1 unless there is more than ((convert|650|km2)) of ice remaining in Eastern Lake Erie. When in place, the boom stretches ((convert|2,680|m|ft)) from the outer breakwall at Buffalo Harbor almost to the Canadian shore near the ruins of the pier at Erie Beach in Fort Erie. Originally, the boom was made of wooden timbers, but these have been replaced by steel pontoons.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.ijc.org/rel/boards/niagara/ice_glace-info_e.pdf |title=Lake Erie–Niagara River Ice Boom Information Sheet |publisher=The International Niagara Board of Control of the International Joint Commission |date=November 1999 |access-date=7 September 2017))</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Randy Burridge]], played over 700 games in the [[National Hockey League]] and was an All-Star in [[43rd National Hockey League All-Star Game|1992]]
*[[Derek Clendening]], Canadian writer
*[[Ernest Alexander Cruikshank]], Brigadier General and historian
*[[Billy Dea]], professional hockey player
*[[Michael Fonfara]], keyboard player
*[[Paul Gardner (ice hockey)|Paul Gardner]], professional hockey player
*[[Paul Hellyer]], engineer and politician
*[[Tim Hudak]], politician, leader of the PC party in Ontario 
*[[Douglas Kirkland]], photographer
*[[James L. Kraft]], entrepreneur and inventor
*[[DJ Shub|Dan "DJ Shub" General]], musician
*[[Murda Beatz|Shane Lindstrom]] (professionally known as Murda Beatz), record producer
*[[Matty Matheson]], chef and internet personality
*[[Pierre Pilote]], professional hockey player
*[[David Anthony Pizzuto]], actor
*[[Brian Reid (historian)|Brian Reid]], historian

==See also==
*[[List of townships in Ontario]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*((official|http://www.town.forterie.ca))

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