MEDIA ADVISORY– December 6, 2021

Fort Erie, ON – In the interest of ensuring public safety, Niagara Parks staff will be temporarily closing the Niagara Parkway and Niagara River Recreation Trail near Mathers Arch in the Town of Fort Erie in anticipation of flooding due to high winds over Lake Erie.

Weather conditions similar to those expected later today have caused significant flooding and damage to the shoreline area over the past few years. The preventative closure measures are being implemented out of an abundance of caution, in the interest of public safety.