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During the Covid-19 pandemic, essential businesses such as grocery stores, changed their business hours. For example, they opened to seniors only for an hour before regular opening, to ensure their safety. Pictured here is a sign outside Sobey's,…

During acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, non-essential businesses were ordered closed. Even essential businesses needed to re-think how they operated. Mechanics, for example, changed how they accepted and conducted appointments for oil changes…

Pictured here is the vacant lot at the corner of Central Avenue and Garrison Road where Keystone Kelly's once stood. The building stood vacant for many years before its eventual demolition. At the time of this picture, a high-rise condominium was…

Canadian Tire has enjoyed a long history in Fort Erie, with its first store located on Jarvis Street. Another location opened on Central Avenue and operated there until 1996. As business shifted from the north end to Garrison Road, Canadian Tire…

Pictured here is Artemis on the north side Garrison Road. Previously, this building operated as a Burger King.

Pizza Hut was built and next to McDonald's on Garrison Road, operating from 1990 to 1996. Later, it became a shoe store and eventually stood vacant.

Pictured here is Pita Pit, which stands on the north side of Garrison Road. This building operated as a Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 1980s.

Pictured here is the building best known for having housed Reid's Sports, located on the north side of Garrison Road. Later, it served as a martial arts studio and a campaign office for Wayne Redekop, and stood vacant after.

Pictured here is a sign announcing the arrival of High Point Homes, a development on Green Acres Road.

Listed here is the grave of William H Ellis. He is buried with his wife Alberta. His grave is located in the northwest corner of St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery.

Listed here is the grave of Alberta Ellis. She is buried with her husband William. Her grave is located in the northwest corner of St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery.

Listed here is the grave of William Matthews. He is buried wit his wife Jane Cartwright. He is buried in the northwest corner of St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery.