Author: Kris Dubé

Kris is a veteran journalist who has worked in Niagara for close to 20 years. He is also a lifelong resident of Fort Erie, a place he plans to call home and raise his family for many more years.

Young male ejected from vehicle on Netherby, suffers minor injuries

December 27, 2024 at 5:33 PM

A young man was airlifted to hospital but only suffered minor injuries after being ejected from the vehicle he was operating in the Stevensville area...

Library hosts kids chess club and teen advisory group on Monday

December 27, 2024 at 10:04 AM

There are two events on Monday scheduled for the younger population at the Fort Erie Public Library. According to the library’s website, a kids chess...

Advancing Crystal Beach looks ahead to next year

December 26, 2024 at 4:48 AM

Advancing Crystal Beach (ACB) is celebrating a successful 2024 but is also looking ahead to a busy year in 2025. In an emailed statement wishing...

Free public skating being offered during Christmas break

December 24, 2024 at 3:53 AM

A number of organizations are to be thanked for various free public skating sessions over the holidays. Two were already held on Sunday and Monday...

Surfing Santa arrives by helicopter to put on a Christmas spectacle

December 23, 2024 at 9:50 PM

At about 1 p.m. on Monday when John Fulton was minutes away from setting sail in the waters of Lake Erie and the Niagara River,...

Dozens of animals up for adoption at Fort Erie SPCA

December 23, 2024 at 1:44 PM

There are plenty of adoption opportunities currently at the Fort Erie SPCA. On the organization’s website on Monday morning, there were 17 dogs and 22...

Christmas dinner hosted by Ridgeway Lions a local tradition for many years

December 22, 2024 at 10:19 AM

The Ridgeway Lions Club has been serving the local community for 95 years through a plethora of projects and initiatives. One of them is an...

Fire department receiving funding for cancer prevention initiatives

December 21, 2024 at 8:28 AM

The provincial government is handing out $30 million to 374 municipal fire departments in Ontario, and Fort Erie’s is one of them. The funding is...

Winner of 50/50 raffle for COPE donates his half back to food bank

December 20, 2024 at 3:22 PM

The winner of Fort Erie Radio’s first annual COPE Christmas Cash Split isn’t keeping a penny for himself. Bill Marr, from Garrison Automotive Service, had decent...

Archaeological work at pumping station site providing ‘insights into the history of the area’

December 20, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Some discoveries have been made during an archaeological dig at the site of a soon-to-be-overhauled sewage pumping station in Fort Erie, but details are limited...