Free public skating being offered during Christmas break
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
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,...
Christmas dinner hosted by Ridgeway Lions a local tradition for many years
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...
Winner of 50/50 raffle for COPE donates his half back to food bank
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...
Friendship Centre feeds hundreds of people at annual Christmas gathering
No one gets turned away at an annual Christmas lunch provided by the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre (FENFC). On Saturday, hundreds of people were...
‘Small-town Christmas’ spirit takes over Ridgeway
Ernie Pigden has witnessed the ever-changing trends in what kids want for Christmas. That’s because he’s been playing Santa Claus in Fort Erie for the...
Surfing Santa to set sail for 40th year in a row on December 23
John Fulton vividly remembers when he was interrogated by U.S. border officials in 2002 after his annual Surfing Santa adventure went a bit wrong. It...
Decades-long Christmas tradition returning to Ridgeway this week
Most storefronts in downtown Ridgeway will be offering their “own little pocket of Christmas cheer” next weekend. That’s according to Sarah Chevalier, owner of Lasting...
‘Phenomenal’ turnout at annual Frosty the Christmas Horse fundraiser
Frosty the Christmas Horse is well acquainted with being social and being the centre of attention at an annual Christmas fundraising event. A former racehorse...
Holiday market at the Sanctuary will be mystical and magical
A holiday market at the Sanctuary Centre for the Arts in Ridgeway will be mystical and magical. That’s according to Enchanted Yuletide Market organizer Christina...



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