Ridgeway Lioness Club will hold their annual Christmas Magic craft show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crystal Ridge Community Centre. There will be more than 30 vendors on site as well as a penny sale, bake sale and chili lunch. Ridgeway Lioness support local food banks, families in need, dog guides, […]

Canada’s newest citizens received their certificates from Presiding Official Michael Scott after they swore the oath of citizenship during a ceremony Friday morning at Peace Bridge Public School. About 30 people gained their citizenship in a ceremony which is held approximately every month.

Mrs. June Huffman-Kappler of Parkland County, Alberta, (formerly of Tilbury, Ontario and Crystal Beach, Ontario) passed away on November 5, 2017 at the age of 79. Born in Tilbury, June moved to Ridgeway as a child and later to Crystal Beach where she spent much of her life and raised five children. She moved to […]

The urgent care clinic (formerly the emergency room) at Douglas Memorial Hospital has reopened following Friday’s shooting of a man alleged to have stabbed another and was shot when he confronted police. (Police shoot man at DMH)

A Niagara Regional Police officer shot a man at Douglas Memorial Hospital Friday while investigating reports of a stabbing. The province’s Special Investigations Unit  reports that officers from the Fort Erie district arrived at DMH at 8 p.m. and found a 61-year-old with knife wounds. A 29-year-old man “approached” them and “there was an interaction” […]

Niagara Regional Police say an “incident” involving police occurred at Douglas Memorial Hospital tonight. Social media reports say a man with a knife was shot by police. Two people are reported injured. At least one taken to hospital in Buffalo. NRP says it will provide more information later.

Niagara Public Health department is warning people to take precautions against rabies as an infected skuck was found in the urban area of Welland.

If  something gets under your skin, consider the plight of ash trees. The larva of the emerald ash borer chews its way through the living tissue beneath the bark of the tree. Deprived of nutrients, it eventually dies. Adult females deposit eggs in nooks in the bark of the tree. When they hatch, the larvae […]

Ridgeway BIA will hold two easter scavenger hunts for different age groups on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Children up to 6 years will meet at 344 Ridge Road in front of Pacific Productions, and ages up to 10 will meet in the Village Square. Local merchants have donated many prizes for the keeping if […]

Fort Erie businessman Dean Demizio will be the local Liberal candidate in the Ontario general election June 7. He was chosen to represent the party for the Niagara Falls riding Wednesday. The post is currently held by Wayne Gates of the NDP who won the general election in 2014 following a short term after winning […]