Author: Andrew Hawlitzky

Andrew is a Niagara community journalist who has covered everything from local politics to annual festivals and breaking news. He works to make local news a platform where community voices lead the conversation. "If you don't like the news, go out and make some!"

Town hiring summer student for fire department at $20.62 an hour

June 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM

The Town of Fort Erie is hiring a summer student to support its fire department, one of three municipal jobs the town posted this month,...

Town funds second summer worker at Crystal Beach tourism hub

June 20, 2026 at 5:05 AM

A Crystal Beach tourism booth has a second summer worker this year, after the Town of Fort Erie doubled its yearly grant to Advancing Crystal...

Meridian to close Stevensville branch, no recourse for members

June 20, 2026 at 4:05 AM

Meridian Credit Union plans to close its Stevensville branch this year, and because it answers to a provincial regulator rather than Ottawa, the closure requires...

Fort Erie companies win Chamber business, entrepreneur awards

June 19, 2026 at 4:49 AM

Airbus Helicopters Canada won Business of the Year at the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce (GNCC) awards on June 17, hours after the Gilmore Road...

‘Culic’s Columns’ turns decade of Niagara history into book

June 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM

Columnist James Culic won’t let you forget how he deemed Point Abino to be “Niagara’s worst tourist attraction,” considering the public isn’t allowed anywhere near...

New parking limits cause confusion in Crystal Beach

June 19, 2026 at 3:08 AM

South Coast Cookhouse is telling Crystal Beach customers they can still park free for three hours behind Derby Square, after new town parking rules caused...

Proposed 400-acre Fort Erie data centre would consume 87,000 homes worth of power

June 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM

A Toronto developer is marketing 400 acres of former Fort Erie farmland to data centre companies for a “mega site” projected to consume more than...

Airbus delivers first of 19 Canadian air force helicopters built in Fort Erie

June 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Airbus has delivered the first of 19 Juno helicopters built at its Fort Erie plant to the Royal Canadian Air Force, opening a defence contract...

Strawberry Social sweetens summer in Stevensville this Saturday

June 17, 2026 at 9:59 AM

St. John’s Anglican Church in Stevensville is planning a “berry good time” this Saturday at its annual Strawberry Social. The annual fundraiser helps pay for...

Town earmarks $215K for Crystal Beach improvement grants

June 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM

More than $215,000 could soon flow into Crystal Beach property upgrades under a new Town of Fort Erie incentive program that council expects to approve...