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 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...

Ridgeway crash downs hydro pole, sends two to hospital

June 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM

A two-vehicle collision Tuesday morning knocked down a hydro pole and sent a 48-year-old Fort Erie woman to hospital after another driver failed to yield...

UPDATE | Fort Erie postpones its first-ever bandshell concert

June 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM

UPDATE | June 18, 2026 @ 9:52 a.m.: Due to concerns over rain, wind and electrical equipment, the Town of Fort Erie announced on social...

Town shelves park name residents favoured, pitches Earl Plato Park

June 16, 2026 at 3:06 AM

The Town of Fort Erie is considering naming a new park on Thunder Bay Road in memoriam of a local naturalist after Mayor Wayne Redekop...

Three shows take the stage at Sessions on the River this week

June 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM

Sessions on the River has three nights booked this week, including a live music video shoot by award-winning Niagara Falls songwriter Evan Rotella. The Trip...

Youth baseball league breaks 15-year registration record

June 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM

Greater Fort Erie Minor Ball signed up nearly 400 players this season, the most the local baseball association has registered in 15 years, and its...

Fort Erie basketball star wins Canada its first U18 AmeriCup gold

June 14, 2026 at 3:36 AM

Deng Ngor of Fort Erie International Academy tied the game with a three-pointer and won it with a dunk in the final 90 seconds last...

Bay Beach unsafe to swim due to high E. coli levels

June 12, 2026 at 10:14 PM

Bay Beach has been deemed unsafe to swim after a water test on June 11 found high levels of E. coli bacteria. According to Niagara...

‘Let’s get them out’: Free Saturday carnival fights senior isolation

June 12, 2026 at 4:52 AM

Step right up: Fort Erie is throwing a free carnival Saturday at the Leisureplex, where every town resident aged 60 and over can eat lunch...

Man charged with impaired driving after Ridgeway rollover

June 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM

A 30-year-old St. Catharines man faces an impaired driving charge after his vehicle drove off Nigh Road just after midnight Thursday. The vehicle smashed into...