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!"

Power cut to 2,200 customers for Thunder Bay gas line repair

June 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM

Canadian Niagara Power (CNP) cut electricity to roughly 2,200 customers across Ridgeway and Crystal Beach Thursday morning, and the utility does not expect to fully...

Ward 5 heats up in Fort Erie’s 2026 municipal election

June 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM

Three candidates have filed for the single Ward 5 council seat, making it the first contested in Fort Erie’s municipal election as every other ward...

Cracked bucket dampens opening of Sugarbowl splash pad

June 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM

A large crack in the base of the tipping bucket at Sugarbowl Park has forced the Town of Fort Erie to shut off the splash...

“Queen of Fort Erie” Francine Villeneuve dies at 61

June 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM

Francine Villeneuve, the first Canadian woman jockey to win 1,000 races, lost her long fight with cancer June 5 at 61, leaving Fort Erie Race...

Wednesday police drill to rattle Stevensville with blasts, gunfire

June 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM

Anyone near Burger Road in Stevensville who hears explosions and gunfire Wednesday should hold the 911 call, because the noise likely belongs to a Niagara...

Fort Erie cadets awarded Ontario’s highest youth honours

June 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM

Caleb Browne rocketed to the top of Ontario’s air cadet program Saturday, with politicians from every level of government praising Fort Erie’s 337 “Allan Troup”...

Ridgeway Legion remembers D-Day, honours veterans with 214 flags

June 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM

Ridgeway’s Royal Canadian Legion planted flags on 214 veterans’ graves Saturday, but the branch’s Sergeant-at-Arms says the ceremony grows harder to staff every year. Legion...

Fort Erie drag brunch breaks ground for queer Indigenous Pride

June 8, 2026 at 3:24 AM

Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre launched Niagara’s first annual queer Indigenous Pride event Saturday, giving Two-Spirit and gender-diverse youth a local gathering space that co-ordinator...

Junior firefighter camp sounds alarm on lithium-ion battery fires

June 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM

Fort Erie’s free Junior Firefighter Camp is putting battery fires at the centre of its curriculum this summer, as lithium-ion blazes climb across Ontario at...

Fort Erie comedy ‘Cows Come Home’ receives half-hour TV adaptation

June 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM

Fiasco Global Media has optioned ‘Cows Come Home,’ a Bell Fibe TV1 digital comedy series filmed in Fort Erie, for development as a half-hour scripted...