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!"

Fort Erie suicide awareness event offers vendor tables for $20

June 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM

A Fort Erie event dedicated to open conversation about suicide and overdose prevention is returning October 3 and has vendor tables available for $20. We...

Fort Erie student captures gold at national trade skills competition

May 31, 2026 at 2:35 AM

Fort Erie’s Gabrielle Cudmore baked her way to the top of the country, winning first place at the Skills Canada National Competition on Saturday. Cudmore...

Supper Market returns with 11 bands, food trucks and charity bar

May 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM

The Crystal Beach Waterfront Supper Market returns June 25 with 11 bands, 14 food trucks and a Kin Club bar that has raised nearly $18,000...

‘We can’t afford it’: GFESS students walk out to protest OSAP cuts

May 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM

Baking is her passion, but cuts to OSAP are pricing a Grade 11 student from Bridgeburg out of her dream of attending Niagara College. In...

Fort Erie youth fire up free hot dogs for May 30 barbecue

May 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM

The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) is putting lunch on the town’s tab this Saturday, handing out 100 free hot dogs at Ferndale Park to...

Healthcare SOS protest series to keep urgent care in ‘public’s eye’

May 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM

Fort Erie Healthcare SOS held a roadside protest at Garrison and Concession roads on Wednesday, kicking off monthly summer demonstrations that will run through the...

Shiver delivers: Peace Bridge school fair brings families indoors

May 27, 2026 at 3:47 AM

A rainy Saturday pushed Peace Bridge Public School’s market and fair inside the halls, but principal Liz Lateef told Fort Erie Radio that keeping everyone...

FlixBus rolls into Fort Erie with affordable Toronto round trip

May 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM

Like the iconic bus jump scene in ‘Speed,’ FlixBus is accelerating to Fort Erie, bridging a years-long service gap with an explosive first-ever Toronto connection...

Rain can’t stop Rotary Club from fetching funds at Dog Day event

May 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM

Cold rain drove dozens of vendors inside at the Fort Erie Conservation Club on Saturday, but the Rotary Club of Fort Erie’s third annual Dog...

Funny money: Legion laughs fund Fort Erie’s only daily news desk

May 26, 2026 at 3:04 AM

Fort Erie’s only daily local newsroom passed the hat at the Royal Canadian Legion Friday night to help support its eight-person operation without a dollar...