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!"

Railway museum on track for 29th season with new exhibits

May 25, 2026 at 3:39 AM

The Niagara Railway Museum is spending its 2026 season restoring locomotives and assembling a donated 30-by-13-foot model railway it hopes to have chugging away by...

Optimist Club celebrates nine Grade 8 students with dinner, bursaries

May 25, 2026 at 3:32 AM

Nine Grade 8 students from across Fort Erie sat down to a hot meal last week knowing that someone had been paying attention to the...

Touch-a-Truck lets Fort Erie meet the faces behind the vehicles

May 24, 2026 at 3:36 AM

Fort Erie’s Touch-a-Truck returned Thursday evening for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing families to the Leisureplex parking lot to meet the municipal...

Garage a ‘complete loss’ after Scott Avenue fire, cause unknown

May 23, 2026 at 10:12 PM

A garage attached to a home on Scott Avenue in Fort Erie was gone in one hour, burned beyond recovery early Saturday morning with the...

Beachcombers centre accepting vendors for July fundraiser bazaar

May 23, 2026 at 3:13 AM

Beachcombers Seniors Centre in Ridgeway is accepting vendor table requests until May 30 for its July 11 summer bazaar, the centre’s largest annual fundraiser, which...

Two GFESS students win $5,000 in Brock scholarships

May 22, 2026 at 3:17 AM

Two Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) graduates have each received a $2,500 Niagara Principal’s Scholarship from Brock University, where both will begin undergraduate programs...

Youths recruit volunteers to clean up Sugarbowl Park May 23

May 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM

The Fort Erie Youth Library Association (YLA) is recruiting volunteers for a cleanup at Sugarbowl Park on Saturday, hoping to surpass the 18 volunteers who...

Ontario approves Fort Erie 25-year official plan after Bill 100 passes

May 21, 2026 at 3:31 AM

Fort Erie became the first municipality in the Niagara region to get provincial approval of a new official plan on Wednesday, securing a growth blueprint...

Fort Erie woman beats ‘astronomical’ odds with life-saving transplant

May 20, 2026 at 3:26 AM

Erika Reece had a two per cent chance of finding a kidney that could save her, and now she helps dialysis patients face the same...

Fort Erie Radio comedy night supports local journalism May 22

May 20, 2026 at 3:03 AM

Fort Erie Radio is raising money for its newsroom May 22 through a pay-what-you-can comedy night at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71. The fundraiser offers...