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!"

March 26 concert at Sessions to honour Winterstein ahead of inquest

March 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM

Music and prayer will open a memorial gathering March 26 at Sessions on the River to honour Heather Winterstein, a 24-year-old Indigenous woman whose death...

The Manic Maker hosts Easter fundraiser with photos and raffle

March 15, 2026 at 5:36 AM

The Manic Maker on Jarvis Street will host an Easter fundraiser that includes a children’s colouring contest prize draw, $5 Easter Bunny photos and a...

Ridgeway’s Lily Taras wins gold at Ontario wrestling championship

March 15, 2026 at 4:29 AM

A 4-3 decision in the championship bout at the Peterborough Memorial Centre secured Lily Taras the 2026 Ontario high school wrestling title in the girls...

‘That’s not right’: GFESS walks out in snowstorm to protest OSAP cuts

March 14, 2026 at 6:05 AM

Rain may have delayed the protest, but an unexpected blizzard could not stop Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) students from walking out of class...

Meteors open playoffs after 39-win season, Sam Tonelli leads roster

March 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM

The Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL) playoffs begin Saturday night at the Fort Erie Leisureplex as the Fort Erie Meteors face the Brantford Titans, entering...

CNP to replace 50 utility poles on Erie Road by June 2026

March 13, 2026 at 3:25 AM

In lieu of groundhogs, power tools and road closures can often be used to mark the end of winter and beginning of construction season in...

Flooding closes AC Douglas Park playground months after rebuild

March 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM

A new public pool in Stevensville was not part of the plan for AC Douglas Park, where flooding has closed the playground less than a...

Niagara regional chair Bob Gale’s resignation ‘very unexpected’: Redekop

March 12, 2026 at 4:25 AM

Niagara regional chair Bob Gale resigned Wednesday night in a letter defending his plan to amalgamate Niagara’s municipalities, an effort Mayor Wayne Redekop believes will...

Two volunteers awarded by Friends of the Fort Erie Public Library

March 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM

At the Fort Erie Public Library Centennial branch on Tuesday, volunteers Sandy McDermott and Lynne Kumagai received the 2025 Maryann and Christopher Madden Memorial Volunteer...