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!"

FEIA wins Ontario prep basketball championship in upset against Ridley

March 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM

A smalltown school made big waves Sunday night at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre where the Fort Erie International Academy (FEIA) Falcons defeated defending...

Thirty-eight local women artists featured at Arts Council reopening

March 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM

Paintings, textile work and mixed media pieces from 38 local women artists were on display on Sunday for International Women’s Day as the Fort Erie...

Midwinter powwow draws more than 800 to Friendship Centre

March 8, 2026 at 7:48 AM

The Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre opened its midwinter powwow on Saturday with a Grand Entry saluting indigenous nations and several veterans coming together for...

Fort Erie flags offered as town pride fueled by amalgamation debate

March 7, 2026 at 6:37 AM

A white flag bearing the Town of Fort Erie crest could soon appear on homes across town after Dan Turner launched a community effort to...

Fort Erie library offers free March Break programming for families

March 6, 2026 at 3:25 AM

A giant board game stretching through the children’s section at Fort Erie Public Library’s Centennial branch will anchor a week of March Break activities that...

UPDATE | Police investigate threats after lockdowns at Fort Erie schools

March 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM

UPDATE | March 5, 2026 @ 11:24 a.m.: Kelly Pisek, director of education at the District School Board of Niagara, confirmed by email that lockdowns...

Safari Niagara co-founder Tim Tykolis dies at 66

March 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM

Timothy “Tim” Michael Tykolis, the Stevensville entrepreneur who co-founded Safari Niagara and served as its first general manager, died at home on February 23 surrounded...

Niagara mayors reject amalgamation as Gale proposes weighted voting

March 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM

Eight Niagara mayors, including Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop, delivered a joint letter to Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday calling for a regional governance overhaul...

GFESS theatre students advance to regional showcase after district win

March 4, 2026 at 4:31 AM

Student actors, writers and directors from Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) will take their original one-act play to the National Theatre School (NTS) DramaFest...

Residents gather at town hall to oppose Gale’s amalgamation plan

March 3, 2026 at 3:16 AM

Handmade signs were held high at Fort Erie Town Hall on Monday afternoon as residents gathered in response to the proposed amalgamation of Niagara’s municipalities...