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!"

CNOY falls short of goal as Fort Erie walks for brain injury support

March 2, 2026 at 4:39 AM

Shortly before setting out from Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) on Saturday, organizers of Fort Erie’s Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) confirmed they...

Little Red Coffee offers four-part AI ‘vibe coding’ series

March 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM

As a business owner, Les Lakewood has been using AI to improve efficiency at his Queen Street coffee shop, and is now sharing what he’s...

Coveney named Niagara Parks chair as marina rebuild advances

February 28, 2026 at 5:16 AM

The Ontario government has appointed Graham Coveney as chair of the Niagara Parks Commission board, the agency that manages parkland along the Niagara River corridor....

Ford open to amalgamation as Fort Erie pushes back on Gale’s plan

February 27, 2026 at 4:58 AM

Premier Doug Ford left the door open to restructuring the region’s municipal government during a February 25 news conference in Niagara Falls, including amalgamation. Ford...

Ford marks hospital milestone, Jones offers no guarantees for Fort Erie

February 26, 2026 at 4:30 AM

Premier Doug Ford joined several Niagara politicians on Wednesday to sign the final structural steel beam installed in the new South Niagara Hospital in Niagara...

Free Family Acro Day introduces families to Fantastic Gymnastics

February 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM

Last Saturday, families got a chance to try acrobatic gymnastics for free at Fort Erie’s Fantastic Gymnastics on Lewis Street. Organizer Sarah Morin pitched the...

FEIA to open Niagara’s first scholastic esports facility

February 24, 2026 at 3:17 AM

A classroom at the former Fort Erie Secondary School building is set to be converted into an esports lab as Fort Erie International Academy (FEIA)...

Fort Erie hires Clark Bernat as manager of culture and museums

February 23, 2026 at 3:23 AM

After 15 years in Niagara Falls and nine years in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Clark Bernat has landed as the new manager of culture and museums with the...

Fort Erie welding students craft 8-foot sculpture as OSAP cuts loom

February 22, 2026 at 6:17 AM

Steel plates cut from student drawings now form the outline of a large face sculpture at Cappa College’s Fort Erie campus, where welding instructor Ben...

Redekop pushes back on Niagara chair’s amalgamation plan

February 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM

Mayor Wayne Redekop is urging Ontario to slow a fast-tracked Niagara amalgamation review and warns that Fort Erie taxpayers could inherit other municipalities’ debt. Redekop...