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 begins smoke tests of sewers in four neighbourhoods

July 29, 2026 at 6:15 AM

Residents in parts of Fort Erie shouldn’t be alarmed if they see smoke rising from drains and manholes over the next few weeks. The town...

Niagara Health raises Douglas Memorial parking to $20 a day

July 29, 2026 at 6:11 AM

Parking at Douglas Memorial will cost up to $20 a day starting Saturday, the second increase Niagara Health has ordered in less than two years....

Siege of Fort Erie re-enactment returns August 8 and 9

July 28, 2026 at 5:15 AM

Niagara Parks will stage its annual Siege of Fort Erie re-enactment at Old Fort Erie on August 8 and 9, with re-enactors from across North...

Circle of Art returns to Queens Circle a week late with 39 artists

July 28, 2026 at 5:11 AM

The Friends of Crystal Beach never needed a rain date for the annual Circle of Art and Craft Show at Queens Circle, but for the...

ACB’s White Soiree helps Crystal Beach graduates pay for school

July 27, 2026 at 5:26 AM

Advancing Crystal Beach (ACB) raised money for student bursaries at its fourth annual White Soiree on Saturday. The $100-a-ticket fundraiser at the Bertie Boating Club...

Reimagined Friendship Festival rescheduled for August 14

July 26, 2026 at 5:19 AM

The Friendship Festival in Fort Erie will now open on August 14, a month after wildfire smoke forced Garrison Road business owners to call off...

Fort Erie asks residents to check their voter registration status

July 25, 2026 at 9:18 PM

The Town of Fort Erie is asking residents to confirm they are on the Ontario voters’ list ahead of the 2026 municipal and school board...

Fort Erie seeks input on renaming Bowen Road Park after Burd Sisler

July 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM

The Town of Fort Erie is asking residents whether Bowen Road Park should become B.T. Sisler Park, honouring the Second World War veteran who died...

Ridgeway-Crystal Beach High School demolition begins

July 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM

Crews have started tearing down the former Ridgeway-Crystal Beach High School, beginning at the rear of the old schoolhouse that stood on Ridge Road for...

Fort Erie youth are ‘definitely not lazy,’ says chamber director

July 24, 2026 at 3:28 AM

The head of the South Niagara Chambers of Commerce says the students applying for its scholarships are proof that a familiar complaint about young people...