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!"

Crystal Beach horse rescue opens gates for Saturday fundraiser

September 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Last Chance Horse and Pony Rescue helped the Fort Erie SPCA rescue Starr and Butterscotch, a pregnant pony and goat, after finding them abandoned near...

Phil Smith prepares for biggest Crystal Beach 5K yet

September 17, 2026 at 3:22 AM

Phil Smith says this year’s Crystal Beach 5K is on track to be the biggest race in the village’s history. The annual Crystal Beach 5K...

Garrison Road resurfacing closes two lanes in Fort Erie until early October

September 16, 2026 at 3:15 AM

Two of the four lanes on Garrison Road in Fort Erie will stay closed during working hours until early October. Niagara Region said crews resurfacing...

Homeless woman charged after break-in at Fort Erie church

September 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM

Niagara Regional Police charged a 45-year-old woman with mischief after a church administrator found her asleep upstairs near the office of a Fort Erie church...

Motorcycle crash in Fort Erie, no serious injuries: police

September 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM

A motorcycle carrying a passenger collided with another vehicle on Dominion Road in Fort Erie on Sunday afternoon, and no serious injuries were reported. The...

Freshly restored locomotive makes debut at Fort Erie RailDays

September 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM

Visitors to the Niagara Railway Museum’s annual RailDays event in Fort Erie got their first look this weekend at a 25-ton diesel locomotive restored in...

Local athlete Paige Zimmerman vies for one of 35 Olympic funding awards

September 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM

Paige Zimmerman, an 18-year-old canoe slalom athlete from Fort Erie, will compete at the RBC Training Ground national final in Toronto on October 3, where...

Fort Erie daycare adding classrooms to keep up with town’s growth

September 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM

A Fort Erie child-care centre says it will add classrooms and elementary grades to meet rising demand from local families. Rivergate Academy held its grand...

Fort Erie Radio to broadcast all Meteors home games this season

September 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM

Fort Erie Radio will broadcast all 25 regular-season home games of the Fort Erie Meteors Jr. B hockey club for a second straight year. Alec...

Fort Erie cop arrested for alleged impaired driving after crash

September 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM

A Niagara Regional Police officer from Fort Erie faces impaired driving charges after police say he fled officers and crashed into another vehicle in Niagara-on-the-Lake...