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!"

Friendship Centre invites residents to fill time capsule at picnic

August 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM

The Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre wants residents to bring a piece of their lives to its community picnic this month–and leave it sealed away...

UPDATE | Fort Erie man, 72, found after two weeks: police

August 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM

UPDATE | August 19, 2026 @ 2:49 p.m.: Seventy-two-year-old Robert Gunn has been located, according to Niagara Regional Police. ORIGINAL STORY | August 17, 2026...

Ridgeway supplier cuts prices for flood-hit Niagara homeowners

August 17, 2026 at 4:49 AM

A Ridgeway building supplier is offering discounted flooring, insulation, doors and furnaces to Niagara home and business owners rebuilding after this month’s floods, but applicants...

New candidate makes it a four-way race for Fort Erie mayor

August 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM

Two more candidates have entered Fort Erie’s municipal election, and only two councillors are now on track to win their seats without a vote. Mike...

Fort Erie’s Friendship Festival cancelled for a second time

August 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM

The revived Friendship Festival in Fort Erie has been cancelled for a second time this summer after roughly half its vendors withdrew, and organizer Wyatt...

Friends of the Fort Erie Public Library launch monthly newsletter

August 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM

The volunteer group that has given more than $100,000 to Fort Erie’s library branches has published its first monthly newsletter, a new effort to recruit...

Corgis and hounds fetch 52 per cent wagering jump for race track

August 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM

On-track wagering at Fort Erie Race Track increased 52 per cent during last week’s corgi and basset hound races, but demand for the free event...

Fort Erie introducing permit bylaw to fast-track developer approvals

August 13, 2026 at 5:04 AM

The Town of Fort Erie wants to replace its zoning bylaw in seven growth areas with a single permit system meant to speed up developer...

Crash cuts power to 1,200 customers in south Fort Erie

August 13, 2026 at 4:59 AM

A driver struck a utility pole near Gilmore Road and Ellen Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, cutting power to about 1,200 Canadian Niagara Power customers in...

Former Ridgeway high school facade will ‘have to come down’ after fire

August 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM

The heritage-protected facade of the former Ridgeway-Crystal Beach High School survived a “suspicious” fire Monday morning, but it will likely have to be torn down...