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Brant skaters shine at 73rd annual Flashing Blades

Brant Figure Skating Club (BFSC) held its...

National pairs champion fulfills goal of being an Olympian

Ever since he watched the Vancouver Winter...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

Before retiring in 2016, Allen Pizzey's career...

IPAA honours Inuk artist Susan Aglukark

The Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) hosted a luncheon to honour Susan Aglukark and celebrate her groundbreaking music career at Yogi’s Barn in Ohsweken on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The event, which featured a panel of speakers and performers, shortly followed a keynote address by...

MarketFest returns to Laurier Brantford campus

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus hosted the second-ever MarketFest: In Peace and Friendship event in the atrium of One Market on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The event, first held in September 2024, was designed...

Driver facing charges after collision with school bus

A driver is facing Careless Driving charges after police were called to a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus. Brant County OPP were called to Bishopsgate Road between Fifth Concession Road and Golf...

Brantford Sports Council announces 2026 award finalists

Brantford Sports Council announced the finalists for the 2026 Sports Awards on Friday, March 27, 2026. The Sports Awards will be presented at the 20th annual Sports Awards and Recognition Ceremonies, which will take place from 11:00...

Brantford Police seeking witnesses to fatal collision

Brantford police are asking members of the public who may have witnessed a fatal two-vehicle collision to come forward with information. Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Charing Cross and...

OPP charge Cambridge resident with Stunt Driving

A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Brant Road near Scenic Drive in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive...

Quarterback looking to start next chapter of career

As Griffin DeDominicis finishes out his final year at St. John’s College, the football standout can look back to a time with many highlights including earning MVP honours, overcoming a severe injury, and capping it...

Brantford Aquatic Club receives grant from City

Brantford Aquatic Club (BAC) announce that the Brantford Tourism Development Corporation has awarded funding through the Activate Brantford Grant to support the Jeff and Sandy Lee Invitational, taking place at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre from April 10 through April 12, 2026 The Brantford Aquatic...

GrandBridge Energy receives culture excellence award

GrandBridge Energy received the 2025 Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) People and Culture Excellence Award at an awards gala on Monday, March 23, 2026. The award is a provincial industry honour that recognizes leadership in employee engagement, internal communications and workplace culture. “We are honoured to...

Farming legacy continues in the heart of Brant County

For the last century, Ashley Brown’s family has continued to build Browndale Farm into a respected and community-focused farm. Brown, who really hit her stride in farming as an adult, explained her family’s farming...

Honouring the Bach family and a fond farewell

Nearly 400 people attended the Brantford Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) Bachamania concert at the Sanderson Centre for Performing Arts on Sunday, March 22, 2026. The performance was designed to celebrate the many talented members of...

Entrepreneurs gather for third annual Success Summit

Many local entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners attended the third annual Success Summit Brantford on Monday, March 23, 2026. The event, which was started by Jeff Meiusi, Sherri Barna and Thomas Woodard, is designed to inspire...

Paris Lions prepare for annual Maple Syrup Festival

Paris Lions Club will be hosting its 13th annual Maple Syrup Festival at the Paris Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 11, 2026.  While the event has been held on the streets of downtown Paris since...

Brantford Potters Guild preparing for upcoming sale

Brantford Potters Guild will host its annual spring pottery sale at the Woodman Park Community Centre from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12, 2026. The Brantford Potters Guild is a community of people...

Driver charged during RIDE stop in County of Brant

Members of the Brant County OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Highway 403 Wayne Gretzky Parkway at the eastbound off-ramp in the County of Brant at approximately 11:10 p.m. on...

City addresses appointment of provincial facilitator

Kevin Davis, Mayor for the City of Brantford, released a statement regarding the appointment of a provincial facilitator in regards to the land surrounding the Brantford Municipal Airport on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The following is Mayor Davis' full statement: "In support of continued collaboration, the...

County issues statement regarding Municipal Airport

County of Brant issued a statement regarding potential re-structuring options for the land surrounding the Municipal Airport on Tuesday, March 24, 2025. "At the Airport Board meeting on November 17, 2025, a resolution was introduced recommending that Brantford City Council submit a request under Section...

Brant OPP Crime Wrap for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

59-year-old facing one count of Spousal Assault Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation in Brant County. On March 20, 2026, at approximately 9:50...

Brantford Lions Club celebrates a century of service

Brantford Lions Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with an open house event on Saturday, March 21, 2026. Surrounded by members of nearby Lions Clubs, longtime supporters and local representatives, the milestone celebration featured a...

Blandford-Blenheim receives 2025 remuneration report

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council received its 2025 report on council remuneration and expenses as information during its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Under the Municipal Act, the report is required to be submitted to...

County of Brant Fire holds recruitment information session

Around 40 people attended an information session on the County of Brant Fire Department’s 2026 recruitment at Cainsville Fire Station #4 on Saturday, March 21, 2026.  The session, which was the first of two,...

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council Notes

Notes from the regular Council meeting, which was held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Public Planning Meeting Zone change application submitted by Stott Farms Ltd.  The application follows the Oxford County Land Division Committee’s May 2025...

Brantford police arrest two after industrial break-in

Police have arrested a man and woman from Brantford after an industrial break-in that led to the theft of copper wire. On March 21 at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers received information regarding a group of individuals...

Brant Community Foundation accepting applications

City of Brantford and the Brant Community Foundation are accepting applications for the City Grants Program until April 15, 2026. Since its launch in 2001, the City Grants program has helped shape the vitality and sense of belonging that we enjoy in our community. Through...

Dogs win final regular season home game vs. Battalion

Finishing out their final home game of the regular season on Fan  Appreciation Night, the Brantford Bulldogs hosted the North Bay Battalion at the TD Civic Centre.   Prior to puck drop, the Bulldogs held a ceremony to honour their OA’s, recognizing the contributions  of Charlie...

Two dead, five injured after multi-vehicle crash in Brant County

Two people are dead and five others are in hospital following a serious three-vehicle crash in Brant County Friday afternoon. Ontario Provincial Police were called around 12:30 p.m. to Colborne Street East between McBay...

Coach celebrates over four decades in artistic swimming

Since her earliest days around the pool, Julia Wheeler has fulfilled many roles at the Brant Artistic Swim Club (BASC), including youth member, mentor and coach with an eye on dedicating more time...

Local entrepreneur driven to taking brand national

For the last six years, Mariam Ayob has been dedicated to creating her brand Askaway Recipes into a premier ramen sauce by relentlessly building partnerships, as well as developing a product that is loved by...

Inviting the community to experience egg-citing fun

Burford and District Optimist Club is inviting the community to attend its annual Easter Egg Hunt event at the Burford Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 4, 2026.  The event, which has been running for over...

Applications for Samuel W. Stedman bursaries now open

The Samuel W. Stedman Foundation is now accepting applications for its bursary program. Samuel Stedman, who co-founded the Stedman variety stores with his brothers, created the foundation in the 1960s to support local charities...

Applications officially open for Camp Phoenix program

County of Brant Fire Department is officially accepting applications for Camp Phoenix from now until Friday, May 8, 2026. The free interactive day camp, which is running this year from Wednesday, July 22, to Sunday, July...

Residents invited to help create anniversary mural

In preparation of Plattsville's 175th anniversary, the Plattsville and District Heritage Society is commemorating the occasion with the creation of a community mural mosaic.  Denise Tew, Chair of the Plattsville 175 committee, said the mural, which depicts two intertwining trees, will be 8’x8’ and live...

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