Thousands of people attended the annual Grand River Champion of Champions Powwow at the Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Hosted by First Nations communities, powwows are social celebrations showcasing centuries worth of diverse Indigenous cultures with both pride and respect.
This year, around 400...
Nineteen teenage girls graduated from the County of Brant Fire Department’s fifth annual Camp Phoenix program on Saturday, July 27, 2025.
Started in 2022, the free, interactive day camp gives young women between the...
Members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an investigation into an alleged home renovation fraud in the County of Brant.
On July 28, 2026,...
Norwich resident facing Impaired Driving charges
Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 403 Eastbound near Jerseyville Road in the County of Brant at approximately 2:30 a.m....
County of Brant Council heard from a Paris business owner about the devastating financial impact of the Downtown Dig during their Administration and Operations Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Emery Silva, owner...
Nearly 500 people stopped by Paris Lions Park for the County’s inaugural Brant Cares Community Connection Day on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
From Brant 4-H and Contact Brant to the Lions Club of Paris,...
Heather Vanner is set to retire after 25 years as Executive Director of Community Resource Service.
Vanner joined the organization in 1999 and became the Executive Director just two years later. Last year, the City of...
Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) called on people to be more cautious with the Grand River as National Drowning Prevention Week ran from July 19 to 25, 2026.
Although GRCA does not regulate the recreational use of the river, it does maintain 28 dams, watersheds...
Two local quilt clubs held an opening reception for their new exhibit at Woodland Cultural Centre on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
The exhibit, entitled “You Are Not Forgotten,” is a collaboration developed through an ongoing relationship between the Six Nations Piecemakers Quilt Club and the...
Sonny Sinclair has enjoyed a career that many other musicians could only dream of: recording multiple albums, releasing an array of singles and playing countless live shows to audiences across Canada, the United...
Across a career spanning concert promotion, retail sales, and digital entrepreneurship, Trevor Cherewka has always embraced and implemented new technologies to stay at the forefront of a competitive consumer landscape.
Born in Brantford, Cherewka...
Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman announced the Ontario government is investing $595,800 through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Capital grant stream to support four non-profit organizations and the Township of Blandford-Blenheim on Monday, July 13, 2026.
The...
The 16th annual Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest will be taking place at Mohawk Park from Friday, August 7, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.
Jeff Harding, entertainment coordinator for the Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest, said that visitors...
Brantford Native Housing is gearing up for its inaugural charity golf tournament at the MontHill Golf and Country Club in Caledonia on Friday, August 7, 2026.
Claire Rahija, who provides grant and research support...
Municipal officials for the City of Brantford and the County of Brant have re-scheduled the proposed Airport Boundary Adjustment statutory public meetings that were previously scheduled for July 27 and July 29, 2026.
City of...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges after being requested to investigate an incident on Six Nations of the Grand River.
Members of the Six Nations Police Service attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Sixth Line near Onondaga Road following a driving...
Community Resource Service, which operates the Brantford Food Bank and Community Employment Service, announced the appointment of Beth Noble-Luciani as the organization's new Executive Director on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Noble-Luciani will begin her new position August 10, 2026, and will work closely with outgoing...
City of Brantford will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first long-distance telephone call between Paris, Ontario and Brantford, Ontario by hosting two special events at the Bell Homestead National Historic Site (NHS)...
City of Brantford received a first quarter payment totaling $1,179,535 from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for hosting Elements Casino Brantford.
Since the gaming site opened in November 1999, Brantford has received $112,053,582.
These payments...
Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the hiring of Bryce O’Hagan as the club’s Goalie Coach.
O’Hagan, of Burlington, ON, has a long history in both the Ontario Hockey League and Internationally,...
Despite the thunderstorm, several hundred residents and out-of-town visitors still showed up at Mohawk Park to celebrate the eighth annual UnBirthday Party on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
The party, hosted by Friends 4 Kindness,...
The second annual Brantford Ukulele Festival welcomed 159 registered attendees on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Presented by the Brantford Ukulele Society, the event featured a selection of artists from the...
Brantford Garden Club held its 171st annual summer Flower and Garden Show at the Lions Park auditorium on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
Founded in 1852, the club currently has almost 300 members and is one of...
County of Brant Council rejected a zoning application that would permit a proposed hydrovac slurry processing facility on Curtis Ave North in Paris during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Submitted by Zelinka Priamo Ltd. on behalf of DCH Group Inc., the...
County of Brant Council supported an application to permit a soil treatment facility just north of St. George during its regular Council meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
Submitted by the Goldberg Group on behalf of Greenspace Properties Inc., the application was looking to rezone...
Last week, we all experienced the smell of burning forests, along with the eery smokey haze from the wildfires in northern Ontario. Although we were fortunate not to be in the midst of...
City of Brantford, in partnership with the Neighbourhood Alliance of Brantford, is providing free ‘Slow Down’ lawn signs to residents, while supplies last.
The signs are intended to enhance roadway safety by reminding...
while conducting general foot patrol in the area of Queen Street and Dalhousie Street, officers with the Brantford Police Service Downtown Core Engagement Response Team observed a male who was identified as having an active...
For the last twenty years, Nick Armstrong has established himself as a creative and dedicated chef with a desire to teach and pass along his knowledge to those wanting to learn.
Armstrong, who...
Across several decades, Tom Hawke has accomplished a storied career in lacrosse, capturing an array of championships, coaching several winning teams at Guelph University, and recently being inducted into Brantford and Area Sports...
Several hundred residents flocked to the Grand River to watch 3,000 rubber ducks race downstream in Brantford on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
The excitement was all part of the Downtown Brantford BIA’s new DuckFest event taking...
More than 100 residents took advantage of the Brantford Fire Department’s Hot Summer Nights initiative at Devon Down Park on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
The free event couldn’t have come at a better time as the city was under a multi-day heat alert.
Since 2017, the...
