Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council approved a ten-year funding strategy for two significant capital projects during the regular Council meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
With the new Princeton Fire Hall almost complete, and a new aerial fire truck on the way, Director of Finance Denise...
Plans are underway to explore potential providers for summer day camp programming following direction from Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council during its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
With only two known day camp...
Ayvah Thomas, a Grade 9 student at Assumption College School (ACS), has earned two significant athletic honours securing her place among Ontario’s top young archers. Thomas has been selected to compete in the Ontario Summer Games this...
Brantford Food Bank is incredibly grateful to receive a generous donation of $2,500 from the Sikh Association of Brantford, raised through this year’s Khalsa Day Parade.
Khalsa Day, also known as Vaisakhi, commemorates the creation of...
Dear Mr. Bouma,
I am writing as a concerned resident and member of a multi-generational farming family to express my opposition to the proposed airport-related annexation and to the broader implications this process may...
Gabe Minor has been appointed as the next Executive Director for Child and Family Services of Grand Erie (CFSGE).
CFSGE Board of Directors conducted a thorough search that attracted many highly qualified candidates from across...
Brantford woman facing Impaired Driving charge
A driver is facing impaired driving charges, following an investigation by Brant County OPP. On the morning of June 9, 2026, at 1:40 a.m.
Brant County OPP conducted a traffic stop...
Nearly 1,600 people took part in the 42nd annual Brantford Rotary Classic Run on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Alison Huzul, event chair, said she was thrilled with this year’s turnout.
“We’ve been really trying to revitalize what we had before COVID, so we’ve been trying to...
Brant County Singers celebrated their 55th anniversary with their spring concert, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, in Brantford on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
Cyndy Kirk, President of the Brant County Singers, told audience members the group was formed in March 1971.
“The chorus was originally organized by...
Brant Theatre Workshops debuted its play Herinnering at the Canadian Military Heritage Museum in Brantford on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
The play, written by Brantford-based playwright Vincent Ball with music by Will Veldhuis-Prinzen, was...
County of Brant Council learned more about several refinements for the proposed Community Planning Permit System during a special Council meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
First brought to Council back in October, the...
County of Brant held an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) training exercise to test and strengthen emergency response efforts and coordination among municipal staff and partner agencies on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
The exercise simulated a critical...
Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner-related incident in Brant County.
On June 7, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Brant County OPP responded to...
A driver is facing charges following an investigation by Brant County OPP.
Brant County OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 54 between Chiefswood Road and Painter Road in the County of Brant at...
The following letter was sent to representatives from the City of Brantford, County of Brant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs as well as the Brant Beacon. Here is the letter, written by Scott Graham, in...
City of Brantford and County of Brant residents, property owners, and businesses are invited to attend one of two public open houses to learn more about the proposed Brantford Municipal Airport Boundary Adjustment and speak directly with City of Brantford staff.
These open houses are an...
The proposed transfer of lands surrounding the Brantford Municipal Airport has understandably generated significant public interest and concern, particularly among residents of Oakhill in and near the lands in question, and the surrounding area.
Residents have important questions about genuine public consultation with the community...
Officers with the Brantford Police Service responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Glikison Street and Colborne Street West at approximately 8:15 p.m. on...
Brantford Police attended the area of Colborne Street West and Gilkison Street to investigate overnight break-ins involving garages and sheds on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Brantford Police Service are seeking the public's assistance in...
As a result of investigation of a suspicious incident involving a youth, police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with Assault.
On Friday, June 5, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a teenage girl was walking...
Members of the Brantford Police Service responded to a report of an altercation between two males in the area of Chatham Street and Queen Street at 2:12 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Upon...
One of the most noble of life's vocations is to grow food to feed others. Feeding one's fellow human being is an act of Divine Grace. The importance of local farms so often...
Two absentee property owners of a multi-residential building have been fined $34,000 in violations under the City of Brantford’s Property Standards Bylaw.
Property owners, Jong Hak Kim and Hae Jung Shin, both of North York,...
Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the naming of Michael Babcock as the 6th head coach in franchise history making Babcock the youngest to lead the Bulldogs bench.
Babcock, 31, has called Saskatoon home but been a journey through the hockey world. Growing...
For the last nine years, Corrie Gallant has successfully created an engaging experience for people at the Beauty Barn Spa, and along the way, has been passionate about giving back to the community in many ways.
Gallant, who has spent her whole life in Brantford,...
Since discovering AI (Artificial Intelligence) in 2022, Vaseem Baig has been dedicated to helping people harness the power of this technology in positive, meaningful and transformative ways.
Baig, who would move to Brantford later...
Hundreds of residents and out-of-town visitors attended the Associated Male Choruses of Ontario’s “2026 Ontario Sings” event at the Sanderson Centre on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
The “Sapphire Celebration” was the culminating event of...
Pickleplex Social Club celebrated the grand opening of its new Brantford location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 29, 2026.
Richard Lee, who co-owns the Brantford location with his brother Edward, said the roughly 20,000-square-foot...
Local Tragically Hip tribute band 50 Mission returned to the Sanderson Centre for the third annual Hip for Hospice benefit concert on Saturday, May 30, 2026.
As always, the event was held in support...
County of Brant Council granted the Grand Erie Public Health Unit permission to treat catch basins and standing water for mosquitos during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Communication from Filip...
For those looking to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community, the 15th annual Brantford Pride event will take place at Mohawk Park on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
Jacqui Fendley, Chair of the Brantford Pride Committee, said the event...
It was a beautiful day on the course at the 20th Annual Drive Out Hunger Charity Golf Tournament, which was held at the Walter Gretzky Municipal Golf Course on Friday, May 29, 2026.
The tournament welcomed 125 golfers for a day of friendly competition, community...
