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Claire Scheffel revels on unforgettable Olympic experience

For Claire Scheffel, her experience at the...

City Council makes decision on sale of market-rent homes

City of Brantford Council officially came to...

Rob Davis reflects as sun sets on career with BPS

As Rob Davis’ tenure with Brantford Police...

Fire department responds to battery blaze in Brantford

Members of the Brantford Fire Department responded to a call after a battery storage unit caught on fire at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The incident occurred on the property of Aspire Bakeries, in a unit containing the batteries and operated by...

Brant Historical Society hosts inaugural Shirefest

The Brant Historical Society (BHS) hosted their inaugural Shirefest at the Myrtleville House Museum on Saturday, September 14, 2024. Over the course of the six-hour event, nearly 100 hundred people stopped by to explore...

Brant County OPP weekend wrap for September 13 to 15

Police investigate break and enter into home under construction Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members responded to a reported break and enter on Bowen Place in the County of Brant at 9:48 a.m....

Brant Eats returns to County of Brant this November

County of Brant Chamber of Commerce announced that Brant Eats will return to the Gaukel Memorial Community Centre on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Brant Eats is an exceptional event that brings together the very best of...

Residents drive (the ball) for a worthy cause

Participation Support Services (PSS) held its annual golf tournament at Burford Golf Links on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Around 60 players arrived at the club ready and eager to participate in the 18-hole scramble...

Brantford to host second annual Culture Days on the Trails

City of Brantford will be hosting the second annual Culture Days on the Trails event along a section of the SC Johnson Trail on Saturday, September 21, 2024. During the event, which runs from...

County receives $35 million for water plant expansion

County of Brant received $35 million in provincial funding for the expansion of the St. George Water Pollution Control Plant on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Provincial representatives made the announcement, with the funds being delivered through...

Brantford Fire Department launches education campaign

Brantford Fire Department is launching an educational campaign to remind homeowners and landlords that they are responsible for installing and maintaining smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on their properties as per the Ontario Fire Code. “Last year we tragically lost 121 lives in fire-related incidents...

Federal and provincial governments announce funding for farmers

The governments of Canada and Ontario announced an additional $9 million in the Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Initiative through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help farmers enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of their farms in St. George on Monday, September 16, 2024. Funding will be...

Over 100 charges issued during traffic safety initiative

Six Nations Police conducted a two-week Back to School Traffic Safety Initiative, which ran on September 3 through September 6 and then again from September 9 through September 12, 2024.  On Tuesday, September 3,...

Restoring Respect: The erosion of professionalism in parliamentary sessions

In recent parliamentary sessions, the behavior of the Canadian Conservative opposition has descended into a troubling realm of unprofessionalism and bullying, particularly in their treatment of civil servants and diplomats. This shift from...

Community Changemakers Program back for ninth year

The City of Brantford, in partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University, will, once again, be offering the Community Changemakers Program this fall with the theme of “Cultivating Belonging.” Now in its ninth year, this collaborative initiative...

Fire Department to host Test Your Smoke Alarm Day event

The Brantford Fire Department, in partnership with the Ontario Fire Marshal and fire departments across the province, are encouraging residents to participate in Test Your Smoke Alarm Day on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The campaign...

Paris native focused on developing women’s volleyball program

Volleyball has always been an integral part of Holly Motheral’s life, as either a competitive college athlete or for the last eight years, as the head coach of the Messiah University’s women’s volleyball...

Local hygienist relishing her role in the community

Kari Slade has spent the last 17 years in developing a career as a Registered Dental Hygienist, and eventually leading to opening up her own business, providing both clinical and in-home dental hygiene care, as...

Bulldogs complete trade for rights to Caleb Malhotra

Brantford Bulldogs have acquired the OHL playing rights for Caleb Malhotra, the 2024 eighth overall selection, and a 2028 second round selection (KGN) from the Kingston Frontenacs in exchange for a 2026 second round selection (BFD), 2026 sixth round selection (BFD) and three conditional...

Roofing companies come together for a good cause

In an effort to put competition aside and do something good for a small rural community, three roofing companies came together to replace the roof on Mount Pleasant’s All Saints Anglican Church on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.  All Saints Anglican Church was first constructed nearly...

Brantford resident facing several charges after traffic stop

One individual is facing several charges after a member with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Brant County Detachment initiated a traffic stop. An officer with Brant County OPP initiated the traffic stop on Newport...

City emphasizes advocacy for new hospital facility 

City of Brantford Council unanimously approved the creation of a community based working group to lead a grassroots campaign to help build the case for a new hospital facility during its Committee of...

Culture Days returns to County of Brant next week

Culture Days will be returning to the County of Brant on Friday, September 20, 2024 and will run until October 13, 2024. Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate arts, culture, and heritage throughout the...

Memories of Brantford to explore Armenian community

This year’s Immigrant Memories of Brantford project, which takes a deep dive into Armenian culture within the city, will officially culminate into a two-day festival, held throughout downtown, on Saturday, September 28 and...

Six Nations Police charge person with Impaired Operation

An Ohsweken resident has been charged with impaired driving offences after a complaint was received from the public.  Officers with the Six Nations Police received a complaint about a possible impaired driver at approximately 2:25 a.m....

Lansdowne Children’s Centre to host grand opening of new Smilezone

Lansdowne Children’s Centre will be celebrating the grand opening of their new Smilezone in Brantford’s children’s treatment centre, beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Members of the Smilezone Foundation will be in attendance...

Residents invited to join annual Shelby Neale Walk for Kids

Residents and the broader community are being invited to participate  in this year’s Shelby Neale Walk for Kids, kicking off at Waterworks Park in Brantford, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The third annual walk is a tribute to Shelby Humble-Neale, who tragically lost her life...

Brant County OPP close local road after reported gas leak

Members from Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) closed Scott Avenue between Whitlaw Way and Oak Avenue in the town of Paris for a reported gas leak on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Police responded to the reported gas leak on Scott Avenue in the County...

Grand River Conservation Authority to host River Heritage Festival

The River Heritage Festival, organized by the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), will celebrate the Grand River and the entire watershed on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The free festival, which will feature nearly 20...

Open Dialogue with Andy Straisfeld

Why I am a proud Conservative but will be voting for someone else Conservatism, at its best, is about balance, preserving essential values while adapting to the needs of the times. This vision was...

Six Nations Police conduct Traffic Safety Initiative

Six Nations Police conducted a Back to School Traffic Safety Initiative from Tuesday, September 3 through Friday, September 6, 2024.   On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, Six Nations Police began enhanced traffic enforcement measures to ensure the safety of...

Renovated Crystal Cottage becomes living time capsule

While there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done in restoring Brantford’s iconic Crystal Cottage, Dan and Carol Lyn Brown officially crossed another item off the project’s to-do list on Thursday,...

Brantford Bulldogs hire Vince Laise as Assistant Coach

Vince Laise will be joining Jay McKee’s staff behind the Bulldogs bench, the team announced on Monday, September 9, 2024. It’s a homecoming for Laise, who rejoins the Bulldogs franchise where he was part...

Four people charged with fraud after senior loses home

Through a joint investigation by Brantford Police Services and Waterloo Regional Police Services, four suspects have been arrested and charged with an organized renovation and mortgage fraud targeting a vulnerable senior residing in Brantford, resulting...

Brant County Health Unit confirms case of human rabies

Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) confirmed the first case of rabies in a Brantford-Brant resident on Friday, September 6, 2024. The health unit, in a statement, said the exposure to the virus came from a bat in the Gowganda area of Timiskaming. “The illness is suspected...

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