Joshua Skidmore has had to face many challenges throughout his life, learning from them and rising to become a competitive bodybuilder, multifaceted tradesman and successful small business owner.
Skidmore, who was born in North York, Toronto, and currently makes his home in Brantford, dove into...
More than a thousand people attended Brantwood Farms’ annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Farmer Andrew Pate said the multi-weekend event, which has been running since September, invites visitors to take their...
Over 40 people attended the County of Brant and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Hamilton Centre club’s Astronomy: The Sky Tonight event on Monday, October 19, 2026.
Typically held in Scotland, this was...
Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce hosted its 18th annual Trade Show and Business After Hours event on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
Just over 50 Chamber members representing a range of businesses and organizations gathered at the Affinity...
Grand River Chorus will be teaming up with the Edison Singers for A Canadian Remembrance concert.
Taking place at St. Andrew’s United Church, the concert will honour Remembrance and those who served their country.
As...
Sue Morton of the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce bid farewell to councillors during the County of Brant Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
County of Brant Council officially finished its...
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) made its second quarter payment, totaling $1,121,176 to the City of Brantford for hosting Elements Casino Brantford.
During OLG’s fiscal year, Brantford received $2,300,711. Since the gaming site opened in...
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus’ Law and Society Student Association hosted a Brantford mayoral candidates’ debate on Monday, October 19, 2026.
With online and advance voting already underway, the debate gave Laurier students and the community the opportunity to hear directly from mayoral candidates ahead...
A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Hwy. 403 Highway East in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate of speed at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
The...
A driver is facing impaired driving charges, following an investigation by Brant County OPP.
Officers responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 403 West at the Middletown Line Road Off Ramp in the...
Brant Men of Song hosted a charity concert in support of Harmony United Church’s Breakfast Club on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
The group, which is celebrating its 65th season this year, welcomed special guests...
Around 1,000 people attended the Six Nations Group’s Fall Festival at Chiefswood Park in Ohsweken on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
The event featured a host of free, family-friendly activities for all ages.
“We’ve got a bunch of...
The opening of Brantford’s annual “Memories of Immigrant Communities” project took place on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Held in partnership between the Brant Historical Society (BHS), Laurier Brantford, the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre, the...
City of Brantford has been named the winner of the National Population – Over 50,000 category and awarded a prestigious 5 Blooms - Bronze rating at the 2026 Communities in Bloom National Symposium...
Construction on the North Paris Fire Station is ongoing and the project remains on schedule for anticipated completion in the Spring of 2027.
The pre-engineered steel frame has now been delivered to the site, and crews...
Arcady is offering audiences a festive musical celebration with its acclaimed professional chorus, youth chorus, instrumental ensemble, and outstanding soloists with Christmas with Arcady, which will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2026.
The annual concert, held at at St. Andrew’s United Church in Brantford,...
More than 200 women in costume gathered for the Witches Night Out event on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The sixth annual women-only Witches Night Out event was held at the Brantford Golf and Country Club in support of Crossing All Bridges Learning Centre.
Lyndsay Jordan,...
Autism Dog Services (ADS) hosted its fourth annual Howl-O-Ween fundraiser at the Children’s Safety Village of Brant on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
Over 300 people, including families and their pets attended the event, enjoying...
With the Brant County Riverhawks inaugural game played in early October 2026, it was the start of a new era of hockey in the county and the realization of a dream that local...
Nearly 900 high school students from Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk counties attended the 2026 Vision into the Future Conference at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Made possible by Wilfrid Laurier University’s...
Brantford Public Library’s new Shellard Lane Branch officially opened to the public on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Located in West Brant at the corner of Shellard Lane and Strickland Avenue, the 13,500-square-foot library is...
Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council received a notice regarding changes to its procedural by-law during the most recent Council meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
The item comes as Council prepares to repeal and replace...
The 29th annual Thank-A-Vet Luncheon will once again be held at the TF Warren Group Cainsville Community Centre on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
A longstanding community tradition since 1998, the event brings the community together to...
Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council authorized its director of finance to prepare a fees and charges by-law during the most recent Council meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Each year, the Township reviews the fees it charges residents, businesses and other users for municipal services, permits...
County of Brant has entered into a partnership with Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation (COCHF) to bring a 35-unit, affordable seniors’ housing development to the Village of St. George.
Located at 50 High Street, behind the Russell Heights seniors housing complex, this project will create the...
Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation.
Brant County OPP responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence in the...
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Brant County Detachment has charged a driver following a traffic stop in Brant County.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 403 West at King George...
Six Nations Police Service (SNPS), along with Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services as well as Six Nations Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the area of Cayuga Road and 6th...
An officer with the Brant County OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Augustus Street at Peter Street in the County of Brant, regarding a possible impaired driver at approximately 4:00 p.m. on...
Pedal Paddle Pace returned to Brantford after a nearly decade-long break on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
The triathlon-style event, which combines cycling, paddling and running, gathered over 40 participants according to Stephaine Bennett of...
Over a hundred people attended the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Meet the Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
With residents set to soon elect a new mayor, ward councillors and school board trustees,...
A group of nine cyclists gathered together for Queer Joy Rides’ first ever long-haul bike ride from Brantford to Port Dover on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Organizer Torin Ong said the Queer Joy Rides cycling group first began in August 2024, and has been pedaling...
