Celebrating the magic of Fall at Brantwood Farms

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 time and enjoy everything the farm has to offer during the...

Stargazers gather in Paris for astronomy night

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...

Celebrating Small Business Week with annual trade show

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...

Two choirs to join for Canadian Remembrance concert

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 far as...

Chamber director thanks departing County councillors

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...

Brantford receives quarterly payment from OLG

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...

Students voices heard during Laurier’s mayoral debate

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...

Brant County OPP charge 18-year-old with Stunt Driving

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...

Brantford man facing Impaired Driving charges

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 County of Brant at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026. As...

Brant Men of Song sing for a cause

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...

Bringing Six Nations community together at fall festival

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...

Exploring Brantford’s Dutch community with exhibit

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 Brantford Public...

Brantford shines during Communities in Bloom competition

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...

New fire station continues to take shape in Brant County

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,...

Arcady to host annual holiday concert in Brantford

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,...

Hundreds of witches take over Brantford golf club

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 hosts annual Howl-O-Ween Pawty

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 line-dancing, music, and a parade. Vicky Spadoni, Executive Director of Autism...

Riverhawks hockey lands in Brant County

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...

Encouraging local students to discover new interests

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...

Shellard Lane library opens its doors to the public

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 part of...

Blandford-Blenheim Council proposes changes to procedural by-law

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...

Annual Thank-A-Vet Luncheon returns this November

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...

Blandford-Blenheim looks ahead to 2027 fees and charges 

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...

Seniors’ housing development coming to St. George

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...

Brant OPP charge one person with Domestic Mischief

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 County of Brant at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 10,...

London resident facing multiple charges after traffic stop

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...

Person killed after single vehicle collision in Ohsweken

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...

Scotland man facing Impaired Driving charges

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 Friday, October...

Pedal Paddle Pace returns after decade-long hiatus

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...

Brant residents size up candidates ahead of election

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...

Local cycling group pedals to Port Dover

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...

Council discusses growth pressures and infrastructure planning

County of Brant Council received a report with an update on local growth trends and its associated influences during its regular Council meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Brandon Kortleve, the County’s Manager of Policy Planning, summarized the report, explaining that population and job growth...

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