Kimberly de Jong : Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Branch 543 celebrates Royal Canadian Legion centennial

With the Royal Canadian Legion marking its 100th anniversary this year, Burford-Cathcart-Harley Branch 543 welcomed the community to an open house on Saturday, October...

Brantford gym hosts OPP First Responders Day

Brantford’s Anytime Fitness teamed up with Cambridge Ontario Provincial Police for a First Responders Day event on Saturday, October 24, 2026.  Passersby were drawn to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Chamber director thanks departing County councillors

County of Brant Council officially finished its term with a final regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.  With the 2026 municipal election just a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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