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Brant skaters shine at 73rd annual Flashing Blades

Brant Figure Skating Club (BFSC) held its...

National pairs champion fulfills goal of being an Olympian

Ever since he watched the Vancouver Winter...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

Before retiring in 2016, Allen Pizzey's career...

Municipal Government

Council hears plans to expand Burford transport terminal

County of Brant Council received two planning applications to facilitate the expansion of an existing transport truck terminal facility in Burford during its recent council meeting on Tuesday, September...

County Council adopts Cainsville employment hub strategy

County of Brant Council voted to adopt the Cainsville Premier Employment Hub Land Use...

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council Notes 

Notes from the regular Council meetings, which were held on Wednesday, September 2 and...

Paris Road re-opens as construction progresses

County of Brant said that the Dundas Street East and Paris Road construction projects...

Blandford-Blenheim voters set to choose new Council

Township of Blandford-Blenheim residents will be heading to the polls to elect a new...

County of Brant voters will have six choices for Mayor

County of Brant’s municipal election candidates are now finalized after the nomination period closed on Friday, August 21, 2026. Residents will head to the polls...

Six Nations Council addresses concerns over joint MOU

Six Nations of the Grand River 59th Elected Council has issued a statement following concerns from community members about a recently signed agreement with...

Brantford voters set to choose new Council in October

Brantford’s municipal election field is now set after the nomination period officially closed on Friday, August 21, 2026. Residents will be heading to the polls...

Drumbo residents’ voices heard on noise exemption

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council turned down a request for a noise by-law exemption that would have allowed earlier construction activities in Drumbo during the...

Local councils pause airport decision until after election

County of Brant and City of Brantford Councils announced that they are pausing all decisions surrounding the potential airport boundary adjustment until after the...

Brant to adopt Community Planning Permit System

County of Brant Council voted to move forward with the implementation of the new Community Planning Permit System framework during their regular Council meeting...

Brantford boosts basement flooding grant program

City of Brantford Council unanimously approved an additional $150,000 for the Basement Flooding Prevention Grant program during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, July...

Violent crime on the decline in the County of Brant

County of Brant Council received the Brant OPP Detachment Board’s 2025 Annual Report during their Administration and Operations Committee on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Jennifer...

Paris business owner urges pause on Downtown Dig

County of Brant Council heard from a Paris business owner about the devastating financial impact of the Downtown Dig during their Administration and Operations...

Local municipalities delay airport public meetings

Municipal officials for the City of Brantford and the County of Brant have re-scheduled the proposed Airport Boundary Adjustment statutory public meetings that were...

Brant rejects hydrovac slurry zoning application

County of Brant Council rejected a zoning application that would permit a proposed hydrovac slurry processing facility on Curtis Ave North in Paris during...

County Council approves zoning change for soil facility

County of Brant Council supported an application to permit a soil treatment facility just north of St. George during its regular Council meeting on...

City Council backs emergency alert program proposal

City of Brantford Council unanimously supported the idea of developing and implementing a voluntary address alert program for vulnerable people and those with disabilities...

Blandford-Blenheim greenlights bio-resin road base

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council approved the use of bio-resin on Township Road 12 during its regular meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Township Road 12,...

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