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Local runner is committed to team and personal success    

For Kelly Mantel, track and field as...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

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

Hopes and dreams to fund new Sports Entertainment Centre

City of Brantford officially approved the construction...

Local runner is committed to team and personal success    

For Kelly Mantel, track and field as well as cross country have been important parts of her life since childhood. Mantel, who hails from Brant County, was introduced to the sport by her parents, who have been avid runners. However, she did enjoy participating in...

Accomplished journalist looks back at multi-decade career

Before retiring in 2016, Allen Pizzey's career stretched across parts of five decades, covering major 20th-century events including the Balkan War, the end of Apartheid, and the fall of the Berlin Wall, while...

Discovering Brantford landmarks through audio tours

For those looking to check out and discover some of Brantford's key tourism attractions, historical sites, and public art pieces, can now do so by immersing through short-form audio tours. Over the past several...

Brantford Community Skate Exchange Program Returns

City of Brantford’s Community Skate Exchange program has officially started up again and will be running every Wednesday from January 7 to February 11, 2026.  The program, which was created in 2012 through a partnership between...

Brantford Orchestra preparing for winter concert 

Brantford Community Symphony Orchestra (BCSO) is gearing up for its winter concert at the Fairview United Church on Sunday, January 25, 2026. The BCSO is part of a larger non-profit organization called the Brantford...

Benak brilliant in Bulldogs victory over Niagara IceDogs 

Brantford Bulldogs kicked off the week with a Wednesday night  showdown against the Niagara IceDogs. The Bulldogs’ lineup received a boost as Jett  Luchanko, Ben Danford, Adam Benak, Adam Jiricek, and Vladimir Dravecky...

Paris resident wins $100,000 playing Encore

Edwin Flewelling of Paris matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the November 29, 2025 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000. Flewelling, a retiree, has been a loyal lottery player with OLG for decades. “I’ve been playing...

Celebrating 2026 Winter Olympics with local athletes

County of Brant Library is currently preparing for its upcoming event titled, Unstoppable: An Olympic Celebration, which will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Create Well event space in Paris at 70...

Playful Fox announces first full Sanderson season

Playful Fox Productions recently announced it will be doing a full, four show season at the Sanderson Centre for Performing Arts on Thursday, January 1, 2026.  Having done five successful productions at the Sanderson Centre over the past three years, Playful Fox co-owners, Malakai Fox...

Local museums unite for fourth annual scotch tasting

Brant Historical Society (BHS) and the Canadian Military Heritage Museum (CMHM) are once again teaming up to host their fourth annual Scotch Tasting fundraiser on Friday, January 23, 2026. Esther Brouwer, Myrtleville House Museum’s...

Brantford Business Trade Show returns later this month

The third annual Brantford Business Trade Show will take place at Brantford’s Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Sam Gernhart, event organizer and owner of Clarity Marketing and Design,...

Bowie and Queen help Brantford residents ring in 2026

Hundreds of Brantford and area residents attended the City’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, which took place at the Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. The event kicked off and continued...

Brian Wood retiring as curator of Bell Homestead

Brian Wood, long-time curator of the Bell Homestead National Historic Site, will retire from the City of Brantford on January 30, 2026. Wood, who has been at the Homestead for the last 37 years, addressed his...

Massive fire destroys commercial building in Brantford

A massive fire broke out at a commercial property in the Homedale neighbourhood, knocking out power for nearly 3,000 residents in the dead of night on Sunday, January 4, 2026. It was just after...

Paquette storms to Brantford in trade with Guelph

Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the acquisition of forward Charlie Paquette and a 2026 3rd (LDN) from the Guelph Storm in exchange for three draft selections; 2027 2nd (BFD), 2028 2nd (KGN),...

Brantford woman charged with Impaired Driving, drug trafficking and firearm offences

A Brantford woman has been arrested after a parking complaint led to a firearm and drug trafficking evidence being seized. Officers responded to a report of a car parked in an accessible parking space without authorization at a local business on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Upon...

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