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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...

Brant County Singers mark 55 years with spring concert

Brant County Singers celebrated their 55th anniversary with their spring concert, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, in Brantford on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Cyndy Kirk, President of the Brant County Singers, told audience members the group was formed in March 1971. “The chorus was originally organized by...

Brant Theatre Workshops debuts Herinnering

Brant Theatre Workshops debuted its play Herinnering at the Canadian Military Heritage Museum in Brantford on Saturday, June 6, 2026. The play, written by Brantford-based playwright Vincent Ball with music by Will Veldhuis-Prinzen, was...

County discusses Community Planning Permit System

County of Brant Council learned more about several refinements for the proposed Community Planning Permit System during a special Council meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. First brought to Council back in October, the...

Brant County holds annual emergency training exercise

County of Brant held an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) training exercise to test and strengthen emergency response efforts and coordination among municipal staff and partner agencies on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The exercise simulated a critical...

77-year-old facing one count of Spousal Assault

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner-related incident in Brant County. On June 7, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Brant County OPP responded to...

Brant OPP charge 23-year-old with Impaired Driving

A driver is facing charges following an investigation by Brant County OPP. Brant County OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 54 between Chiefswood Road and Painter Road in the County of Brant at...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Airport and West Access Route

The following letter was sent to representatives from the City of Brantford, County of Brant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs as well as the Brant Beacon. Here is the letter, written by Scott Graham, in...

Municipalities to host airport boundary open houses

City of Brantford and County of Brant residents, property owners, and businesses are invited to attend one of two public open houses to learn more about the proposed Brantford Municipal Airport Boundary Adjustment and speak directly with City of Brantford staff. These open houses are an...

County clarifies airport boundary adjustment details

The proposed transfer of lands surrounding the Brantford Municipal Airport has understandably generated significant public interest and concern, particularly among residents of Oakhill in and near the lands in question, and the surrounding area. Residents have important questions about genuine public consultation with the community...

Woman facing charges after collision with motorcyclist

Officers with the Brantford Police Service responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Glikison Street and Colborne Street West at approximately 8:15 p.m. on...

BPS investigate series of garage and shed break-ins

Brantford Police attended the area of Colborne Street West and Gilkison Street to investigate overnight break-ins involving garages and sheds on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Brantford Police Service are seeking the public's assistance in...

Paris man facing Assault charge after suspicious incident

As a result of investigation of a suspicious incident involving a youth, police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with Assault. On Friday, June 5, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., a teenage girl was walking...

25-year-old facing multiple charges after altercation

Members of the Brantford Police Service responded to a report of an altercation between two males in the area of Chatham Street and Queen Street at 2:12 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2026. Upon...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Save Brant County’s farms

One of the most noble of life's vocations is to grow food to feed others.  Feeding one's fellow human being is an act of Divine Grace.  The importance of local farms so often...

Property owners fined for violating Standards Bylaw

Two absentee property owners of a multi-residential building have been fined $34,000 in violations under the City of Brantford’s Property Standards Bylaw. Property owners, Jong Hak Kim and Hae Jung Shin, both of North York,...

Brantford Bulldogs hire Michael Babcock as head coach

Brantford Bulldogs General Manager Spencer Hyman today announced the naming of Michael Babcock as the 6th head coach in franchise history making Babcock the youngest to lead the Bulldogs bench.  Babcock, 31, has called Saskatoon home but been a journey through the hockey world. Growing...

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