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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...

Ontario grants support Blandford-Blenheim projects

Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman announced the Ontario government is investing $595,800 through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Capital grant stream to support four non-profit organizations and the Township of Blandford-Blenheim on Monday, July 13, 2026. The Oxford MPP said the grants are intended to improve...

New ribbers join Brantford Ribfest lineup

The 16th annual Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest will be taking place at Mohawk Park from Friday, August 7, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.  Jeff Harding, entertainment coordinator for the Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest, said that visitors...

Brantford Native Housing to host charity golf tournament

Brantford Native Housing is gearing up for its inaugural charity golf tournament at the MontHill Golf and Country Club in Caledonia on Friday, August 7, 2026. Claire Rahija, who provides grant and research support...

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 previously scheduled for July 27 and July 29, 2026. City of...

OPP investigating serious incident on Six Nations

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges after being requested to investigate an incident on Six Nations of the Grand River.  Members of the Six Nations Police Service attempted to stop a vehicle in...

Community Resource Service hires new Executive Director

Community Resource Service, which operates the Brantford Food Bank and Community Employment Service, announced the appointment of Beth Noble-Luciani as the organization's new Executive Director on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Noble-Luciani will begin her...

City to celebrate anniversary of first long-distance call

City of Brantford will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first long-distance telephone call between Paris, Ontario and Brantford, Ontario by hosting two special events at the Bell Homestead National Historic Site (NHS) in August. Residents...

Brantford receives $1.1 million quarterly payment

City of Brantford received a first quarter payment totaling $1,179,535 from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for hosting Elements Casino Brantford. Since the gaming site opened in November 1999, Brantford has received $112,053,582. These payments to host communities are based on a formula consistently applied across...

Brantford Bulldogs Name Bryce O’Hagan goalie coach

Brantford Bulldogs President of Hockey Operations Spencer Hyman today announced the hiring of Bryce O’Hagan as the club’s Goalie Coach.  O’Hagan, of Burlington, ON, has a long history in both the Ontario Hockey League and Internationally, having been originally drafted 55th overall in the 2007...

Thunderstorms fail to dampen UnBirthday Party

Despite the thunderstorm, several hundred residents and out-of-town visitors still showed up at Mohawk Park to celebrate the eighth annual UnBirthday Party on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The party, hosted by Friends 4 Kindness,...

Ukulele festival celebrates music and community 

The second annual Brantford Ukulele Festival welcomed 159 registered attendees on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, 2026. Presented by the Brantford Ukulele Society, the event featured a selection of artists from the...

Nature’s paintbox comes to life at garden show

Brantford Garden Club held its 171st annual summer Flower and Garden Show at the Lions Park auditorium on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Founded in 1852, the club currently has almost 300 members and is one of...

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 the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Submitted...

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 Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Submitted by the Goldberg Group on...

Letter to the Editor – Protect forest areas and trees

Last week, we all experienced the smell of burning forests, along with the eery smokey haze from the wildfires in northern Ontario.  Although we were fortunate not to be in the midst of this sorrowful...

Neighbourhood associations offering Slow Down signs

City of Brantford, in partnership with the Neighbourhood Alliance of Brantford, is providing free ‘Slow Down’ lawn signs to residents, while supplies last. The signs are intended to enhance roadway safety by reminding motorists to drive slower through residential neighbourhoods. “It is our hope that...

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