Around 250 riders participated in the 21st annual Charity Motorcycle Ride for Lansdowne Kids on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Bob Caissie, a long-time volunteer for Lansdowne Children’s Centre, first started the event over 20 years ago to help raise funds for the organization's greatest needs,...
Notes from the regular Council meeting, which was held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
Staff Reports
Public Works Department monthly report for May
Princeton Fill
The report, prepared by Jim Borton, Director of Public Works, provided the...
The County of Brant Chamber of Commerce held its annual golf tournament in Scotland on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Around 60 players made up of local business owners, coworkers, friends, families and acquaintances, arrived...
Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council approved a request for an extension of a draft approved plan for a Plattsville subdivision during its regular Council meeting on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
Dustin Robson, Development Planner for the Township,...
James Hosie of Brantford is $350,000 richer after winning a top prize with the instant SCRABBLE scratch ticket.
Hosie, a retiree, has been a regular lottery player for the past five years, picking up a different instant ticket daily as...
Brantford Police Services Board announced the creation of a second Deputy Chief of Police position within the Brantford Police Service on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
This new role has been established on a two-year...
A secondary school teacher and the manager of business services for Grand Erie District School Board are this year's recipients of the Patti McCleister Memorial Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to leadership, camaraderie and realizing the...
One individual has been charged with impaired driving following a traffic complaint in the Town of Paris.
Members of Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on William Street in the Town of Paris at 12:09 p.m. on Thursday, June 26,...
County of Brant is implementing a 40 km/h speed limit in select neighbourhood zones over the next three years as part of the Brant Safe Streets Strategy and in alignment with the Transportation Master Plan.
This initiative supports safer streets in residential areas, particularly those...
Not one but two Grand Erie students are recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader scholarship, valued at an incredible $100,000. Judy Gao, a Grade 12 student at McKinnon Park Secondary School, and Jack Gillespie, a...
County of Brant Council officially endorsed the municipality's Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Roadmap, marking an important step toward a more inclusive, affordable, and complete community.
Housing is essential to a thriving and...
Members of the Brantford Fire Department responded to a fire alarm system call at Russell Reid Public School at 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Fire crews arrived on scene at 10:30 p.m. and discovered...
Story by Tamara Botting
When Araya-Lee Smith first walked down the halls of Lansdowne Children’s Centre (LCC) with Speech Language Pathologist Fran Talarico, “She couldn't help but stop to admire the artwork created by...
Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) Foundation held its first annual Swing for Healthcare Charity Classic Tournament at the exclusive Brantford Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Over 100 golfers showed up...
Joan Minnery has come to be known as a talented multi-faceted entertainer as well as vocal coach, line dance instructor, music facilitator and author.
However, two years ago, Minnery, who is based in Brantford, got the...
Since taking over Finders Keepers in 2017, Ashley Lepre has gone on to create a thriving business offering DIY workshops, as well as many products to create unique art projects.
Lepre, who moved from Hamilton to Brantford ten years ago, became a business owner after...
