Notes from the City of Brantford Council meeting, which was held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Declaration of a Food Insecurity Emergency in the City of Brantford
City of Brantford Council unanimously endorsed a resolution to declare a food insecurity emergency across the municipality during its...
Brantford Red Sox named their new vice-president and assistant general manager on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Effective immediately, Connie Pomerleau will serve as vice-president of the Brantford Red Sox, while Chad Pomerleau has been...
Six Nations of the Grand River Economic Development Trust (EDT) announced an additional $457,944.53 in funding is available for community investment in 2025 for general applications on Monday, March 31, 2025.
This is a...
City of Brantford Council voted in favour of investing an annual contribution of $250,000 over the next four years to the Woodland Cultural Centre’s Dwadę’nyota’ Dwaga:’shǫ:’ǫh “We Celebrate our Stories” capital campaign during its regular...
County of Brant announced its participation in the 2025 Communities in Bloom competition on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
This year’s theme, ‘Edible Gardens’, presents an exciting opportunity for residents to embrace sustainability, food security,...
Brantford Bulldogs lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series 2-0 after a 3-0 win over the North Bay Batallion on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
The first period was a stalemate between the two sides,...
The Ontario government is increasing the minimum wage from $17.20 to $17.60 an hour effective October 1, 2025, to support workers and businesses.
This annualized wage increase is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
100 People Who Care Brant, a dynamic local giving circle, held its first-ever in-person event on the evening of Monday, March 24, 2025.
This milestone event was a celebration of the group’s collective impact, having raised an astounding $105,120 in support of local charities...
County of Brant Council approved the new board for the Downtown Paris Business Improvement Area (BIA) for the next two years, following the board’s election in early March.
“The Paris BIA in an integral part of our business community,” said David Bailey, Mayor for the...
Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to seek information from the public in connection with the disappearance of Robert William COMMU, who was last seen on March 31, 1996, in South...
The Brantford Bulldogs opened the 2025 OHL playoffs with a 6-3 win over the North Bay Battalion in game one of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Friday, March 28, 2025.
The Bulldogs began...
As one of the driving forces of the rock-country band Dry County, Jeff Gallagher, along with his bandmates, continue to produce albums and do live shows that solidify their unique sound that resonates with audiences...
Larry Brock, current Member of Parliament for Brantford-Brant, announced his campaign for re-election for the new Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations riding on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
While addressing his supporters, Brock assured them that if...
Since starting out in snowshoeing in 2016, Meghan Josling has achieved great success in the sport and most recently earned silver and bronze medals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games held in...
City of Brantford Council unanimously supported a resolution calling to review and update the City’s Purchasing Policy during their Committee of the Whole, Planning and Administration meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Given that the policy...
One thousand Grade 5 students and teachers from various public, catholic and private schools across the City of Brantford and the County of Brant will head to the Burford Fairgrounds for the 30th annual Bite of Brant program, which will be held on Tuesday,...
City of Brantford Council unanimously endorsed a resolution to declare a food insecurity emergency across the municipality during their Committee of the Whole, Planning and Administration meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Speaking to her resolution, Councillor Mandy Samwell said that the issue surrounding food...
Brantford residents of all ages indulged in some family fun during the City’s inaugural Fun Fest, held in Harmony Square, on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
The event, which was previously named “Winter Fun Fest,”...
City of Brantford, County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River announced that Doors Open Along the Grand will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4...
Ontario is ready to respond to this year’s wildland fire season, which lasts from April 1 until October 31.
This year, the government has filled nearly 100 additional permanent positions to support the 2025 fire...
Brantford City Council proclaimed the week of April 20 to 26, 2025 as Earth Week in Brantford during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
The proclamation is based around Earth Day, which...
Hartmann North America, a subsidiary of Brødrene Hartmann based in Denmark, provided an update on its expansion of facilities in Brantford, Ontario on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Hartmann, the world's largest producer of moulded...
Adam DeGroote Real Estate Inc. made a $10,000 donation to Lansdowne Children's Centre on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
The donation will help to ensure that infants, children and teens with physical, communication, and/or developmental needs, and...
Nearly 40 undergraduates from Laurier Wilfrid University’s Brantford campus had the opportunity to show what they know during the ninth annual Academic, Creative and Engaged Research Showcase (ACERS) on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Organizers, Bryce Gunson, research project coordinator in the Faculty of Liberal Arts,...
Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) has enforced school suspensions under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
As of March 25, 291 students in Brantford-Brant in cohorts 2008, 2013, and 2017 and 170 students in Haldimand-Norfolk in cohorts 2008, 2016,...
Members of the Six Nations Police Drug Enforcement Unit concluded a two-month drug investigation into persons believed to be supplying illicit drugs to the Six Nations community on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Police...
Five employees from Jersey Mike’s Subs used their expert wrapping and packing skills to assist Child Hunger Brantford in preparing 300 individual lunches for local school children on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Child Hunger...
Members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following a traffic complaint at a business on Pinehurst Road in Paris.
Officers responded to a report of a suspected...
Habitat for Humanity Heartland Ontario honoured two Brantford-based volunteers, Gary “Ko” Kusch and Tom Stoffelsen, with King Charles III Coronation Medals during a ceremony at the Brantford ReStore on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
The...
A 55-year-old Brantford man was killed after a head-on collision with a gravel truck on Monday, March 24, 2025.
The incident occurred on Hwy.5 between Millgrove Side Road and Rock Chapel Road at approximately...
Brantford Bulldogs wrapped up their regular season with a 7-2 victory over the Ottawa 67's on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
The Bulldogs put the pressure on the 67's in the opening eight-plus minutes of the period....
Brantford Police Service arrested and charged a 48-year-old Brantford resident with Murder in the First Degree at approximately 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Officers with the Brantford Police Service investigated a death with suspicious circumstances that occurred the evening of Friday, March 21,...
