Brantford Native Housing (BNH) is asking the community to consider donating much-needed clothing items and winter essentials for its outreach program.
BNH is a non-profit charitable corporation with the main objective to provide safe, secure and affordable rental homes for the urban Indigenous community in...
The time to file a nomination to fill the vacant County of Brant Ward 5 Council seat will officially close on Thursday, January 30, 2026 at 2 p.m.
The upcoming by-election, which will be...
Brant County OPP were called to investigate a fraud that occurred in the town of Burford, Ontario on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
Brant County OPP spoke to the complainant who stated that a construction...
Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a shooting that occurred in St. George.
Members of the Brant County OPP received a report of a weapons complaint in the town of St....
City of Brantford will be presenting a range of family-friendly activities during the Family Day long weekend as part of Brantford’s Winter Fun Fest.
Enjoy ice-skating and swimming at the Wayne Gretzky Sports...
Brant Land Trust is pleased to announce Jack Imhof will be the speaker for the second session of the three-part annual public lecture series Examining Our Relationship with and Responsibilities to the Land....
County of Brant, in consultation with the Agricultural Advisory Committee, has prepared a draft Rural Prosperity Community Improvement Plan (RPCIP), and is seeking resident input from the rural community
In an email to the Brant Beacon,...
Rob Ashton, a federal NDP leadership candidate, visited Brantford on Monday, January 12, 2026.
The day started off with a tour of Hartmann, a Danish owned manufacturing plant in Brantford, followed by a round table discussion with executive board members of the Brantford and...
County of Brant is inviting residents to participate in an online survey about its filming policy.
Introduced in 2024, the policy (CM-2024-03) guides how filming takes place in the community and provides rules for notifications, traffic and parking controls, filming hours, noise limits, road access,...
Officers with the Brantford Police Service have charged a man with Sexual Assault following inappropriate actions involving a 19-year-old female victim.
The accused posted an online advertisement seeking “paid hypnosis study participants.” After responding...
Two men were arrested and charged with weapons related offences after a disturbance at a Colborne Street motel.
Officers responded to a weapons related call for service at a motel located at Colborne Street...
Brantford police are investigating a stabbing that sent a woman to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Saturday, January 10, 2026, at approximately 2:15 a.m. officers with the Brantford Police Service were dispatched to attend a bar...
FOCUS Accreditation recently awarded Brantford’s Participation Support Services a four-year re-accreditation, effective December 2025 to December 2029, in recognition of the organization’s commitment to maintaining a standard of excellence in the community support...
Residents from Brantford and beyond attended the annual Brantford Stamp Show at the Branlyn Community Centre on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Hosted by the Brantford Stamp Club, this year's event featured 12 sellers from...
Paris Optimist Club hosted its annual Bottle and Can Drive from its Elm Street headquarters on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Members spent their morning sorting through various donations of bottles, cans, and even boxed-wine bags, and...
An individual has been charged following an investigation into a fatal, pedestrian-involved, fail-to-remain collision in Glen Morris.
Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services and the Brant County Fire Department, responded to the fail-to-remain collision involving a cyclist...
Wrapping up their two game Western Conference road swing the Brantford Bulldogs closed their season series with the Windsor Spitfires on Sunday afternoon, with the two teams looking decidedly different from their first meeting of the season.
Chances traded early on in the first period...
Six Nations Police were advised of an armed robbery call at a local business on Mississauga Road at approximately 2:46 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2026.
The suspects fled the area prior to the...
In spring 2025, County of Brant residents shared that rural communities face unique challenges when accessing support services. Through this feedback the County is launching the Strengthening Support Services in Rural Brant project,...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 School of Instrumental Music (BSIM) and was created back in 2012...
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 returned from the World Juniors with hardware in tow, with the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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, 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 upcoming retirement.
“It has been an incredible privilege to spend my career...
