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Confronting Canada’s residential school history 

With the release of the book, Behind...

Getting a glimpse into Canada’s “Museum of Conscience”

Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC) will re-open the...

City of Brantford employee wins Miss North America title

Ashley Borzellino, Development Inspector/Operator in the City...

Indoor beer festival continues to expand 

Founded in 2017 by Faron Benoit, the I Heart Beer festival has expanded steadily to eight cities across Ontario, providing countless attendees with an array of food vendors, beer offerings, and interactive activities and entertainment.  Benoit, who started his business in Brantford and also makes...

Local chiropractor champions natural health care

For close to 30 years, Dr. Michael Feijo has been providing the Brantford community with chiropractic services, giving many people the opportunity to feel better through personalized therapies and treatments. Feijo, who is the...

OPP charge Brantford man following traffic stop

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Brant County Detachment has arrested and charged an individual following a traffic stop in the County of Brant on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. At approximately 10:53 p.m., an officer...

Brantford resident wins $250,000 on instant win ticket

Sara Butts of Brantford is officially $250,000 richer after winning a top prize with Instant Diamond Dollars. The winning ticket was purchased at Sonia’s Variety on Paris Road in Brantford. “I was out on a walk when I stopped at the store to...

Six Nations Police charge three people with Impaired Driving

Last month, Six Nations Police separately charged three individuals suspected in impaired driving related incidents. 1. On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at approximately 5:12 p.m., Six Nations Police were advised of a traffic complaint...

Brantford calls for stronger scrap metal laws

The City of Brantford launched a province-wide advocacy campaign to urge both the Ontario and federal governments to take stronger action against scrap metal theft and repeat property crimes on Tuesday, October 14,...

Step into the past with BSO’s “Ballroom Live!”

The Brantford Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will bring audience members back in time with its "Ballroom Live!" concert at the Sanderson Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday, October 25, 2025. During the event, around 20 BSO players...

Brantford Youth Council updates City on key initiatives

Eight members of the Brantford Youth Council (BYC) presented some of their 2024-2025 accomplishments to the City of Brantford Council during the most recent Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.  Formed nearly 20 years ago, the BYC is made up of...

Why Not to hosts annual fundraiser dinner

Why Not City Missions is gearing up for its annual fall fundraising dinner at the Best Western Brantford Hotel and Conference Centre on Saturday, October 25, 2025.  The organization, which was founded by Charlie and Sue Kopczyk in 2002, is a non-profit that offers several...

Community celebrates Thanksgiving at Burford Fall Fair

Hundreds of residents and guests celebrated the Thanksgiving weekend at the 163rd annual Burford Fall Fair which ran from Saturday, October 11 through Sunday, October 12, 2025. The event, which took place at the...

City Council supports plan for rink at Conklin Park

City of Brantford Council unanimously supported an initiative to build a new open-air ice rink at Ward 4’s Conklin Park during its Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.  Free Sport...

Bob Coyne’s coaching legacy earns hometown tribute

Around 20 people celebrated Bob Coyne and his contributions to local youth sports during the County of Brant Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, October 11, 2025. The County of Brant Sports Hall of...

Brantford residents share thoughts on SEC design

Nearly 30 people attended the second public information session for Brantford’s proposed sports and entertainment centre (SEC) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.  When the Brantford Bulldogs relocated to the city in 2023 after losing...

Cambridge resident facing charges after collision

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single-motor vehicle collision on Mechanic Street in Paris, Ontario at approximately 11:33 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025. Upon arrival on scene police located a...

Child Hunger Brantford receives provincial grant

A representative of local MPP Will Bouma met with the team at Child Hunger Brantford as they celebrated their organization’s 16th anniversary, as well as the impact of a $106,000 Grow grant they received from...

Three people arrested for stealing from vehicles

Brant County OPP were called to investigate several incidents regarding vehicle entries and theft from vehicles in the village of St. George and possibly Pleasant Ridge and Oakhill. On October 10, 2025, at 1:30 a.m. Brant County OPP were called to attend the village...

City of Brantford declares October as Probus Month

A flag-raising ceremony at Harmony Square in downtown Brantford on Oct. 10 marked the declaration of October as Probus Month in Brantford. Probus is a worldwide non-profit organization that offers fun, friendship and fellowship for retired or semi-retired people. The clubs are all about socializing...

Brantford Bulldogs win two over Thanksgiving weekend

The Brantford Bulldogs continued their three-game weekend  on Friday night, hosting the Sudbury Wolves in their second and final regular-season visit  to the TD Civic Centre. Coming off a 7–4 win over the...

Cultivating learning and community engagement through the guitar

Since founding the Guitar Society of Brantford in 2011, Dr. Patrick Feely, who is also the artistic director, has been focused on providing programs for instruction, as well as events that showcase members...

Highlighting Truth and Reconciliation through music

Sultans of String, a Toronto-based band, teamed up with several Indigenous musicians for a free concert at Paris Lions Park on Sunday, October 5, 2025.  Back in 2023, the multi-award-winning and four-time JUNO-nominated band released its...

New book empowers readers to overcome struggles

Recently released, ‘Growing Upward: A Guide to Discovering Your Greatness + Owning Your Life’ by Natalie Zombeck, was written as a guidebook filled with stories, mindset tools and practical strategies to help readers,...

Council defers decision on proposed animal crematorium

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council received an Official Plan amendment and Zone Change application in order to facilitate a proposed animal crematorium just outside of Innerkip during its regular Council meeting on Wednesday, October...

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council Notes

Notes from the regular Council meeting, which was held on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Staff Reports Building Department monthly report for August The report, prepared by Ray Belanger, Chief Building Official, provided the following update in regards to...

Heritage tour brings pioneer cemetery history to life

Brant Railway Heritage Society brought 20 guests along a heritage walking tour of the Mount Pleasant Pioneer Cemetery on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Designated in 2006 for its historical and cultural significance, the cemetery was established in 1802 on land granted by Joseph Brant as...

BPS seize over $25,000 in illegal magic mushrooms

Members of the Brantford Police Core Engagement and Response Team seized over $25,000 in illegal psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and arrested a 39-year-old woman from Brantford for trafficking after executing a fourth search warrant at an illegal retail psilocybin storefront in Brantford. The BPS Core Engagement and...

Police dog Mack stops attempted break and enter

Officers with the Brantford Police Service, along with assistance from K-9 Police Service Dog Mack, have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man wanted for residential break and enters in the city’s Henderson Survey...

County launches new Administrative Penalty System

County of Brant announced the launch of its new Administrative Penalty System (APS) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The new system is designed to provide residents and visitors with a more efficient and...

Brant County OPP investigate theft of car batteries

On October 7th, 2025, Brant County OPP were notified regarding a report that a person(s) had gained access to a commercial property located on Powerline Road in Paris and stole approximately $40,000.00 worth of Alpha...

Brant OPP seek to identify female theft suspects

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified regarding a theft report at a commercial property on Grand River Avenue North in Paris on September 27, 2025. The theft occurred at...

Scare in the Square bewitches Brantford-Brant

Thousands of Brantford-Brant residents attended the annual Scare in the Square event in Harmony Square on Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4, 2025. The two-day event kicked off on Friday evening with a...

Celebrating cultural connections at World of Dance

Over 60 people stopped by Sharon Gashgarian’s 2025 Culture Days event, titled “A World of Dance: a tapestry of movement celebrating the power of connection” at the Doug Snooks Eagle Place Community Centre on Sunday,...

County of Brant urges province to reconsider ASE ban

County of Brant Council received a detailed update on the municipality’s automated speed enforcement (ASE) program during a special meeting held on Monday, September 29, 2025.  The report, prepared by Halie Gilmore, the County’s Project Manager of Corporate Strategy, was presented to council after the...

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