Inspector Jason McTaggart has been selected as the new Brant County O.P.P. Detachment Commander.
“On behalf of the County of Brant O.P.P. Detachment Board, I am pleased to welcome Inspector McTaggart to his new role of Detachment Commander and I look forward to continuing...
City of Brantford, in partnership with the Brantford Accessibility Advisory Committee (BAAC), recognized the 2026 Accessibility Improvement Awards recipients during the Brantford City Council meeting held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
The awards...
Despite the downpour of rain, well over 100 people spent their day exploring the fourth annual Banfield Art Crawl on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
The event has been running since 2023 and is a...
Members of the Brantford Police Service were conducting an investigation involving a stolen vehicle that had been involved in a collision in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Colborne Street at approximately 11:00 p.m. on...
Lansdowne Children’s Centre for child development announced the selection of Montgomery Sisam Architects for its new purpose-built facility in Brantford on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
The decision marks a significant and celebratory milestone...
Brant OPP are investigating a fatal collision involving two tractor-trailers and a pickup truck on Highway 403 West near Paris, Ont.
Officers along with Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services and Brant County Fire and Rescue, responded...
Brant Community Healthcare System Foundation hosted a unique fundraising event on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
The inaugural Hospital Bed Races had spectators cheering from the side lines as participants, many of whom were dressed in team...
Despite the heavy rain, members of the Brantford Lions Club spent the morning cleaning up trash during their inaugural Gilkinson Flats Cleanup event on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
With gloves on and garbage bags in hand, members focused on areas along Gilkison and Edge Streets,...
Lansdowne Children’s Centre and Brant Food For Thought are celebrating a new Smile Cookie record for fundraising in Brantford. Each organization received $82,501.52 at the conclusion of the Tim Hortons 2026 Smile Cookie campaign, eclipsing the previous achievement of $79,415.54 each organization received through...
Rhonda Nordlander is the next candidate to throw her hat in the ring to become the next Mayor of Brantford.
Nordlander joins current councillors Richard Carpenter, Dan McCreary, Mandy Samwell and Rose Sicoli in...
Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) announced its new brand identity as Six Nations Group (SNG) during the organization’s annual general meeting in Ohsweken, Ontario on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
The...
Approximately 2,000 Grade 7 and 8 students from across Grand Erie came together for Epic Jobs 2026, an annual hands-on career exploration event organized by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie and its partners...
A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Bishopsgate Road in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate of speed...
Survivors of the Indian Residential School system will be giving in-person testimonials at the upcoming Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) held in Montreal from May 25 through 29, 2026.
In an effort to promote and...
Since starting in basketball at the age of four, Liam Ryan’s love for the game has grown through the years, punctuated by stellar performances across various basketball programs, capturing a championship, and earning an opportunity...
Jennifer S. of Brantford matched the last six of seven ENCORE numbers in exact order in the April 11, 2026 LOTTO 6/49 draw to win $100,000.
Jennifer, a mother of two, said she’s been playing the lottery with OLG on and off for about 20 years.
“I don’t buy tickets...
After years of pet grooming between them, Erin Anthony and Elle Méconse joined forces in founding and opening the Groom Room in April 2026.
Anthony, who has spent her whole life in Branford explained her career in dog grooming.
“I started grooming when I was just...
1200 Degrees Ontario celebrated the grand opening of its new Burford facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
A Canadian company, 1200 Degrees Ontario specializes in fire apparatus sales, preventative maintenance,...
County of Brant Council received a staff report on proposed downtown Paris zoning changes during their regular Council meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
Brandon Kortleve, Manager of Policy Planning for the County, said...
County of Brant Council discussed making adjustments to its agricultural policy during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
The adjustments are part of a larger Official Plan Amendment project to update sections of...
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) researchers spent their morning catching and re-locating Eastern Sand Darter fish from Brantford to Tillsonburg on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
After about 15 years of research, the DFO is...
Officers with the Brantford Police Service arrested a 48-year-old Hamilton man in connection for a shooting incident that occurred at a Colborne Street motel on March 13, 2026.
On May 11, 2026, a...
For more than 100 local children, this year’s McHappy Day means more than a meal sold at the drive-thru. It means cleats tied, jerseys pulled on and a chance to step onto the field, the...
Members of the Brant County OPP were called to a church parking lot on Oakland Road in the County of Brant in relation to a parked vehicle at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
As a result of the police investigation, police arrested...
Brantford Red Sox opened their 2026 season on a losing note, dropping a 13-1 decision to the Welland Jackfish on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Red Sox SP Colbey Klepper got the opening day start for Brantford and had a solid outing, starting with a three-up,...
Students from Assumption College School’s Grade 12 drama class have been preparing a stage adaptation of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.
Their teacher, Naomi O’Neill, said the performance is a culmination of what...
Nearly 800 people filled the Sanderson Centre for Mavis Production’s showing of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor...
More than 1,400 Grade 4 students from the City of Brantford, County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River descended upon Mohawk Park for the 18th annual Brantford-Brant Children’s Water Festival, which ran...
Over 500 residents and out-of-town visitors attended the annual Victoria Day long weekend fireworks show at Princeton Park in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Hosted by the Princeton Fire Department,...
Brantford City Council is currently planning to annex the Brantford Airport and land around it. One of their plans is to lengthen the main runway at the airport. The current runway is already...
Arcady Ensemble will be performing the beautiful musical drama Ruth, for one night only, on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
Ruth is a moving story of immigration and welcoming newcomers into one's homeland. The drama follows the...
19-year-old facing Stunt Driving and Speeding charges
A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Johnson between Hansford Drive and Brant County Road 18 in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate...
