Since founding the Hawkins-Gignac Foundation for CO Education in 2010, John Gignac has been on a mission to educate Canadians about the dangers of carbon monoxide, and in the process, saving lives.
Gignac, who spent 34 years with the Brantford Fire Department, would experience tragedy...
For over 35 years, the Deafblind and Sensory Support Network of Canada (Sensity), a nonprofit organization and registered charity, has been lauded for providing important services for individuals who are deafblind or experiencing...
Hundreds of spectators descended upon Brantford’s Mohawk Park to watch the South Western Ontario Regional FireFit Championships on Sunday, July 26, 2026.
Nearly 300 firefighters from across Ontario and beyond gathered to show off...
County of Brant Council received the Brant OPP Detachment Board’s 2025 Annual Report during their Administration and Operations Committee on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Jennifer Haley, Chair of the County of Brant OPP Detachment board, as...
Residents and visitors alike will soon be heading to Two Rivers Stadium for Paris Drinks Fest on Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15, 2026.
The 19-plus event is a two-day festival showcasing food...
CanJam 2026 will take place at the Knights of Columbus Brantford on Saturday, August 8.
The annual event raises money for local children with cancer and their families. Funds raised through this year’s CanJam...
Thousands of music lovers attended Brantford’s CallHome Music Festival at Lions Park on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
The two-day event welcomed residents and out-of-town visitors who enjoyed live music, drinks and food from roughly 12 vendors.
The...
Local nurses at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) opposed potential cuts during a rally on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
Representatives delivered a banner to two of the hospital’s senior executive for Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Camm, calling on the CEO to reverse 21 Registered Nurse (RN) position cuts and to maintain RN-only levels...
City of Brantford hosted a community recognition event to acknowledge the significant impact that revenues received from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) have made to the Brantford community on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
Since 1999, the City has re-invested casino funds through annual...
Brantford Police Service concluded an investigation into an assault involving youth that was brought to police attention after a video of the incident circulated on social media.
As a result of the investigation:
A 13-year-old...
Six Nations Police Drug Enforcement Unit concluded a drug trafficking investigation by executing four Section 11 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants in Brantford and Six Nations on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
Officers executed search...
A driver is facing impaired charges after police were called to a collision involving three motor vehicles.
Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members attended the scene of a three-vehicle collision on Highway 403 eastbound near...
Police are searching for a 42-year-old Brantford man wanted in connection with a stabbing that sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Sunday at approximately 2:40 p.m., officers attended a lodging home...
Thousands of people attended the annual Grand River Champion of Champions Powwow at the Ohsweken Speedway on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Hosted by First Nations communities, powwows are social celebrations showcasing centuries worth of...
Nineteen teenage girls graduated from the County of Brant Fire Department’s fifth annual Camp Phoenix program on Saturday, July 27, 2025.
Started in 2022, the free, interactive day camp gives young women between the ages of...
Members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an investigation into an alleged home renovation fraud in the County of Brant.
On July 28, 2026, Arashdeep SINGH, 23, of the City of Vaughan, was charged under...
Norwich resident facing Impaired Driving charges
Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 403 Eastbound near Jerseyville Road in the County of Brant at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
Police charged Justin Timothy SIKMA 22-years-old,...
County of Brant Council heard from a Paris business owner about the devastating financial impact of the Downtown Dig during their Administration and Operations Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Emery Silva, owner...
Nearly 500 people stopped by Paris Lions Park for the County’s inaugural Brant Cares Community Connection Day on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
From Brant 4-H and Contact Brant to the Lions Club of Paris,...
Heather Vanner is set to retire after 25 years as Executive Director of Community Resource Service.
Vanner joined the organization in 1999 and became the Executive Director just two years later. Last year, the City of...
Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) called on people to be more cautious with the Grand River as National Drowning Prevention Week ran from July 19 to 25, 2026.
Although GRCA does not regulate the...
Two local quilt clubs held an opening reception for their new exhibit at Woodland Cultural Centre on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
The exhibit, entitled “You Are Not Forgotten,” is a collaboration developed through an...
Sonny Sinclair has enjoyed a career that many other musicians could only dream of: recording multiple albums, releasing an array of singles and playing countless live shows to audiences across Canada, the United States and...
Across a career spanning concert promotion, retail sales, and digital entrepreneurship, Trevor Cherewka has always embraced and implemented new technologies to stay at the forefront of a competitive consumer landscape.
Born in Brantford, Cherewka moved to Alberta with his family at an early age before...
Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman announced the Ontario government is investing $595,800 through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Capital grant stream to support four non-profit organizations and the Township of Blandford-Blenheim on Monday, July 13, 2026.
The Oxford MPP said the grants are intended to improve...
The 16th annual Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest will be taking place at Mohawk Park from Friday, August 7, to Sunday, August 9, 2026.
Jeff Harding, entertainment coordinator for the Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest, said that visitors...
Brantford Native Housing is gearing up for its inaugural charity golf tournament at the MontHill Golf and Country Club in Caledonia on Friday, August 7, 2026.
Claire Rahija, who provides grant and research support...
Municipal officials for the City of Brantford and the County of Brant have re-scheduled the proposed Airport Boundary Adjustment statutory public meetings that were previously scheduled for July 27 and July 29, 2026.
City of...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges after being requested to investigate an incident on Six Nations of the Grand River.
Members of the Six Nations Police Service attempted to stop a vehicle in...
Community Resource Service, which operates the Brantford Food Bank and Community Employment Service, announced the appointment of Beth Noble-Luciani as the organization's new Executive Director on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Noble-Luciani will begin her...
City of Brantford will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first long-distance telephone call between Paris, Ontario and Brantford, Ontario by hosting two special events at the Bell Homestead National Historic Site (NHS) in August.
Residents...
City of Brantford received a first quarter payment totaling $1,179,535 from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) for hosting Elements Casino Brantford.
Since the gaming site opened in November 1999, Brantford has received $112,053,582.
These payments to host communities are based on a formula consistently applied across...
