Students voices heard during Laurier’s mayoral debate

Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus’ Law and Society Student Association hosted a Brantford mayoral candidates’ debate on Monday, October 19, 2026. With online and advance voting already underway, the debate gave Laurier students and the community the opportunity to hear directly from mayoral candidates ahead...

Brant County OPP charge 18-year-old with Stunt Driving

A member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Hwy. 403 Highway East in the County of Brant after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate...

Brantford man facing Impaired Driving charges

A driver is facing impaired driving charges, following an investigation by Brant County OPP. Officers responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 403 West at the Middletown Line Road Off Ramp in the...

Brant Men of Song sing for a cause

Brant Men of Song hosted a charity concert in support of Harmony United Church’s Breakfast Club on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The group, which is celebrating its 65th season this year, welcomed special guests the Kevin...

Bringing Six Nations community together at fall festival

Around 1,000 people attended the Six Nations Group’s Fall Festival at Chiefswood Park in Ohsweken on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The event featured a host of free, family-friendly activities for all ages.  “We’ve got a...

Exploring Brantford’s Dutch community with exhibit

The opening of Brantford’s annual “Memories of Immigrant Communities” project took place on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Held in partnership between the Brant Historical Society (BHS), Laurier Brantford, the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre, the...

Brantford shines during Communities in Bloom competition

City of Brantford has been named the winner of the National Population – Over 50,000 category and awarded a prestigious 5 Blooms - Bronze rating at the 2026 Communities in Bloom National Symposium and Awards...

New fire station continues to take shape in Brant County

Construction on the North Paris Fire Station is ongoing and the project remains on schedule for anticipated completion in the Spring of 2027. The pre-engineered steel frame has now been delivered to the site, and crews are continuing to assemble the structure. Primary and secondary...

Arcady to host annual holiday concert in Brantford

Arcady is offering audiences a festive musical celebration with its acclaimed professional chorus, youth chorus, instrumental ensemble, and outstanding soloists with Christmas with Arcady, which will take place on Saturday, November 28, 2026. The annual concert, held at at St. Andrew’s United Church in Brantford,...

Hundreds of witches take over Brantford golf club

More than 200 women in costume gathered for the Witches Night Out event on Friday, October 16, 2026. The sixth annual women-only Witches Night Out event was held at the Brantford Golf and Country...

Autism Dog Services hosts annual Howl-O-Ween Pawty

Autism Dog Services (ADS) hosted its fourth annual Howl-O-Ween fundraiser at the Children’s Safety Village of Brant on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Over 300 people, including families and their pets attended the event, enjoying...

Riverhawks hockey lands in Brant County

With the Brant County Riverhawks inaugural game played in early October 2026, it was the start of a new era of hockey in the county and the realization of a dream that local entrepreneur Mike...

Encouraging local students to discover new interests

Nearly 900 high school students from Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk counties attended the 2026 Vision into the Future Conference at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Made possible by Wilfrid...

Shellard Lane library opens its doors to the public

Brantford Public Library’s new Shellard Lane Branch officially opened to the public on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Located in West Brant at the corner of Shellard Lane and Strickland Avenue, the 13,500-square-foot library is...

Blandford-Blenheim Council proposes changes to procedural by-law

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council received a notice regarding changes to its procedural by-law during the most recent Council meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.  The item comes as Council prepares to repeal and replace Procedure By-law...

Annual Thank-A-Vet Luncheon returns this November

The 29th annual Thank-A-Vet Luncheon will once again be held at the TF Warren Group Cainsville Community Centre on Saturday, November 7, 2026.  A longstanding community tradition since 1998, the event brings the community together to honour the Canadian men and women who have served...

Blandford-Blenheim looks ahead to 2027 fees and charges 

Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council authorized its director of finance to prepare a fees and charges by-law during the most recent Council meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Each year, the Township reviews the fees it charges residents, businesses and other users for municipal services, permits...

Seniors’ housing development coming to St. George

County of Brant has entered into a partnership with Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation (COCHF) to bring a 35-unit, affordable seniors’ housing development to the Village of St. George. Located at 50 High Street, behind...

Brant OPP charge one person with Domestic Mischief

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation. Brant County OPP responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence in the...

London resident facing multiple charges after traffic stop

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Brant County Detachment has charged a driver following a traffic stop in Brant County. An officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 403 West at King George Road in...

Person killed after single vehicle collision in Ohsweken

Six Nations Police Service (SNPS), along with Six Nations Fire and Emergency Services as well as Six Nations Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision in the area of Cayuga Road...

Scotland man facing Impaired Driving charges

An officer with the Brant County OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Augustus Street at Peter Street in the County of Brant, regarding a possible impaired driver at approximately 4:00 p.m. on...

Pedal Paddle Pace returns after decade-long hiatus

Pedal Paddle Pace returned to Brantford after a nearly decade-long break on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The triathlon-style event, which combines cycling, paddling and running, gathered over 40 participants according to Stephaine Bennett of Natural Path...

Brant residents size up candidates ahead of election

Over a hundred people attended the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce’s Meet the Candidates Forum on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.  With residents set to soon elect a new mayor, ward councillors and school board trustees, the event provided County residents the opportunity to meet...

Local cycling group pedals to Port Dover

A group of nine cyclists gathered together for Queer Joy Rides’ first ever long-haul bike ride from Brantford to Port Dover on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Organizer Torin Ong said the Queer Joy Rides cycling group first began in August 2024, and has been pedaling...

Council discusses growth pressures and infrastructure planning

County of Brant Council received a report with an update on local growth trends and its associated influences during its regular Council meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Brandon Kortleve, the County’s Manager of...

Preparing residents to vote in 2026 municipal election

Registered voters in the City of Brantford, County of Brant and the Township of Blandford-Blenheim will soon elect their next mayors, councillors and school board trustees.  With Election Day set for Monday, October 26,...

Gujarati community celebrates Navratri with Garba Night

Local residents gathered at Paris Fairgrounds to celebrate Navratri Garba Night on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Over 350 people, ranging from local residents to those from nearby regions, attended the event, making the largest turnout for...

Local police agencies arrest three after drug seizure

Members of the Oxford OPP Crime Unit, the Brant County/Oxford OPP Street Crime Unit, and the Brantford Police Service executed two search warrants at a residence in the City of Brantford at approximately...

Enriching community through teaching and performance

For Sean McAllister, music has always been an important part of his life, and through the years he has developed into a respected performer, playwright, composer, music educator, and music academy owner with...

Brant OPP charge Woodstock resident with Assault

Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual in connection with an altercation that occurred following a dispute in the County of Brant. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance...

Two Brantford teens charged with Attempted Murder

Brantford Police said two local teenage boys have been charged in connection with a stabbing on Saturday that left two people seriously injured. Officers said a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy have both been charged with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault. On Saturday at around...

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