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Will Bouma, current Member of Provincial Parliament...

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Introducing the representatives for Blandford-Blenheim Council 

As the Brant Beacon enters its fourth...

Education

Province makes investment to build new schools in Paris and Brantford

The Ontario government is investing $75.5 million to build three new elementary schools in the region, including two in Paris and another in Brantford, Ontario. The new schools will be:...

Ministry of Education appoints Aaron Shull to review local school board’s expenses

The Ontario government has appointed Aaron Shull to review the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic...

Brant-area trustees now being called on by their union to resign after lavish trip

The Brantford trustees that are under fire following a lavish international trip are now...

Teachers’ union calls for trustees to resign after Italy trip

A lavish publicly-funded July trip to Italy to purchase artwork for high schools is...

Brant Catholic trustees face backlash over art trip to Italy

Four trustees from the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board traveled to South...

GEDSB releases EQAO provincial test results

Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) released their EQAO provincial test results on Monday, September 30, 2024. The school board announced that math scores for...

GEDSB staff members recognized with annual award

Julie Chaplin, a French language educator, and Philip Kuckyt, Manager of Transportation Services for Grand Erie District School Board, are this year's recipients of the...

Provincial government to build new school in Brantford

The Provincial government provided the Grand Erie District School Board with approval to issue the tender for the new Southwest Brantford Public Elementary School...

High school students learn about opportunities in STEAM

Eight-hundred high school students from Brantford, County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River attended the 2024 Vision in the Future conference...

Local school boards to host Vision of the Future 2024 conference

Local high school students will get an up-close and hands-on look at  possible learning and career pathways in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM)...

Grand Erie District School Board reaches final labour agreement

Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) announced that it reached an agreement with the Elementary Federation of Teachers of Ontario (ETFO) Grand Erie Designated Early Childhood...

Catholic School Board celebrates groundbreaking of new school

The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) had its official groundbreaking ceremony for St. Padre Pio Catholic Secondary School. Joining the Trustees...

Province of Ontario preparing students for success

The Ontario government is providing new student supports and updating curriculum for the 2023-24 school year. These actions will refocus school boards on the...

Elementary school students discover the world of trades

Over 1,600 Grade seven and eight students from the Brantford area attended the Epic Jobs 2023 job fair at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre...

Province reaches tentative agreement with education workers

Students will be heading back to school on Monday as a tentative deal has been reached and a strike has been averted. The province and...

Province introduces legislation to keep students in class

The Ontario government today introduced the Keeping Students in Class Act that would, if passed, ensure students remain in the classroom where they belong...

Grand Erie School Board hosts inaugural Learning Summit

Grand Erie District School Board hosted its first Learning Summit, offering a unique, interactive format to present the progress highlighted in its Annual Learning...

Brantford school renamed after Edith Monture

Edith Monture elementary school, previously known as Ryerson Heights, was renamed to honour Indigenous woman, Edith Monture, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Over 200 guests...

Brantford student wins multiple awards for science project

Gurnirmal Kaur, a Grade 12 student at North Park Collegiate and Vocational School, received multiple honours at the local and national level this spring...

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