1+ week, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) Summer isn’t over yet. Scorching heat on the first day of September has prompted Grand Erie Public Health to issue a heat alert for Brantford-Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk. The high temperature in the Brantford area reached about 30C on Tuesday, feeling like…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (351+ words) Bob Sardinksi, a long-time soap box derby volunteer who died on December 25, 2025 will be honored at this year's Brantford and District Labor Council. This year’s Brantford & District Labour Council soap box derby will celebrate a milestone and honour a long-time…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (889+ words) Former Brantford city councillor and current council candidate Dave Wrobel is running as a Ward 2 councillor while still facing eight charges for allegedly breaching the Municipal Elections Act regarding finances during his last election run in 2022. But Wrobel’s lawyer said…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (553+ words) Federal Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre offered major praise for the Stubbe’s Precast facility in Brant County on Saturday morning, telling employees “It’s an amazing business.” “It’s a true Canadian success story,” Poilievre said at the site near Harley, noting that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) A second well-known community leader is asking for the Conservative party nod in the wake of news that MP Larry Brock will step down on Sept. 18. Joshua Wall, the big-haired Brantford booster and former city councillor, announced online this week…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (429+ words) The Brantford Poppy Project continues to grow and has surpassed the expectations of its organizing committee. “We have well exceeded our original goal of 10,000, which we thought was lofty at the time,” said project vice-chair Stacey Bester. “We’re already at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (503+ words) Construction work in Brant County set a high value in the first half of 2026, but mainly because of one of the county’s own projects, the St. George water plant. Work at the Victor Boulevard facility generated an estimated $55 million in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (539+ words) A long-time Brant County councillor is challenging an long-time trustees for Brant County's one seat on the Catholic District School Board. For the first time in more than 10 years, the campaign to represent Brant County on the Catholic district school…...