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Brantford Kinsmen hosted its 16th annual Ribfest at Mohawk Park from Friday, August 7 through to Sunday, August 9, 2026. The Kinsmen, who have been active in the Brantford-Brant area since 1941, had a host of activities taking place, including Kids Zone with inflatable attractions and a rock-climbing wall, a vendor marketplace, a beer and […]
Residents and long-time customers attended Maria’s Pizza’s third annual Maria’s West Fest in Brantford on Sunday, August 9, 2026. The parking lot of the local restayrant was transformed into a celebration of food, family and community. The free three-hour event featured busker-style entertainment from Comedy in Motion 2.0, face painting, games, balloon twisting, contests and […]
Story submitted by Brad Ward The local NDP plan calls for an expansion of Go Rail to Brantford, linking Brantford to Aldershot as part of the Go Rail system, establishing a regular Go Bus service that links Brantford to Kitchener/Waterloo and Cambridge, expand the current Go Bus service between Six Nations and Hamilton to include Brantford and […]
In a career that included stops across multiple professional leagues, including the NHL, as well as playing for Team Canada, Paul Szczechura has always shown sheer determination, relentless dedication and a strong work ethic in order to create opportunities to forge a great professional hockey career. Szczechura, who was born and raised in Brantford, started […]
Randy Solski has always been passionate about music, and over the years he has excelled as a talented multi-instrumentalist, live performer, songwriter and music producer/engineer. Solski, who grew up in the Brier Park area of Brantford, explained his early musical beginnings. “I was very lucky to have very supportive parents who could afford, both financially […]
Blandford-Blenheim Mayor Mark Peterson officially declared August 23, 2026, as Blandford-Blenheim Helping Hands Food Bank Day during the Township’s Council meeting on Wednesday, August 5. The recognition comes after the community recently stepped up to help support the local food bank when Suzy Birley, who operates the organization, made a post to Facebook on Friday, […]
Brantford’s Gihekdagye Friendship Centre will celebrate the recent purchase of its building with a special grand opening event on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Also known as the Brantford Region Indigenous Support Centre (BRISC), Gihekdagye provides advocacy, as well as social, cultural and educational programming, to the urban Indigenous community of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk […]
Royal Canadian Legion, Paris Branch #29, is inviting residents to take part in upcoming Poppy Netting Bee events on Wednesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The work is part of the Legion’s ongoing Poppy Project, launched as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. Cheryl Humphrey, who sits on the 100th anniversary committee, recently […]
Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council turned down a request for a noise by-law exemption that would have allowed earlier construction activities in Drumbo during the regular Council meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The request came from Froese Excavating Ltd. in relation to work associated with the Bloomfield Estates development. The applicant was asking for an […]
Bell Homestead National Historic Site welcomed visitors to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first long-distance telephone call on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Made on August 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell used existing telegraph lines to make the call from Brantford to Robert White’s Boot and Shoe Store in downtown Paris. Bell was on the […]
