City of Brantford in talks of new sports facility taking over the current Civic Centre Contributed photo/ City of BrantfordRendering of proposed development Downtown Brantford The City of Brantford has proposed a new sports and entertainment facility downtown as a…
The annual Halloween Festival returns to Harmony Square Piper Force/ News EditorPumpkins on display after carving contest On the weekend of Oct. 4 and 5, the City of Brantford celebrated the 16th annual Scare in the Square in Harmony Square. …
Long-term care centre in early days of converting into affordable housing Long-term care centre Fox Ridge Care Community was recently bought by the City of Brantford in efforts to provide more affordable housing. The purchase was made when Fox Ridge…
Lansdowne hosts gala to raise money for development of new building Lansdowne Children’s Centre is hosting an Eras Gala on Saturday, Nov. 16 to celebrate 50 years of helping children develop their learning in Brantford and the Brant, Haldimand and…
How Laurier faculty, students and alumni will be celebrating a quarter of a century in Brantford The 2024-25 academic year marks the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus’s 25th anniversary. The university has multiple events planned to celebrate the achievement. In…
Umaymah Suhail / Editor-in-ChiefThe Laurier Brantford campus. Wilfrid Laurier University’s digital media and journalism program recently took a pause on enrollment in 2023 and students are curious if this is the end of the program. Just over a year ago…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorFrom left, Michelle Finch and Sue Dungey Wilfrid Laurier University is celebrating Sue Dungey and her 25 years on the Brantford campus. Dungey has been with the campus since it opened in 1999 and continues to…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorThe Belmont restaurant in One Market. The Belmont restaurant recently opened on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus as a new one-stop-shop for students to grab coffee and food while on the go to class. Laurier’s new…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorStudents at an election booth in One Market on the Brantford campus Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Feb. 6 to include the election results. The Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union prepares for elections to…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Currently, 28 per cent of Brantford residents are participating in the city’s new Green Bin program to reduce its carbon footprint. Around 200 tonnes of organic waste was collected in just the first month of…