Author: Taylor Berzins
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Take Back the Night takes over downtown Brantford
On Thursday, community members gathered to participate in Brantford’s 23rd Take Back the Night march. Take Back the Night is an international event born in the 1970s out of a publically challenged,…
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A new home is in the cards for Brant County SPCA
City Council has voted in favour of assisting the Brant-SPCA in their process to create a new facility. Approving portions of a proposal presented by the local SPCA, the city will bestow…
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Ontario government working to lighten student’s tuition
The Ontario Tuition Grant (OTG) has undergone its annual increase, and the Province is looking to encourage more post-secondary students to apply. For Ontario undergrads in University and College degree programs, the…
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Students can vote in Brantford’s October election
This October, students will get the chance to flex their political muscle and vote for new leaders in Brantford. The official Election Day falls on October 27, 2014, but according to city…
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Pay-and-display may be on its way
Free parking may become all but a memory for Brantford’s downtown core. The City of Brantford’s Downtown Parking Task Force has created a recommendation that downtown convert from free parking, to a…
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Updating Carnegie Hall and Victoria Park
Carnegie Hall and Victoria Park are in the midst of receiving a facelift. Facets of the project, which include redesigning the ramps and walkways into Carnegie Hall, and the paths in Victoria…
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Commemorating Canada’s faceless victims
An artistic endeavor to raise awareness for missing and murdered Aboriginal women has taken root in the Brantford Community. The Faceless Dolls Project is an endeavor created by the Native Women’s Association…
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2014 Pride Celebration in Brantford
Brantford’s 2014 Pride Celebration launched with its first ever youth oriented, open-mic event. In a room filled with bright and beautiful decorations, dozens of local youths came together to indulge in talented…
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Liberals take Ontario election for 59 seats
On June 12th, Ontario took to the polls, and re-elected Liberal Party leader Kathleen Wynne as Premier. Liberals have been in power in Ontario since 2003. Thursday’s election earned the party 57…
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Meet your 2014 Brant election candidates
The Sputnik sat down with four of Brant’s Provincial election candidates to ask them about topics that affect the daily life of students at Laurier Brantford. Each MPP prospect was asked; why…
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Ontario NDP leader takes campaign to Brantford
Ontario New Democrat Party leader, Andrea Horwath visited Brantford Wednesday evening to highlight her campaign, and promote NDP-Brant candidate Alex Felsky. Entering the room to her campaign song, Phillip Phillips’ “Home”, Horwath…
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Grand River likely to flood
With each spring comes a season full of decision-making. Should one opt for a coat or sweater? Is it really necessary to tote an umbrella? Despite the variety-packed nature of the…
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Transit fare on the rise
As of April 1, 2014, it will cost $3 to take a ride on Brantford public transit. The twenty-five cent hike in fare only applies to cash transactions; the price of monthly…
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CRTC asks for more Canadian porn
According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC], it is time that Toronto-based porn-network Channel Zero rise to the challenge, and start presenting its audience with more Canadian material. On March…
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Black History Month in Brantford
February is Canada’s Black History Month, and the Brantford arts community wants the public to get in the know. Black History Month is an annual celebration of diversity to help recognize the…
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The Mars One project offers plenty of promise
With less than a week to meet their online crowd-funding goal of $400,000, it’s time to get to know Mars One, the not-for-profit organization aiming to create the first human settlement…
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Brantford begins Out of the Cold program again this season
As Ontario enters the season of sub-zero temperatures, Brantford’s Out of the Cold program has begun to open its doors again. Based out of the basement of Yes Church on West Street,…
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Brantford men fight for equal parenting rights
A measure, which began on Facebook, has snowballed into a growing advocacy campaign for the rights of single fathers in Brantford. Friday Nov. 15 marked Brantford’s first Single Fathers Protest, an event…
