Tag: brantford
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Laurier Brantford bites: A taste of your local eateries
Your student cafeteria is anything you make it. Here are eight excellent choices in downtown Brantford that have the credentials of affordability, quality food, locality and are no further than a five…
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Brantford Police crack down on cocaine
Last Thursday, the Brantford Police Street Crime Unit apprehended a suspect on drug related charges. This is yet another investigation into people trafficking cocaine from residences in the City of Brantford. Grupreet…
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Brantford Police catch robber
Last Wednesday, a man by the name of Matthew Clifford Marshall, 22, was arrested and charged with robbery involving a firearm on Sunday, September 15, 2013. Police found a modified .22 caliber…
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Andrea Horwath visits Brantford; talks student debt
Andrea Horwath, leader of the provincial NDP, met with local supporters last Friday evening at the Blue Dog Café. Horwath, along with Local NDP representatives Alex Felsky and Marc Laferriere, met with…
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Jazz in the Square
The Brantford International Jazz Festival, starting Friday night and ending Sunday, was a complete success, according to the event’s art director, Frank DiFelice. “I am really happy with the way things turned out and…
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Robberies along Market Street
On the morning of August 26 at approximately 10 a.m., the Bank on Montreal on Market Street was robbed. The robber walked up to a teller, passing a note informing them that it…
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The underdog university town
For most returning Laurier students living in Brantford, we have come to think of it as a beloved second home. But it took all of us a while to get used to…
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NDP leader visits Brantford egg carton factory
Federal New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair visited Brantford Tuesday, August 27, 2013 to tour the innovate Hartmann North America egg carton factory, along with Federal NDP candidate of record for Brant…
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Community gives back-to-school boost
Thanks to a combined effort of community members, the Brantford Back-to-School Carnivals remain part of an effort to help families in the community prepare their children for going back to school. The…
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Brantford Back-to-School Carnivals
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Pythons found in Brantford motel
On Thursday, August 15, Brantford Police Services (BPS) arrived at an unnamed hotel on Colborne Street in Brantford to discover several plastic bins containing 40 distressed ball python snakes. The Brant County…
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Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre grand opening
The grand opening of the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre is just over a month away and the excitement has already begun. On September 29, the event, which has been named “Inspiring Greatness,”…
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Fatal crash on 403
CAINSVILLE – Following an investigation by the Brant County OPP, the body of a woman found at the site of a crash on Highway 403 has been identified as Nelly Bennett, 56,…
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Revitalizing downtown Brantford: work for a “Brown Dog”
With the grand opening of the Brown Dog Speakeasy Café this past weekend, many people got to enjoy a taste of a new treat in the downtown. With black and white movies…
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Break-in spree hits Brantford streets
Numerous car break-ins have happened in the Brantford area recently. Items stolen ranged from things such as loose change and technological devices to sunglasses and wallets. “We call them crimes of opportunity,”…
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Young man drowns in Grand River
Wednesday night, the Brantford Police Service received a missing person report for a 17-year-old Brantford resident. Brent Brading-Searles went missing Wednesday afternoon after going with friends down to the Grand River behind…
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Golden Hawks graduate
Over the course of three convocations and two very full days, over 500 Laurier Brantford students were awarded degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford. From June 18 – 19, Students arrived at…
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Wayne Gretzky Centre receives $200,000 donation in Inspiring Greatness campaign
On Monday morning, the Wayne Gretzky Centre received its largest donation yet of $200,000 in its Inspiring Greatness campaign from SC Johnson. The donation was given ceremonially by Kathy Makela, Rebeccah Bohlender,…
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Brant NDP nominate new Provincial Candidate
During a nomination meeting on Saturday, June 15, the Brant NDP nominated a new provincial representative, Alex Felsky. Felsky, 33, is a local business owner who also finds time to be a…
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Vandalism at Brantford cemetery
On the afternoon of Sunday, June 9, the Brantford Police Service responded to a vandalism complaint at Mount Hope Cemetery on Charing Cross Street. Around 1 a.m. the police received a call…
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No more smoking at transit terminal
According to the City of Brantford website, as of June 1st, smoking is no longer allowed anywhere on transit property. The city will now recognize the property as a no smoking zone…
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Brantford youth learn about leadership from the pros
On Friday morning, over 100 youth gathered at Counterpoint Church in Brantford to learn about being a leader at the 3rd Annual Brantford Youth Leadership Conference. Organized by NDP federal candidate Marc…
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Brantford’s faculty at a disadvantage compared to Waterloo’s
Since its inception in 1999, Brantford has seen its campus grow and prosper, drawing in more students and faculty each year. Yet, underneath the boasting about its success, lies a more outstanding…
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Last Call
I leafed through Arthur and Junie B Jones picture books in the downtown library. I ate Super-kid ice cream cones on the benches in Victoria Park. I watched the Lion King, for…
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Gryphons spoil Brantford’s homecoming
A packed Arnold Anderson Stadium wasn’t enough to propel the Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team over Guelph this past weekend as the Gryphons stole both games in a doubleheader. A part of…
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City acquires Club NV’s lease
The City of Brantford has arranged to purchase the largest property in downtown Brantford. The purchase includes Market Square, the downtown mall which currently houses Williams, and a large number of city…
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Laurier Brantford gives a boost to campus safety
There is a new innovation at Laurier Brantford to help curb safety concerns for staff students, in the form a bright yellow emergency pole that has been installed in the courtyard of…
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Brantford looks to update transit system
Brantford city council has recently agreed to a proposal to create a new downtown transit terminal. The project is in its earliest stages as the city still has to proceed with examining…
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Marilla Wex stands up as Brantford’s Rising Star
“When he said that I was the winner, I did that beauty queen thing where you put your hands over your mouth and I didn’t cry but I felt a little bit…
