Tag: brantford
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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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Light amid chaos: Salma is home
For months, it has been impossible to watch or listen to the news without hearing of the most recent developments in Gaza. There have been a whirlwind of images, sounds, and video…
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Around the world in two days for ten bucks
This past weekend marked the 41st annual Brantford International Villages Festival. 15 villages were scattered across Brantford, enticing people with their exotic dances, traditional dress, and mouthwatering delicacies. Among the most popular…
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Visitors serenaded at Bell Homestead
On June 22, the Brantford Memorial Concert at Bell Homestead brought over 100 people together for an afternoon of music in the sun. The band sat picturesquely poised beneath a willow tree,…
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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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Callous or complimentary
‘I’d like to ride you like you ride that bike,’ a teenage male said to Sarah Rodrigues, 27, as she rode her bicycle down a path one day. Despite being nervous about…
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Summer STEM Camp: fun, educational, and gives kids a glimpse at their possible future
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics camp, also known as STEM camp, is now available to youth in Brantford for the summer. Held on the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus, STEM camp aims…
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WLU piloting new program that records students
For just over a year, Wilfrid Laurier University has been using a program called Respondus Lockdown Browser to ensure that students do not look up answers while writing online tests. In response…
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My bittersweet residence life
They all tell you, “live in residence for your first year, for the experience” when going to college or university. I am not sure what experience everyone is talking about, but mine…
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Wilfrid Laurier university celebrates convocation
This is it. After about four years of trying to stay awake during long, bland lectures, rushing to class after your printer failed while printing out your final sixteen page essay, refilling…
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Brantford shows respect for elders
On June 15, Brantford will be celebrating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day along with many other global communities. On May 26, 2014, city council proclaimed that June 15 is “World Elder Abuse…
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Community Leaders’ Breakfast a whistling success
On June 10, The Brant Community Foundation hosted its sixth annual Community Leaders’ Breakfast. The breakfast was lead by an introduction by Neil Lumsden, a former CFL player and Grey Cup champion,…
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Summer water restrictions hit Brantford
Since May 2003, the City of Brantford has been implementing strict watering restrictions in an effort to lower water consumption throughout the summer months. According to Leanne Knuckle of the City of…
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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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Telephone City Musical Society to hold D-Day memorial concert
Brantford’s Telephone City Musical Society (TCMS) is honoring the 70-year anniversary of D-Day with a memorial concert in partnership with Brantford Pipes & Drums. June 6, 2014 marks the 70-year anniversary of…
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Canada Day event expected to bring 25,000 people to Lions Park
On June 2, organizers of Brantford’s Canada Day celebration met with Mayor Chris Friel and held a media conference to unveil the festivities planned for Canada’s 147th birthday. Brantford Parks and Recreation…
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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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A Showcase on Immigrants in the Brant Community
A PhD candidate of Laurier Brantford showcased a thesis very close to her heart Friday afternoon. Laurier Brantford PhD candidate, Bharati Sethi, shared her research thesis to the community through a photo…
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Humans of Brantford: Giving the city a face
A collaborative project by Brittany Bennett and Dillon Giancola Jaquie Daniel Jaquie Daniel has loved her life in Brantford for about 25 years now, and currently works at Grand Erie…
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Foot Patrol ≠ Taxi Service
When I applied to Laurier Brantford, the one major concern I had with school was my safety. Like some, I never stepped foot on Brantford soil until the first day of Orientation…
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Peer help line extended to the Brantford campus
Laurier Brantford’s first year promoting a peer help line has been announced a success; members hope for even more in the following years to come. The Waterloo campus has been providing a…
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The honest truth about the locals of Brantford
Since coming to Brantford, I’ve heard a lot about “the locals”. How someone pulled a knife at 2 a.m. on one of my friends, how someone started a fight at local nightclub…
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Canadian Spotlight: Sons of Revelry
Sons of Revelry is an infant band in the music industry, but in the past 10 months as a group, they have been making waves in the North American music scene. The…
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Cultivating local music, Brown Dog style
The first rain of spring was spitting on the sidewalk and my hair as I entered Brown Dog Bootleg Café last Wednesday night. As I walked in the door I couldn’t help…
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Ruining an art form: Using classical music to keep people away
As local citizens walk down Colborne Street, they are able to listen to classical music as they pass by the Brantford Public Library. The music is very enjoyable for some people walking…
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Brantford: The rebirth of a community
A growing university and a revitalized downtown core have worked to create a sense of community that Brantford hasn’t seen in almost 20 years. The economic recession in the early 1990’s and…
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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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Unemployment on the rise in Niagara region
The closing of Big Lots and Myers Industries paired with severe winter conditions may be the cause in an unemployment spike. The spike was announced in March after February numbers were officially…
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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…
