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Smoked? Or Fire Breathing? | Kinsmen Ribfest this weekend!

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August 10, 2019

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Ribs…ribs…ribs… Oh and Chicken – Pulled Pork – Food Trucks – and Jerk beef, jerk pork or jerk chicken. Whatever your palette craves and whatever level of spice: All at Cockshutt Park. Bring your appetite! At least 32,000 folks are expected to join you this weekend and over 6 tons of meat will be served
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August 9 UPDATE of Armed Take-down on Colborne Street East | Four suspects arrested by Brantford Police

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John Bradford

August 9, 2019

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The following Brantford ‘Police Briefing’, offered today August 9 2019, is a description of the events that led up to the armed take-down described yesterday on Colborne Street at Sheffield Street On Thursday August 8, 2019 just after 2:00 p.m. Brantford Police Service were in the area of North Park Street and Charing Cross Street
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Welcome New Chief of Brantford Police Service | Chief Rob Davis

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John Bradford

July 9, 2019

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Brantford Police Services Board announces the appointment of Robert A. (Rob) Davis as new Chief of Police for the Brantford Police Service BRANTFORD Following a comprehensive and lengthy nationwide search, the Brantford Police Services Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert (Rob) Davis as the new Chief of the Brantford Police Service. During
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Laurier Brantford | Heidi Northwood Appointed as Senior Executive Officer

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John Bradford

July 8, 2019

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BRANTFORD – Wilfrid Laurier University has appointed Heidi Northwood as the Senior Executive Officer (SEO) of the university’s Brantford campus. Northwood has served in the role on an interim basis since April 2018 and was appointed in this permanent position today, following a national executive search. “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Heidi Northwood as
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Juno Nominated ‘Reklaws’ | Live Performance in Brant Saturday

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John Bradford

July 7, 2019

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So…you may have heard the noise Saturday night on Rest Acres Road. Yes, it was the Reklaws live, in a barn and all for the wedding of Chris Devlin and his new bride Deb. With great thanks to an anonymous donor! How special is having one of Canada’s foremost upcoming performers, siblings Jenna and Stuart
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Participation Support Services Partners with St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre

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John Bradford

June 30, 2019

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Participation Support Services as a non-profit charitable organization is currently supporting over 350 individuals in our community with either a physical disability, a complex health care need and/or senior. On June 26th, Participation Support Services celebrated their Annual General Meeting at St. Joseph’s Lifecare Centre. The AGM was marked with a Ribbon Cutting for their
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Changing of the Guard | Darryl Lee Retires

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John Bradford

June 29, 2019

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The Wizard of Us… the man behind the curtain in Brantford civil service. Inside this concrete bunker is the hub of Brantford municipal decision making. We are generally aware of the role of City Councillors but know little about the bureaucracy that runs the operation. One person, the only employee reporting directly to Council, is
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Bell Festival Summer Theatre | Bell Homestead

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John Bradford

June 29, 2019

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For the 12th season now, Brant Theatre will be bringing the Bell Summer Theatre Festival to audiences once again. The theatre space is on the grounds of the Bell Homestead National Historic Site. As the show takes place outdoors, (weather permitting) on the front porch of the Bell Homestead, audiences are encouraged to bring a
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Holmedale Porch Party | A Community Event NOT a Block Party

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John Bradford

June 25, 2019

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The royalty chess pieces pictured above are Mayor Davis and Organizer Sylvia Collins Kids sneak over to the jungle gym to savour their fries. Where else can you see: a cowgirl festooned troubadour; line dancing down the block; and a bagpiper meandering amidst the crowd. And it is all FREE! When a Neighbourhood Association, like
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Sanderson Centre | A Century of Applause

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John Bradford

June 19, 2019

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In the Fall of 1919, a dream began, a theatre fit for performance and exhibition was opened in downtown Brantford. The Temple Theatre for vaudeville and silent movies, then the Capital Theatre 1929 under the ownership of Famous Player’s Theaters and finally the Sanderson Centre a cultural acquisition by the City of Brantford in 1986,
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Brantford Council considers adding to tax base

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John Bradford

June 18, 2019

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Now that I have your attention, words matter. Yes, the Estimates Committee under Chair Greg Martin met on Friday and Monday to consider the consequences to capital project dollars in their last budget deliberations for the year 2019. Chair Martin, “It is important that we as a council have to be fiscally responsible in how
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Brantford Pride | Loud and Loving!

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John Bradford

June 16, 2019

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The weather may have been gloomy as they started their march, but the 9th Annual Brantford Pride Parade and park event was far from it! About 300 marchers from the LGBTQ2+, their friends, family and allies were vibrant and positive, filled with love and determination to celebrate diversity in Brantford. Back in Mohawk Park, support
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Commercial Break And Enter – Park Ave

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Justin Willson

June 13, 2019

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On Sunday June 9th, 2019 at approximately 2:17 am the Brantford Police Service received a 9-1-1 call about a break and enter in progress at a commercial business located on Park Ave. An unknown male was seen going into the employee locker room and had broken into employee lockers. The suspect male was then seen
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Mayor Davis Welcomes new Chief Administrative Officer | Brian Hutchings

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John Bradford

June 10, 2019

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The Chief Administrative Officer is the City’s senior executive manager, overseeing all City Commissions and departments, including over 1,800 employees and approximately 190 discrete business units. He replaces the current retiring CAO Darryl Lee, Ted Salisbury before him and John Brown before him going back to the early 2000’s. Under Municipal law, the CAO is
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Rubber Mat Fire | Henry Street UPDATE

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John Bradford

June 9, 2019

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The call was sent out around 6:00 am Sunday morning. The location is Northwest Rubber, 321 Henry Street, Brantford. The plant takes recycled tire rubber and re-purposes it into mats. As an update at 5:40 pm, Deputy Chief Todd Binkley advises that the Ministry of the Environment monitoring indicates the smoke is at a safe
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