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• Culture Days return to County of Brant, funding available to participants

  09-03-2026 22:04 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The County of Brant is inviting residents and visitors to take part in Culture Days celebrations this fall. 
    Culture Days is an annual cross-country celebration, held from Sept. 18 to Oct. 4, highlighting local arts, culture, and heritage.
    “Culture Days is a wonderful community celebration and another opportunity for residents to get out and explore Brant,” said Mayor David Bailey in a media release. 
  
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• Change to Ontario Student Assistance Program has students worried about their education

  09-03-2026 21:19 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Students are voicing concern about a change to the Ontario Student Assistance Program but a government spokesperson said it’s needed to keep the program sustainable. Isaac Halsey, a second year student at Laurier Brantford, says affordability has become an even bigger concern for many post-secondary school students. Halsey, a student union associate vice-president, said 79 per cent of the students who participated in an Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance survey said their student debt
  
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• Medical products manufacturer moving from Hamilton to Brantford

  09-03-2026 21:06 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A medical products manufacturer is moving from Hamilton to Brantford later this month with plans for growth.
    Blake Medical Group, founded by husband and wife Craig and Cathy Alexander in 2007, will consolidate its operations in a 64,000-square-foot facility at 60 Prince Charles Rd. Renovations on the building began about a year ago, said Danielle Crawford, national sales manager for the company, which employs about 50 people.
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• Calling young entrepreneurs: Applications open for Summer Company Student Grant Program

  09-03-2026 18:51 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Local aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to apply for this year’s Summer Company Student Grant Program.
    The Brantford-Brant Business Resource Centre is accepting applications for those aged 15 to 29 who are considering starting and operating their own business this summer.
    Online applications are being accepted at 
  Brantford.ca/SummerCompany
   until Friday, May 15. Successful applicants will receive up to $3,000 in grant f
  
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• Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, provincial and federal leaders celebrate $183.4M land claims settlement

  09-03-2026 01:51 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Settling a land claim that dates back to the late 18th century will help rebuild trust, says the chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. “The Rouge Rive Valley Tract settlement is another important shared step in ensuring our treaty relations with the Crown is recognized and respected,” Chief Margaret Sault said Saturday. “Reconciliation is rebuilding trust and relationships and this is something that brings First Nations communities and other governments together
  
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• She shoots, she scores! Brantford woman joins Norfolk OPP for sledge hockey game

  09-03-2026 01:36 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Tatum Wilkes and her dad Patrick love sledge hockey, but when it comes to scoring goals it’s Tatum who has bragging rights. “I almost scored a goal once,” Patrick recalled Sunday before the start of the annual South Coast Special Needs Kids versus Norfolk County OPP sledge hockey game at the Waterford Tricenturena on Sunday. “I had a breakaway and some kid, well, he was determined that I wasn’t go to score. “He caught up, body checked me and that was the close
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs power play on historic pace

  08-03-2026 21:36 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Brantford Bulldogs are on their way to making power-play history. Entering their game Sunday at the TD Civic Centre against Niagara – which resulted in a 6-4 win for the Bulldogs against the IceDogs – Brantford was on the cusp of posting the Ontario Hockey League’s best-power play percentage in almost 30 years. According to OHL director of communications Josh Sweetland and Oshawa Generals play-by-play voice Jack Moore, since 1997-98 just four OHL teams have finished the reg
  
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• Flood watch upgraded to flood warning for Brantford, Paris, Haldimand County

  08-03-2026 21:28 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The flood watch issued for Brantford on Saturday was updated to a flood warning on Sunday. Warm weather and rain over the past three days have melted the snow pack and led to ice jams and flooding, the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) said in a statement released Sunday (March 8) afternoon. “The air temperature is expected to remain above 0 C today approaching 7 or 8 C in the northern part of the watershed and the mid-teens tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday which will continue melting
  
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• Flood warning issued for Ayr, flood watch remains in effect for Brantford

  07-03-2026 22:08 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has issued a flood warning for New Hamburg, Ayr and West Montrose. The warning was issued just before 4 p.m. Saturday. A flood watch remains in effect for the rest of the Grand River watershed including Brantford. Conservation authority officials say the double-digit temperatures reached Saturday combined with between 15 to 30 mm of rain has increased water flows. Combined with the melting of the snow pack, the weather conditions increase the risk of
  
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• Diesel spill closed section of Highway 403 on Friday

  07-03-2026 14:41 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The eastbound lanes of Highway 403 between Middle Townline Road and Rest Acres Road were closed for several hours on Friday (March 6). Provincial police, paramedics and fire crews were sent to the area after two separate commercial truck crashes that occurred at about 6:30 a.m. The crashes caused between 300 to 600 litres of diesel fuel to spill, police say. Heavy tow trucks and clean up crews were called to the scene closing the road for several hours. One driver received minor injuries while t
  
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• Cooper Dennis is the Brantford Bulldogs Ironman

  07-03-2026 04:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Cooper Dennis is the Brantford Bulldogs’ Ironman. In a season that has seen the OHL team lose more than its fair share of man games to injury, Brantford’s smallest player has also been its most durable. Listed at five-foot-six and 151 pounds, Dennis has not only taken everything thrown at him during his first year in the OHL, he’s thrived while playing in all 61 of his team’s games. Following a two-goal performance on Thursday in a 5-3 win against the Barrie Colts, the It
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs Dog Bites: Jett Luchanko expected back for playoffs at latest

  07-03-2026 00:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  DOG BITES Bulldogs general manager Spencer Hyman gave an update on the team’s injuries Friday, starting with Jeff Luchanko (upper-body, week-to-week). “Jett is going to be totally fine. He’ll be back for the playoffs, if not earlier. We’re going to always take the cautious approach. That being said, if today was a playoff game, he’d be in the lineup.” As for Parker Holmes (upper-body, day-to-day) Hyman said he could be back as soon as Sunday and finally Dylan
  
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• Two big construction projects give Brant County banner year

  06-03-2026 22:45 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Industrial building projects set a record in Brant County construction in 2025 with the area surpassing $300 million in construction projects for the first time. Of the 803 building permits issued last year, two major works accounted for a huge portion of the year’s total value of $306.3 million. The previous record for construction value was $270.4, set in 2022. “Brimich was the biggest permit of the year with a very advanced racking system that includes shuttled and automatic cars
  
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• Catholic school board to begin search for new superintendent of education

  06-03-2026 22:29 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is looking for a new superintendent of education.
    The board announced on Wednesday the impending departure of Phil Wilson, a superintendent of education with the board in a variety of roles for the past four years.
    Wilson will leave the board on Aug. 1 to become principal at St. Michael’s College School in Toronto.
    “Phil’s leadership has been grounded in faith, integrity, and a deep c
  
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• Donations of dresses, suits needed for special education students' 'barrier-free' prom

  06-03-2026 20:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Every kid deserves a chance to go to their high school prom.
    Melissa Lancaster wants to make sure nothing stands in the way of it.
    “I want to make sure there isn’t a reason a student couldn’t go – and I don’t do anything small.”
    A rite of passage most high schoolers take for granted, a prom can be complicated for teens with special needs. 
    Lancaster, a phys ed teacher
  
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• Brantford's first female firefighter becomes its first female captain

  06-03-2026 19:43 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  It’s fair to say that Alicia Betlejemski is a trailblazer. But that’s one fire that doesn’t need to be put out. Having been the first female firefighter hired by the Brantford Fire Department 23 years ago, Betlejemski has recently set another milestone as the first female to be promoted to the rank of captain. After a post-secondary education studying fine arts and graphic design, she decided that wasn’t the path for her, so sh
  
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• Courtland skip qualifies for Brier playoffs; Callens named to Team Canada

  06-03-2026 11:43 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Courtland curler Jayden King and his rink have defied the odds at the 2026 Montana’s Brier in St. John’s.    As the youngest skip in event history, King – representing the Tillsonburg Curling Club – and his team of vice-skip Dylan Niepage, second Owen Henry, lead Victor Pietrangelo, alternate Spencer Dunlop, qualified for the playoffs of the prestigious Canadian championships.     The Team Ontario rink, competing in their first Brier, ca
  
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• Adam Jiricek powers Brantford Bulldogs to big win against Barrie Colts

  06-03-2026 03:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Brantford Bulldogs answered the bell on Thursday in Barrie against the Colts. Following a 7-4 loss the last time the teams met on Feb. 21, Brantford (42-9-7-2) scored a 5-3 come-from-behind win against Barrie (41-15-1-3) this time around. The win gives the Bulldogs 93 points on the season, which puts them three points ahead of the Colts for the Eastern Conference lead. Brantford also has a game in hand. Brantford also moved back into first overall in the OHL after the Western Conference&rsqu
  
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• Mayor calls for stable and predictable trade relations during Washington visit

  06-03-2026 02:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Preserving and strengthening U.S. and Canada trade relations is vital to the prosperity of cities on both sides of the border, Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis says. Speaking at a Thursday press conference in Washington, Davis called on Canada and the United States to recommit to a strong, stable and trust-based relationship. The mayor said tariffs and uncertainty are having a huge impact on industry. “For manufacturing communities like Brantford, predictability is not a luxury,” Davis sa
  
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• Brantford mayor calls for stable and predictable trade relations during Washington visit

  06-03-2026 02:16 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Preserving and strengthening U.S. and Canada trade relations is vital to the prosperity of cities on both sides of the border, Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis says. Speaking at a Thursday press conference in Washington, Davis called on Canada and the United States to recommit to a strong, stable and trust-based relationship. The mayor said tariffs and uncertainty are having a huge impact on industry. “For manufacturing communities like Brantford, predictability is not a luxury,” Davis sa
  
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• Get ready to ride the weather rollercoaster as winter and spring do battle

  06-03-2026 01:04 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Buckle up! The weather roller coaster is about to begin. 
    March is often a battleground for winter and spring to duke it out, and it appears the fight this month will continue right into April. 
    Spring will most definitely be in the air come Friday with a high temperature of 12C in Brantford and Simcoe and remain in the double digits right through to Wednesday.
    The unseasonably war
  
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• GRCA issues flood watch for entire Grand River watershed as temperatures rise

  06-03-2026 00:24 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) has issued a flood watch for the entire Grand River watershed due an increased risk of snowmelt, runoff and ice jam formation.
    Temperatures in the watershed are expected to remain above freezing into Friday and are forecast to reach double digits over the weekend. A similar temperature trend is expected throughout next week.
    Forecasts call for light rainfall to continue through Friday an
  
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• NPC chess player's long winning streak ends at high school championship

  05-03-2026 21:28 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Andrew Song’s remarkable run of chess wins came to an end on Thursday. A three-time undefeated champion in Grades 9, 10 and 11, the Grade 12 North Park Collegiate student finally met his match during the high school championship at Pauline Johnson Collegiate. Song, whose winning streak stretched more than 30 games, was humble in defeat and happy with the player who snapped his run. “I’m really happy I lost to him specifically because out of everyone, it’s most honourable
  
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• Grand River Conservation Authority approves $42-million budget for 2026

  05-03-2026 14:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Grand River Conservation Authority has approved a 2026 budget of $42 million.
    The money will be invested in “programs that protect life and minimize property damage from flooding and erosion, improve the health of the Grand River watershed, connect people to the environment through outdoor experiences and build a future-oriented organization,” said a news release from the GRCA.
    The GRCA board, made up of 26 members appointed by the municipalities in t
  
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• Brant OPP: Police search for suspect after multiple thefts at Paris LCBO

  05-03-2026 13:10 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Brant OPP is asking for public assistance following multiple thefts at the LCBO on Mechanic Street in Paris. The thefts took place between September 2025 and February 2026 at various times of the day, Brant OPP said in a March 4 statement. Provincial police are looking for a man in his early 20s to early 30s. He was seen wearing a maroon long-sleeve shirt with white printed text including the partially visible words “California,” and “Angels Est. 19-.” The suspect also wo
  
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• Curling Silver - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 22:46
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• Brantford 99ers U16 AAA team qualifies for OHL Cup - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 22:44
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• Brantford 99ers U16 AAA team qualifies for OHL Cup

  04-03-2026 22:43 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Brantford Minor Hockey Association’s U16 AAA team accomplished its main goal on the weekend while moving closer to a second. Playing Windsor in a Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario best-of-six points quarter-final playoff series, the 99ers doubled the Jr. Spitfires 4-2 on Saturday to win the series 6-2. The win qualified Brantford for the prestigious season-ending OHL Cup tournament in Toronto from March 30-April 4. It also pushed the 99ers into the Alliance semifinals where they’l
  
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• Eugene Joseph Pinchero (Gene) - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  04-03-2026 22:34
  Eugene Joseph Pinchero (Gene)  Brantford Expositor Obituaries
  
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• Housing boom led construction work in Brantford last year - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 22:00
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• Housing boom led construction work in Brantford last year

  04-03-2026 21:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A flurry of new apartment buildings brought Brantford its biggest year of construction projects ever and recognition as one of the best spots for new rentals around the GTA. In the second half of 2025, the city issued construction permits for projects valued at more than $225 million for five new apartment buildings plus site work for more projects. “It’s developer-driven,” said Brantford’s chief building official, Andy McMahon. “Obviously there’s been a switc
  
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• Brantford mayor joins other municipal leaders in Washington to advocate for trade stability - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 20:55
  Brantford mayor joins other municipal leaders in Washington to advocate for trade stability  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Brantford mayor joins other municipal leaders in Washington to advocate for trade stability

  04-03-2026 20:49 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis is in Washington with mayors from across the Great Lakes region calling for trade stability and investments in water infrastructure. Davis is one of more than 20 municipal leaders from communities in Canada and the United States attending Great Lakes Day in Washington. They are members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and are urging Washington to preserve and strengthen the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCSA). The delegates are also cal
  
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• Off the street and into homes: Brantford councillor praises work of city's outreach team - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 20:42
  Off the street and into homes: Brantford councillor praises work of city's outreach team  Brantford Expositor
  
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• Off the street and into homes: Brantford councillor praises work of city's outreach team

  04-03-2026 20:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A Brantford city councillor praised the efforts of municipal employees working to help get homeless people off the street and into stable housing. Coun. Mandy Samwell said it is easy sometimes to focus on the numbers included in a report and not notice the impact of work done by city staff. The Ward 5 councillor pointed to two testimonials from people whose lives have improved because of the efforts of the city’s community initiatives coordinators. The testimonials were included in a repor
  
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• Brantford Walk raises funds for youth homelessness - BrantBeacon

  04-03-2026 18:39
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• Rally calls for a return to school funding supports - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 13:49
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• Rally calls for a return to school funding supports

  04-03-2026 13:47 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  Educational workers rallied in Harmony Square in Brantford Tuesday to decry the dwindling resources that once helped them do their jobs. “We want so badly to get the supports back in the schools,” said Carolyn Proulx-Wootten, MC for the event, which featured about 50 supporters — some dressed as crayons, pencils, a bookcase and one  as a dinosaur. With representatives from both public and Catholic schools and multiple unions, the group demanded supports be returned to the
  
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• Special City Council - Closed Meeting Training

  04-03-2026 11:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Sharon Seath (nee Allen) Obituary | 1946 - 2026 - Brantford Expositor Obituaries

  04-03-2026 09:01
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• New 10-year agreement secures future of community 'jewel' Apps Mill Nature Centre - Brantford Expositor

  04-03-2026 03:47
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• New 10-year agreement secures future of community 'jewel' Apps Mill Nature Centre

  04-03-2026 03:42 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The future of a  community ‘jewel’ that has delivered environmental education to thousands of students over the years has been secured. Apps Mill Nature Centre will continue as the hub of outdoor environmental education under a new 10-year deal that includes Brantford, Brant County and the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The deal, which has a 10-year renewal option, was unveiled at a Tuesday (March 3) city council committee-of-the-whole meeting. It will come before ci
  
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• New 10-year agreement secures future of community "jewel"

  04-03-2026 03:42 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The future of a  community ‘jewel” that has delivered environmental education to thousands of students over the years has been secured. Apps Mill Nature Centre will continue as the hub of outdoor enviromental education under a new 10-year deal that includes Brantford, Brant County and the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA). The deal, which has a 10-year renewal option, was unveiled at a Tuesday (March 3) city council committee-of-the-whole meeting. It will come before cit
  
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• OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs Honour Former Owner With 3‑in‑1 Hall of Fame Jerseys - SportsLogos.Net News

  03-03-2026 23:49
  OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs Honour Former Owner With 3‑in‑1 Hall of Fame Jerseys  SportsLogos.Net News
  
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• Spike in opioid overdoses in Brantford area reported for a second consecutive week: health unit - Brantford Expositor

  03-03-2026 21:04
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• Education workers to rally in Brantford this afternoon over school funding - NorfolkToday.ca

  03-03-2026 21:03
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• Spike in opioid overdoses in Brantford area reported for a second consecutive week: health unit

  03-03-2026 20:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  A spike in opioid overdoses in the Brantford area is being reported for a second consecutive week. 
    Grand Erie Public Health issued a warning on Tuesday.
    In addition to the seven non-fatal overdoses reported from Feb. 16 to 22, another 10 non-fatal overdoses occurred from Feb. 23 to March 1, based on data reported by the Brantford Police Service.
    Of those 10 overdoses, five happened on Feb. 27. 
    This exceeds
  
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• West Brant Access Route Conceptual Rendering

  03-03-2026 20:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Port Dover Sailors one win away from playoff upset - Brantford Expositor

  03-03-2026 20:26
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• Port Dover Sailors one win away from playoff upset

  03-03-2026 20:25 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  The Port Dover Sailors are in the process of trying to provide a Provincial Junior Hockey League playoff upset. Facing the always powerful Grimsby Peach Kings in a best-of-seven Bloomfield Division quarter-final playoff series, Port Dover holds a 3-2 lead. Entering the post-season, the Sailors (13-23-5-0-1-1) were the heavy underdogs as they finished seventh in the division. The Peach Kings (31-9-2-0-0-0) were second, doubling Port Dover’s 32 points. However, in the playoffs, Port Dover ha
  
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