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• Free transit available for seniors during the month of June

  09-06-2026 21:47 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Seniors aged 65 and older can ride Brantford Transit and Brantford Lift free-of-charge through the month of June.The initiative, approved by Brantford City Council, helps support affordable transportation options for older adults while encouraging residents to stay active, connected, and engaged in the community.“Offering free bus rides to seniors for a month is more than just a gesture,” Ward 2 Coun. Gino Caputo said. “It’s a meaningful recognition of the invaluable con
  
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• Brantford swimmer is in a class by himself

  09-06-2026 21:44 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  It’s very difficult to find anyone in the same class as Brantford’s John Monné.Monné went to the recent 2026 Speedo Canadian Masters Swimming Championships and, by virtue of the fact he was about 10 years older than the oldest other contestants, he won four gold medals by being the only competitor in his 95-99 age category.“He was disappointed he didn’t have a race,” says Monné’s son and official chauffeur, Paul Monné.“Still,
  
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• Brant OPP lay stunt driving, impaired charges

  09-06-2026 21:29 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A 21-year-old Woodstock driver has been charged with stunt driving.A Brant Count OPP officer was conducting speed enforcement at noon on Monday, June 8 and stopped a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Puttown Road.The vehicle was recorded traveling at about 100 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone, resulting in charges of drive motor vehicle – perform stunt – excessive speed, and speeding 50+ km/h over posted limit, said police.The driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days
  
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• Last surviving British 'Home Child' in Canada receives honorary degree from Laurier University

  09-06-2026 20:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Celebrated centenarian Sir George Beardshaw’s voice broke with emotion on Tuesday as he thanked Wilfrid Laurier University for making him one of the newest recipients of an honorary degree during a convocation ceremony in Brantford.Born in Thorne, Yorkshire, England in 1923, Beardshaw was among the 100,000 poor and orphaned British children sent to Canada under the British Home Child program. For nearly a century from the 1860s, the state-supported migration scheme shipped children to Can
  
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• Retired Brantford judge sees three charges withdrawn

  09-06-2026 18:03 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A long-time Brantford judge was on the other side of the bench recently when he faced three charges related to harassing his former wife.Retired Justice Kenneth Lenz, 77, who is still listed by Ontario as a ‘per diem’ or paid-by-the-day judge in the Ontario Courts, was one of about a dozen people who saw charges withdrawn by the courts by agreeing to a peace bond.Lenz had been charged by Brantford Police with intimidation, threatening damage to property and criminal harassment after
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs make history at U18 draft by selecting first female ever

  09-06-2026 16:45 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Bulldogs made history on Tuesday night, selecting the first female in the history of the Ontario Hockey League’s Under-18 Priority Selection.With their second-round pick, 40th overall, Brantford selected goaltender Sophie Jovanovic from the Toronto Nationals.Jovanovic is a 2009-born goaltender from Toronto who played for the Nationals U18 AAA team last season. In 14 league games, the six-foot, 160-pound netminder went 11-2-1 with a 1.79 goals against average as the Nationals
  
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