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• Eco Club at Pauline Johnson school wins national award

  17-06-2026 20:07 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Eco Club at Pauline Johnson Collegiate has earned accolades nationally for their environmental efforts.The club was presented a Platinum Award from Eco Schools Canada – a national environmental education and certification program — on Tuesday as the top secondary school in Canada for implementing meaningful environmental learning and action in both the school and the community.“There was stiff competition, and it’s always really hard to compare the amazing work that
  
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• NPC athletes honoured at banquet

  17-06-2026 19:41 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  North Park Collegiate recently held its annual athletic awards banquet, handing out team awards and athlete of the year honours.Leah DuChene (junior female), Blake Baxter (junior male), Alex Harlow (senior female, NPC Athletics Award of Distinction) and Nolan Recker (senior male) were the NPC athletes of the year with Gabe Gage, Seth DuChene and Isaiah Johnson (NPC Athletics Award of Distinction) also winning major awards.The following are the rest of the award winners:Golf: Blake Hyde and Lucy
  
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• Contraband tobacco manufacturing facility on Six Nations shut down; tobacco valued at $10 million seized

  17-06-2026 17:27 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  More than 40,000 kilograms (88,000 pounds) of contraband tobacco with an estimated street value of over $10 million, a handgun and manufacturing equipment have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.Two Hamilton residents are facing charges.The Ontario Provincial Police Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team began Project TRACK in April to support the Six Nations Police Service after
  
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• Canaan Sherbino: 'Surprised' to win O'Leary Award

  17-06-2026 08:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Canaan Sherbino felt a range of emotion last week when he was honoured with the Ed O’Leary Memorial Award as Brant County’s top male high school student athlete.“I didn’t know too much about the award but I knew (schoolmate) Trudeau (Gulati) won the award last year,” said Sherbino, a Grade 12 Paris District High School student.“I was very surprised to win. It was a lot of emotion. I was very excited and proud.”The O’Leary award was handed out at t
  
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• Brantford councillors endorse indoor sports complex at Jaycee Sports Park

  17-06-2026 04:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Plans to build a year-round indoor sports facility in Brantford that includes three turf fields, change rooms, storage space and a concession stand at Jaycee Sports Park on Dunsdon Street are well underway.City councillors, at a Tuesday committee-of-the-whole-meeting, unanimously recommended for approval the $10.05-million facility at 395 Dunsdon St. It is projected to open in the fall 2027.“This project is an investment in the future of sport and recreation in Brantford,” Mayor Kev
  
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