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• Farmers raising concern about Brantford airport land deal

  19-06-2026 22:36 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Looking up at the sky Robin Kirby points out an interesting contrast.“Those are turkey vultures,” Kirby of Devon Acres Organic Farm on Robinson Road home, said of the two large birds of prey circling above him.Well above the turkey vultures a small plane prepares to land at the Brantford Municipal Airport.“The planes don’t bother me too much during the day,” Kirby said. “You kind of get used to them.“But it does seem to me that the airport is getting bu
  
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• Paris resident, 25, facing stunt driving charge

  19-06-2026 20:54 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A 25-year-old Paris resident has been charged with stunt driving.On Thursday at about 1:20 p.m., a Brant OPP officer stopped a driver travelling at an excessive speed on Highway 2 west of Gobles Road in the County of Brant. Police say the vehicle was going 130 km/hr in a posted 80 km/hr speed zone. The accused is charged with stunt driving and speeding 50+ km/hr over posted limit. The accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days, and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days as
  
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• Municipal affairs minister delivers $4 million cheque to Brantford city hall

  19-06-2026 20:50 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The provincial government is taking steps to keep the dream of home ownership alive for today’s generation and generations to come, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing says.On a visit to Brantford on Friday to deliver a $4 million cheque through the province’s Building Faster Fund, minister Rob Flack said homeownership isn’t a possibility for many people today. However, the provincial government is working to change that through legislation and initiative
  
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• Southwestern Ontario dreams of better passenger rail service pick up speed

  19-06-2026 19:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  By: Jack MoultonLondon has been begging for better passenger rail service for decades, and it might just have more ammunition to make it happen after government leaders from Michigan to Toronto joined the call to improve Via service in Southwestern Ontario.Representatives with Via Rail and Ontario municipal leaders between Toronto and Windsor joined officials from the City of Detroit and the Michigan state government, all meeting privately at London city hall Thursday, echoing the need for the
  
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• Christ the King student named CAA School Safety Patroller of the Year

  19-06-2026 16:44 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Keeping fellow students safe in potentially dangerous situations has earned 12-year-old Maddison Cloutier-Mordue the honour of being named CAA School Safety Patroller of the Year. The Grade 8 student at Christ the King School in Brantford earned the award for going “above and beyond to keep their peers safe on the way to and from school,” said a news release from CAA. “An example that earned Maddison this distinction occurred during a busy dismissal: she stayed calm and alert,
  
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• Backyard fireworks could soon be banned in Brantford

  19-06-2026 16:06 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford residents may no longer be able to set off fireworks in their backyards if city council approves changes to local rules and regulations.City councillors has recommended for approval a fireworks ban that also prohibits the sale of consumer fireworks in the city. If approved by council at its June 23 meeting, the changes will come into effect in January 2027.Under the changes, organizations, community and religious groups will still be allowed to hold fireworks displays at designated pa
  
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• City issues new update on Brantford's Downtown Revitalization Project

  19-06-2026 14:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford’s Downtown Revitalization Project continues for the week of June 22 to 26 with the installation of underground infrastructure along Icomm Drive. Road construction on Hill Street and Icomm are ongoing, with traffic controls remaining in place throughout the construction area. The Hill Street exit of the Market Centre Parkade is temporarily closed for construction and is expected to reopen by the end of June. All parkade entrances remain open. Vehicles must exit using Icomm Drive.
  
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• Brantford's Downtown Revitalization Project update: June 22 to 26

  19-06-2026 14:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford’s Downtown Revitalization Project continues for the week of June 22 to 26 with the installation of underground infrastructure along Icomm Drive. Road construction on Hill Street and Icomm are ongoing, with traffic controls remaining in place throughout the construction area. The Hill Street exit of the Market Centre Parkade is temporarily closed for construction and is expected to reopen by the end of June. All parkade entrances remain open. Vehicles must exit using Icomm Drive.
  
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• Sydney Kipp: 'Super excited' to win O'Leary Award

  19-06-2026 08:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  When it came to the Ed O’Leary Memorial Award as Brant County’s top female high school student athlete, Sydney Kipp had her eyes on the prize.Kipp, a Grade 12 student at Paris District High School, had heard about the award at a previous sports banquet and it piqued her interest. Recently she was honoured as a co-winner of the award along with Assumption College’s Danika Whipple.“I had heard about it at the Brantford Sports Council banquet because one of the girls that w
  
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