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• Woodman Park Pool opens for the season on Saturday

  23-06-2026 21:46 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford residents can enjoy a refreshing experience as the Woodman Pool opens for the season on Saturday.Located at 491 Grey Street beside the Woodman Park Community Centre, the facility features a heated, outdoor 25-metre pool with walk-in entry, accessible ramp and water bucket splash feature.“Our aquatics team is looking forward to welcoming everyone back for another season of swimming,” said David Ferguson, manager of arena and aquatic operations. “We’re thrilled t
  
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• Brant OPP investigate spousal assault

  23-06-2026 21:42 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A 40-year-old Brant County resident has been charged as the result of an investigation into an incident involving partner violence.OPP were called to a county residence at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22 in regard to a disturbance, and arrested an individual who has been charged with assault – spousal, and mischief – destroys or damages property. Driver had suspended licence: OPP A 37-year-old Nobleton driver is facing several charges following a traffic stop in Brant County.The
  
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• Trucker imprisoned for bringing millions in cocaine to Brantford

  23-06-2026 19:14 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A Brantford trucker who brought millions of dollars worth of cocaine to the city was recently given a 13-year-sentence with the understanding that, at the end of it, he’ll be deported.Jatinder Bhullar, 41, became a permanent resident of Canada after arriving in 2013 but got caught up in a massive scheme to import cocaine, driving 168 kilograms (370 pounds) of the drug to a truck yard on Morrell Street.“The amount of the drug is enormous,” said Bhullar’s lawyer, Brennan S
  
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• Police seek help to locate missing Brantford female

  23-06-2026 16:57 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford Police hope the public can help to locate a missing female.Illyana, age 16, was last seen in the vicinity of Clarence and Chatham Streets at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.She is an Indigenous female about 5’5” tall with black, curly hair, no tattoos, and was last seen wearing a brown hoodie, brown pants, slippers, and carrying a blue grocery bag.Police want to verify her well-being and ask that anyone who knows of her whereabouts contact Brantford Police at 519-756-7
  
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• Public invited to suggest names for new Paris elementary school to open in 2028

  23-06-2026 04:28 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The public is being invited to weigh in on the name of a new elementary school in Paris.In 2025, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced a $26.5-million capital investment for the construction of a kindergarten to Grade 8 elementary school. Construction is expected to be complete by the start of the school year in September 2028.Public input into the naming will be received until Aug. 18. “As we move forward and get ready to put shovels in the ground, we’re asking students, fami
  
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• Six Nations council stresses importance of land acknowledgements

  23-06-2026 04:24 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Land acknowledgements are intended to educate people about the history and origins of occupied lands, Six Nations Elected Band Council says.“The Six Nations of the Grand River 59th Elected Council strongly rejects recent comments made by Brantford City Councillor Greg Martin dismissing land acknowledgements as ‘virtue signaling,'” the council said in a statement.“Land acknowledgements are also a means to formally recognize that the original inhabitants of this land &ndas
  
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• 'Pivotal moment': Conservation authorities prepare for amalgamation

  23-06-2026 04:14 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The leaders of four conservation authorities say they are committed to transparency as they move towards an amalgamation that will bring them under the umbrella of the Eastern Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority.“We value the local connections with landowners, community groups and member municipalities that have shaped our history and defined our individual successes,” the chairs of the four conservation authority boards said in a joint statement. “As we prepare for a fu
  
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• Conservation authorities prepare for amalgamation

  23-06-2026 04:14 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The leaders of four conservation authorities say they are committed to transparency as they move towards an amalgamation that will bring them under the umbrella of the Eastern Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority.“We value the local connections with landowners, community groups and member municipalities that have shaped our history and defined our individual successes,” the board chairs of the four conservation authorities said in a joint statement. “As we prepare for a f
  
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