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• Brantford crime index number up but better over 10-year period

  24-07-2026 22:33 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Despite the annual crime severity numbers dropping for Canada and Ontario, Brantford’s index number for 2025 went up after two years of decreasing.In fact, the violent crime index for last year increased by 15 per cent.But the overall crime severity index number – 72.1 – is still at the low end of the range for the last decade where it ranged from a low of 71.6 in 2023 to a high of 92.5 in 2018.“Our CSI is less than the national average of 75,” pointed out Mayor Ke
  
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• Woman passed out with toddlers in home, Brantford court hears

  24-07-2026 22:23 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A woman who splits her time between Brantford and Hamilton was given a time-served sentence for doing drugs while in charge of her children and putting them in harm’s way.In August 2024, the 29-year-old was found by police unconscious, with two small toddlers wandering unsupervised in a filthy home.“The home was littered with garbage and drug paraphernalia,” said assistant Crown attorney Cameron Rogers.“The children faced a real risk to their health and safety.”The
  
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• City hall notebook: Storyboards suggested for memorial parks

  24-07-2026 22:18 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A city councillor wants to augment Brantford’s memorial parks with storyboards and other commemorative installations that tell the story of those who served in conflicts around the world.Coun. Mandy Samwell said Brantford has a number of war memorials in War Memorial Park, Jubilee Terrace Park and Tom Thumb Park. All are near the Sergeant William Merrifield VC Armoury.The Ward 5 councillor also noted that Brantford, like communities across Canada, holds a Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov.
  
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• You Are Not Forgotten: Exhibit honours residential school survivors

  24-07-2026 22:10 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A new exhibit that honours and tells the stories of residential school survivors has opened at Woodland Culture Centre.You Are Not Forgotten features quilts created by the Six Nations Piecemakers Quilt Club.The exhibit also includes a large quilt by the Grand River Quilt Project, which feature 76 panels and tells the stories of those who live along and their personal connections to the river. Combined, the quilts explore themes of remembrance, connection, storytelling and place through textile
  
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• Brantford police seek public's help to locate man reported missing

  24-07-2026 18:54 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford Police Service is asking for help in locating a 33-year-old man who has been reported missing.Conroy (police did not release his last name) was last spoken to by family on July 13 and last seen on June 29. He is , described as a light skin Black male, about 6-feet in height and weighs between 165 and 170 pounds. He also has dark hair, said police.Conroy’s last known whereabouts are believed to be in Brampton. He is known to frequent the Brampton, Hamilton and Guelph areas, said
  
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• Haldimand County OPP investigating fatal collision near Selkirk

  24-07-2026 13:37 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Provincial police in Haldimand County are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred on Haldimand Road 53 on Thursday night.Police, fire and paramedics were dispatched to the scene at about 7 p.m. on July 23.Investigators determined a car had left the road and rolled over causing life-threatening injuries to one person in the vehicle. A second person was transported to a local hospital and then airlifted by Ornge to a Hamilton hospital for treatment of serious injuries.A secti
  
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• Haldimand County OPP investigating fatal collision

  24-07-2026 13:37 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Provincial police in Haldimand County are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision on Haldimand Road 53 on the evening of July 23.Police, fire and paramedics were dispatched to the scene at about 7 p.m.Investigators determined the care had left the road, rolled over and causing life-threatening injuries to one person in the vehicle. A second person was transported to a local hospital and then airlifted by Ornge to a Hamilton hospital for treatment of serious injuries.A section of Haldiman
  
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