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• Brantford, Brant County halt airport annexation plan

  06-08-2026 18:36 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The annexation of the Brantford Municipal Airport and acres of adjoining land is off the table, at least for now.City and county residents worried about the speed at which the city and county were moving to settle a deal for the project can breathe a sigh of relief as the two administrations have jointly pushed ‘pause’ on the process, saying there is insufficient time to work out the agreement while providing proper public input before the upcoming election.“The statutory publ
  
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• Mississaugas of the Credit pow wow attracts 2,500 despite rain

  25-08-2026 00:45 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Despite wet weather on the weekend, about 2,500 people attended the 38th annual Three Fires Pow Wow.Held on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Three Fires differs from the nearby Six Nations Champion of Champions Pow Wow in that it’s not a competition.“We draw a lot of people because they like the traditional pow wows, and the smaller venue,” explained Faith Rivers, chair of the New Credit Culture Committee, who noted that some dancers from Attawapiskat First Nation
  
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• Experienced bottle feeders needed for litter of abandoned newborn pups

  25-08-2026 00:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A local dog rescue operation is asking for help after taking in 11 newborn puppies left in a box in Brantford. Hillside Kennels Animal Control picked up the abandoned pups, which are just one or two days old, by a trail on Monday morning and transferred them to Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation.“There is no excuse for dumping puppies,” said a social media post made by Hillside Kennels. “We worry about the mom who may be worried where they have gone, or t
  
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• Abandoned newborn pups in foster care; supplies, funding still needed

  25-08-2026 00:22 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Volunteers have stepped up to help care for a litter of 11 newborn puppies abandoned along a Brantford trail on Monday.In a Facebook post Sato Saved End of the Line Dog Rescue and Rehabilitation said they now have enough people to foster the pups, which are just a few days old and will require bottle feeding every three hours for the next four weeks.Hillside Kennels Animal Control picked up the pups Monday morning and transferred them to Sato Saved.“There is no excuse for dumping puppies,
  
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• Brant County has six candidates for mayor

  25-08-2026 00:01 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Two more mayoral candidates filed their nominations last week, bringing to six the number of people looking to lead Brant County Council.Kent Hollett and Stuart Braid have joined David Swanson, Graham Horner, Christine Garneau Bisaillon, and Jennifer Kyle in the race to become mayor.The following is a list of candidates seeking a position on county council:Ward 1 (two to be elected): Incumbent John MacAlpine, John Kemp, Denise Louise Dyment, Mary-Jane Brown, Steve Schmitt, and Mike Petrella.War
  
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• Seven candidates vie to become mayor of Brantford

  24-08-2026 23:56 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford now has another candidate seeking the mayor’s seat on city council in the October municipal election.Richard Misura filed his papers last week and is now the seventh candidate to join the race for the top job in Brantford.“I sold real estate for the last 45 years,” Misura said in an interview. “Prior to that I got my licence as a sheet metal worker. I worked at the hydro plant in Nanticoke, the Texaco (now Esso) oil refinery, Massey’s, Worthington’s
  
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• Four Brantford-Brant trustees under fire for trip to Italy will not return to school board

  24-08-2026 23:06 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  There will be a new slate of Catholic school board trustees representing Brantford and Brant County after long-time trustee Dan Dignard withdrew his candidacy in the upcoming municipal election.Dignard was one of four trustees who travelled to Italy in July 2024 to purchase about $100,000 worth of custom art for a new high school under construction on Powerline Road in Brantford. The publicly-funded trip, which included travel costs of about $50,000, sparked outrage after details about lavish m
  
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• Brantford Bulldogs open training camp with a 'clean slate'

  24-08-2026 22:41 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Their names were on the jerseys but most of the faces were unrecognizable as the Brantford Bulldogs opened up training camp on Monday in preparation for the 2026-27 OHL season.Facing a massive exodus of players to the pro ranks, the Bulldogs invited 62 players to the start of camp at the TD Civic Centre. A few of those players are returnees, a lot are previously drafted players, some were acquired in trades and others arrived as free agents.“It’s a clean slate,” Bulldogs gener
  
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• Six Nations Rivermen heading to Presidents Cup

  24-08-2026 19:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Six Nations Rivermen will begin their quest for a Canadian senior B lacrosse championship on Sunday.Six Nations will open the Presidents Cup lacrosse tournament against TNSLL at 10 p.m. EDT.Six Nations then plays Fighting Sioux on Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. and Knights at 4 p.m. on Sept. 1. Playoffs begin on Sept. 2 with semifinals on Sept. 4 and the bronze and gold-medal games on Sept. 5.The Rivermen defeated the Brooklin Merchants 7-4 last week in Game 5 of the best-of-seven Ontario Series Lacross
  
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• Six Nations Chiefs rebound in MSL final

  24-08-2026 17:00 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  After dropping Game 2 in the best-of-seven Major Series Lacrosse championship series, the Six Nations Chiefs rebounded with a win in Game 3.Playing at home on Sunday, Six Nations defeated the Peterborough Lakers 12-9 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Game 4 was scheduled for Tuesday in Peterborough with Game 5 back at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on Six Nations at 8 p.m. on Thursday.If necessary, Game 6 is in Peterborough on Sunday at 7 p.m. and Game 7 is at the ILA on Tuesday at 8 p.m.The resul
  
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• Brantford Red Sox miss playoffs

  24-08-2026 15:09 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Despite a late-season surge, the Brantford Red Sox have been eliminated from the Canadian Baseball League playoffs.Playing last week, Brantford went 5-0 and now own a seven-game win streak.The Red Sox are 19-24 but with only five games remaining in the regular season, they can’t catch the fifth-place Barrie Baycats (25-20) for the final playoff spot.Brantford defeated Hamilton 7-1, Toronto 22-18, Toronto 6-2, Barrie 12-8 and Barrie 9-5 last week.The Red Sox wrap up their season this week
  
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• Poilievre takes aim at federal government taxes, fees during visit at Stubbe's Precast in Brant County

  23-08-2026 19:49 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Federal Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre offered major praise for the Stubbe’s Precast facility in Brant County on Saturday morning, telling employees “It’s an amazing business.”“It’s a true Canadian success story,” Poilievre said at the site near Harley, noting that the company manufactures six million square feet of housing each year with its precast concrete hollowcore floor systems and modular walls. “Because people like you are delivering f
  
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• Community booster Wall seeking Conservative nod

  22-08-2026 00:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A second well-known community leader is asking for the Conservative party nod in the wake of news that MP Larry Brock will step down on Sept. 18.Joshua Wall, the big-haired Brantford booster and former city councillor, announced online this week that he’s joining the race for Brock’s Brantford, Brant South seat for a byelection that is expected to happen between November 2026 and April 2027.“I love this community and haven’t stopped being an ambassador for it since the f
  
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• Community booster Joshua Wall seeking Conservative nod in Brantford-Brant South

  22-08-2026 00:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A second well-known community leader is asking for the Conservative party nod in the wake of news that current MP Larry Brock will step down on Sept. 18.Joshua Wall, the big-haired Brantford booster and former city councillor, announced online this week that he’s joining the race for Brock’s Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations seat in a byelection expected to happen between November 2026 and April 2027.“I love this community and haven’t stopped being an ambassador for it s
  
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• Rank racks up fourth title with win at BGCC

  22-08-2026 00:27 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  From the rink to the links, 2026 has been a year to remember for Garrett Rank. Weeks removed from working his first Stanley Cup Final as a veteran National Hockey League referee, the Elora native captured the 2026 Golf Canada Men’s Mid-Amateur title at Brantford Golf and Country Club. It was Rank’s fourth mid-am title, and the first since winning three straight from 2014 to 2016. “Nobody was booing me out there. Nobody was telling me, ‘Ref, you suck,’ so that was n
  
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• Brantford Poppy Project has exceeded organizers' expectations

  21-08-2026 21:39 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  The Brantford Poppy Project continues to grow and has surpassed the expectations of its organizing committee.“We have well exceeded our original goal of 10,000, which we thought was lofty at the time,” said project vice-chair Stacey Bester. “We’re already at over 15,000 poppies – knitted, crocheted, and felt for those with low dexterity.”According to the organization’s website, t he Brantford Poppy Project is a community-driven art initiative that trans
  
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• Home, sweet home

  21-08-2026 20:58 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A series of apartment buildings being built on Hichman Road, behind a new commercial plaza on Markel Drive in Paris, ON, will provide more than 100 new housing units.
  
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• County project keeps construction high in first half of year

  21-08-2026 20:48 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Construction work in Brant County set a high value in the first half of 2026, but mainly because of one of the county’s own projects, the St. George water plant.Work at the Victor Boulevard facility generated an estimated $55 million in construction plans in March, April and May for renovations and new buildings at the plant – almost half of the $122.2 million in projects approved up until the end of June.“The county continues to make significant investments in infrastructure
  
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• Brantford's Greg Zaluski shifts into high gear with new album

  21-08-2026 20:02 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Greg Zaluski has had a storied career in the music industry that is now kicking into high gear.The 63-year-old Brantford musician and songwriter just released his second album, Seems Like A Long Time Ago, and while that’s also the title track of the record, it describes the beginnings of his musical journey.In the 1980s, he would often open for acts such as Jack DeKyzer and Tom Wilson locally.“That put me on the map,” he shared. “I had a local following, so we’d pa
  
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• 'Hammer' drops on 'extremely dangerous' driver

  21-08-2026 17:45 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A man who went on a months-long crime spree that involved stealing, driving impaired, ramming police cruisers and breaching court orders at every turn, was sent back to jail despite his plea to be released on the day of his trial.“He’s desperate to get his life back on track,” argued defence lawyer Courtney Cameron at the sentencing hearing of Ozzy Bailey, 32, in Brantford court.“He’s incredibly remorseful and committed to making sure it doesn’t happen again.
  
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• Mid-Am coming down to the wire at BGCC

  21-08-2026 00:07 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  It’s a three-horse race as the 2026 Canadian Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship comes down to the wire.Thursday’s third round at the Brantford Golf and Country Club saw mid-am newcomer Evan Nachtigall (17-under) leading the pack with three-time champ Garrett Rank (15-under) and red-hot Cam Burke (13-under) on his heels.All three men will tee off for Friday’s final round at 10:30 a.m. The tournament is for those aged 25 and older and includes some of the best golfers from Can
  
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• Six Nations issues update on boundary lands agreement with Brantford

  20-08-2026 21:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  There is nothing in a new Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River memorandum of understanding that will or is intended to take away from treaty, constitutional and the inherent rights of Six Nations, a statement released Thursday says.The statement, released by Six Nations of the Grand River, was issued in response to concerns raised by community members about the MOU announced by Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill of the Six Nations Elected Council and Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis.The statement, intend
  
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• Six Nations issues statement on new Memorandum of Understanding

  20-08-2026 21:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  There is nothing in a new Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will or is intended to take away from treaty, constitutional and the inherent rights of Six Nations, a statement released Thursday says.The statement, released by Six Nations of the Grand River, was issued in response to concerns raised by community members about the MOU after it was announced by Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill of the Six Nations Elected Council and Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis.Th
  
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• Six Nations clarifies details on boundary lands agreement with Brantford

  20-08-2026 21:40 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  There is nothing in a new Brantford and Six Nations of the Grand River memorandum of understanding that will or is intended to take away from treaty, constitutional and the inherent rights of Six Nations, a statement released Thursday says.The statement, released by Six Nations of the Grand River, was issued in response to concerns raised by community members about the MOU announced by Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill of the Six Nations Elected Council and Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis.The statement, intend
  
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• Brant County officials meet with provincial government representatives

  20-08-2026 21:37 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A delegation from Brant County led by Mayor David Bailey met with various provincial government ministers at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference earlier this week.“I look forward to the AMO Conference every year and the important opportunity it provides to county council and staff,” Bailey said in a statement released Thursday.”Not only are we able to meet with ministry leaders, but we also have the chance to connect with council and staff from
  
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• Campaign update: Mayor's race in Brant County attracts another candidate

  20-08-2026 21:33 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  A fourth candidate has entered the race to become the next Mayor of the County of Brant.David Swanson filed his nomination papers on Aug. 19, two days before the nomination period ends at 2 p.m. on Aug. 21. The other three mayoral candidates include Jennifer Kyle, Christine Garneau Bisaillon and Graham Horner.“I want to build on the momentum that I started when I ran for mayor in 2022,” said Swanson, who run unsuccessfully against incumbent David Bailey four years ago. “I met
  
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• Bulldogs draft pick Aiden Kelly leads U.S. to gold

  20-08-2026 16:57 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Top Brantford Bulldogs draft pick Aiden Kelly was a huge part of his team’s success as the United States captured gold at the 2026 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament.Playing the hosts in the final, the U.S. defeated Czechia 5-4 in a shootout with Kelly scoring the game-winning goal.Kelly, picked 20th overall in this year’s OHL Priority Selection, finished the tournament with three goals in four games.The Four Nations tournament also included teams from Slovakia and Switzerland.Kelly w
  
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• Police seek help to locate missing Brantford woman

  20-08-2026 16:07 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Brantford Police are hoping the public can help to locate a missing Brantford woman.Laurie, age 33, is a Caucasian female standing about five-foot-four with a thin build, medium length brown hair and brown eyes. She has a flower tattoo on the back of her neck.The last contact made with Laurie was in early May of 2026, and she is believed to have last been in the vicinity of Barton Street East and Birch Avenue in Hamilton.Police are concerned about her well-being and ask that anyone with knowled
  
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• Final decision on Gibson manslaughter sentence

  20-08-2026 16:06 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Connor Gibson, 28, who won an appeal of a prison sentence for manslaughter in the 2021 death of William “Billy” Smith despite a jury deciding it wasn’t self-defence, will remain under house arrest for the full two years of his conditional sentence.The Court of Appeal finished with the case earlier this month, deciding that Gibson will remain under a form of house arrest that includes going to an Etobicoke gym once a week to benefit his rehabilitation.That will be followed by t
  
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• Elderly residents from Six Nations move into former Fox Ridge facility

  20-08-2026 13:54 via brantfordexpositor.ca
  
  Six Nations residents of Iroquois Lodge displaced by a June 2025 flood moved closer to home on Tuesday.The residents, who have been living in Delhi for more than a year since the flood, earlier this week moved into the former Fox Ridge Care Community facility on West Street in Brantford. The move brings the residents closer to home and was arranged through an agreement between Six Nations Elected Council and the City of Brantford.Six Nations Elected Chief Sherri-Lyn Hill and Mayor Kevin Davis,
  
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