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Six Nations Group investing $500 K into local community
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (279+ words) Brant Beacon Six Nations Group investing $500 K into local community Six Nations Group (formerly Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation) announced that $500, 279 will be re-invested into twelve community organizations through the Six Nations of the Grand River Economic…...
Blandford-Blenheim explores summer day camp expansion
1+ day, 58+ min ago (571+ words) Plans are underway to explore potential providers for summer day camp programming following direction from Township of Blandford-Blenheim Council during its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. With only two known day camp options within the municipality, including one in Plattsville…...
Gabe Minor appointed as Executive Director of CFSGE
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (302+ words) Brant Beacon Gabe Minor appointed as Executive Director of CFSGE Gabe Minor has been appointed as the next Executive Director for Child and Family Services of Grand Erie (CFSGE). CFSGE Board of Directors conducted a thorough search that attracted many…...
Paris Optimist Club hosts Youth Appreciation Day
2+ week, 1+ day ago (494+ words) Eight students from Paris District High School joined the Paris Optimist Club for a Youth Appreciation Day event on Monday, May 25, 2026." Students spent the morning visiting the Brant OPP detachment, Paris Fire Station #1, and the County of Brant Council Chambers....
ACS student earns national playwriting recognition
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (196+ words) Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) announced that Liya Edwards, a Grade 11 student at Assumption College School (ACS), has earned national recognition through the Theatrical Arts Education Association's (TAEA) STAR Fest. Edwards was named a national award recipient…...
Local students take part in Smile Cookie decorating contest
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (348+ words) Students and staff from local area schools joined the Child Nutrition Network (CNN) of Haldimand Norfolk R. E. A. C. H. to take part in the first annual Smile Cookie Decorating Contest. As part of the 2026 Smile Cookie Campaign, the first annual Smile Cookie Decorating…...
Brantford Catholic student celebrates publication of French-language children's book
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (192+ words) Brant Beacon Brantford Catholic student celebrates publication of French-language children's book Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate a remarkable achievement by former St. Patrick Elementary student, Grace Stevenson, who has received the first published edition…...
Ontario supporting Indigenous Postsecondary institutes
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) The Ontario government is investing $57 million in Indigenous Institutes across the province, the largest single investment in Indigenous higher education in the province's history. This funding will create hundreds of new seats in labour market-driven programs and maintain the long-term…...
Grand Erie Public Health issues suspension notices for students
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) Grand Erie Public Health (GEPH) has issued suspension notices under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) for students born in 2009, 2017, and 2018 in the City of Brantford, County of Brant, Haldimand County, and Norfolk County. The goal of the Immunization…...
Market Fest returns to Laurier Brantford campus
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford campus hosted the second-ever Market Fest: In Peace and Friendship event in the atrium of One Market on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The event, first held in September 2024, was designed to celebrate Indigenous artists, performers and makers. Darren…...