INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSMONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026ISSUE 12
THE WARD FOUR DAILY
THE DAILY WARD • YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR NEWS. YOUR VOICE.
ISSUE 12 | MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026 | ELECTION DAY EDITION
ELECTION DAY IS TODAYThank you, Brant County, for such great candidates and such a great election. Today is the day. Vote until 8 p.m.
COUNTY OF BRANT • MONDAY, OCTOBER 26
Vote online or by phone until 8 p.m.
Help in person at 12 Voter Assistance Locations, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Use the Voter PIN on the Voter Information Letter that came in the mail. Libraries in Burford, Glen Morris, Paris, Scotland and St. George help voters 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. As of 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 7,056 of 36,652 electors (19.3 per cent) had voted. If you are at a Voter Assistance Location by 8 p.m., you can still vote.
All six candidates were invited to this last-minute have your last say interview on Brant Votes last night. Only two showed up, but multiple questions were asked with over a thousand people that viewed.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYELECTION DAY
Election Day: how to vote today
Voting in the County of Brant is online or by phone only. Closes tonight at 8 p.m. You need the Voter Information Letter and PIN from the mail.
HOW TO VOTE
Go to brant.simplyvoting.com and enter your date of birth and PIN, or call the number on your letter. No letter? The Voter Help Desk is at 519.442.7268, toll free 1.855.442.7268, or election@brant.ca. Bring government ID to a Voter Assistance Location.
TURNOUT SO FAR • AS OF 5:00 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
7,056 of 36,652 electors have voted. That is 19.3 per cent.
Advance voting ran until midnight Sunday. The Clerk expected about 20 per cent by then. Source: County Clerk Election Stats #5, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2026.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
Anyone at a Voter Assistance Location at 8 p.m. can still vote. Unofficial results after every location clears; official results certified Tuesday, October 27.
Full banner for every Brant Votes talk we have (name, office, watch link). Not every certified candidate has a talk. All candidates, page 25.
Sources: brant.ca election voting page, checked Sunday, October 25, 2026, twice. brant.simplyvoting.com Voter Help Desk notice, checked Sunday evening. County Clerk emails to candidates: Election Night Procedure (Sunday morning) and Election Stats #5 (5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25). Brant Votes Sunday Oct 25 last-minute mayoral talk (Jennifer Kyle, David Swanson): youtube.com/live/qbcir3UulZs and brantvotes.ca. The Ward Four Daily is not endorsing anyone.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYLOCAL NEWS
Local News
Fresh items for Brant County, Paris, St. George, Burford and Scotland. Newest first. Harvested Sunday evening, October 25.
PARIS • FIRE SERVICE
New North Paris fire station takes shape
Station 9 under construction. Photo via BrantBeacon.
The steel frame for the new North Paris Fire Station, Station 9, is on site and about half of it is up. The watermain connection passed testing and is complete. The County says the project is on schedule to open in spring 2027.
Fire Chief Darren Watson called it an exciting milestone for the department and for residents in the north end of the County.
The 29th annual Thank-A-Vet Luncheon is Saturday, November 7 at the TF Warren Group Cainsville Community Centre. Doors 11 a.m., program 11:45. Tickets $45. Veterans, spouses, widows, widowers and Memorial Cross recipients attend free. Gift bags: tavtickets@gmail.com or 548.885.1510.
The procession leaves the Burford Legion about 10:30 a.m. for the cenotaph, then the Agricultural Hall, where the service starts at 11 a.m. Chairs are provided. Park Avenue closes briefly between East Andrew Street and Rutherford Street.
Thank you, vets. Burford Branch 543 Legion 100th crosswalk, Park Ave and King St. Photo: County of Brant.
BURFORD AND ST. GEORGE
Hello, Brant! comes to you
Burford: Sunday, November 15, noon to 3 p.m., Burford Community Centre, 14 Potter Drive. St. George: Sunday, November 22, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., Gaukel Memorial Community Centre. Both free.
The Blessed Sacrament Parent Council hosts local crafters 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 185 King Street, Burford. Santa visits noon to 2 p.m. and kids can write letters to Santa.
More local news: County of Brant and area on page 4. Council and roads, page 5. Around the Wards, page 6.
Sources: BrantBeacon (Station 9, Thank-A-Vet), brantevents.org, Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie West. Checked Sunday, October 25, 2026. Crosswalk photo: County of Brant.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYCOUNTY OF BRANT AND AREA
County of Brant and area
The City Next Door — Brantford news, a source link on every item
DOWNTOWN BRANTFORD • FIRE
Fire damages historic train station
Brantford Fire on scene Friday morning, October 23. Photo: Brian Thompson / Brantford Expositor / Postmedia Network.
An overnight fire Thursday damaged the former Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway station at Market Street South and Erie Avenue. Fire crews found heavy flames through the roof, knocked the fire down and cleared the vacant building. No one was hurt. Deputy Chief Wayne Robinson said the cause will be investigated.
The station was built in 1896 and expanded in 1906. It later housed the Iron Horse Restaurant and has been empty for more than 20 years.
Marco Volpe hands out snacks. Photo: Vincent Ball / The Expositor.
GOOD NEWS • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
Students keep the school fed
The community living class at Assumption College School orders, sorts and hands out healthy snacks every morning, with Brant Food For Thought. “My favourite part of it is seeing all my friends at the school and helping them out,” said Marco Volpe, 17.
Crews from three stations fought a fire at an abandoned home at 49 King Street, between Darling and Wellington, early Saturday. No injuries. Neighbours were asked to shelter in place for a time.
Brantford Fire invites students 13 to 18 to make a 15 to 30 second reel on safe charging of lithium ion devices. Top three win prizes worth up to $200.
The city will lease the Odeon Building at 50 Market Street from Laurier at no charge starting November 1. Staff will bring Council a plan for how the 21,000 square foot landmark is used.
Sources: Brantford Expositor (October 23 and 24), City of Brantford newsroom, BrantBeacon. Checked Sunday, October 25, 2026. Photos credited under each picture.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYCOUNCIL WATCH
Council Watch and Roads
COUNCIL WATCH
A term ends, a new Council is chosen today
The outgoing Council held its final regular meeting Tuesday, October 20. Sue Morton of the County of Brant Chamber of Commerce thanked Mayor David Bailey and Councillors Brian Coleman, David Miller and Lukas Oakley, who did not run again. Mayor Bailey thanked staff and Council for eight years in the chair.
Next on the County calendar: a special Council meeting Tuesday, November 3 at 6 p.m. and a special O.P.P. Detachment Board meeting Monday, November 9 at 2 p.m. The new Council term begins November 15.
Water is off on Curtis Avenue South today, Monday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for Dundas Street East businesses tonight 8 p.m. to Tuesday 4 a.m., and on Curtis Avenue South again Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Questions go to operations@brant.ca.
The truck terminal application for Bishopsgate (file ZBA17 OPA3 26 RC) was deferred at the applicant’s request. The County Clerk’s office lists a tentative date of the December 7 Council meeting, so the new Council will consider it.
Sources: County of Brant eScribe meetings calendar and closures page, brant.ca water notice, BrantBeacon (October 20 meeting), City of Brantford news, County Clerk’s office (Bishopsgate deferral). Checked Sunday, October 25, 2026. We do not print the names of property owners in planning files.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYAROUND THE WARDS
Around the Wards
Every ward gets a spot. Your nearest voting help is in each box. Small verified items welcome.
COUNTY WIDE • ALL FIVE WARDS
Election Day. Voting closes at 8 p.m. As of 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 19.3 per cent had voted. Results come after every Voter Assistance Location clears.
Vote today: Burford Community Centre, Mary Lowes Room, and Scotland Community Centre gym, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Burford and Scotland and Oakland libraries, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Burford: Remembrance Day service November 11, Holly Jolly craft sale November 14, Hello, Brant! November 15. Hockey: Burford U15 Team 1 won 7 to 1 at Ayr Sunday. The Riverhawks next play at home in Burford November 21. Burford history, page 7.
Vote today: Gaukel Memorial Community Centre and Glen Morris Centennial Hall, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. St. George and Glen Morris libraries, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hello, Brant! is at Gaukel Sunday, November 22.
Vote today: Brant Sports Complex, Cedarview Church, Cowan Community Health Hub, North Ward School and the Paris Customer Service Office, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Paris library 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dundas Street East water shutoffs today and Wednesday. The new North Paris fire station is going up. Halloween Spooktacular at the Paris library Thursday, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Vote today: Onondaga Community Hall, TF Warren Group Cainsville Community Centre and Airport Community Hall, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thank-A-Vet Luncheon at Cainsville November 7. Cemetery Decoration and Harvest Home Service at St. Paul’s Chapel, 1159 Highway 54, Sunday, November 1 at 2 p.m.
A meeting of the Electors of the Township of Burford will be held at the Township Hall, in the village of Harley, between the hours of One and Two o’clock in the afternoon of Monday the 28th day of December, 1925, for the Nomination and election of candidates for the offices of Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Councillors for the next ensuing year.
If a Poll should be demanded, the vote will be taken on Monday, the 4th day of January, 1926, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., at the following places by the Deputy Returning Officers and Poll Clerks herein named.
BURFORD, JAN. 5TH, 1926 (EXPOSITOR)
MUNICIPAL RETURNS FOR THE CONTESTS IN THE COUNTY: A.L. Franklin Elected Reeve of Brantford Township, F.D. Rush, Reeve of Burford Township and J.W. Kelly, Reeve of Oakland Township. The Votes Polled by the Winners in the Contests.
...In Burford Township there was a keen [race] for the reeveship between F.D. Rush and J.F. Costin, the former winning out by a close margin. For the position of deputy reeve the struggle was between J. Kinsella and W. Rutherford, the former proving the victor. There were five contestants for the position of councillor and H. Force, B. Swazey and C. Lee were winners...
THE TOWNSHIP HALL
In 1926 Frank Rush, a Township Councillor from the New Durham area, ran in the annual election for the position of Reeve and his election platform was partially based on his promise to have the old Township Hall renovated and placed onto a permanent foundation. Mr. Rush was elected and by June 1927 the Hall was moved over onto a new foundation with full basement, which was dug out by a “slush-scraper” operated by Bill Sharpe and Bill Hammond who were well known in the Harley area for their steam engine.
View of the former Burford Township Hall the way it looked in the 1930’s. INSET: Photo of Frank Rush, c1930 (courtesy of the Late Laverne Rush).
POLLING PLACES
NO.
THE VOTE SHALL BE TAKEN AT
1
Thos. Ames', Lot 1 Concession 2
2
Tin Shop, Lot 1 Block C
3
Trustees' Hall, Lot 1, Block B
4
John J. Force's, Lot 5, Concession 9
5
John R. Smith's, Lot 2, Concession 11
6
John L. Yates', Lot 19, Concession 11
7
Township Hall, Harley
8
Forester's Hall, Cathcart
9
Joseph Dupras, Lot 18, Concession 3
DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICERS AND POLL CLERKS
NO.
D.R.O.
POLL CLERK
1
James Chesney
Emmerson Disher
2
Hugh Wight
Fred Day
3
W.K. Muir
Geo. W. Everett
4
E.H. Standing
Merritt Brown
5
D.R.O., John R. Smith, Eb. Eadie, Poll Clerk (as printed)
6
C.F. Yates
Howard Singer
7
Frank Allen
Earnest McClennan
8
Wm. Stephenson
Geo. Polley
9
Wm. Armstrong
R.O. Miller
Submitted by a community contributor. The Ward Four Daily checks facts where it can, but the stories, memories and views are the contributor’s own.
Sources as compiled by the contributor: Public Notice, Burford, Dec. 24th, 1925, and the Brantford Expositor, Jan. 5th, 1926. Square brackets mark one word changed by the paper for house style. Names spelled as printed.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYDAILY CRIME WATCH
Daily Crime Watch
BRANT COUNTY OPP AND AREA SAFETY
A QUIET WEEKEND
We found no new Brant County OPP news releases this weekend when we checked Sunday evening. Everyone charged is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. We do not print the names of victims or young people.
The Ward Four Daily is not affiliated with the Ontario Provincial Police.
REGION • CRIME STOPPERS
Some police services pause Crime Stoppers after a data breach
Police in London, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Chatham-Kent and Windsor, plus several Toronto area services, paused their work with local Crime Stoppers chapters after hackers targeted the U.S. company that runs the anonymous tip platform. Those services ask people to call them directly. We found no notice from Brant County OPP or Brantford Police about a change. If you are unsure, call police directly.
Two fires in empty buildings in three days: the former train station Thursday night and a house on King Street Saturday. No injuries. Stories on page 4.
Sources: BrantBeacon Brant OPP page and a web search for new releases, Brantford Expositor (Crime Stoppers, October 23), brant.ca OPP newsletter. Checked Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Cornhole league Wednesdays. Chef Amanda dinners Wednesday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 25. Kids Cooking Club Thursday, November 12. 6 Park Avenue, Burford. 519.449.5694.
Nov 6, Youth Movie Night, Brant Sports Complex, free. Nov 7, Thank-A-Vet Luncheon, Cainsville. Nov 11, Remembrance Day services in Burford, Paris and St. George. Nov 14, Holly Jolly craft sale, Burford. Nov 15, Hello, Brant! in Burford. Nov 21, Brant for Nature Owl Prowl, free. Nov 22, Hello, Brant! in St. George.
Calendars: brantevents.org and events.brant.ca. Sources: brantevents.org event pages, events.brant.ca, burfordfair.com, Eventbrite. Checked Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYSPORTS
SPORTSLOCAL FIRST, THEN THE BIG LEAGUES
Sports
Local first, then the pros. We only print scores we could verify, and each one is linked.
BURFORD, MINOR HOCKEY
U15 Team 1 rolls at Ayr
Sunday, the Burford U15 Team 1 won 7 to 1 at the Ayr Flames. No score was posted for U15 Team 2 against Tillsonburg. Four home games Saturday, October 31 at Burford Arena.
After Saturday’s 4 to 2 loss to Brampton, the Dogs are 10 wins, 3 regulation losses and 1 shootout loss. Next: Thursday at Peterborough 7:05 p.m., Friday at Ottawa 7 p.m., Sunday at Kingston 2:05 p.m.
We could not verify Saturday finals for the Paris Mounties at home to Dorchester or the Brant County Riverhawks at Alvinston, so we are not printing scores. The Mounties play at Dorchester Friday. The Riverhawks next home game in Burford is Saturday, November 21 against Alvinston.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYMINOR HOCKEY
Minor Hockey
Burford Minor Hockey scores and schedule as posted Sunday evening. Saturday scores ran in yesterday’s paper. Schedules for the Paris, St. George and Brantford associations were not verified, so they are not listed.
Sources: Formula1.com, BBC Sport, NFL.com and ESPN, MLB.com, NHL.com, NBA.com, CFL.ca. NFL photo Jim Greenhill CC BY 2.0; NHL photo KatieThebeau CC BY 2.0 (fans outside arena). Scores cross checked Sunday evening, October 25, 2026.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENTLOCAL FIRST
Entertainment
Shows, comedy, history walks and Halloween fun around Brant County, then the cities next door. Times as posted. Check before you go.
THIS WEEK, BRANT COUNTY AND SIX NATIONS
Mon and Tue, Ohsweken. Noon to 3 p.m. We Three Kings, a pop, soul and rock and roll lunch show, The Gathering Place by the Grand, 2593 Chiefswood Road.
Wed Oct 28, Paris. 7 p.m. Cobblestone Buildings of Paris, a talk at the Paris Museum, 51 William Street. $15.
Thu Oct 29, Ohsweken. Ghost hunt and evidence review at Chiefswood. $80.
Fri Oct 30, Paris. 7 to 10 p.m. Cocktails and Jazz, Dog-Eared Café. $20. 8 p.m. Paris Ghost Walk. $28.25.
Sources: brantevents.org event pages, Glenhyrst Art Gallery, Brantford Expositor, City of Brantford. Links checked Monday, October 26, 2026. Venue photos: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA), credited under each.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYLIVE MUSIC
LIVE MUSICBRANTFORD TO TORONTO
Live Music
Local first. Photos are public Wikimedia Commons images (CC BY-SA), credited under each picture. Check the venue before you go.
LOCAL AND BRANTFORD
Sanderson Centre, 88 Dalhousie Street, Brantford. Photo: John D. Strung / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SANDERSON CENTRE, NOVEMBER
Nov 4, The Stampeders. Nov 6, The Music of Van Morrison. Nov 7, Jersey Nights. Nov 14, Dreamer, a Supertramp tribute. Nov 16, The Great Canadian Roadtrip with Doc Walker, Jason McCoy and Michelle Wright. Nov 21, The Jim Cuddy Band.
Sanderson Centre auditorium. Photo: Gbrowncob / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ALSO LOCAL
Fri Oct 30. Cocktails and Jazz, Dog-Eared Café, Paris. Sun Nov 8, 3 p.m. Grand River Chorus with the Edison Singers, A Canadian Remembrance, St. Andrew’s United, 95 Darling Street. $30, youth $20. Sun Nov 22, 3 p.m. Toronto Jazz Orchestra, Brantford Music Club, Sanderson Centre. Thu Nov 26. Basia Bulat, River’s Edge at the Arlington, Paris.
FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.
FIRSTONTARIO CONCERT HALL
Nov 1, Owen Riegling. Nov 14, Whole Lotta Love, a Led Zeppelin tribute, in The Studio. Nov 24, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening. Dec 1, Jann Arden. Dec 3, Amanda Marshall.
Photo sources: Wikimedia Commons. Listings from the Sanderson Centre, FirstOntario Concert Hall and Scotiabank Arena websites and brantevents.org, checked Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYFARM AND AGRO REPORT
Farm Report
Grain, livestock and harvest weather. Markets reopen this morning. Prices are Friday, October 23 closes.
AG ROLL • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 CLOSES
CORN DEC
$4.56
down 4 1/2 cents
SOY NOV
$12.56 1/2
up 3 1/2 cents
WHEAT DEC
$6.25
up 1/4 cent
LIVE CATTLE DEC
$231.12
unchanged
FEEDERS NOV
$348.12
up $1.20
BFO COWS
$151.06
down from $163.32
FUTURES, FRI OCT 23 (US$)
SETTLE
CHANGE
Corn, December
$4.56 a bushel
down 4 1/2 cents
Soybeans, November
$12.56 1/2 a bushel
up 3 1/2 cents
Wheat, December (Chicago)
$6.25 a bushel
up 1/4 cent
Live cattle, December
$231.12 per cwt
unchanged
Feeder cattle, November
$348.12 per cwt
up $1.20
LOCAL CASH, CDN$ A BUSHEL, FRI OCT 23
CORN 2026
SOYBEANS 2026
CORN 2027
SOYBEANS 2027
Burford area
$5.91
$16.36
$6.10
$15.96
Brantford area
$5.86
$16.41
$6.00
$15.86
Cash prices are the posted Farm Market News basis (Grain Farmers of Ontario price service) added to Friday’s settlement. Always confirm with your elevator before you sell.
Livestock
OLEX, THU OCT 22 (PER CWT)
AVERAGE
TOP
Fed steers, 138 head
$294.34
$317
Cows, 440 head
$143.21
$263
Steers 1,000 lbs and over
$341.50
$405
Steers 500 to 599 lbs
$559.00
$650
OLEX sells again Tuesday, October 27. Beef Farmers of Ontario post the next weekly report Friday.
BEEF PRODUCER OF THE WEEK • THURSDAY
Robert Lee, Waterford
OLEX Top Producers, Beef Sale Thursday (week of October 23, 2026): 3 black and crossbred steers avg 1,297 lbs @ $325.33, top of 1,190 lbs @ $338.00.
Real, local facts on trades and farm careers. Training. Grants. Costs. How to apply. Every link goes straight to the original source.
It is free. Every page. No sign up. It does not matter how old you are or where you went to school. Print a page and stick it on the fridge, or hand it to someone who is ready for a change.
COUNTY JOBS
The County of Brant posts its job openings on its careers page. Check it often.
The Burford Directory listing stays focused on Burford-area local businesses that asked to be included. Call, map and website buttons for every listing.
Free ads and listings are for businesses in the County of Brant only.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYTOWNS AND COMMUNITIES
LOCAL DIRECTORY
Towns and communities
Every little place in the County of Brant we cover.
This page lists the communities in the County of Brant. The Burford Directory on page 22 is for Burford local businesses only. Want your town’s businesses listed? Email us.
County of Brant communities list for The Ward Four Daily Local Directory. Business listings stay on the Burford Directory (local businesses) and the full PDF directory link on page 22.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYSHOWS AND VENUES
SHOWS AND VENUESBRANTFORD • HAMILTON • TORONTO
Every show, one tap away
We used to print three pages of venue listings. Now we send you straight to the full, always-current calendars. This week’s local picks are on page 14.
Links checked Monday, October 26, 2026. Times and prices are set by each venue. Check before you go.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYALL CANDIDATES
All candidates, A to Z
Every certified candidate for Mayor, Council and school board trustee, with the same size box for each and their public links. Alphabetical by last name in each race. Tap any button. The Ward Four Daily is not endorsing anyone.
Sources: County of Brant certified candidates page (names and trustee contacts), checked twice Sunday, October 25, 2026. Council links from our all candidates page.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYYOUR VOICE
Your Voice
SUBMISSIONS AND RUMOURS
We checked the paper’s inbox Sunday up to 6 p.m. No new reader submissions, tips or rumours came in for today. When we print a tip we have not confirmed, we mark it unconfirmed.
Results are in. Informal mock by The Ward Four Daily — not an official County ballot. Today only the County vote counts. Shares of mock votes cast (percentages only):
No new letter came in for today’s issue. Have something to say about life in Ward 4 or the County? Send it in. Keep it local, keep it kind, and sign your name.
Opinion pieces reflect the writer’s views. The Ward Four Daily is not endorsing anyone.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYMOCK ELECTION
MOCK ELECTION RESULTSINFORMAL • NOT THE COUNTY VOTE
Our mock election — final percentages
Disclaimer: This mock election was non-scientific. These are not official election results. Results are based only on people who voted in the mock election through the paper. Today only the County of Brant vote counts.
Informal mock by The Ward Four Daily. Percentages only, no raw counts. Not an official County of Brant ballot.
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THE WARD FOUR DAILYOUR SOURCES
Our Sources
OUR SOURCES: HOW WE GATHER THE NEWS
The Ward Four Daily is a community page.
It is full of public links that we gather from people's websites, so you can go straight to the original source.
This page is our public disclaimer of where we get our information from.
We are not the writers of this information. We share it to get the news out to Ward 4 and the County of Brant.
We review it, and it's reviewed by a human before we put it out.
ELECTION AND COUNTY County of Brant election, voting, results and certified candidates pages, brant.simplyvoting.com, County Clerk emails to candidates (Election Stats #5, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, and the Election Night Procedure), Brant Votes, candidate websites, County meetings calendar.
ROADS brant.ca closures page and water notice, City of Brantford news and RoadClosures, Municipal 511.
FARM AND MARKETS CBOT settlements, Farm Market News basis (Grain Farmers of Ontario), Beef Farmers of Ontario, Ontario Livestock Exchange, Ontario Grain Farmer, Environment Canada.
LOCAL NEWS BrantBeacon, Brantford Expositor, City of Brantford newsroom, brantevents.org, Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie West.
EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT brantevents.org, events.brant.ca, burfordfair.com, Sanderson Centre, FirstOntario Concert Hall, Scotiabank Arena and other venue websites. Venue photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA).
SPORTS AND LOTTO OLG.ca, burfordminorhockey.com, chl.ca, riverhawkshockey.ca, Formula1.com, BBC Sport, NFL.com, ESPN, MLB.com, NHL.com, NBA.com, CFL.ca.
PHOTOS AND CONTRIBUTORS Years Ago by Clayton J. Barker, Township Hall photo courtesy of the Late Laverne Rush. Ward 4 Congrats photos: Glenn Hughes. Train station fire: Brian Thompson / Brantford Expositor / Postmedia. Assumption College: Vincent Ball / The Expositor. Station 9: via BrantBeacon. F1: Formula 1 via F1.com. Ads supplied by the advertisers.
OUR STANDARDS An AI assistant helps with research, drafting and organization. AI output is not a substitute for source verification or editorial judgment.
Every story names its source where it appears. The Ward Four Daily is not endorsing anyone. Found an error? Tell us and we will correct it.
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