COUNCIL WATCH • BRANTFORD’S NEW COUNCIL MEETS NOV. 17
New Brantford councillors name their priorities ahead of their Nov. 17 debut
Seven newly elected councillors and three incumbents are getting ready for their first city council meeting. Housing and homelessness top their list, along with transparency, jobs, the airport, downtown revitalization, and relations with Brant County and Six Nations.
Remembrance Day ceremonies across Brantford and Brant County
Brant War Memorial at 10:50 a.m.; Burford, Paris and St. George at 11. This weekend: Burford’s Interdenominational Day Parade and a Walk of Remembrance. Times, page 6 ▸ • Weekend ▸
Remembrance Day times (page 6) • Dec. 7 by-election (page 2) • Bulldogs at Sarnia tonight (page 13) • Flashback: Burford’s cenotaph, 1966 (page 16) • Published by The Daily Ward Inc.
BRANTFORD CITY COUNCIL • FIRST MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
New councillors name their priorities ahead of their debut
Seven new councillors and three incumbents told the Expositor what matters most before their first meeting Nov. 17. Expositor ▸
WHAT THEY NAMED
Housing and homelessness (tiny homes, Housing First) • transparency • jobs and the economy • the airport and West Arterial Access Road • downtown and Grand River revitalization • relations with Brant County and Six Nations • the northern boundary lands • support for seniors and people with disabilities
Downtown dig: phase one nears its year-end finish
Phase one of Brantford’s downtown revitalization (underground water, sanitary and storm work before later streetscaping) is set to finish by the end of 2026, ConstructConnect reports. The main work area covers Colborne and Dalhousie streets from Brant Avenue to Clarence Street, with sewer realignment on Bain, Wharfe, Echo and Icomm. Budget: about $41 million. Phase two is in design, with no start date yet. Daily Commercial News ▸
Purple benches: “Relationships Should Feel Safe”
Three purple benches anchor the city’s campaign on intimate partner violence with Nova Vita, Brantford police and the BRAVE Committee: at Nova Vita (59 North Park St.), at the Woodman Park Community Centre and, still to be installed, at police headquarters. They carry Nova Vita’s 24/7 crisis line. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month. Paris Star ▸City ▸
Begin Here: Brantford joins a provincewide drive (BeginHere.ca) to recruit early childhood educators. The city and County have 5,732 licensed spaces, and 26 employers are hiring. City ▸
COUNTY OF BRANT
The County now owns Apps’ Mill Nature Centre
The County announced Oct. 28 that it owns the centre and about 4.5 acres, after a three-way deal with the Grand River Conservation Authority and Brantford. The County takes on capital costs of about $2.2 million over 20 years. GRCA school programs, which bring more than 6,000 students a year, are guaranteed for at least 10 years. Brantford will pay the GRCA $112,000 a year for them starting January 2027. BrantBeacon ▸
Parks: the County wants your ideas for Mount Pleasant Park, 555 Burtch Rd. Work has started at Deer Ridge Park, 124 Gort Ave., Paris: playgrounds, shade and a path to the Barkers Bush trails. BrantBeacon ▸County ▸
New term: County Council’s term begins Sunday, Nov. 15; the first meeting is tentatively Monday, Nov. 16. Ward 4 page 3.
FEDERAL BY-ELECTION • BRANTFORD–BRANT SOUTH • MONDAY, DEC. 7
Advance polls: Nov. 27 to 30, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vote early at the local Elections Canada office until Dec. 1, 6 p.m.
Election day: Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Candidates: Joy O’Donnell (Liberal), Kevin Davis (Conservative), Dave Carrol (independent) and Brad Ward (NDP; the party says he will be acclaimed Saturday). The Green nomination is still open.
Debate Monday, Nov. 9: Chamber and Home Builders host; on Rogers. Page 10.
Burford marches Sunday: Interdenominational Day Parade
The cadet marching band, colour party, dignitaries, Legion members, cadets and community groups gather in front of the Burford Legion at 1 p.m. and march to the Cenotaph at 1:40. The service follows at 2 p.m. in the Agricultural Hall. Park Avenue closes briefly at East Andrew and Rutherford streets during the march. Sunday will be windy with a high of 9, so dress warmly. County ▸
Remembrance Day, Wed., Nov. 11: the procession leaves the Legion, 6 Park Ave., about 10:40 a.m. for an 11 a.m. service at the Cenotaph, with refreshments at the Legion after.
Burford’s Legion centennial crosswalk at Park Ave. and King St. Photo: County of Brant
LAST DAY • FRIDAY, NOV. 6
Name the Ward 4 snowplow
Voting in the County’s Great Snowplow Naming Contest closes today. Vote for one finalist in each of the five wards. Vote now ▸County ▸
LEGION 100
Centennial crosswalks in Burford and Oakland
For the Royal Canadian Legion’s 100th, the County painted crosswalks at Park Ave. and King St. in Burford (Branch 543, Burford-Cathcart-Harley) and at the driveway of South Brant Legion Branch 90 in Oakland, with banners along Park Avenue. Take a look on your way to Sunday’s parade. County ▸
YOUR COUNCILLORS
Incumbent Robert Chambers and newly elected Ben Clement represent Ward 4 in the new term, which starts Nov. 15. The first meeting is tentatively Monday, Nov. 16. Results ▸
Markets, music, hockey and remembrance. The weather is a mixed bag but good enough to get out and do stuff. Check with the organizer before you go.
8° / 9°THE WEEKEND FORECAST • A MIXED BAG, GOOD ENOUGH TO GET OUT Not terrible, not great: about normal for November. Saturday cloudy with a 40 per cent chance of showers, high 8. Sunday windy with some sun, 30 per cent chance of showers, high 9. Frost risk Friday night (low −1). Bring a jacket. Page 15.
Sarnia, 7:05 p.m. Bulldogs at the Sting. Page 13. Schedule ▸
Brantford, 7:30 p.m.It’s Too Late to Stop Now: The Music of Van Morrison, Sanderson Centre. $50. Sanderson ▸
SATURDAY, NOV. 7
Mount Pleasant, 9 a.m. to noon Country Church Fall and Christmas Market, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Brant Events ▸
Paris, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (and Sunday)Paris Optimist Club Holiday Market, Paris Fairgrounds: about 80 vendors. $2, with proceeds to the Paris Christmas Hamper Program. BrantBeacon ▸
Brantford, 10:30 a.m. Monuments and Memorials Walk from Jubilee Terrace, next to the Armouries. $10 for non-members. Brant Events ▸
Brantford, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Celebration, 10 Strickland Ave. Free. City ▸
Brantford, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Candy Cane Lane Market, Branlyn Community Centre: more than 80 handmade vendors. Brant Events ▸
Paris, 7:30 p.m. The Songs of Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks, #ForParis Centre. Brant Events ▸
Paris, 7:30 p.m. Paris Mounties at home, Brant Sports Complex. Home games ▸
Woodstock, 7:45 p.m. Brant County Riverhawks at the Woodstock Lakers. Schedule ▸
Brantford, 8 p.m.Jersey Nights: a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tribute, Sanderson Centre. $49. Sanderson ▸
SUNDAY, NOV. 8
Burford, 1 p.m.Interdenominational Day Parade from the Burford Legion to the Cenotaph; service 2 p.m., Agricultural Hall. Page 3. County ▸
Cainsville, 1 to 4 p.m. Veterans’ Tribute: A Walk of Remembrance, TF Warren Cainsville Community Centre. Free. Details ▸
Brantford, 3 p.m. Grand River Chorus: A Canadian Remembrance, with Eleanor Daley’s Requiem, St. Andrew’s United. $30 adults. Details ▸
Chesterfield Remembrance services in Blandford-Blenheim. BrantBeacon ▸
Oshawa, 6:05 p.m. Bulldogs at the Generals. Schedule ▸
COMING UP
Wed Nov 11 Remembrance Day: Brant War Memorial, Brantford (10:50 a.m.); Burford, Paris and St. George (11 a.m.). County ▸
Fri Nov 20, 5 to 6 p.m. Holiday Lights in the Park, Lions Park, Paris. County ▸
Sat Nov 28 Santa Claus Parade and after party, Harmony Square, Brantford. City ▸
Listings from brantevents.org unless another source is linked, checked Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, about 9 p.m. ET. Also: BrantBeacon, City of Brantford, County of Brant, chl.ca, riverhawkshockey.ca. Forecast: Environment Canada, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5.
MUNICIPAL NOTICE • STARTS ON OR AFTER FRIDAY, NOV. 6
Watts Pond Road lane closure for Grand River Street North storm work
County crews are installing a new storm main at Grand River Street North/Pinehurst Road and Watts Pond Road. The eastbound lane of Watts Pond Road will close at that intersection, with no access from Grand River Street North during the work. Follow the posted detours. County notice ▸
LEST WE FORGET • REMEMBRANCE DAY • WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11
Ceremonies across Brantford and Brant County
Services start Wednesday. Dress for November weather, and check with the organizer if the forecast shifts.
Brantford, 10:50 a.m. Brant War Memorial, with a vintage-aircraft flypast. Expositor ▸
Burford, 11 a.m. Cenotaph; procession from the Legion about 10:40. County ▸
Paris, 11 a.m. Cenotaph, Mechanic St. and Grand River St. N. County ▸
St. George, 11 a.m. Procession from Church St. at 10:45. County ▸
THIS WEEKEND • REMEMBRANCE
Sunday, Burford, 1 p.m. Interdenominational Day Parade from the Legion to the Cenotaph; service at 2 p.m. in the Agricultural Hall. Page 3.
Sunday, Cainsville, 1 to 4 p.m. Veterans’ Tribute: A Walk of Remembrance at the TF Warren Cainsville Community Centre. Free.
Sunday, Brantford, 3 p.m. Grand River Chorus: A Canadian Remembrance, with Eleanor Daley’s Requiem, at St. Andrew’s United. Full weekend listings, page 4.
LAURIER BRANTFORD
Students join provincewide OSAP walkout
A small group of Laurier Brantford students walked out Thursday in the Canadian Federation of Students’ Hands Off Our Education campaign.
The protests target OSAP changes that cap non-repayable grants at 25 per cent (down from as much as 85 per cent) and the end of Ontario’s tuition freeze, which allows increases of up to 2 per cent a year for three years. Expositor ▸CBC ▸
GRAND ERIE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Paris’s new school will be Willow Grove Public School
The Ministry of Education approved the name for Grand Erie’s new $26.5-million K-to-8 school in Paris.
It will hold 536 students plus four child-care rooms for 64 children, and is expected to be finished for September 2028. Grand Erie ▸Expositor ▸
YOUR REMEMBRANCE STORIES
If someone in your family served, send a few lines and a photo you own to editor@thedailyward.com. We may share family Remembrance stories in our Remembrance Day issue. (Your Voice, page 18.)
Sources: County of Brant; Brantford Expositor (link only); CBC News; Grand Erie District School Board; brantevents.org. Checked Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026.
Charges are allegations that have not been proven in court. We do not name people who are charged.
SIX NATIONS POLICE • MONDAY, NOV. 2, ABOUT 1:45 A.M.
Police investigate early-morning robbery at a Mississauga Road business
Six Nations Police responded to a robbery in progress at a business on Mississauga Road between Ojibway Road and Highway 6. Police say four to five male suspects got into the business, stole merchandise and left before officers arrived.
A male employee was assaulted. Paramedics assessed and cleared him at the scene. Police found a vehicle they believe the suspects abandoned, and an OPP canine unit tracked from there. The track was called off near 2nd Line Road. BrantBeacon ▸
CAN YOU HELP?
Anyone with information or surveillance video from the area is asked to call Six Nations Police at 519-445-2811.
BRANTFORD POLICE
Paris man, 28, charged in sexual assaults involving teenage girls
Brantford police say a 28-year-old Paris man faces two counts of assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference after several investigations involving teenage girls. He was in custody when the Nov. 5 release was issued. Detectives believe there may be other victims and ask anyone with information to call Det. Const. Benner at 519-756-7050 ext. 2327. Victim Services of Brant: 519-752-3140.Brantford Police ▸BrantBeacon ▸Expositor ▸
BRANTFORD POLICE • PARENTS
Nails found in Halloween chocolate
Police are investigating a Nov. 1 report from the St. Paul Avenue and Grand River Avenue area of finishing nails in Mars and Twix bars, believed collected in the Holmedale area. Check all candy, keep the candy and wrappers, and call 519-756-7050 if you find anything. Brantford Police ▸BrantBeacon ▸
CITIZEN TIPS
Calls from the public led to six suspected impaired-driving arrests over Halloween weekend. One north-end pickup case brought charges including dangerous driving and failing to stop after an accident. Six Nations Police separately warned parents after a blade was reported in Halloween candy on Sixth Line. Expositor ▸
BRANT COUNTY OPP
After a Nov. 2 stop at Cockshutt and Oxbow roads, a 42-year-old Brantford man faces charges including possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and driving while prohibited. Separately, a 42-year-old faces uttering-threats and mischief charges after an Oct. 31 intimate partner violence call; court date Dec. 11. Traffic stop ▸Threats ▸
From the Beef Farmers of Ontario daily report for Thursday, Nov. 5. Prices in Canadian dollars per hundredweight as published, unless noted. Red shows losses only. Not financial advice.
FUTURES • THURSDAY, NOV. 5 CLOSE (US$)CATTLE LOWER
LIVE CATTLE DEC
$214.40
down $3.60
FEEDERS NOV
$325.05
down $6.97
CORN DEC
$4.40/bu
down 4.2 cents
SOYBEANS JAN
$11.88/bu
down 14 cents
SRW WHEAT DEC
$5.99/bu
up 0.6 cents
BFO notes feeder contracts are down about $25 since late October. Canadian dollar: 71.43 cents US.
Fed steers $260.31 (range $205.03 to $301.75, top $330); fed heifers $282.10 (top $289.99); cows $141.48 (top $279) on 546 head; veal 600 lb and over $333.09.
Ontario Livestock Exchange stocker sale
479 stockers, steady. Steers 1,000 lb and over averaged $433.97 ($417 to $455); 900 to 999 lb averaged $446.07 ($432 to $460).
OLEX, Thursday noon report
On offer: 240 fed cattle, 275 cows and 850 stockers. Fed cows steady at noon: good cows $137 to $190, top $260. The full report was not posted at press time.
Kawartha Lakes Community Sale Barn
736 stockers, active and steady. Steers 500 to 599 lb $657.09; 600 to 699 lb $605.97. Heifers 500 to 599 lb $574.37.
Brussels Livestock, Thursday
110 veal, steady. Beef veal $385 to $409. Good crossbred drop calves $1,800 to $2,575 a head.
Direct to packer
Ontario rail grade: no bids or trades reported. Alberta dressed trade $490 delivered, $5 to $10 lower than last week.
COMING SALES
Fri Nov 6, 9 a.m. Keady special local calf sale.
Sat Nov 7, 11 a.m. Denfield local vaccinated calf sale.
Thu Nov 12, 11 a.m. Ontario Stockyards special Angus/Hereford sale.
Wed Nov 25 Kawartha and Aylmer fall stocker sales.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Drew Spoelstra, who farms near Binbrook, told CBC that favourable weather made for a good harvest. What used to cost $1,000 to fill the combine for a day now costs $2,000, he said, and farmers can’t pass that on. A combine like his 2013 model, about $500,000 new, now costs about $1 million. Canadian tractor sales in September were down 15.1 per cent from a year earlier; combine sales were down 37.6 per cent. CBC Hamilton ▸
Sources: Beef Farmers of Ontario daily report and noon report, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026; BFO OLEX Wednesday report; CBC Hamilton, Nov. 4. Checked Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, about 9 p.m. ET. Producer of the Week, page 9.
Browndale Farm: a century of dairy, and a farm store you can see into
For about a century, Ashley Brown’s family has built Browndale Farm into a well-known dairy operation. Her grandfather started milking cows around 1947, and her father bred champions at the World Dairy Expo and the Royal Winter Fair. Brown didn’t milk a cow until she was 30.
She and her husband stepped in when her father was running the farm nearly alone, and modernized it with two robotic milkers that milk an average of 90 cows.
During COVID they opened an on-farm store, starting with one freezer of beef when grocery shelves were bare. All the beef is raised on the farm, including Wagyu, dry-aged and about 70 to 80 per cent grass-fed. Shoppers can look through the glass doors at the cows. The farm also hosts a Christmas market with almost 30 vendors.
OPEN THIS WEEKEND
740 West Dumfries Rd., Paris. Fridays noon to 6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 519-732-1505. Browndale Farm ▸
Downtown Paris is open again, and the next dig waits until 2028
Grand River Street North is fully open after Phase 2 of the Downtown Dig. The William Street intersection reopened Oct. 23 and the whole stretch Oct. 28. Emily, Charlotte and Broadway Street East are back to two-way traffic.
The work brought new water and sewer lines, wider sidewalks, landscaping, parallel parking in place of angled spots, a new municipal lot, a rainbow Pride sidewalk and a Legion centennial Veterans crosswalk at Mechanic Street.
Businesses including The Rustic Palm and the Dog-Eared Café celebrated online. After merchants asked for a break, including Bird and Bee Vintage owner Emery Silva at a July council meeting, the County put the next phase on hold. It is now expected from 2028 to 2030, covering Mechanic Street, Broadway Street West, William Street and the lot behind Council Chambers. BrantBeacon ▸
BRIEF • MONDAY, NOV. 9
The Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant and the Brantford Home Builders Association host the by-election candidates. Topics: cost of living, transportation and the economy. It airs on Rogers. Expositor ▸
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Lifestyle and Arts: three stage picks, from home to Toronto
Brantford’s big stage this weekend, local teens taking on a Broadway hit, and two Toronto shows worth the drive.
PICK 1 • AT HOME THIS WEEKEND
On stage at the Sanderson Centre
Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.It’s Too Late to Stop Now: The Music of Van Morrison, with Matt Weidinger. $50.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m.Jersey Nights: Tribute to Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. $49.
For farm folk:Marsh Marigolds: An Agricultural Thriller comes to the Sanderson on Nov. 25. Box office: 519-758-8090. Brant Events ▸Sanderson Centre ▸
PICK 2 • LOCAL TEENS, NOV. 20 AND 21
Local teens take on Dear Evan Hansen
The 13 students in 20 Performing Arts Academy’s Elite program, ages 14 to 18, have rehearsed every weekend since Sept. 12. Their Dear Evan Hansen plays Brantford Collegiate Institute on Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 and 7 p.m. It is the academy’s first show with a live band. Director Theresa Noon-Hunter says the cast talked openly about the show’s mental-health themes. BrantBeacon ▸
Also in student theatre: Assumption College School’s dinner theatre Murder Me Always (Nov. 12) is sold out. BrantBeacon ▸
PICK 3 • WORTH THE DRIVE TO TORONTO
Toronto stages this weekend
Dancer (A Musical in Ten Furlongs) tells the story of Northern Dancer, the “horse nobody wanted” who became the first Canadian-bred Kentucky Derby winner. Terminal Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. Closes Sunday, Nov. 8 (Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m.). Dancer ▸
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) opens Friday, Nov. 6 at Canadian Stage’s Bluma Appel Theatre, to Nov. 22. Ann-Marie MacDonald stars in her own play for its 40th anniversary. Canadian Stage ▸
Also on:Operation Mincemeat at the Royal Alexandra (to Dec. 13) and Soulpepper’s De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail (to Nov. 29). Soulpepper ▸Toronto Theatre Guide ▸
On stage in the County?
School shows, choirs and community theatre: send us your dates and we will list them free.
Sources: brantevents.org and the Sanderson Centre; BrantBeacon; The Toronto Theatre Guide (Nov. 2 to 8); Dancer, Canadian Stage and Soulpepper websites. Checked Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Check times and tickets before you go.
Local first, always. A score is marked FINAL only when the game is over.
BRANTFORD BULLDOGS • OHL
Bulldogs acquire defenceman Kaden Rolling from Windsor
Brantford acquired 17-year-old Barrie product Kaden Rolling from the Spitfires for Erie’s 2028 fourth-round pick and Brantford’s 2028 seventh-round pick. Rolling stays with the OJHL’s Collingwood Blues as an affiliate this season and is expected to join the Bulldogs full-time in 2027-28. The Bulldogs are 11-5-0-1. Bulldogs / CHL ▸OHL This Week ▸
Weather: a mixed bag of a weekend, good enough to get out
Brantford and Brant County forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, issued 3:30 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. No weather alerts were in effect.
12.4°COBSERVED 8 P.M. THURSDAY • BRANTFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Wind southwest 14 km/h. Showers move in before morning and end near noon Friday.
DAY
FORECAST
HIGH °C
LOW °C
Thu night Nov 5
Cloudy, 40 per cent chance of showers this evening; a few showers beginning before morning. Wind SW 30 km/h becoming light.
—
9
Fri Nov 6
A few showers ending near noon, then cloudy. UV index 2, low.
12
—
Fri night Nov 6
Mainly cloudy. Frost risk.
—
−1
Sat Nov 7
Cloudy, 40 per cent chance of showers. Night: cloudy periods.
8
+4
Sun Nov 8
Mix of sun and cloud, 30 per cent chance of showers. Windy. Night: 40 per cent chance of showers.
9
+4
Mon Nov 9
Mix of sun and cloud, 30 per cent chance of showers.
10
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NORMALS FOR THE DATE
High 9 • Low 1
The weekend runs right around normal.
SUN, FRIDAY
7:02 a.m. • 5:07 p.m.
Sunrise and sunset, Brantford
ALERTS
None in effect
As of Thursday evening
WHAT IT MEANS THIS WEEKEND
It’s not terrible and it’s not great, but it’s pretty decent for this time of year and good enough to get out and do stuff. Highs of 8 Saturday and 9 Sunday are right around normal. Showers are only a chance, not a washout. Friday night brings a frost risk, so cover tender plants. Sunday is windy, so bring a jacket to the Burford parade (page 3) and the Remembrance walks, and check the forecast again Saturday morning.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Brantford forecast (issued 3:30 p.m. EST Nov. 5, 2026) and observation at Brantford Municipal Airport (8 p.m. EST Nov. 5), weather.gc.ca, checked about 8:55 p.m. ET. Forecasts change; check the link for the latest.
LEFT: A photograph of a 1985 watercolour by Clayton Barker, painted when he was a student planning tech at the Township of Burford. It was commissioned by the Township and presented to former Burford Township councillor Jack Clement.RIGHT: The Expositor, Nov. 7, 1966. The stone cenotaph (left) stood in the front yard of #116 King Street, the former Township Office. In the background is the concrete block wall of #114 King Street.
BURFORD • NOV. 7, 1966
SERVICE IS HELD IN BURFORD
Mrs. R.K. McLaren, Silver Cross Mother, and J.P. Harris laid the Ontario Government wreath at the cenotaph Sunday at Remembrance Day services sponsored by the Burford, Cathcart, Harley Branch 543 of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Taking part in the parade from the legion hall at the fairgrounds to the cenotaph were legion members, 1st Burford Troop Boy Scouts, 1st Burford Wolf Cub Pack, 1st Burford Girl Guide Company and Brownies. Parade marshal was V.B. Ion, Sgt-at-arms.
Taking part in the service were Rev. W.J. Millman, Rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church and Branch Padre, Rev. Carl Riggs of Burford United Church and Rev. J. Johnstone, C.R.P. who delivered the address. Also taking part was Brantford Salvation Army Band.
Other official wreaths laid at the cenotaph were The Legion: W.J. Littell, branch president and Derek Pite, 1st vice president; Burford Township, Reeve J.P. Harris; Burford Village, Harold Hennedy and Vernon Young; IOOF and Rebekahs: Arnley Johnston and Mrs. Gordon Force; Burford Chapter, OES, Mrs. Nelson Hyatt, WP; Burford Lions Club, Collins Brown and Stanley Tota; Catholic Women’s League, Mrs. Keith Bradley and Mrs. Seitz.
BURFORD • NOV. 10, 1966
CENSUS TAKERS PREPARE COMMUNITY FOR MASS TB SURVEY
This week volunteers are calling at every home in the Burford area advising citizens of the Mass TB Survey and assisting in filling out cards which are taken to the Tuberculin Test Clinic at the Burford United Church on Thursday, November 17th and 18. It is the aim of the Tuberculin Test Committee to have every resident take the test which simply shows whether or not the individual has Tuberculosis germs in his body…
Continued on page 17: the Lions and the broken street lights ▶
BURFORD • YEARS AGO, BY CLAYTON BARKER • CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16
BURFORD • NOV. 10, 1966 (CONTINUED)
DISTRICT GOVERNOR, JIM SNOW VISITED BURFORD LIONS CLUB
District Governor Jim Snow, of Oakville, paid his official visit to the Burford Lions Club at their regular dinner meeting held in Holy Trinity parish hall, on Tuesday evening of this week…Among the visitors at Tuesday night’s meeting were Mr. Lois Holt and Mr. Wm. Johnston, who have been most generous in their support of Lionism in Burford, particularly with their loan of steam engines for the various conventions in the district, and for assistance given to the Lions at the park along Whiteman’s Creek. In appreciation of the support given by these two men, Past Deputy District Governor Pryor Harris made a presentation to Mr. Holt and Mr. Johnston…
OVER ONE HUNDRED BURFORD STREET LIGHTS BROKEN THIS FALL
Beginning with the pre-Hallowe’en season and continuing even as late as Wednesday evening of this week, Burford Village has suffered the loss of over one hundred street lights as a result of vandalism by boys in the community. Four of the large fluorescent lights in the business section have been smashed, two of which were broken on Wednesday night of this week. Ten of the luminaire type lights have been smashed this fall and over one hundred bulbs have been shot out in the pancake type light…If the Provincial Police are unable to make any arrests in connection with the vandalism in Burford Village, the local hydro commissioners will seek assistance from special investigators of the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission…
(REFERENCE: Some of the above excerpts are from Burford Advance and Brantford Expositor clippings)
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AG REPORT
Beef Farmers of Ontario daily report and noon report (Nov. 5), BFO OLEX Wednesday report, CBC Hamilton. Producer of the Week: BrantBeacon (March 26, 2026), Browndale Farm website, County of Brant Farm Crawl.
EVENTS, ARTS AND SPORTS
brantevents.org, County of Brant Public Library LibCal, Sanderson Centre, The Toronto Theatre Guide, Dancer, Canadian Stage, Soulpepper, chl.ca and OHL, riverhawkshockey.ca.
WEATHER
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Brantford forecast issued 3:30 p.m. EST Nov. 5, 2026, and the 8 p.m. observation at Brantford Municipal Airport.
PHOTOS
Burford Legion centennial crosswalk: County of Brant. Flashback images: Clayton Barker (1985 watercolour; Expositor clipping, Nov. 7, 1966, from his collection). Ads supplied by the advertisers. No stock or AI photos of people are used.
OUR STANDARDS
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The Daily Ward started as a simple idea between two candidates. One went into politics. The other, Glenn Hughes, went into keeping people informed.
The idea was co-created by Glenn Hughes and Ben Clement through a community council conversation. The goal: one place where people across the County of Brant can find out what's happening, with every story credited and linked to where it started.
The County of Brant is where The Daily Ward was born, and the Brant edition will always be kept as a gift to the community that started it all.
And it's still growing. What began as one idea in Ward 4 keeps evolving into something more, a real local daily built with and for the community, with more to come.
The Daily Ward Inc. An independent media company incorporated in Ontario. Created by Glenn Hughes and co-created by Ben Clement. thedailyward.com • editor@thedailyward.com
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