Sharing the Voices of our Community
By: Clayton Barker View of a group of people working in the fields picking beans, c1914-18, this barn stood north of Burford village in the middle of the field on the east side of Maple Ave. (photo from Clayton Barker’s personal collection). Burford,Sept. 20th, 1917 THEY SHALL NOT PASS:The Immortal […]
Saturday, December 12th, 20206:00-9:00pmThis year, Burford’s Agricultural Society, Optimist Club and Lions Club are hosting a Santa Claus Parade COVID style. Local community groups, organizations and businesses are asked to set up exhibits and displays in a family-friendly Christmas theme just as they would do for the annual Parade throughout […]
Welcome to another wonderful Christmas season.As we begin to enter this time, plans have been in full swing at the Burford Community Food Bank.It is an interesting time trying to meet the needs of our clients and follow safety protocols in order to keep both our clients and volunteers safe.As […]
The Awakening to Better Beauty Project, put on each year by The Beauty Barn Spa on Cleaver Road is an event designed to pamper and support local women battling cancer and infertility. Developed by spa owner Corrie Gallant, this annual project has been met with great enthusiasm and appreciation by […]
Tito’s Pizza is all set to officially open their doors in Burford on Thursday November 26, 2020. Owner Ali Reza (joyfully called Mr. Tito by staff and friends) launched the first Tito’s pizza in Brantford in 2001 and has been growing in small towns across south western Ontario ever since. […]
The County of Brant has created a new Community Improvement Plan Program to allow businesses to implement public safety measures.“We anticipate this will be a valuable resource to support many businesses in the community,” said Mayor David Bailey. “The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on businesses and this is […]
Federation of Agriculture At the Brant County Federation of Agriculture Annual Meeting, held recently, Colton Oughtred was elected President. Colton is a sales rep for Dubois Agrinovation Irrigation, as well as working with the family’s Sunny Terrace Farm, near Onondaga, growing corn and soybeans. Other members of the executive elected […]
By: Steve BurroughsIn recent times it seems we’re doing everything differently in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. From shopping more online to wearing masks and stocking up on toilet paper, many aspects of life aren’t what they were a year ago. Burford Minor Hockey is no exception. While […]
By: Clayton Barker 1914 Horse-drawn corn binder, post card photo fromClayton Barker’s personal collection. ….There’s a humming on the cable, there’s a whisper in the air, There’s message stirring each Canadian heart. Once more old England’s calling as she bids her sons prepare, to save the world and play a […]
Dear Burford Advance Readers:The winds of change have come to us again and we have some news we want to share.As you know, 2020 has been quite a year. With forced closures, new and ever changing laws and so many businesses (both small and large) impacted by the pandemic and […]
