Sharing the Voices of our Community
The Burford and Area Business Association (BABA) along with downtown Burford Businesses, local churches and service groups are working diligently to bring about a special Holiday Open House on Friday November 27 from 6-9 PM. With almost twenty stores, restaurants and service industries open late and offering a wide variety […]
Join the Healthy Kids at Home Fall Challenge Kids and families in Brantford and the County of Brant are invited to participate in the Healthy Kids at Home Fall Challenge. Each week, for the next five weeks, a new photo contest will be featured, offering a chance for participants to […]
By: Clayton Barker Burford, August 6th, 1914 MILITARY BAND CONCERT AND TATOO, AT BURFORD TO-NIGHT Local Regiments Are In Readiness.:(Brantford Courier Aug 5)Col. M. F. Muir of the 25th Brant Dragoons announced to-day that the regiment was being recruited up to war strength, “If we are needed every man is […]
I heard on the radio recently that 1 in 5 adults in Canada have never made an entire meal from scratch! Think of it, 20% of all adults 18 and older have never made a roast dinner or made their own cabbage rolls or baked their own bread. Oh, people […]
Barb Dzsudzsak, owner and artist of Pottery on Seven has had to make significant changes to her Christmas Open House, held annually at her home on the Seventh Concession. For the past few years she has welcomed a significant portion of the community into her home to explore and buy […]
The Ontario government is launching the Community Paramedicine for Long-Term Care program in five communities across the province. This program will help seniors on long-term care waitlists stay safe in the comfort of their own homes and communities for longer.Details of the new program in the County of Brant and […]
Well Halloween was just the best! Not only did it snow for the first time, the toddlers also got to dress up in their Halloween costumes and get candy! The toddlers all practiced saying “trick or treat” and “thank you” to one another as treats were handed out in friends […]
By: Clayton Barker 1940’s the Burford Armoury. Note the cannons in the front and the white-painted posts along William Street (St. William today). Photo from Clayton Barker’s personal collection. The Brantford ExpositorNov. 2nd, 1942 BURFORD TOWNSHIP EXCEEDS OBJECTIVE:It was announced at Victory Loan headquarters this afternoon at 2:45 p.m., that […]
I’ve recently stumbled across a CBC television program called Still Standing. This weekly program follows Newfoundlander Jonny Harris as he visits small rural towns across Canada. His goal is to explore places that have been hit hard by economic difficulties, issues of race, tragedies, extreme weather or other hurdles that […]
This past week people had to re-imagine how Halloween would be celebrated. As a very public and interactive holiday people all adapted in their own ways. Burford and area was no exception.The Brant County Health Unit had recommended either avoiding trick or treating or going out in a modified way […]
