Sharing the Voices of our Community
On Tuesday, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, Prabmeet Sarkaria and Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma hosted a virtual roundtable to hear from the small business community in Brantford and surrounding areas on how to respond to COVID-19 and help Main Street rebound. The MPPs were also joined by home-based food business owners. “It is critical […]
GRCA offers free winter webinar series for rural landowners The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is offering a series of online webinars this winter with a focus on sharing information about how rural landowners can protect and enhance the natural features on their property. These free virtual sessions have been […]
Phil McColeman MP Brantford-Brant, will not seek re-election.First elected in 2008 and having served 4 terms, Phil McColeman has announced that he will not be running in the next Federal election.As Brantford-Brant’s representative, Phil has been recognized as a compassionate, hardworking MP with a strong voice in Ottawa.“It’s been a […]
Funding will help ensure local government avoids operating deficits in 2021 Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant announced that the County of Brantwill receive an additional $347,000 and the City of Brantford will receive an additional $1,010,000.00in Safe Restart Agreement funding. The discretionary funding will be used to offset operating costsfor […]
Engage with us!The County of Brant invites you to engage withus as we investigate and evaluate water andwastewater servicing alternatives and drainageimprovements for the community of Burford.The Master Plan will consider the variousalternatives for both water and wastewaterservicing as well as alternatives to improvesurface water drainage throughout thecommunity to the […]
Helping Ontario Farmers Protect Lake Erie and Lake St. ClairWatershedsApplications for LEADS program being accepted this monthThe governments of Canada and Ontario will soon be acceptingapplications for a new round of project funding to help farmers improve environmentalsustainability and water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds. […]
Around 6:30 AM on Thursday morning, Diane Baggs of Burford received a phone call from a concerned friend. Not sure what her friend was referring to, Diane looked out her window and saw dark plumes of smoke billowing from a large warehouse just across the street. Worried for her neighbour, […]
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. […]
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 […]
