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Urban Tactical Retail Store is Open

With campgrounds and seasonal parks starting to reopen, we are sure you are excited to plan a trip with the family or with your buddies to do some camping, fishing, or hunting. Urban Tactical Brantford has a 3000 sq ft retail shop stocked with a variety of items to help get you ready. Dust off the items in the garage, take inventory, and then head over to 18 Zatonski Ave for some new gear. 

Whether its recreation or sport that brings you to the great outdoors, they have items for functionality,...

Watch “Brant Feud” Live on Thursdays!

Do you love watching Family Feud? Survey says: Good answer, good answer. We do too! If you haven’t already been watching, tune in to Brant Feud on Thursday evenings from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The show streams live from The Rope Factory Event Hall and All Day Breakfast Facebook pages.

Hosted by local Brantfordians, Jamie Stephens and Ben Strasser, Brant Feud debuted on social media on May 14, 2020.  Each episode features four different families competitively answering a series of...

Celebrate National Wine Day Locally!

“My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine.” – Ernest Hemingway

Happy National Wine Day! With a vast array of options, wine is an exceptionally versatile beverage.  Before we share the best Brantford spots to make-your-own-wine, we thought we’d prepare you by giving you the tools you need to pick yourself the perfect wine! Experts use five common characteristics to classify and describe wine and if you’ve ever felt lost when wandering wine aisles, here’s a basic guide:

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It’s Tourism Week!

The City of Brantford Economic Development and Tourism department is proud to celebrate Tourism Week from Sunday, May 24 to Saturday, May 30, 2020. Tourism Week in Canada is a grassroots initiative that brings attention to the economic opportunity available to Canada through travel and tourism and recognizes tourism organizations, businesses, and other partners across the country for their contribution to the Canadian economy.

This week, Tourism Week looks very different than most years. Canada’s...

Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant: Become a Member!

Among the long list of businesses to temporarily close in Brantford, Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant is one that hits close to home. A fixture in our community since 1956, Glenhyrst has always been a point of pride in Brantford.

Sitting on a beautifully landscaped sixteen-acre park along the banks of the Grand River, Glenhyrst welcomes nearly 30,000 visitors a year. The gallery offers contemporary fine art exhibitions, guided tours, classes, lectures, events, an art rental service, school education...