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Support Local Businesses for Mother’s Day

With Easter behind us, it’s now time to focus our attention on another upcoming special day that we must celebrate while respecting physical distancing guidelines. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, 2020 and this year, more than ever, we need to recognize all of the hardworking moms out there during this difficult and challenging time of uncertainty.

To all the moms working the frontlines as an essential service provider, to the moms laid off who are struggling to make ends meet, to the nervous expecting...

Nina-Brie Brings Style to Your Door

Nina-Brie is a specialty women’s boutique that has provided exceptional quality clothing and service to the Brantford community for the last 31 years.  While their doors are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nina-Brie is working hard to deliver the same great customer service associated with their beloved Brantford clothing store.

You may not be able to shop in person, but shop owner, Kristie Jordan, is providing several other avenues to help bring style to you. One method is...

Bring Al Dente’s Home

Al Dente Fresh Pasta & Grill has been a mainstay in the Brantford community since 1988, serving up delicious Italian Fare including pizza, pasta, lasagana and even some Canadian staples like burgers and sandwiches. There’s something for everyone at Al Dente.

While we look forward to admiring their fairy lights and sipping wine in their elegant restaurant again; for now we can bring the great meals we know and love home.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Dente has had to temporarily close...

All-Round Champion Is Here

Last summer, you may have seen a giant purple bus travelling through Brantford with a film crew in tow. It was all part of the All-Round Champion television production from marblemedia, an award-winning global media company, which is now airing on TVO Kids. This exciting unscripted family-friendly show used many Brantford buildings and backdrops during production and we now get the chance to see the show in all its action.

Four of the ten competitions were filmed at Brantford locations last summer...

2020 Cycling in Ontario Guide is Here!

Calling all cyclists! The 2020 Cycling in Ontario / Le velo en Ontario guide is now available online at www.ontariobybike.ca/2020.

This 40-page annual guide, available in English and French, is full of ideas and information to inspire cyclists to explore more of Ontario by bike.  The City of Brantford is featured in the new guide as a desirable cycling destination in Central Ontario.

In April of 2017, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport launched Tour by Bike – Ontario’s Cycling Tourism...