Author Amber Richardson

This past weekend marked the 41st annual Brantford International Villages Festival.15 villages were scattered across Brantford, enticing people with their exotic dances, traditional dress, and mouthwatering...

Canada Day. Photo courtesy of Ian Muttoo/Wikimedia Commons.While others prepared for a day filled with fun and fireworks, dozens of brave people became new Canadian citizens.Canada Day kicked off with ...

On June 22, the Brantford Memorial Concert at Bell Homestead brought over 100 people together for an afternoon of music in the sun.The band sat picturesquely poised beneath a willow tree, playing their spri...

June 20-21 marked Brantford’s fourth annual Pride Celebration.The festivities kicked off with the raising of the rainbow flag at city hall. LGBT community members and allies gathered at 100 Wellington Squ...

Webcams will be used by professors to monitor students during online examinations (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).For just over a year, Wilfrid Laurier University has been using a program called Resp...

Patrons get to enjoy a cold one while perusing ROM's many exhibits. Photo by Amber Richardson.Friday nights through the end of June are exceedingly live at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Friday Night...

On June 15, Brantford will be celebrating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day along with many other global communities.On May 26, 2014, city council proclaimed that June 15 is “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day...

Fox 40 and Fluke Transportation Chair and CEO Ron Foxcroft with Brant Community Fountation Executive Director Joanne Lewis (photo by Amber Richardson).On June 10, The Brant Community Foundation hosted its ...

Since May 2003, the City of Brantford has been implementing strict watering restrictions in an effort to lower water consumption throughout the summer months. According to Leanne Knuckle of the City of Brantfor...

Brantford's Telephone City Musical Society (TCMS) is honoring the 70-year anniversary of D-Day with a memorial concert in partnership with Brantford Pipes & Drums.June 6, 2014 marks the 70-year annivers...