In a strong vote, Arrowdale golf course is to be sold to developers and the profits will go towards affordable housing. In a vote on December 10, 2019, city council; voted 8 to 3 in favour of City Councillor Jan […]
The fate of Arrowdale Golf Course
Brant county crime stoppers: partners in crime
If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Crime stoppers! The Brant County Crime Stoppers is a local non-for-profit organization with one main goal; to help solve crime. Crime Stoppers has been running in Brantford since 1984. […]
A climate movement or a cultural moment?
The ongoing issue of climate change is not hard to forget. In the last year, brazen activist Greta Thunberg was named Time’s person of the year and climate action emerged as a top ballot-box issue in the Canadian federal election. […]
Brantford Christmas parade: preparing for a jolly holiday season
Buckle your sleigh-belts, grab your tools, prepare your carolling voice and get ready to spread your holiday cheer as Brantford celebrates its 45 annual Christmas Parade. The parade themed Santa’s Workshop, took place on Saturday Nov. 30. The parade began […]
What’s happening on campus in December?
December 4 Come join Laurier International for a festive Christmas dinner! Taking place between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6:15, this event takes place in One Market’s basement. Just be sure to pick up your free […]
Students win fight against Ford Government in court ruling
Canadian Federation of Students wins the fight against Ford’s PC Government in a unanimous decision in the Divisional Court. November 21 the courts ruled that post-secondary students should not be allowed to opt out of their student fees. In […]
Brantford declares climate emergency
The City of Brantford has committed to becoming net carbon neutral by 2050. On November 12 Brantford City Council unanimously voted in favour of passing the resolution declaring a climate emergency and what actions the city will take to […]
Brantford hosts first-ever “Feminist Snowflake Market”
The first ever Brantford Feminist Snowflake Market was held in Coach House at the historical Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant, on November 30. This event is to, “showcase the talents and creations of women, trans, two-spirit, femme and non […]
A new brew: Veritas Café opens at One Market Square in Brantford
The once-abandoned mall is now a vibrant atmosphere for members of the Laurier community, as well as others in the downtown core of Brantford. The new Veritas Cafe is largely responsible for this. The coffee shop opened this September in […]
Brantford Downtown Outreach Team (BDOT) program takes new approach to social outreach
The Brantford Downtown Outreach Team, otherwise known as BDOT, is a pilot program implemented in July of 2019 with a focus on reaching out to people struggling with addiction, homelessness and other challenges. The idea for the BDOT was born […]
Orange Shirt Day opens the conversation for reconciliation with “healing walk”
Attempting to find reconciliation in one of Canada’s darkest periods of its history has, in the past few decades, been a difficult and complex process of acknowledgement, confrontation and healing for Indigenous Canadians — especially those who have been most […]
Fifth-annual “Social Justice Forum” looks at activism efforts in the community
From Monday, Sept. 23, to Tuesday, Sept. 24, students and scholars collected in the Carnegie building for the fifth-annual Social Justice Forum, listening to researchers discuss their thoughts and findings regarding social justice activism, the current state of racism and […]
Homecoming 2019 celebrates 20 years of Laurier Brantford
Last month marked a significant milestone in the history of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, as the community celebrated its twentieth anniversary with Laurier’s Homecoming on Sept. 21. The satellite campus, which was founded in 1999, kicked off its birthday […]
Welcome to Orientation Week 2019
Wilfrid Laurier University offers every new batch of students that arrive at during the first week of September, Laurier Orientation Week offers a chance for them to transition into university life through their participation in a week of events, social […]
Organizing a multi-campus plan for Brantford
For a multi-campus institution like Wilfrid Laurier University, the issue of remoteness from the primary campus is a frequently voiced concern of students, as well as the Students’ Union. As the satellite campus for Laurier, Brantford is home to approximately […]
SAC hosts healing and crafting workshop
The sexual assault centre (SAC) hosted a healing and craft workshop to create a collaborative art for sexual assault survivors. On Monday, March 4 Laurier students gathered in the basement of the Carnegie building to create artwork as a medium […]
Launchpad puts on first hackathon event
Laurier Brantford kicked off the month by hosting its very first criminology hackathon. Students gathered during the first weekend in March to participate in Launchpad Brantford’s inaugural criminovation challenge. The event was meant to make students think critically of social […]
Laurier hosts panel on refugees and migrants
How do we aid refugees and migrant individuals in their turbulent experiences? That’s what the Laurier community was invited to discuss at the resiliency of refugees panel. Tuesday, March 5, as part research week at Laurier Brantford, the Laurier community […]
State of journalism discussed at Laurier
On March 6, Laurier Brantford hosted a panel discussion about the state of Canadian journalism. The impressive panel was made up of Kathy English, public editor of the Toronto Star; San Grewal, director and founder of The Pointer; and Erin Millar, CEO and co-founder […]
Vaisakhi celebration comes to Laurier
On Wednesday, March 6, students came decked out in their best for the first Vaisakhi event to celebrate the New Year in the Sikh religion. Students from both Laurier and Conestoga stepped into the convention centre to celebrate the traditional […]
Swap Don’t Shop with EcoHawks
For an entire week, EcoHawks and LSPIRG joined forces to host the Swap Don’t Shop event at Laurier Brantford. Students donated clothing or accessories that they were not using anymore, and could take something else that sparked their interest. “It’s more sustainable in that way so […]
Brantford public library reaches 135 years
This year, the Brantford Public Library celebrates its 135th anniversary, and the library staff is hard at work planning events and activities to promote the occasion. “I think any opportunity to really get to share the library’s story is what […]
Sheltering Brantford
The polar vortex and ice storms 2019 has been throwing at Brantford have been hard enough for everyone in the city. It makes some wonder what people do when they can’t afford a roof over their head. Affordable housing is the […]
Laurier concludes Black History Month
To conclude Black History Month at Wilfrid Laurier University, a collection of groups and associations on the Brantford and Waterloo campuses have been raising awareness, recognizing the lived experiences and ongoing struggles of People of Colour (PoC) and celebrating black culture as […]
Students Against Ford’s Cuts voice dissapointment
A meeting that was supposed to take place between the vice-president of student affairs David McMurray and some of the students from Students Against Ford’s Cuts was cancelled due to “extenuating circumstances.” Monday, February 11, Students Against Ford’s Cuts made a post to […]
KAOS dance team performs at showcase
Laurier Brantford’s competitive dance team was burning up the dance floor at their annual showcase. Saturday, Feb. 9, the KAOS dance team hosted their annual showcase at Laurier Brantford’s new YMCA centre for the first time. The event was planned in collaboration with Fashion […]
Laurier students win design challenge
A weekend of design thinking turns into much more for a handful of Laurier students. Sunday, Feb 3, Prepr – in collaboration with Laurier’s user experience program – was wrapping up its United Nations’ social design challenge, where a group of Laurier students walked away […]
Voter turnout increase in SU election
Zemar Hakim has made it over the finish line: he has been elected as the new Students’ Union president. For this year’s election, the Students’ Union saw an increase in voter turnout with 23.61 per cent of the student body coming out to cast […]
“The Social Shift” screens at Laurier
Laurier Brantford held a screening of the new documentary, The Social Shift, in S.C. Johnson on Thursday. The documentary follows two sisters and their two friends as they journey across Canada to interview and promote businesses that are about more than making lots of […]
City opts out of cannabis shops
Brantford city councillors voted against legalizing cannabis stores in the city on Jan. 15. The vote will delay the opening of any cannabis retailers for Brantford again, with it originally being promised for October 2018 under the Wynn administration and then April […]