No more smoking at transit terminal

According to the City of Brantford website, as of June 1st, smoking is no longer allowed anywhere on transit property. The city will now recognize the property as a no smoking zone under the Trespass to Property Act. The bylaw…

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Brantford youth learn about leadership from the pros

On Friday morning, over 100 youth gathered at Counterpoint Church in Brantford to learn about being a leader at the 3rd Annual Brantford Youth Leadership Conference. Organized by NDP federal candidate Marc Laferriere and the Brantford Youth NDP (yNDP), the…

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Last Call

I leafed through Arthur and Junie B Jones picture books in the downtown library. I ate Super-kid ice cream cones on the benches in Victoria Park. I watched the Lion King, for the very first time, in the old Odeon…

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Gryphons spoil Brantford’s homecoming

A packed Arnold Anderson Stadium wasn’t enough to propel the Laurier Golden Hawks baseball team over Guelph this past weekend as the Gryphons stole both games in a doubleheader. A part of Laurier Brantford’s annual Homecoming festivities, hundreds of fans…

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City acquires Club NV’s lease

The City of Brantford has arranged to purchase the largest property in downtown Brantford. The purchase includes Market Square, the downtown mall which currently houses Williams, and a large number of city services. The purchase also includes the building which…

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Laurier Brantford gives a boost to campus safety

There is a new innovation at Laurier Brantford to help curb safety concerns for staff students, in the form a bright yellow emergency pole that has been installed in the courtyard of the Research and Academic Centre. This new tool…

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Brantford looks to update transit system

Brantford city council has recently agreed to a proposal to create a new downtown transit terminal. The project is in its earliest stages as the city still has to proceed with examining several possible sites for the new terminal. While…

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Hidden treasures of Brantford

Before the school work begins to pile up to your ceiling and the weather is too frigid to wander around the city, you may want to spend your weekends visiting some impressive but perhaps lesser-known locations in Brantford. Brantford Twin…

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How to think and talk about Brantford

(The following is a sarcasm-laden satirical piece inspired by Binyawanga Wainaina’s “How to Write about Africa,” published in Granta 92) When you picture Brantford, confine your imagination to the immediate downtown area. Do not entertain the possibility that there might…

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About Brantford

Beginning university is a time of change for first year students. September brings a new school environment, new friends, and in most cases, all of this takes place in a brand new city. New students to Laurier Brantford can expect…

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The Last Notes of Our Childhoods

Colin Armstrong had just over two hours left to experience what many had enjoyed for eight years. The 18-year-old Brantford resident stood by rows of records at The Mixdown, shortly after 10:30PM on Saturday October 23. A few feet away,…

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Mohawk College eyes Expositor building for downtown expansion

With a presence already in the downtown core, Mohawk College is planning on permanently becoming neighbours to Laurier and Nipissing. With a number of approvals still needed, the College has set their sights on the 114-year old Expositor Building on…

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Minister of science and technology visits LB officials

Vice President Leo Groarke and Dean Bruce Arai welcomed the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Brant MP Phil McColeman, and President/Vice-Chancellor of Laurier Max Blouw to the campus on Oct 15 for a tour of the new Research and Academic Centre. Mr.…

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Groarke leaves Brantford for U of Windsor

The current principal/vice-president of Laurier Brantford is headed to the University of Windsor to assume the position of provost/vice-president academic, starting in April 2010. But after 26 years at Wilfrid Laurier University, over 10 of which were spent in Brantford,…

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Relay for Life raises $28 000

The light of luminaries lit up downtown Brantford’s Victoria Park on the night of October 16th through 17th as Laurier students held their third annual Relay for Life. Cancer survivors and Laurier students teamed up and walked around the perimeter…

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Rumour has it

The city of Brantford has big plans for its downtown core, specifically around the Colborne Street area. According to these plans: • 41 decrepit buildings, some of which are still inhabited, would be purchased and revamped by a single developer…

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Art project to ‘mix and mingle’ with community

Any student that attends class in Grand River Hall may have noticed the wall just right of the main foyer has been painted bright red, a complete contrast to its former olive green. This red wall will be home to…

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Friday the 13th with Timber Timbre

An ominous day such as Friday the 13th should be spent around large groups of happy people, so as to ward off any negative vibes. That’s why I went to The Ford Plant, a popular alternative music venue, to check…

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Laurier Students Fundraise with Rock for Habitat

What do building homes and a night of rocking out to bands at The Ford Plant have in common? Nothing; at least not until Caitlin Cuffari, a second year Journalism student at Laurier Brantford found a way to tie the…

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