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My name is Rebekah Pitts and I am an advocate for exploration. I have just moved to Brantford this summer and have an intrinsic sense of curiosity. Over the… Continue reading "Bek’s in The City – With Rebekah Pitts"
I’ve been asked, “Are you a First Nations Artist?” I say, “No. I’m an artist and I am First Nations!” Everything I do contains a bit of my culture in… Continue reading "Culture Is Who We Are – by Lorrie Gallant"
The Advocate – A New Community Publication Coming to Brant (BRANTFORD, ON – August 23, 2011) – Residents of Brantford, Brant, Six Nations, and New Credit can look forward to… Continue reading "Press Release: What is the Advocate and Why You Should Care"
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Check your local listings for exciting new episodes of Advocate Television returning this fall for season 2 only on Rogers TV. For air times in Brantford and area click here.
I’d never given much thought to what my last story for the Brant Advocate would sound like… or what it would be like to write it. I’m finding it difficult… Continue reading "Thank You Brantford: A Final Editorial (Lucas Duguid, @OctopusRed)"
When I was a kid at camp we used to sing a song each night together. It’s final line was “this is goodnight but not goodbye.” It always stuck with… Continue reading "Goodnight, but not Goodbye (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
1988 was a turning point year for me. My first serious relationship had ended with my fiancee dumping me for a friend of mine, I moved out of my parents house,… Continue reading "Second Wave: More Than A Record Store by Paul Evans"
In July 2012, I woke the f**k up. I’m sorry, Mom, for swearing in a newspaper, and I’m sorry to those who take offense to the “F” word. It’s just… Continue reading "Awakening by Kelley Hoyt"
“The first barrier to the contamination of drinking water involves protecting the sources of drinking water.” – Justice Dennis O’Connor, Walkerton Inquiry 2002 The Clean Water Act was created to implement… Continue reading "Does Source Water Protection Really Protect Our Water? by Jeff Broomfield"
One of the goals of The Brant Advocate was to highlight local stories, local talent and local spaces. As a couple, we take local very seriously. If you don’t use… Continue reading "A Stillwater Wedding by Rebekah & Marc Laferriere"
I remember when I was a kid, driving with my mom around town and into the country on Sunday afternoons seeing the sites; the changing of seasons; all the little… Continue reading "A Small Gothic (Brantford) Cottage by Ryan Van Dijk"
I love Ward 5. I moved into this ward from Burford as a teenager in the 70s and still live here today. Right away Ward 5 became my new home.… Continue reading "A Letter to Ward 5 (Brian Van Tilborg, @BrianVanTilborg)"
