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What is the allure of screaming jets in painfully tight formations and fixed wing aircraft tumbling through the sky above our heads that draws us to an Airshow? Over 100… Continue reading "Rotary Charity Airshow 2014 – Dare to Dream"
The celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi is a very important day for over 1.2 billion Roman Catholics world wide. The Eucharistic procession (the body and blood of Jesus… Continue reading "The Feast of Corpus Christi – by Zig Misiak (@ZigMisiak)"
Someone once told me, “You don’t know, what you don’t know”. That simple statement has stuck with me and I think about it a lot in many different contexts. It… Continue reading "When you Don’t Know Where to Turn to, Turn to 211 (Kristin Pass, @KristinPass)"
Do you know what it’s like to struggle to get a job in your field, after having been to college or university and incurring tens of thousands of dollars in… Continue reading "Why the Youth Jobs Crisis Should Matter to Everyone (Alex Felsky, @AlexFelsky)"
The issues I am addressing in this article have a devastating impact on this community. As a clinical social worker in Brantford, I have dealt with the victims of drugs,… Continue reading "The Too Often Forgotten – Addictions, Drugs and Mental Health (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
We are all well aware that it has been a cold, long winter. Even having an active physical and social life I still find this winter seems to have more… Continue reading "Golden Girls (Carrie Sinkowski, @CSinkowski)"
The Brant County SPCA’s executive director, Robin Kuchma, assisted in running the Adopt-a-Thon at the PetSmart at 211 Henry St., where rescued cats were given homes. This was part of… Continue reading "Reigning in Cats of Brantford (Graeme Gordon)"
In January of 2009, I stepped through the doorway of a rather unspectacular building on Colborne Street, not really knowing what I was doing or why. There had to be… Continue reading "Five Years of Youth Mentorship by Becca Vandekemp (@beccavdk)"
Readers of The Brant Advocate may remember my 2 part story on why and how people should become more involved in their community. I really enjoyed writing those pieces, but… Continue reading "2014 ~ Do Something! by Marc Laferriere (@MarcLaferriere)"
December is a magical time at Glenhyrst Art Gallery. When the moon settles high in the blackest of skies, curtains of stars mirror the thousands of lights that shine brightly… Continue reading "Glenhyrst is Aglow by Michelle Madison-Dick"