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Chances are if you are reading a publication like The Advocate and you are a young person you already are active in this community. On Friday May 25th, the Brant… Continue reading "Leadership Conference Gives Local Youth a Voice – by Madelaine Brown & Ryan Jamula"
Politically, I’m a Conservative. That word evokes all sorts of different emotions in people. In some ways, it philosophically resonates quite deeply in me, and in others ways, those who… Continue reading "A Grander Vision of Conservatism (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
Photo by Marc Laferriere “Canadians won’t work those jobs. They’re too {insert your preferred adjective here} for that.” It’s a common phrase, one I heard a lot growing up. There’s… Continue reading "All Aboard The Job Bus – (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Photo courtesy of Tia Robinson Photography After years of living in a community that has be hard hit by the decline in manufacturing both in the 1980’s and in the… Continue reading "It’s tough not to yell – Editorial by Andrew Macklin"
On March 31, 2012 people all around the globe will come together to take action on one unified cause by turning out the lights from 8:30pm-9:30pm to raise awareness about… Continue reading "Beyond Earth Hour – by Ryan Jamula"
Brantford City Hall photo by Steph Paige. Growing up as the daughter of a former City Councillor, I was determined to stay as far away from municipal politics as possible.… Continue reading "Re-thinking The Electoral Divide – by Steph Paige"
Recently I had the privilege of being invited to join the Board of Directors of the Brantford Seniors Resource Centre, a not-for-profit organization that offers services to senior in our… Continue reading "Gray Power: The Brant Dilemma – by Michael St. Amant"
Ward 3 City Council Member Dan McCreary & Publisher Lucas Duguid. Photo by Paul Smith courtesy of Photohouse Studio. In last month’s edition of the Advocate we asked our readers… Continue reading "Editorial: Operation Street Lamp – by Lucas Duguid"
Photo courtesy of Ida Adamowicz I was a working artist once. Wait, let me explain. For about 5 years I worked in the media. I was the Executive Producer of… Continue reading "Brantford: time to talk about the creative economy (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Lately I’ve been immersed in scanning the thousands of photographs that we acquired before the dawning of the digital age of photography. This project began as a means to manage and… Continue reading "A look at where we’ve been – by Michael St. Amant"