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Military heritage on display SEE PAGE 22
Canadian Military Heritage Museum celebrates 16th anniversary
Council supports economic strategy
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Nicole Alexander and the joy of art When Brantford resident Nicole Alexander was a young girl in Trinidad and Tobago, she would draw wherever she could, even on the walls. “My grandmother used to punish me for it,” Alexander said. “She said there would be no money I could make in (art).” Today, Alexander has five of her paintings on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, as part of the From the Soul: Caribana Art Exhibit, and she couldn’t be happier about it.
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Sharp takes time to give back Alena Sharp is having her strongest year yet on the LPGA Tour. While she has a busy schedule ahead of her, the 29-year-old took a break from competition to host the fifth annual Alena Sharp Charity Classic on Tuesday at the Brantford Golf and Country Club.
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Brantford’s Jamie McGibbon is blessed with a compassionate circle of friends. When McGibbon, bottom right, lost his hair due to intensive chemotherapy treatments, his long-time friends rallied to show support by shaving their heads and offering to become bone marrow donors. “We wanted to raise awareness and to let Jamie know that we are always here for him,” said Matt Best, 16. “We love him and we would do anything for him.” Read the story about a group of teens who stick together through life’s triumphs and challenges on Page 23 inside this week’s Brant News. Photo by Mike Machado, Brant News
Condos proposed for Colborne Street
Spill leads to questions
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n application before the City of Brantford would see 36 units in a downtown apartment building converted to condominiums.
Effort Trust Company has applied to change rental units in the four-storey building, located at 90 Colborne St., on the north side of Colborne, into condos that would be available for purchase. A large ground floor space in the building would also
be converted into seven commercial units. On Monday night, councillors at the committee level accepted a staff recommendation to approve the application.
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ounty of Brant Mayor Ron Eddy will be looking into having trucks rerouted around Glen Morris following a truck spill on East River Road last week.
A Rothsay rendering truck carrying protein waste and animal bi-products tipped onto its side at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, spilling its contents onto the lawn of the Glen Morris library.
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overnments and organizations in Brant region will work together to create employment with the adoption of a new economic vision for the city, says one of the presenters of Brantford’s new economic development strategy. “People will be working together and…you’ll have more jobs, better jobs and higher paying jobs,” Michael St. Amant said. At a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday night, city councillors voted 11-0 in favour of approving the 225-page economic development strategy, its 12 guiding principles and 65 recommendations. “We are pleased to note that included in the guiding principles of the report is a reference to economic development not being limited to, or conforming with, jurisdictional boundaries,” Chamber of Commerce president Barry English said.
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