YEAR IN REVIEW: 2024

May

- After more than 20 years of successful entrepreneurship in downtown Paris, Green Heron Books owner Roy Skuce retired and closed the store for the final time.

-Tax payers say ‘No’ to stormwater utility program, county shelves idea until 2025. Staff presented council with the results of the engagement campaign showing an overwhelming number of respondents were not supportive of the Stormwater utility charge on their property tax bill.

-County of Brant is selected as one of 15 Ontario Cultural Day Festival Hubs.

-The Paris Lions Club extended their generosity to the local community by organizing a heartwarming event at Victoria Park in Brantford. Armed with leftover pancakes and sausages from the Maple Syrup Festival, the Lions Club volunteers embarked on a mission to feed over 100 individuals who are less fortunate.

-Representatives from Brant Food For Thought program and 100 People Who Care Brant Steering Committee toured four Brant County schools to witness the upgrades to their Nutrition programs funded by donations raised by members of 100 People Who Care Brant Group donations totalled $9,500!

-The 2nd Annual Banfield Art Crawl returns, drawing crowds of art enthusiasts for a unique morning of shopping.

--Salah Bachir, renowned philanthropist, has gifted the library with 100 signed copies of his book First to Leave the Party; 100% of the proceeds go towards building a new Main Branch Library

A Grand Erie District School board student tests some tools at the Tigercat Industries booth at the 2024 Epic Jobs Fair held on May 22. A record-high 2,400 students took part in the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie’s Epic Jobs hands-on skills trades fair on May 22, attracting Grade 7 and 8 students from schools across the Grand Erie region. Photos submitted by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie

SC Johnson generously contributes $140,000 to support Digital Mammography at BCHS. SC Johnson’s transformative giving allowed the BCHS to bring the first Digital Mammography units to our hospital in 2012. As the units approach their end of life and replacement parts become scarce, BCHS has identified the need to replace this technology. Mammography is the most valuable tool radiologists rely on to diagnose breast cancer and to follow the progression and treatment of the disease in patients.