YEAR IN REVIEW

Residents visited the Paris Cenotaph for a variety of reasons this fall including the Paris Remembrance Day Ceremony (above) and to hear the sweet voices of Sacred Heart School students performing during Jingle Bell Night (below).

The County of Brant honours former Mayor Ron Eddy for his decades of dedication and service to the community by renaming a new portion of Governors Road East as Ron Eddy Way. Pictured above is the Eddy family at the unveiling this week, (left to right) Emily Eddy, Sue Eddy, Allyson Eddy, Janice Eddy, Ron Eddy, Mark Eddy, Wes Eddy, Tanner Eddy. County of Brant Photo

November

-Paris Remembers. Residents and veterans gathered at the Cenotaph for the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony led by Sgt-at-Arms Carrie Moran and Parade Commander Mark Ford. Dale Kitchen was the MC of the ceremony, Ethan Leduc the ceremonial piper and Jennifer Budd performed O ‘Canada while Geoff Adeney played the Last Post.

-Rebel & Royal is among the newest business to open its doors downtown Paris, offering a hot spot for everything handmade and arty!

-The City and County announce that Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services new headquarters will be developed through a long-term lease with GrandBridge Energy at the Savannah Oaks Drive location.

-Paris welcomes the opening of a new bookstore called Riverside Bookshelf, located at corner of Burwell Street and Dundas St W.

-The Grand Opening of Costco draws a large crowd on November 9th .

-Paris Lions Club members, along with the County of Brant, light up Lions Park with a festive array of lights. The Holiday Lights were on each night from November 29th to early January.

-Did someone say Christmas? Downtown Paris lit up, literally, for the holiday season on November 15th as hundreds of people flocked to downtown for the annual tree lighting ceremony, holiday shopping and a whole lot of festive cheer as the Paris Downtown BIA hosted its annual Jingle Bell Night.

-County announces that construction on West River Street will not be completed ahead of December completion date and will continue in the spring/summer of 2025. The road and sidewalks were temporarily patched for the winter.

-Paris artists Carolina Saenz and Lisa Franklin announced as Ontario Cultural Days Spotlight Award Winners for best Collaborative Program Big Cityyy Arts’ ‘The Paris Fashion Week’ was runner up in the Warren Garrett Inclusive Programming Award

-Parking issues further delay Main Branch Library Project as county staff raise concerns regarding the need for a zoning bylaw amendment due to significant deviations in planned parking spaces compared to zoning requirements