Free WIFI now available at select local parks!

The County of Brant is pleased to announce that free public Wi-Fi is now available at local parks including:

- Paris Lions Park, 36 Laurel Street, Paris

- Burford Community Centre, 14 Potter Drive, Burford

- Scotland Optimist Park, 81 Simcoe Street, Scotland

- Mt. Pleasant Park, 555 Burtch Road, Mt. Pleasant

- Sunny Hill Park and Splash Pad, 80 St George Rd, St George

The County of Brant was awarded a $48,852 grant from the Canada Healthy Community Initiative to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19 to build pandemic-resilient spaces for the future. After consulting with the public, the majority of respondents indicated they would like access to free Wi-Fi at local parks for the top three reasons: - to communicate with friends and family, - for work purposes and - to obtain information about County services and programs.

As well, it should be noted that the free public Wi-Fi network name and password have been updated to ‘COUNTYWIFI’ and ‘publicwifi’, respectively, at parks and county facilities. Signage has been posted at local parks and facilities where free Wi-Fi is available.

The Canada Healthy Communities Initiative (CHCI) is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada Community Foundations of Canada facilitated this program, and at the local level the Brant Community Foundation was part of the collective of Golden Horseshoe community foundations that determined the grants for the region.

Beat the Heat at any one of the county’s library branches this summer

Did you know you can beat the heat at any of the County of Brant Public Libraries?

If your A/C unit is broken or you don’t have one and you need to feel some relief, visit any branch to cool down and settle in with a good book, or use the free Wi-Fi, or rehydrate at a water fountain. Visit brantlibrary.ca/Locations and find your local branch. Stay safe, and stay cool.