TD Summer Reading program is back!

It’s not too late to enroll your youngster in a summer-long adventure that comes with chances to collect nifty prizes!

If you’re looking for a fun way to pass the summer, while keeping those vital reading skills in tip-top shape, you might want to investigate the hidden summer gem commonly referred to as the TD Summer Reading Club.

It is Canada’s biggest summer reading program for kids, tweens, & teens and it’s available at the County of Brant Library.

To take part in this free program, designed to inspire youth to explore the fun of reading their way – the key to building a lifelong love of reading, you must register on the County of Brant Library’s website – it’s a quick and easy process.

As you start logging those reading minutes, kids can participate in a variety of fun challenges designed to ignite their love of reading. They can add online book reviews and online earn badges. The more minutes your child reads and logs, the more tickets they are awarded to enter in various prize draws held throughout the summer. The Reading Club runs until September 5th .

Studies show (*County of Brant Website) that school-age children lose some of their reading ability over the summer months if they do not continue to read while they are out of school. Summer reading programs help maintain academic achievement and are a proven tool to help bridge this gap The TDSRC inspires kids to explore the fun of reading their way. The benefits of the Club are clear: recent surveys indicate that 87% of kids read more often or the same amount over the summer, and 96% of parents/caregivers agreed that their child maintained or improved their reading skills over the summer!

Of course, programs like this would not be possible without generous sponsors. This year’s sponsors include Ayr Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, County of Brant Community and Protective Services Department, Dairee Delite, McDonald's Restaurants of Brantford and Paris, Paris Agricultural Society, Paris Friends of the Library

The TD Summer Reading Club: Co-created and delivered by 2,000 public libraries across Canada; this national, bilingual program is led by Toronto Public Library in partnership with Library and Archives Canada. Sponsorship is generously provided by TD Bank Group.

Paris Branch

Fridays, 10:30 am until August 25 Sign up online!

Expect delays, lane/excess closures along 403 at Rest Acres to Paris Road

Rumours started swirling on social media yesterday about possible closures to the on/off ramps at Rest Acres Rd, Oak Park Rd and Paris Rd next week. People questioned which ramps would be closed and whether they would be closed at the same time as commuters started to question how they would leave the southern part of town next week. The Paris Independent reached out to the County of Brant for clarification. Since Highway 403 is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation, county officials were waiting for official word on how the planned construction work would impact motorists Yesterday afternoon, the county received answers and issued the following press release:

The Ministry of Transportation has advised that construction will take place along Highway 403 between Rest Acres Road and Paris Road beginning Monday, July 10, 2023

Work includes pavement resurfacing from 2.1 km west of Rest Acres Road to 1 km west of Paris Road Paving will occur at night with 1 lane open on the Highway at all times. Ramp closures will take place when the outside lane (slow lane) paving operation on the highway is passing the exit/entrance ramp locations. Only one ramp will be closed at a time with minimal delays and disruptions expected. For more information and updates, please visit the Ontario 511 website and view the online map 511on.ca/map (select Future Roadwork from the Traveller Info box on the right side of the page)

Ontario 511 is a bilingual digital traveller information service provided by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation The website has been designed by and for users to help people plan their routes and travel safely and efficiently across the province of Ontario.