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Brantford, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Brantford: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Brantford

How Brantford sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brantford follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brantford in national context first.

A bright spot in Brantford

Earl Haig Family Fun Park is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

December 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Brantford

How Brantford compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brantford's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Brantford: Brantford keeps Telephone City on the civic shelf because

Brantford keeps Telephone City on the civic shelf because the Bell Homestead National Historic Site still sits on Tutela Heights Road

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Brantford

Published residential mill-rate context for Brantford.

Residential mill rates for Brantford appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brantford beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

A lesser-known corner of Brantford

Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site, Brantford · November 2023

The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park lists a leisure pool, waterslide, lazy river, splash pad, and mini-putt as the seasonal draw.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford: Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, · November 2023

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

November 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Brantford

Where Brantford sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Brantford shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Brantford permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site, Brantford · October 2023

The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Earl Haig Family Fun Park still draws people in Brantford

Earl Haig Family Fun Park is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

October 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park lists a leisure pool, waterslide, lazy river, splash pad, and mini-putt as the seasonal draw.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford: Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Brantford

Published residential mill-rate context for Brantford.

Residential mill rates for Brantford appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brantford beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Brantford: OpenStats places Brantford at City Score rank 62 of 125 for

OpenStats places Brantford at City Score rank 62 of 125 for 2026. Rankings aside, the hometown read is Grand River views from Tutela

September 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford water: Holmedale Canal intake can be isolated from the river

Brantford draws municipal drinking water from Grand River, treated at Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale).

Ask where Brantford drinking water begins and the answer is Grand River, then Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale). That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Class IV plant drawing Grand River water through the Holmedale Canal. Process includes screening, coagulation, sand-ballasted flocculation, sedimentation, ozonation, biological filtration, UV, chlorination/chloramination, and fluoridation. Rated about 100 ML/d.

See the Brantford water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Bell Homestead National Historic Site

The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Brantford.

Brantford appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

Still finding Harmony Square

Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Brantford.

Broadband rows for Brantford come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Brantford internet page.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park still surprises

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

August 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford on the radon map

How Brantford sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brantford follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brantford in national context first.

July 2023

Why Bell Homestead National Historic Site still draws people in Brantford

Bell Homestead National Historic Site is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Brantford compares nearby

How Brantford compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brantford's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Harmony Square in Brantford

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Brantford

Published residential mill-rate context for Brantford.

Residential mill rates for Brantford appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brantford beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Brantford: City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly

The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river

July 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

A named place in Brantford

Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Brantford

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Brantford

Where Brantford sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Brantford shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Brantford permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Harmony Square

Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Bell Homestead National Historic Site keeps Brantford lively

Bell Homestead National Historic Site is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park lists a leisure pool, waterslide, lazy river, splash pad, and mini-putt as the seasonal draw.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Brantford: Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming,

OpenStats places Brantford at City Score rank 62 of 125 for 2026. Rankings aside, the hometown read is Grand River views from Tutela

May 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Brantford

Published residential mill-rate context for Brantford.

Residential mill rates for Brantford appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brantford beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Worth knowing in Brantford: City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly

Brantford keeps Telephone City on the civic shelf because the Bell Homestead National Historic Site still sits on Tutela Heights Road

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford water via Brantford Water Treatment Plant

Brantford draws municipal drinking water from Grand River, treated at Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale).

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Brantford's source: Grand River. Treatment at Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale) sits between the intake and the tap.

Class IV plant drawing Grand River water through the Holmedale Canal. Process includes screening, coagulation, sand-ballasted flocculation, sedimentation, ozonation, biological filtration, UV, chlorination/chloramination, and fluoridation. Rated about 100 ML/d.

See the Brantford water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Harmony Square, Brantford

Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Brantford

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Brantford.

Brantford appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Earl Haig Family Fun Park

The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river

April 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Brantford

Advertised broadband availability for Brantford.

Broadband rows for Brantford come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Brantford internet page.

March 2023

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still surprises

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Brantford

How Brantford sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Brantford follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Brantford in national context first.

Harmony Square keeps Brantford lively

Harmony Square is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford beside its neighbours

How Brantford compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Brantford's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Earl Haig Family Fun Park in Brantford

OpenStats places Brantford at City Score rank 62 of 125 for 2026. Rankings aside, the hometown read is Grand River views from Tutela

February 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Brantford

Published residential mill-rate context for Brantford.

Residential mill rates for Brantford appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Brantford beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site, Brantford

The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park, Brantford

The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river

February 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park lists a leisure pool, waterslide, lazy river, splash pad, and mini-putt as the seasonal draw.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Brantford: Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming,

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

Walk or drive through Brantford long enough and Harmony Square comes up. Downtown's default gathering place for free summer shows, movies, and winter rink time. If someone says meet at the square, this is the Dalhousie Street pin.

Street talk right now often means Downtown Revitalization weekly updates, plus lane work on Stanley Street and resurfacing on Colborne Street West. Market Centre Parkade is the weekend parking tip printed beside Harmony Square events, and Brantford Transit sits one block away when the square fills up. Brantford Bulldogs moves still lead Expositor sports when the hockey file is hot, and City notices about OLG partnerships keep the community-legacies language in the newsroom mix. The FUN Guide remains the recreation catalogue people actually open when they want swim lessons or a calendar without scrolling social media. Boundary-adjustment public meetings also show up on the City agenda when the map itself is under discussion.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Brantford

Where Brantford sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Brantford comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Brantford permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Earl Haig Family Fun Park keeps Brantford lively

Earl Haig Family Fun Park is a reason people stay fond of Brantford.

January 2023 in Brantford: Earl Haig Family Fun Park. The seasonal water park on Market Street South for pool days when Harmony Square's splash pad is not enough. Mini-putt and the lazy river keep families past supper.

City home news regularly posts Downtown Revitalization weekly updates alongside street work on Colborne and Stanley.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Brantford and Grand River

Brantford draws municipal drinking water from Grand River, treated at Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale).

Ask where Brantford drinking water begins and the answer is Grand River, then Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale). That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Class IV plant drawing Grand River water through the Holmedale Canal. Process includes screening, coagulation, sand-ballasted flocculation, sedimentation, ozonation, biological filtration, UV, chlorination/chloramination, and fluoridation. Rated about 100 ML/d.

See the Brantford water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site in Brantford

Brantford keeps Telephone City on the civic shelf because the Bell Homestead National Historic Site still sits on Tutela Heights Road

Bell Homestead National Historic Site still orients Brantford. The Tutela Heights house museum overlooking the Grand River. Brantford's Telephone City claim starts here, with tours that keep the invention story tied to a real address.

Harmony Square at 89 Dalhousie Street runs year-round programming, from summer splash pad hours to winter outdoor skating.

More on Brantford: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.