Brantford, Ontario

**Brantford** is a city in Ontario, Canada.  There were 104,688 people in Brantford the last time the Government of Canada did a census count, in 2021.

The median household in Brantford earns 5% less than the median in Canada.

### Universities and colleges 
* Wilfrid Laurier University has a campus and offers programs in Brantford.
* Nipissing University offers a program with Laurier Brantford 
* Conestoga College offers a Bachelor of Education program with Laurier Brantford.

## Newspapers, radio and television (TV) 
The *Brantford Expositor*, which began in 1852, is printed six times a week (everyday except Sunday). The Brant News is published weekly in Brantford.

* AM 1380 - CKPC (AM), oldies
* FM 92.1 - CKPC-FM, adult contemporary
* FM 93.9 - CFWC-FM, religious

Brantford has its own television service: Rogers TV (cable 20), a local community channel on Rogers Cable.  Other television stations come fromToronto, Hamilton and Kitchener.

## Filming in Brantford 
Brantford has been used to film parts of the Murdoch Mysteries television series because it has lots of old architecture that fits with the years that the stories take place.

Movies like *Welcome to Mooseport* and *Where the Truth Lies* were partly made in Brantford.  Part of *Due South*, "Dr. Long Ball", was made at Arnold Anderson Stadium in a park in Brantford. Also, *Weirdsville*, was made in Brantford in 2006.  "Silent Hill" was made in the downtown in 2005.

## Airports, trains, buses and roads 
### Airports 
Brantford Municipal Airport is in the west end of the city. It has an air show and sometimes the Snowbirds perform. The John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton is about 35&nbsp;km east of Brantford. Toronto Pearson International Airport is in Mississauga, about 100&nbsp;km north and east of Brantford.

### Trains 
The train station is located just north of downtown Brantford. VIA Rail has trains for people every day.  Trains travel between Windsor, Ontario and Union Station in Toronto, Ontario.

### Buses 
**Brantford Transit** has nine bus routes that go every half-hour from the middle of the city on Darling Street.  There are other buses for school times.

**Greyhound Canada** has buses that go to Toronto, Hamilton, London, Windsor, and other cities.

### Main roads 
* Highway 403, East Hamilton, West Woodstock.
* Highway 24, North Cambridge, South Simcoe.

## Things to see and do 
*There are lots of parks and trails in Brantford
**Brantford's parks are known for their beautiful gardens
**Trails from the Hamilton, Simcoe and Cambridge areas all join up in Brantford so it is called the "Hub of Ontario Trails"
** Brantford has almost 70 kilometres of trails that can be used for walking or biking
* Harmony Square has lots of events all year 'round
**Outdoor skating in the winter with family movies at the nearby Brantford Public Library
**Festivals and shows
**Summertime splash pad 
**Movies and music on summer evenings
**Outdoor exercise sessions with yoga and Zumba
*Brantford Public Library has more than books - it has programs for all ages
** Membership is free for all Brantford residents
**Free music downloads for members
**Free reading and craft programs for kids
**Computers to use at the library
** A 3D printer
*Brantford has a Casino Brantford OLG Casino
*The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts has live shows that include music, comedy and plays.
*There are many clubs and bars that have live bands and DJs

### Brantford's Canada Day Festival 
Brantford has a big Canada Day Festival on July 1.  It has family events and Canadian  music. More than 35,000 people come to the Festival.

In the past, these people have sung:

:2005 – Jeff Healy
:2005 – Lighthouse
:2007 – The Trews
:2008 – Theory of a Deadman

## Sports teams 
### Local teams 
* Brantford Red Sox
* Brantford Jr. Braves
* Brantford Posse (minor lacrosse teams)
* Brantford Intercity Soccer (Bics)
* Brantford Saints (hockey team)
* Brantford 99er's (hockey teams)
* Brantford Ice Cats (girls hockey team)
* Brantford Bisons (football team)
* Brantford Red Sox (baseball team)
* Brantford City Soccer Club
* Brantford Briers (basketball team)
* Brantford CYO (basketball team)
* Brantford Aquatic Club

### Bigger teams 
* Brantford Red Sox of the Intercounty Baseball League who play at Arnold Anderson Stadium
* Brantford Braves of the Junior Intercounty Baseball League who also play at Arnold Anderson Stadium
* Brantford Blast of the Major League Hockey who play at the Brantford Civic Centre
* Brantford Golden Eagles of the Ontario Hockey Association who play at the Brantford Civic Centre
* Brantford Harlequins of the Ontario Rugby Union

### Teams that don't play anymore 
* Brantford Alexanders (1978 to 1984), used to play in the Ontario Hockey League at the Brantford Civic Centre.  They moved and became the Erie Otters.
* Brantford Smoke (1991-1998) of the CoHL, Colonial Hockey League who played at the Brantford Civic Centre. The team moved to Asheville until 2002.
* Brantford Blaze of the Canadian National Basketball League.

### Tournaments 
* The Wayne Gretzky International Hockey Tournament  is held in Brantford every year
* The Walter Gretzky House League Tournament is a tournament that is held every year
* Swim International is held every year in November

### Other 
* Brantford won the 2008 Allan Cup. 
* The Brantford Golf & Country Club was started in 1879.  It is the fourth oldest golf club in North America.  It is 29th on Score Golf's "Top 100 Golf Courses in Canada" 2006 list.
*Brantford has two municipal golf courses, Arrowdale Municipal Golf Course and Northridge Municipal Golf Course and Learning Centre

## People 
## Service clubs 
* Kinsmen Club of Brantford
* Kiwanis Club of Brantford
* Kiwanis Club of Grand River
* Rotary Club of Brantford
* Rotary Club of Brantford Sunrise
* Brantford Lions Club
* North Brantford Lions Club

## Religion 
Brantford has many churches and religious temples. It is thought that there are over 35 churches in Brantford, including  Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Salvation Army, Presbyterian, United, Christadelphian, and Mormon. There are two mosques - a Sunni mosque and a Sufi mosque. There is also one Sikh temple.

## Twin city 
Brantford is twinned with:

## References 
## Other websites 
* City of Brantford
* Brantford Heritage Inventory
* Brantford Kinsmen
* Brant Museum and Archives 
* Brantford Public Library
* Laurier Brantford 
* Assumption College School
* Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational School 
* North Park Collegiate & Vocational School 
* Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School 
* St. John's College