r/brantford

....why are you like this? And why do you usually drive a pick-up truck?

as of may 13 at 3:45pm. Cops have it blocked, avoid the area if you can.

Whats happening in Brant downtown.. ? all inst are locked down

UPDATED TO ADD BRANTFORD LOCATION

There are currently monthly protests going on against Doug Ford, in multiple cities across Ontario.. the next date is Saturday, May 30th and here's a list of the current locations:

1PM - Angus - 12 Commerce Rd - Peacekeeping Park

1 PM - Barrie - 555 Bayview Dr - Sadlon Arena

1 PM - Belleville - Bell Blvd & Front St N - Bell Front Shopping Centre

1PM - Blyth - Bell Blvd & Front St N - Bell Front Shopping Centre

2 PM - Bowmanville - 23 King St W - MPP Todd McCarthy’s Office

12PM - Bracebridge - 230 Manitoba St - MPP Graydon Smith's Office

12PM - Bradford - 425 Holland St W - Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

1PM - Brampton - Main St S & Wellington St E - City Hall

12PM - Brantford - 96 Nelson St - MPP Will Bouma's Office

11AM - Brockville - 77 Blockhouse Island Pkwy - South End Brockville Railway Tunnel

11 AM - Burlington - 3027 Harvester Rd - MPP Natalie Pierre’s Office

11 AM - Cambridge - 73 Water St - MPP Brian Riddell’s Office

1 PM - Cornwall - 120 2nd St W - MPP Nolan Quinn’s Office

12 PM - Elliot Lake - 325 King’s Hwy 108 - Miner’s Memorial Park

2 PM - Elmira - 63 Arthur St S - MPP Mike Harris’s Office

12:30 PM - Etobicoke - Weston Wood Rd & Royal York Rd - End of Doug Ford’s Street

2PM - Etobicoke - 964 Albion Rd - Doug Ford's Office

10 AM - Fergus - 181 St. Andrew St E - MPP Joseph Racinisky’s Office

1 PM - Georgetown - Mountainview Rd N & Guelph St - Mountainview Road North/South

12 PM - Guelph - Gordon St & Wellington St E - Wellington Plaza

2 PM - Hamilton - York Blvd & Dundurn St N - Dundurn Park

12:30PM - Kincardine - 807 Queen St - MPP Lisa Thompson's Office

11AM - King City - 2220 King Rd - MPP Stephen Lecce's Office

12 PM - Kingston - Princess St & Gardiners Rd - The North-West “Big Box” Hub

12 PM - Lindsay - St. Joseph & Kent St W - Lindsay Square Mall

1PM - London - Central Ave - Victoria Park Northwest Corner

12:30 PM - Markham-Thornhill - 7380 McCowan Rd - MPP Logan Kanapathi’s Office

12 PM - Meaford - Sykes St - Meaford Hall

11:30 AM - Milton - Main St & Martin St - Downtown Centre

1 PM - Mississauga - 120 Lakeshore Rd W - MPP Rudy Cuzzetto’s Office

1 PM - Newmarket - Yonge St & Sawmill Valley Dr - MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy’s Office

1 PM - North Bay - 219 Main St E - MPP Vic Fedeli’s Office

12PM - Oakville - 74 Rebecca St - MPP Stephen Crawford's Office

12 PM - Orangeville - 180 Broadway Ave - MPP Sylvia Jones’s Office

1 PM - Ottawa - 220 Elgin St - Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument

TBA - Owen Sound - 345 8th St E - MPP Paul Vickers’ Office

1PM - Pembroke - 400 Pembroke St E - Service Ontario Plaza

1 PM - Peterborough - 864 Chemong Rd - MPP Dave Smith’s Office

1 AM - Pickering - 1550 Kingston Rd - MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy’s Office

1 PM - Port Hope - 117 Peter St - MPP David Piccini’s Office

1 PM - Sarnia - 805 Christina St N - MPP Bob Bailey’s Office

12 PM - Simcoe - 50 Bonnie Drive - Wellington Park

11 AM - St. Catharines - Tremont Dr & Glendale Ave - Pen Centre

2 PM - St. Thomas - 750 Talbot St - MPP Robert Flack’s Office

2 PM - Stayner - 7317 Highway 26 E - MPP Brian Saunderson’s Office

12 PM - Stouffville - 37 Sandford Dr - MPP Paul Calandra’s Office

10AM - Stratford - 55 Lorne Ave E - MPP Matthew Rae's Office

1 PM - Strathroy - 81 Front St W - MPP Steve Pinsonneault’s Office

12PM - Sudbury - Paris St & Brady St - Tom Davies Square

1PM - Temiskaming Shores - 83 Whitewood Ave - Canada Post

11 AM - Thunder Bay - 774 James St N - MPP Kevin Holland’s Office

12 PM - Toronto - 111 Wellesley St W - Queen’s Park

11 AM - Vaughan - Islington Ave & Rutherford Rd - MPP Michael Tibollo’s Office

11 AM - Wallaceburg - 60 McNaughton Ave - MPP Steve Pinsonneault’s Office

1 PM - Waterdown - Hamilton St & Dundas St E - Hamilton Street North/South

12PM - Waterloo - 75 King St E - Town Square

12 PM - Whitby - 3000 Garden St - MPP Lorne Coe’s Office

1 PM - Windsor - 5452 Tecumseh Rd E - MPP Andrew Dowie’s Office

1 PM - Woodstock - 12 Perry St - MPP Ernie Hardeman’s Office

If none of these locations work for you, and you'd like to organize at a different location.. shoot me a DM and I can hook you up with the main lady organizing and updating the list signage! Hope to see some of you out there! We need to be in the streets, in insane numbers, for everything - housing, healthcare, education, cost of living, EVERYTHING.. so, let's get out there and start making some gods damned noise! Doug Ford needs to go!

Hey all,

Has anyone heard much about Mandy Samwell running for mayor?

For those who don't know Mandy has been a city councilor and HEAVILY involved in our community for a long time now. She will be making her first run at mayor.

I know another Candidate running for a political position isn't exactly news but Mandy is a special case.

She has not been affiliated with any political party or organization for her entire career. I think this will give her a broad appeal that no other party affiliated mayor will have.

What are your thoughts? Mandy has been coming out to every community event she can squeeze into her calendar.

Give her a look. She definately cares about Brantford every day of the year, not just when it's election time.

TLDR Mandy Samwell is a community oriented mayor candidate with zero party affiliations. She just likes Brantford alot.

hello, i'm a grade 12 student from victoria, bc looking to go to wilfrid laurier university for social work! i've been accepted and have already commited as this is an amazing program and very competitive and many students "suffer" through the campus/city because of how good the education is, however...i'd like to truly understand how unsafe/dangerous brantford is.

is the hate towards brantford understandable or is it just dramaticized? will be hate crimed as someone of a minority (both black and a muslim who wears a headscarf)? how is the situation downtown?

please let me know, i would deeply appreciate it!

Hey all,

Former Brantfordian (technically Onondagan) visiting, and the only good pizza joint I can think of is Maria's (from, like 30yrs ago LOL). So, are there any current faves anyone can recommend who deliver?

TIA

I recently moved to a new place where our mail comes in community mailbox. So there is only one key with a guy who is living upstairs and whenever we get out mail or receive notifications, we have to message him or call him but he is very irresponsible. For one mail we have to wait for days which is not great. He says he has only one key so he can’t give to other people. So, my concern is can I make a duplicate key like other regular keys? Does it work that way ? How can I make this work coz it’s been real struggle to get our mail from mailbox . Please suggest me some ideas.

So far we have three candidates:

Mandy Samwell

• Came into politics through grassroots community organizing and neighbourhood advocacy in Eagle Place
• Focuses heavily on housing, public safety, and resident engagement with City Hall
• Became Chair of the Brantford Police Services Board in 2026 and is known for being highly present at local meetings and community events

Richard Carpenter

• Richard Carpenter is one of the longest-serving members of Brantford City Council, first elected in 1991
• Known for his old-school, community-focused style, with strong advocacy for seniors, and taking a stand on local issues like the Arrowdale golf course
• Highly involved in community service/volunteer work

Dan McCreary

• Generally associated with the more traditional, economic oriented side of Brantford politics
• Known for a strong focus on development, tax restraint, and heritage preservation
• Usually votes in line with Kevin Davis, and sometimes slightly more conservatively

Thoughts?

Would anyone like to get a group together, all pool some food together, cook together somewhere and pass out meals to the homeless? I feel horrible seeing them constantly asking for food and money and I cant help alot, I also dont drive. But if some of us all get together and do it, we should be able to help.

I know theres places that give out meals but im sure some of them cant make their way there or need more than they give, if they get hungry after hours.

hi! possibly going to move my family to Brantford and just looking for any input on nice areas, schools, commuting to the GTA for work, etc. thank you :)

Has anyone noticed the deterioration of quality at Strombolis? We waited 10 minutes to eat it and it tasted like someone put sauce on a broken down box. They were a staple! Putting out feelers in case we are just picky.

Please forgive my profanity!!!

What the fuck is going on with the job market here,. I am overly overly qualified and it seems like people are being extra picky and not hiring anybody despite their multiple job posting. For the retirement homes is anybody even looking at the resumes, especially if you have your food handlers what the fuck is taking so long for somebody to call back it’s actually ridiculous. Like I’m not trying to be lazy I want to work and make money.

I should mention that being unemployed is leading me to a deeper state of depression so that is why I am super frustrated. Being in the house unemployed, especially with mental health issues is not good at all.!!!