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County of Brant Uses Thermal Mannequin for Training

The County of Brant Fire Department has implemented a new thermal mannequin as part of their fire training practice. 

“The purpose of this mannequin is to train Firefighters on how to use the thermal imager when searching for occupants in a structure fire,” said Acting Fire Chief Darren Watson. “The training mannequin has electric coils and heats up. The mannequin also has a voice recorder so a message can be recorded and played back to simulate a person calling out to Firefighters for...

Update Overnight Sanitary Sewer Maintenance - October 24 - 26, 2022

Update - Overnight Sanitary Sewer Maintenance - October 27, 2022

IMPORTANT NOTICE - REVISED

2022 Overnight Sanitary Sewer Maintenance

The County of Brant will be conducting routine maintenance work on the Sanitary Sewer System on William Street (Grand River Street North to Elm Street tonight.

The work is scheduled to take place between the hours of: 7:00 pm to 7:00 am

This routine maintenance work involves high pressure cleaning of the sanitary sewers in the roadway followed by a video inspection...

County of Brant Finalizes Election Results

The County of Brant’s election results have been finalized.

“The election ran smoothly,” said Alysha Dyjach, Clerk and Director of Council Services. “I want to thank a number of residents and County staff who assisted at the polls to make the voting process a positive experience.”

The final certified election results include:

Incumbent Mayor David Bailey has been re-elected winning 72% of the votes.

Councillor positions include:

• Ward 1 (St. George area) – incumbent Councillor John MacAlpine and...

2022 Overnight Sanitary Sewer Maintenance - October 26-27

IMPORTANT NOTICE - REVISED

2022 Overnight Sanitary Sewer Maintenance

The County of Brant will be conducting routine maintenance work on the Sanitary Sewer System in your area, overnight.

• Dundas Street East (Curtis Ave to Willow Street) - October 26 – October 27
• Grand River Street North (Banfield Street to William Street) - October 26 – October 27
• William Street (at Willow Street) - October 26 – October 27
• Willow Street (Dundas Street East to Brock Street) - October 26 –...

Election Results will be updated live tonight

The 2022 Municipal and School Board Election Results will be shared online live as they come in this evening. 

Visit www.brant.ca/electionresults to view the live results. 

Please note that at 7:00 pm on Monday, October 24, until 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 25, visitors of our website will be automatically directed to our Election Results page. To visit our regular website, choose the "Back to Main Site" option on the page. 

Voting polls will close tonight at 8:00 pm.