Category: County of Brant
August 20, 2012
The following piece was the first content to appear on our BrantAdvocate.com website. While viewed by thousands in that form, it has never appeared in our print edition. With this… Continue reading "Layton’s Core: A Love of People (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
July 20, 2012
Earlier this spring, we approached Advocate Editor-in-Chief Andrew Macklin about having an article written about the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations AAAA Boys’ Soccer championships in Brantford. Andrew told… Continue reading "Why Hosting OFSSA is a Big Deal By Carmine Romano"
July 17, 2012
I have been thinking about death lately. No, not my own, though as you get older the thought does cross your mind. What I have been thinking about is how… Continue reading "Rethinking Death (Michael St. Amant, @MichaelStAmant)"
July 13, 2012
I have to admit, the fallout from Hockeyfest is what made me think about writing this editorial. Not because I am at all interested about whose fault the event’s cancellation… Continue reading "It Takes More Than Just an Idea (Andrew Macklin, @AMacklin)"
July 3, 2012
Twenty seven, I am learning, is both an incredible yet extremely odd age, as I struggle to reconcile everything I know with everything I want to do. While I’m much… Continue reading "Supporting Local (Steph Paige, @Steph__Paige)"
June 26, 2012
When I ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Brant during the past provincial election, the most common question I was asked was “Are you related to Lloyd St. Amand,… Continue reading "What’s in a Name: St. Amant versus St. Amand (Michael St. Amant, @MichaelStAmant)"
June 26, 2012
One of my favourite film moments is from the last Rocky Balboa movie. Near the end of the movie a weathered, nearly beaten, punch drunk Rocky gets knocked down during… Continue reading "Losing & Learning: A Year in the Life of a “Failed” Candidate (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
June 18, 2012
In 1992, when you drove along Shellard Lane and crested the hill, you came upon a miraculous sight: a sprawling new school surrounded by cornfields, forests, grazing deer, and a… Continue reading "If you build it, they will come: Assumption College Celebrates 20 years – by David Page"
June 12, 2012
Paris has gone through a massive transformation over the past however many years and it has become a town that rivals Port Hope, Ontario in my opinion; which was ranked… Continue reading "Paris. Quaint. Quiet. Peaceful. Beautiful. Home (Sarah Renwick, @RenwickS)"
April 24, 2012
Photo by Marc Laferriere “Canadians won’t work those jobs. They’re too {insert your preferred adjective here} for that.” It’s a common phrase, one I heard a lot growing up. There’s… Continue reading "All Aboard The Job Bus – (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
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