A question of connectivity   
Posted 4 days ago
We've always believed that road construction should solve problems, not create them - and create connectivity, not road blocks. Which is why we're questioning the proposed Southwest and Southeast Arterial Roads. [more]

A Celebration of Literacy    
Posted 4 days ago
Family Literacy Day at FCC Fred C. Cook Public School held an all-day pajama party on Family Literacy Day. Teachers, students, and some parents showed up in favorite PJs, to read together and check out the Book Fair in the Library. [more]

Cul-de-Sacs, Roundabout proposed   
Posted 4 days ago
Cul-de-sacs, a 4-lane roundabout, and a new road through a portion of the Bradford Marsh were among the proposals presented at the January 28 Public Information Centre, for the Southwest and Southeast Arterial Roads – and they sparked plenty of debate. [more]

Bradford Library & Cultural Centre construction costs “under control”    
Posted 4 days ago
There's good news on the Library front. Not only is Bradford West Gwillimbury's new library and cultural centre out of the ground, with second storey scaffolding now in place, construction costs have been brought under control. [more]

Police News   
Posted 4 days ago
Collision on Canal Road Just after 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 1, South Simcoe Police were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Canal Rd. in BWG. A vehicle left the roadway and struck a piece of heavy equipment, flipping onto its roof. [more]

Chill Out! raises funds for Haiti Relief    
Posted 4 days ago
Donald Blais, owner of Chill Out!, was kept hopping on Jan. 30, as customers dropped in to support a fundraiser for the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace's Haiti Earthquake Relief efforts. [more]

Garbage crunch: Ship it, divert it, transform it?   
Posted 4 days ago
The County of Simcoe's new Waste Management Strategy steering committee heard a presentation from Stantec Consulting Ltd., on possible solutions to the looming garbage crisis. The conclusion: the options are limited, in the short term. [more]

Double Gold for Bradford Greenhouses Peewees    
Posted 4 days ago
The Bradford Peewee #2 Local League team, sponsored by Bradford Greenhouses, won back-to-back Gold in two tournaments. Jan. 9, Red & White Tourney in Schomberg Game 1, Bradford Greenhouses – 3, TNT – 1. [more]

Sports news    
Posted 4 days ago
Mashinter plays with the Sharks Brandon Mashinter, a graduate of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Minor Hockey Association and the Bradford Bulldogs, has moved up to the big leagues. [more]

Bradford’s Hope for Haiti Fundraiser    
Posted 4 days ago
Bradford West Gwillimbury residents have opened their hearts and their wallets in the wake of the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti near Port-au-Prince on January 12. Now Upper Canada Ice Cream Co. [more]

Young artists on display, at The J.P. Gallery     
Posted 4 days ago
Over the past months, Amanda Dunn, owner of The J.P. Gallery in Churchill, has offered children's art classes at the gallery. On January 31 the gallery hosted a special reception and show of the young artists' works, which displayed a tremendous range of styles and media. [more]