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Saturday, October 4 marked the second annual The Other Paris Fashion Week (TOPFW) presented by KLK Paris, Rebel & Royal, and Big Cityyy Arts. It was a dazzling showcase of local fashion and wearable art at the #ForParisCentre, held as part of Ontario Culture Days 2025. This year’s event featured two runway shows highlighting 12 designers, most of them local to Brant, along with a vibrant fashion and art market, a pop-up red carpet, and a fleet of photographers. The success of

When Paris musician John Ladds strums the first chord at this year’s CanJam, it will mark not just another concert but 11 years of turning good music into good deeds. Set for October 25 at the #ForParisCentre, CanJam #11 continues a now-beloved community tradition that blends live music with local generosity. What began in 2015 as a small jam session at the Arlington Hotel’s Library Bar has evolved into a 400-seat benefit concert and food drive supporting the Brantford Food

Emma Donoghue is the centre of 2025 One Book One Brant