The County of Brant has provided its latest snapshot of major projects underway across the municipality, highlighting progress on everything from parks and road reconstruction to fire facilities, wastewater infrastructure and long-term growth planning. The September Major Project Dashboard was presented to the Policy Development Committee on Sept. 1. Developed by the County’s Corporate Initiatives team, the dashboard is updated quarterly and provides council with high-level information on major

All certified ward 1 candidates were contacted and invited to participate in this Q&A. Each candidate was provided with the same set of questions, which were developed from submissions received from Paris Independent readers. The goal is to give voters an opportunity to compare candidates’ perspectives on the same issues and learn more about how each would approach the role of county councillor.

Plans for a new 256-bed long-term care home in north Paris have cleared a key planning hurdle, with County of Brant council approving zoning changes for the Park Lane Terrace property. Council approved the zoning bylaw amendment for 295 Grand River St. N. at its Sept. 8 meeting, three months after the proposal was first presented during a statutory public meeting. The 12.6-hectare, or 31.1-acre, property is owned by Omni Quality Living and currently contains the Park Lane Terrace long-term care