Filming Notice – February 24 - March 6, 2020

The City of Brantford Economic Development and Tourism Department is pleased to welcome the cast and crew from The Handmaid’s Tale to film scenes for an upcoming episode. They will be filming interior scenes in a space owned by Wilfrid Laurier University at 1 Market Square.

The film crew will be on site to prepare on February 25-28 and March 2, and will be filming on March 3 from 6 am to 11 pm. The wrap-up days for filming are March 4-6. The crew’s base camp will be located in the Civic Centre parking lot from March 2-4.

Anticipated Impacts:

• February 24 to March 6
  • Weekday reserved parking for the 14 spots along the south side of Dalhousie (from Charlotte Street to Market Street)
  • Sidewalk closures along the south side of Dalhousie Street (from Charlotte Street to Market Street)
• March 2 at 6am to March 4 at 7am
  • Full day and night reserved parking for the following parking stalls:
    • 14 spots along the south side of Dalhousie Street (from Charlotte Street to Market Street)
    • 9 spots on the south side of Dalhousie Street (from Market Street to Harmony Square)
    • 3 spots on the north side of Colborne Street, at the south end of Harmony Square
    • 4 western spots (out of 9) between 220 Colborne Street and the Market Square loading docks on the north side of Colborne
    • 7 spots on the north side of Colborne Street between Bain Street and Charlotte Street
• • March 2 at 6am to March 4 at 7am
  • Full day and night sidewalk closure from along the south side of Dalhousie Street (from Charlotte Street to Market Street)
  • Intermittent pedestrian sidewalk closures along the south side of Dalhousie Street (from Market Street to Harmony Square), and on the north side of Colborne Street (between Market Street and Charlotte Street)

No excessive noise is planned between the hours of 11pm and 7am.

For questions or concerns, please contact Economic Development and Tourism staff at film@brantford.ca or 519-751-9900.