Civic News

The City of Brantford is working to improve travel in West Brant, including a new road connection and possible changes to Colborne Street West, and we want your feedback.

The City of Brantford is proposing a new Economic Development Community Improvement Plan (EcDev CIP). The EcDev CIP will introduce a tax increment grant program and a building fee reduction program targeted to businesses classified under “industrial occupancy” within the Ontario Building Code. These financial incentive programs are designed to support the expansion of existing businesses and attract new investment within the municipal boundary. The new CIP will outline program scope, applicant requirements, eligible costs, and grant payment terms.

The proposed amendment to both the Downtown Community Improvement Plan (CIP) and the Greyfields CIP has been initiated by the City of Brantford. The City is proposing to add a new “Vandalism Prevention Grant” program to each CIP to address and provide financial assistance to small businesses, places of worship, and non-profit organizations who are victims of acts of vandalism to promptly complete repairs and to implement anti-vandalism projects that will help to prevent future acts of vandalism. Program amendments address the scope and requirements for potential applicants, eligible costs, and grant payment terms. 

The City of Brantford (City) has conducted a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) study for the Wayne Gretzky Parkway North Extension. A northern extension of the Wayne Gretzky Parkway was identified in the 2020 Transportation Master Plan (TMP) to provide optimization of the transportation network as an interregional travel route accessing the provincial highways to and from the north part of the City. Wayne Gretzky Parkway serves as a major north-south connection though the City. The corridor also conveys the traffic from downtown Brantford to Highway 403 and other major east-west transportation corridors.

Zoning by-law amendment application PZ-15-25 proposes City-initiated amendments to Zoning By-law 124-2024 to correct errors and omissions, and to update various zoning regulations. The Planning Department, in consultation with internal departments, has identified general housekeeping items and additional provisions that need further clarification and updating.

The City of Brantford retained BT Engineering Inc. to plan for improvements to Paris Road and Golf Road and the extension of the trunk watermain in the vicinity of Highway 403, Canadian National Railway and surrounding area. The roadway project will be carried out as a Schedule C study under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) February 2024 and the trunk watermain project as a Schedule B study.  The road and watermain EAs are being undertaken concurrently due to the proximity of the projects. 

The City is currently completing Municipal Class..

The City is currently completing Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Studies to expand the water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation infrastructure to the north of Highway 403, and ultimately to the City’s Northwest Expansion lands. Due to the overlapping nature and geographic proximity of projects recommended in the Master Servicing Plan and Transportation Master Plan, and their combined need to satisfy an optimized servicing strategy, seven (7) individual projects are being completed simultaneously.

Due to the instability of the slope on Tutela Heights Road, the City of Brantford and the County of Brant are taking a proactive approach for the safety of the public and will be closing Tutela Heights Road. Effective September 16, 2025, Tutela Heights Road will be permanently closed at the City of Brantford – County of Brant boundary.

The City of Brantford (City) has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment study (Study) for improvements to Powerline Road, from Paris Road to the east municipal boundary.