Assisted Living in Brantford, ON

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Facts about Brantford

Brantford is also known as: Brantford, and Canada.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Wayne Gretzky (ice hockey player and athlete), Nick Kaczur (american football player), Chris Gratton (ice hockey player), Greg Stefan (coach), and Shawn Antoski (ice hockey player).

Brantford is home to the following sports teams: Brantford Smoke.

And featured attractions of Brantford: Arnold Anderson Stadium at Cockshutt Park, Brantford Jail, Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, Nipissing University, and Brantford Campus.

Brantford is represented by MP Dave Levac, Governing Body Chris Friel, MPP Phil McColeman, and Mayor Brantford City Council.

Brantford is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River. Modern Highway 403 connects it to Woodstock in the west and Hamilton in the east; and Highway 24 connects to Cambridge to the north and Simcoe to the south. It is the seat of Brant County, but it is politically separate with a government independent of the county.Brantford is sometimes known as the "Telephone City": former city resident Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone at his father's home, the Bell Homestead. In 1876 he conducted the first long-distance telephone call, making it from Brantford to Paris, Ontario.Brantford is also the birthplace of hockey player Wayne Gretzky, comedian Phil Hartman, as well as Group of Seven member Lawren Harris. Brantford is named after Joseph Brant, an important Mohawk chief during the American Revolutionary War and later, who led his people in their first decades in Upper Canada. Many of his and other First Nations citizens live on the neighbouring reserve of Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, the most populous reserve in Ontario.A Church known as Freedom House has become noticed in the community of Brantford as a Church who wants to help not only those who believe what they do but the entire city, they have gathered many churches and community volunteers and done Events such as Frosty Fest during the winter season, where they get carnival rides and take up an entire street with rides and food for the community, and Barbeque in Square (located in brantford city square) during the warmer Seasons, where they give thousands of hot dogs and hamburgers out for free to anyone who wants one, they have been in quite a few newspapers as well, also run by this church is (The Kindness Center) where they giveaway food and clothing and toys to homeless and anyone who needs it, to be noted brantfords crime rates have dropped quite a bit since this church started it's quest to help brantford, across a few city's around the world this city is starting to become known as the city of change and has surprisingly impacted a few other city's to do the same.Brantford has many beautiful areas such as the grand river where many go during winter and summer to fish, the lush green forests to hike in, and the town square.Brantford has 3 main languages, English, French, and SpanishBrantford is a tourist destination for its many statues that are placed in honor of Alexander Graham Bell, Native Tribes and their Leaders, and a few fallen soldiers, as well as Alexander Graham Bells previous place of living where you can see how he lived.Brantford has 2 Police Stations, 6 Fire Stations, 4 Hospitals, and 7 Veterinary Clinics.

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