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Hamilton Spectator
7 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
StopGap Ramp Project: Fort Erie businesses saluted for improving accessibility
As part of National AccessAbility Week, Fort Erie businesses and organizations that took steps to improve accessibility through the StopGap Ramp Project have been recognized by town council. Led by the municipality's accessibility advisory committee, the StopGap initiative provides temporary ramps to businesses with single entrance steps, removing a key barrier to people using wheelchairs, walkers, strollers or canes. 'The objective of the StopGap Ramp Project was to increase accessibility into existing businesses, to increase customer reach, to remove barriers for persons with disabilities,' committee chair Lori Brant told council Monday night. '(The project) is to expand opportunity to be involved and connected with other people and participate in community activities.' The program, launched as a pilot in Crystal Beach and Ridgeway in 2023, received 12 applications in its first year, with nine meeting requirements. In 2024, 10 of 12 applicants received ramps. 'That's pretty phenomenal,' said Brant. 'Businesses reached out and requested, so that's quite a big feat, I think, for the community.' As part of Fort Erie's 2024-29 accessibility plan, the committee had recommended council highlight positive accessibility progress in the community. 'This is a tremendous program,' said Mayor Wayne Redekop. 'It really opens up a lot of opportunities for people who otherwise would have to make plans and determine whether they can even get into some of these facilities.' The accessibility committee has since fielded interest from other municipalities. 'We've just had Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake follow up with me in the past week wanting to know how we did it,' said Beverley Bradnam, Fort Erie's manager of community initiatives, adding 'they couldn't believe we had 19' businesses participating. Applications for the StopGap Ramp Project remain open, with a wait-list started for 2025-26. Information on the initiative and how to apply can be found on the town's website . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
CTV News
20-05-2025
- CTV News
Three arrests made and three stolen vehicles recovered in Brant County
Three stolen vehicles were recovered in Brant County after a search warrant was completed on May 16, 2025. (Courtesy: Ontario Provincial Police) A search warrant in Brant County led to three arrests and the recovery of multiple stolen vehicles. Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they worked with officers from Oxford, the West Region Emergency Response Team and the canine unit to complete a search warrant at a rural property on Colborne Street East on May 16. The investigation began after police received information about a vehicle that had been stolen. A blue 2015 Dodge Ram 1500, red 2014 GMC Sierra and a gray 2017 Chevrolet Express van were recovered. The total combined value of the vehicles was pegged at approximately $55,000. A 28-year-old from Brant County was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, two counts of failure to comply with a probation order and one count of fraudulent concealment. A 41-year-old from Cambridge was charged with three counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, disguise with intent, three counts of failure to comply with a release order, failure to comply with probation order and one count of fraudulent concealment. A 37-year-old from Brant County was charged with three counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and one count of fraudulent concealment.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Scared of accountability': Crowd calls out West Seattle leaders at public safety meeting
The Brief More than 100 people were present at a West Seattle public safety meeting Wednesday night, frustrated over a recent string of gun violence across multiple neighborhoods. It ended with attendees shouting at Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka and other panelists, upset over the lack of open discussion. SEATTLE - A public safety meeting addressing gun violence in West Seattle ends with crowds angered at the lack of open discussion. The backstory Wednesday night's meeting at Neighborhood House - High Point was hosted by Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka and focused on recent violent incidents in the North Delridge, Snake Hill and High Point neighborhoods this year. Councilmember Saka referenced cases such as in March where more than 100 rounds were fired near Greg Davis Park. He announced in partnership with the Seattle Police Department, Seattle City Light and Seattle Parks, that street light upgrades and more sidewalks would be added to deter violent crimes in these neighborhoods, and there will be reduced hours at certain parks. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes also spoke about adding more directed patrols throughout hot spots in West Seattle, and stressed the importance of reporting crimes to 911 so that data can be used to help law enforcement focus on evolving problem areas. After sharing updates, city leaders read and answered pre-selected questions, which left some in the crowd upset. "When I walked in was the first time I realized they were not going to be taking live questions because they are scared of accountability," said Phil Brant. Brant says gunfire in his West Seattle neighborhood back in April sent bullet holes into his baby's car seat. He says it took Councilmember Saka's team 11 days to respond to his email. Brant said he, along with other concerned neighbors, requested a town hall with Councilmember Saka three weeks ago and even helped organize the meeting at Neighborhood House. The meeting ended with attendees shouting at panelists, upset over the lack of open discussion. "They are scared of any actual real action. The only person up there who had real, tangible items and things to say was Chief Barnes," said Brant. The Source Information came from original FOX 13 Seattle reporting and interviews. 'Big win for Puget Sound': Qatar Airways signs $96B deal with Boeing Pursuit ends in crash on SR 512 in Puyallup, suspect jumps from overpass Thurston County shooting suspect arrested after multi-state search Canadian was infectious with measles during western WA visit 'Big win for Puget Sound': Qatar Airways signs $96B deal with Boeing Family of murdered Garfield student files lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools Here are the hottest concerts coming to Seattle this summer To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
American Military News
05-05-2025
- American Military News
40 years after a North Miami Beach woman's murder, police say they found her killer
In June 1986, Shirley Brant was in her North Miami Beach office working as a real estate broker when she was shot in the face and killed. Now, nearly four decades after her murder, police say they have finally found her killer. Jeffrey Taylor, 64, was jailed Friday in connection with Brant's death. Authorities say new fingerprint technology helped them match Taylor's prints to evidence collected at the scene, according to his arrest warrant. On June 13, 1986, Brant was working at Brant Realty Corporation on Northeast 18th Avenue. She was talking on the phone with a friend while a coworker was nearby, entering data into a computer, according to police. Police say two men walked into the second-story office. One of them, later identified as Taylor, demanded that Brant hang up the phone in what police called an attempted robbery. When Brant refused and began to scream, Taylor shot her in the face. Brant's last words were 'don't shoot,' according to a Miami Herald story at the time. Police say Taylor pulled the phone receiver from the base of the landline and left it lying on the floor under Brant. Both men then fled. Brant was taken to Parkway Regional Hospital but later died from her injuries. An autopsy confirmed she was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head. At the time, investigators collected fingerprints from the scene, including from a phone found under Brant's desk. However, for still unclear reasons, the prints were never entered into a fingerprint database, known as AFIS. Brant's family issued a $25,000 reward at the time for information leading to the arrest of the man who shot Brant with a small-caliber weapon, according to a 1986 Miami Herald story. The case went cold until January 2023, when the North Miami Beach Police Department formed a Cold Case Unit to reopen unsolved murders. Investigators found the old fingerprints and submitted them for new testing. In March 2025, they got a match: Jeffrey Taylor. Taylor is charged with second-degree murder with a firearm. Jail records show he is locked up at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and was denied bond. Brant's death haunted her family, who remember her as a loving mother, wife and member of the community whose funeral was attended by 600 people. 'She was ahead of her time… breaking the glass ceiling, and she gave her money to philanthropy,' her son Ben Brant told reporters at a news conference outside the North Miami Beach Police headquarters on Friday. Weeks after her death, her husband, Lawrence Brant, who ran a successful dental practice in North Miami Beach, started a fund to help stop handgun crime: The Shirley Brant Memorial Fund Against Handgun Crime. 'People have been calling up and saying, 'What can I do?' What they can do is they can vote for elected officials who want to do something about gun control,' Lawrence Brant told The Miami Herald in 1986. That same year he also told the Herald: 'Guns don't kill people — people with guns kill people,' responding to the NRA's slogan, 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people.' Lawrence Brant died in 2016. 'This arrest is a testament to the power of collaboration, determination, and never giving up,' North Miami Beach Police Chief Juan Pinillos said in a statement on Friday. ___ © 2025 Miami Herald. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miss Indian World is more than a title
Kalle BenallieICT ALBUQUERQUE — Becoming Miss Indian World opens doors. You travel a lot, meet new people and have the chance to represent your tribe and Indigenous people. This year, Dania Wahwasuck, Prairie Band Potawatomi, was crowned Miss Indian World 2025-2026 at the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She said the title isn't about her but representing her people. 'I just want to make my Anishinaabe people proud. I just want to be a positive role model and I just want to be a scrub dancer that other younger scrub dancer girls can look up to. When they announced it, they first announced Prairie Band Potawatomi and that's when I was like, that's me,' the 24-year-old told ICT. The pageant has been taking place for over 40 years at the Gathering of Nations, the self-proclaimed world's largest Native American powwow. Throughout the four-day competition, contestants accumulate points based on: public speaking, traditional talent, interview, essay and dance. Contestants must be of Indigenous descent, single, have no children, never have been married and between the ages of 18 and 25. 'The title of Miss Indian World is iconic and shall always be distinctly a part of the Gathering of Nations, Ltd.,' the Gathering of Nations directors said in a statement. 'We thank Kassie John for fulfilling the role of Miss Indian World 2024-2025. We are proud of all 23 contestants and look forward to working with Dania Wahwasuck this year as she travels Indian Country representing all Native women and the Gathering of Nations organization.'Wahwasuck also won awards for best dance and best essay. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and is currently working on her master's in leadership diversity and inclusion with emphasis on Indigenous studies.'My goal is to uplift and inspire our communities and especially our youth because I believe education is a tool that we can use to combat difficult issues surrounding our communities. I'm really excited to build connections and further build community and talk to all of our youth,' Wahwasuck said. Dakota Brant, Miss Indian World 2010-2011, said she was 14 years old when she saw former Miss Indian World Tia Smith at a local fair. She admired Smith's influence when she walked into the room with leaders going up to shake her hand. Smith held the crown in 2002-2003. 'I had never seen leadership care about youth and youth voice in the way they cared about hers in that moment,' Brant, Mohawk, said. Brant added sometimes Miss Indian World brings people who have never met an Indigenous person together. She said it's an opportunity to educate. 'It is very much a goodwill ambassadorship. It really is a title that bridges cultures,' she said. Brant said after her reign she got her master's in community planning. Today she works as an independent consultant for Indigenous community planning and co-owns a jewelry brand with her sister called Sapling & Flint. Kansas Begaye, Diné, said serving as Miss Indian World 2013-2014 was a lifelong dream. She said it's a role that empowers young Indigenous women and girls. 'It gives us a way to portray our culture and to be able to be involved with it. We are the mothers, the daughters, the sisters, the aunties to everyone during that time. It brings people together in such a harmonious and beautiful way. So I really love to inspire in that type of way,' Begaye said. She said it's also a chance to grow as a person. 'I always say, even the girls that don't place or don't exactly bring home the crown. A lot of them I've seen come into their own way of life after running for Miss Indian world, it kind of opens up their eyes, I feel,' Begaye said. Now Begaye is an inspirational speaker and Native American recording artist. Two years after her reign she was an ambassador from the United States consulate and traveled to Russia where sheI sang at a festival in Yakutsk, Russia. The most recent Miss Indian World Kassie John, Diné, said it's been a whirlwind of a year with teachings she is going to take with her moving forward.'The biggest lesson that I learned this year was just the beauty, the resiliency, the hope that we have as Native people. I'm really thankful that people were willing to teach me and willing to share their cultures, their traditions, and things that make them feel good, that joy,' John said. During her reign John worked full-time at the Utah Department of Health and Human Services and she plans to continue that work. 'I'm really excited to really hone in back into the work I do in public health to advance our tribal communities here in a state alongside all of our tribal tribal communities of the surrounding states here in the western part of the United States,' she said. 'It's one of the things that I really enjoyed designing and creating public health campaigns and really centering it on population health with our Native people, especially because we have different ways of how we see wellness and how we maintain our wellbeing.' John is also looking to attend grad school and going on the powwow trail in the summer. Her advice to Wahwasuck is to take time for herself, practice the things that bring her joy, be proud of who she is, and revel in the moment. 'I really wish her the best as she embarks on an incredible year, and I know for me and my family we pray for her safe travels and we are so excited to see her down the powwow trail,' John said. 'To be Miss Indian World, that's something that all of us all Indigenous women carry within themselves because it's a hard job to be an Indigenous woman.'She said it's possible another little girl, like herself, would have been in awe watching the new Miss Indian World. 'Hopefully who knows one of those little girls that was sitting at the crowning this year, who was inspired by Dania, is going to be our next Miss Indian World in the next few years so I'm excited,' John said. Our stories are worth telling. Our stories are worth sharing. Our stories are worth your support. Contribute $5 or $10 today to help ICT carry out its critical mission. Sign up for ICT's free newsletter.
