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Some of us are hopefully going to try to get in front of the bulldozers, as it will likely now come to that. Anyone interested in coming down to do the same, feel free to contact me: a@aking.ca / 519-774-0773 (cell).

The buildings will come down any time now. Tonight city council voted to proceed with demolition despite FedDev's grant being withheld on the grounds that Brantford has not done a real heritage + environmental assessment for the properties. Any calls to Minister Chan's office would be...

Actually, the largest heritage developer in Ontario, who has millions in managed square footage across the province, came to Brantford, uninvited by the council, to present to council a proposal to insert his own capital to buy buildings to renovate, and to help design and execute the full...

Buildings are still all up, as the federal government is refusing to sign off on the environmental assessment so that funding would be guaranteed for the project. Good for them! Hope they keep it up. Problem is, now these buildings are all standing empty and not well secured, with the windows...

One of the councillors tried to put up a bid to save 5 of the 41 buildings that are across from the central square (the square will be facing a parking garage once the demolitions are complete), but was shot down by fellow councillors AND city planners on Tuesday...

Note the stump of the 130 year old tree they chopped down on the back slope in preparation for demolition. As an update, right now the demo is awaiting an OK from the federal government, as they seek clarification on how the slope will be stabilized. There is concern that tearing out these...

It's not over yet! We had a quickly-organized protest last week, about 60 people out, some decent press coverage. There has been some massive backlash from the city, with one of our organizers threatened with legal action by the city, and the city also trying to worm personal details of who was...

Keep in mind although in most of these photos the buildings look like they range from 2-4 storeys, they are sitting on a hill, and the backsides (which once faced the old canal - now replaced by a large parking garage) are 5-8 storeys high, with loading docks, backside storefronts, terraces...

Photos of Colborne Street past, present (and hopefully future.) Here are a variety of photos, including historical photos (mostly the street looks the same), present day, and one rendering of a rehabilitated stretch of pre-confederate buildings across from Harmony Square (our public skating...

Get yer "Save the South Side" tshirts here! $12: http://www.cgprintanddesign.ca/ (or at Custom Colour Tshirts, downtown Brantford)

An entire street of 41 heritage structures, including what's purportedly the longest stretch of pre-confederate buildings in the province of Ontario is to be demolished by Brantford city council in March. No plans to spare any of the buildings, whether they're structurally sound (as most of...

This group of buildings is part of the longest continuous stretch of pre-confederate buildings in Ontario, and likely will be torn down in the next year or so (at least if a certain local politician gets his way.) A real shame, they're still the most characteristic buildings on the new public...

There's a Downtown Browntown (nickname for Downtown Brantford) Facebook group with a bunch of photos if anyone's interested: http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=2306188338&view=all