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Brick Bradford is a science fiction comic strip created by writer William Ritt, a journalist based in Cleveland, and artist Clarence Gray.It was first distributed on August 21, 1933 [1] by Central Press Association, a subsidiary of King Features Syndicate which specialized in producing material for small-town newspapers. [2]
The Brick Ltd. is a Canadian retailer of furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics. The company was founded as The Brick Warehouse LP by brothers, John, Fred, and Bill Comrie . The first warehouse opened on September 1, 1971 in Edmonton , Alberta .
Brantford (2021 population: 104,688 [2]) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government.
The paper serves Brantford, as well as Paris, Burford, and the rest of Brant County. The Brantford Expositor also publishes Your Brant Connection , a free weekly community paper (delivered every Thursday), which has a distribution of 52,500 to all homes in the Brantford and Brant County area.
Originated on 28 September 1866, in Brantford, Ontario, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Infantry. Redesignated on 30 November 1866, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Infantry . Redesignated on 24 March 1871, as the 38th Brant Battalion of Rifles .
The station played a key role in Brantford's economic development. [2] It brought markets, materials and labour into the city. [ 2 ] Refurbishments for the Brantford railway station came in 2002 when Via Rail spent $350,000 ($549,850 in today's money) to make general improvements to railway service. [ 3 ]
The acreage at present covers some 46,000 acres (190 km 2) near the city of Brantford, Ontario. This represents approximately 8% of the original 550,000 acres (2,200 km 2) of land granted to the Six Nations by the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation. [9]
Winters are cold, with a January high of −2.3 °C (27.9 °F) and a low of −9.0 °C (15.8 °F). Mild spells of weather occasionally lead to temperatures in excess of 10 °C (50.0 °F) for one or two days, while arctic air masses can bring temperatures below −20 °C (−4.0 °F) for one to three days. [ 167 ]