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Article content The city’s public works staff is recommending the continuation of a security program that’s helping curb nuisance and petty crime in the downtown. At an operations and administration committee meeting on Tuesday, city councillors will consider a report from Inderjit Hans, general manager of public works, to extend an expand the pilot project to January 2022 at a total cost of $722,000, with about $500,000 coming from a capital funding reserve and the rest from the annual Home for Good grant, which would cover the cost of a guard and vehicle at Marlene Avenue, a city housin...

Article content Early reports show a security team posted downtown is helping curb nuisance and petty crime in and around the core. The Corporate Security Guard team, which started patrolling the city’s downtown properties on Jan. 11, “has demonstrated early success,” said Inderjit Hans, Brantford’s manager of public works. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Downtown security team showing early success, says report Back to video “According to property managers, maintenance and janitorial staff, there has been a noticeable decrease in gar...

Asked by city councillors to consider cuts to its proposed $40-million budget for 2021, the Brantford police board on Tuesday approved a revised spending plan…