Brantford City Hall Time Capsule filled and officially sealed until 2042
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BRANTFORD, ON – Today, on the 145th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Brantford, Mayor Kevin Davis was joined by members of Council, City staff and local student contest winners, to fill and seal the City Hall Time Capsule that will remain sealed until May 31, 2042. During the design and construction of the new City Hall at 58 Dalhousie Street, the Time Capsule was envisioned as a way to celebrate the iconic building’s history and tell the City leaders and residents of the future what makes our city so special in 2022.
The items placed in the Time Capsule were collected by the City’s Communications and Community Engagement department through various public engagement campaigns conducted with both City staff and the public over the last year. Items were selected based on their historical significance and how well they characterized current assets and operations of the city. Among the items included in the Time Capsule are three pieces of artwork from young artists in Brantford who were tasked with showing what they love about the city. Sophia Lee, 10, contributed a painting titled “Grand River in Brantford” which depicts the river including the trail system. Yashveer Kayal, 7, showed his love for the Brantford Public Library and diversity, equality and inclusiveness that is reflected in residents of the city. Kianna Kara Angel Hess, 13, contributed a beautiful piece called “The Grand River” which shows the tranquil Canadian Heritage River surrounded by the Carolinian forest.
To demonstrate the City’s solidarity with the important work of the Survivors’ Secretariat and their search for the unmarked burials of Indigenous children on the land associated with the Mohawk Institute, an orange Every Child Matters t-shirt as well as an emblem of the Survivors’ Secretariat logo were also among the Time Capsule items.
A video entitled “My Brantford” that will launch publicly in June was also added, featuring a number of residents talking about what makes Brantford special to them. Other items include the City of Brantford 2022 calendar, the current Discover Brantford Guide, and mementos from the official Grand Opening of the new City Hall on September 18, 2021 such as the ribbon that was cut, the official scroll read by Town Crier David McKee and the grand opening event program. Several photos of City staff teams and various City assets, along with a copy of the May 31st 2022 edition of The Brantford Expositor were also among the items sealed in the capsule today.
In his remarks Mayor Davis said “today’s Time Capsule ceremony is a perfect way to celebrate our 145th anniversary and a fitting way to honour the long history of the building that now houses our new City Hall. Built between 1913 and 1915, this building was originally constructed as a federal post office and has been an iconic part of the City’s downtown landscape ever since. As the current centre of municipal governance, I’m really proud that the building’s long-standing historical legacy of public service will continue for decades to come.”
The inscription on the Time Capsule reads:
Brantford City Hall
Time Capsule
Est. May 31, 2022
To be opened May 31, 2042
and resealed for 20 years thereafter
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