Fowl play: First-ever DuckFest in Brantford was a hit

For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, a rubber duck race was held on the Grand River in downtown Brantford on Sunday.A whopping 3,000 yellow birds were dumped from the Lorne Bridge high above, with the top three finishers downstream underneath the Veterans Memorial Parkway earning cash for their sponsors. The festivities were hosted as part of Duckfest, a new Downtown Brantford BIA initiative, in support of Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services.“It’s part of the downt