Community play celebrates stories along the Grand

By Kimberly De Jong, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brant Beacon After traveling to 12 different communities over the course of a month, The Voice of the River: Grand River Community Play tour officially came to a close at Chiefswood Park in Ohsweken on Saturday, August 23, 2025. Put on by the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity and Grandview Theatre, The Voice of the River celebrated the power of community, of creativity and of the Grand River.Jean Farquharson and Ivy Miller speak about the life of a dragonfly during the final showing of The Voice of the River Peter Smith, co-producer, writer and director of Voice of the River, said that the project first began during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was invited to join the Grand River Histories Project with…

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