COVID-19 Recovery: Listening to Our Community

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Consultation has concluded

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for members of the community, especially when it comes to their mental health, physical health, finances, and spirituality. To help us gain a better understanding of the supports our community needs and how we can begin to recover, we hosted a series of COVID-19 Recovery: Listening to Our Community public forums to gather your ideas and feedback. The forums have now concluded, but we welcome you to continue sharing your comments in the discussions below.

Topic 1: Physical Health
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Topic 2: Mental Health
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Topic 3: Financial Support
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Topic 4: Spiritual Support
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The information gathered from these public forums will be communicated to other levels of government to help inform Provincial and Federal recovery efforts. A summary of our findings will also be shared with the public.


Public Forum Conduct: The City of Brantford welcomes open and honest communication. However, we uphold zero tolerance for hate speech, profanity, and other inappropriate language and conduct. Participants who engage in these behaviours will be removed from the public forum. Examples of inappropriate language and conduct include:

  • Verbal assaults

  • Threats and attempts to intimidate

  • Attempts to goad or incite violence in others

  • Racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or gendered insults and slurs

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for members of the community, especially when it comes to their mental health, physical health, finances, and spirituality. To help us gain a better understanding of the supports our community needs and how we can begin to recover, we hosted a series of COVID-19 Recovery: Listening to Our Community public forums to gather your ideas and feedback. The forums have now concluded, but we welcome you to continue sharing your comments in the discussions below.

Topic 1: Physical Health
Watch the Forum on YouTube.

Topic 2: Mental Health
Watch the Form on YouTube.

Topic 3: Financial Support
Watch the Forum on YouTube.

Topic 4: Spiritual Support
Watch the Forum on YouTube.


The information gathered from these public forums will be communicated to other levels of government to help inform Provincial and Federal recovery efforts. A summary of our findings will also be shared with the public.


Public Forum Conduct: The City of Brantford welcomes open and honest communication. However, we uphold zero tolerance for hate speech, profanity, and other inappropriate language and conduct. Participants who engage in these behaviours will be removed from the public forum. Examples of inappropriate language and conduct include:

  • Verbal assaults

  • Threats and attempts to intimidate

  • Attempts to goad or incite violence in others

  • Racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or gendered insults and slurs

Discussions: All (4) Open (4)

  • Physical Health

    over 3 years ago
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    4 Responses

    Do you have feedback or questions you’d like to share in regards to Physical Health? Submit your comments and answer the following questions:

    1. What did we do well as a community to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    2. What are the needs of the Brantford community as we move forward?
    3. What can the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal governments do to support pandemic recovery?

  • Mental Health

    over 3 years ago
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    5 Responses

    Do you have feedback or questions you’d like to share in regards to Mental Health? Submit your comments and answer the following questions:

    1. What did we do well as a community to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    2. What are the needs of the Brantford community as we move forward?
    3. What can the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal governments do to support pandemic recovery?

  • Financial Support

    over 3 years ago
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    2 Responses

    Do you have feedback or questions you’d like to share in regards to Financial Support? Submit your comments and answer the following questions:

    1. What did we do well as a community to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    2. What are the needs of the Brantford community as we move forward?
    3. What can the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal governments do to support pandemic recovery?

  • Spiritual Support

    over 3 years ago
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    1 Response

    Do you have feedback or questions you’d like to share in regards to Spiritual Support? Submit your comments and answer the following questions:

    1. What did we do well as a community to support each other during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    2. What are the needs of the Brantford community as we move forward?
    3. What can the Municipal, Provincial, and Federal governments do to support pandemic recovery?