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I am angry, saddened and deeply disappointed by what happened at Mercasa during our busy lunch service today.

Two individuals entered our restaurant and asked if we could provide them with something to eat. We responded with compassion and offered both of them a complimentary meal through the Pass the Puck campaign.

This is how they chose to repay that kindness.

They deliberately set our Italian flag on fire inside the restaurant, creating chaos and putting our staff, customers and property at risk. My team and our patrons were forced to witness something frightening, dangerous and deeply disrespectful—all while we were simply trying to help two people who came through our doors asking for food.

Although we are not necessarily calling this a hate crime, setting fire to the Italian flag inside an Italian-owned business is profoundly offensive, personal and something we take extremely seriously. This flag represents our heritage, our family and the culture at the heart of Mercasa.

It is heartbreaking that an act of compassion was met with such blatant disrespect and dangerous behaviour. I am incredibly disappointed that incidents like this continue to happen in our City of Brantford, and even more disappointed that my hardworking staff and loyal patrons had to experience this today.

We will continue to be proud of our Italian heritage, our business and the community we serve—but no act of kindness should ever be met with such disrespect.

Tom Mercante
Brantford ExpositorBrantford Police ServiceCity of BrantfordBrant BeaconRogers


Please share this post. Our community needs to know what happened, and our staff and customers deserve to know that this type of behaviour will not be accepted or ignored.

Day 1 of Six Nations Fall Fair!!!
Kids Day, Friday, September 11, 2026
Events 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Kids free admission (0-13 years)
***Kids Events are all free, except Rides***

Tourism-oriented businesses and organizers are invited to apply for the Activate Brantford Grant to develop and execute signature events, festivals, experiences, and tourism products. There are two grant streams that organizations can apply for: Signature Tourism Events and Tourism Product Development.

Eligible projects include:
• The development and ex*****on of new signature events or festivals
• Support of large-scale tournaments or conferences that will drive overnight stays
• Unique tourism product development
• Community-led placemaking or activation projects that temporarily or permanently animate outdoor public spaces in Brantford

Who can apply?
• Organizations/groups must be physically situated within the geographical limits of the City of Brantford and/or be executing a project or event in the City of Brantford
• Organizers must deliver tourism events, product development, or programming as their primary activity
• Organizations or individuals must apply at least 120 days before their event.

Applications are open and accepted on a rolling basis, subject to funding availability. This grant is administered by the Brantford Tourism Development Corporation using Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) funds.

Learn more and apply at Brantford.ca/ActivateBrantfordGrant

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