{"id":104876,"date":"2025-09-29T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=104876"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:04:13","slug":"jim-bradley-remembered-as-brock-niagara-region-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/09\/jim-bradley-remembered-as-brock-niagara-region-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Bradley remembered as Brock, Niagara region champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brock University joins citizens across Niagara and Ontario in mourning the loss of Regional Chair Jim Bradley.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout his storied 55-year political career, Bradley was a steadfast supporter of the Niagara region and Brock University. He passed away Friday, Sept. 26 at the age of 80.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The former MPP and provincial minister will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to public service at the municipal, regional and provincial levels, and for his ability to provide a voice of reason under even the most divisive circumstances.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There\u2019s much to be learned from his dedication to creating a better community for all.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bradley\u2019s decades of advocacy for Brock University have helped to shape the institution and will continue to have an impact on our students for generations to come.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His efforts were instrumental in securing provincial funding for key Brock University spaces, including the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts and\u00a0the Roy and Lois Cairns Health and Bioscience Research Complex, and regional funding for\u00a0the Rankin Family Pavilion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While he worked to support students in the classroom, Bradley could also be found cheering them on from the stands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bradley was an avid Brock Badgers basketball fan. A season ticket holder, he often took in games on campus and on the road \u2014 even watching the Brock men\u2019s team clinch the national championship in 1992.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His presence on campus will be dearly missed, though his legacy as a champion for the Badgers and Brock University will continue on. The University has lowered its flags in Bradley\u2019s honour.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Brock community sends its sincere condolences to Bradley\u2019s family, friends, colleagues and constituents.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Though our hearts are heavy as we say goodbye to an impactful leader, we are reminded of the good he helped to create for Niagara and our role in carrying that continued progress forward.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nLesley Rigg<br \/>\nBrock University President and Vice-Chancellor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University joins citizens across Niagara and Ontario in mourning the loss of Regional Chair Jim Bradley.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104876"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104884,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104876\/revisions\/104884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}