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Brush (right) is pictured here with two colleagues from the Brantford Police Service. He has been part of the BPS for several years as a police officer (Photo courtesy Dakota Brush).
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For much of his early life, Dakota Brush went through many struggles and faced many adversities.

However, Brush notes that despite the struggles, he knew his mother was always there for both him and his sister.

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“It wasn’t the easiest when I was growing up. My mom was a single mom who worked extremely hard [doing] factory work. She provided everything she could for me and my sister. We had a lot of struggles [always trying to] find ways of covering expenses,” said Brush. “But my mom was always extremely supportive of what my and I sister did…I was able to develop and grow with a unique perspective, but ultimately, a lot of that happened through sports.”

Brush, who was born in Brantford, spent his adolescence in Hamilton before coming back to the local area in 2006.

The full story can be found on our content partner, The Brant Beacon.

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