2017 Transit Report Card: ‘C’ for Region
The Greater Toronto & Hamilton Region, including Brampton Transit received an overall C ranking from the recently published 2017 Transit Report Card of Major Canadian Regions....
Alarming Increase of Gang Activity in Peel Region
Street gangs are expanding their reach to Brampton and Mississauga and tapping into the Region's diverse ethnic populations to increase their power base. According to...
Local Soccer Stars to Take on the World
Brampton soccer players Jordan Hendriks (age 12) and Tremaine Henry (age 11) have made it onto Team Canada and will compete at the Danone...
City Hall Raises Transgender Pride Flag in Brampton
On June 28th, 1969 Police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village. The Office of Public Morals was a unit in...
Mayor Urges Diversity Training for Councillor Sprovieri
On June 26th, a resident sent an email with the subject line "Why are WHITE PEOPLE still planning Brampton's future?" to Brampton politicians, community...
“I hope that the new comers will learn the values of the white people…”
An email exchange between a resident and Brampton Regional Councillor John Sprovieri is making the rounds on social media and is stirring reaction and...
Trans Rights and Visibility for Peel Residents: Celebrating Bill C-16
This month, Brampton and Peel's Trans, non-binary and gender diverse residents were extended human rights protections against transphobic hate speech and hate crimes with...
Challenging Anti-Black Racism In Peel Schools
Brampton Focus recently spoke with Suzanne Nurse, the Peel District School Board Vice-Chair and Trustee for Brampton Wards 2 and 6 about the We...
Opinion: Brampton Positioning for Pit-Stop in Silicon Valley North
Brampton is geographically well positioned in the Toronto-Waterloo technology corridor of Southern Ontario that is being primed as Silicon Valley North. The corridor includes a...
Brampton’s Economy at Risk to Forgo $250 Million Innovation Supercluster Investment
Are Brampton businesses engaged in innovation and are they willing to invest in our local economy? At stake is a share of $950-million announced on...
