Councillor Gibson Retiring – Election Jockeying Begins
Long-time city leader Grant Gibson is retiring after 8 terms in office and is not seeking re-election in the City's municipal election taking place...
Councillors Approve Golf Club Purchase While Rejecting External Auditor General
Mayor Linda Jeffrey swept into the Mayor's chair in 2014 on a platform of accountability and transparency and now appears livid over recent decisions...
#TimesUpBrampton Sexual Assault Reporting Event on Dec 11th
Hope 24/7 is running Canada's first anonymously reporting event for sexual assault survivors on Dec 11th.
Mayor Jeffrey’s Annual Interview – 2017 Edition
In our annual interview with Mayor Linda Jeffrey we ask about the recently approved city budget that consisted of a 3.6% operating budget increase. Once blended with the...
Received a Parking Penalty Notice Recently?
In 2015, the City of Brampton, like many municipalities across Ontario started using AMPS (Administrative Monetary Penalty System) for parking fines.
AMPS is supposed to be a...
Mayor Brown to tour Brampton Civic with Health Minister Elliott to show healthcare crisis
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says that "the Health Minister has responded to my petition and has agreed to do a tour of Brampton Civic before the end of the year. I am going to be going with Christine Elliot showing her our Emergency Department, showing her some of the areas where there is real gridlock... I think she'll be sympathetic to the crisis we are facing and it is why I wanted her to see it first hand."
Changes Coming to 2018 Municipal Elections (Ranked Ballots)
The Ontario government passed sweeping legislation on Tuesday (June 7, 2016) Â that governs the 2018 municipal elections and beyond. The legislation gives municipalities:
the...
Economic Development to Pay for Liberal Promises
The Federal Liberal government has an ambitious plan to spend $180 Billion over 10 years to fund transit and infrastructure projects across the country....
$423M Peel Police Budget Approved
Peel Regional Council today approved a 5.4 percent increase for the Peel Regional Police operating budget. The 2019 budget was approved for $423.1 million. The...
Candlelight Vigil for Riya Rajkumar Tonight
The City of Brampton is organizing a candlelight vigil tonight (Tues Feb 19th) in response to the collective grieving by residents over the death...