Councillors Medeiros & Fortini
Some have called Mayor Linda Jeffery a “Lame Duck Mayor”, and have referred to Brampton Council as “dysfunctional”. On this episode of Brampton Focus, we sit down with two members of Brampton’s Council, Martin Medeiros, Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4, and Pat Fortini, City Councillor for Wards 7 & 8. We speak to […]
$1.5M Taxpayer Bailout for Brampton Beast
Brampton City Council has decided by an 8-2 vote to give $1,500,000 of taxpayer dollars to prop-up the Brampton Beast for the next 3 years. The Beast, a privately owned and run group led by Gregg Rosen, owner of Kimco Steel in Kingston and minority owner Cary Kaplan, both pleaded their case to “help the team make […]
Is a Bailout by Brampton Tax Payers in the Works?
Brampton City Council as reported by the Toronto Star is considering a bailout of the Brampton Beast hockey team that currently plays at the Powerade Centre. Really? Sports, especially hockey, should be part of Brampton’s economic landscape but not at the cost to tax payers. Are we as a City really considering another Hockey Team bailout, […]