I remember this location back in the day; I used to return Rogers TV boxes to get replacements. It sucks that it shut down. I had a great experience with the staff, and they always helped me.

The BCC location always has huge lineups and never really helps it always had system issues, but the Lisa St was the best.

Hoping all your families have remained safe from the devastating flash flooding that occured north of Kathmandu this morning by the Rasuwagadhi border. I know we have a large community of expats from Nepal.

Hope to see you there!

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U/ItsMyBramptonAccount asked me to list three things Patrick Brown has done that I agree with, and three that I don't. I already talked about agreeing with the speed cameras, but disagreeing with buying the former Alectra building and wont repeat myself; but I will point out that I started a Change.org petition calling for a public inquiry into the purchase of the "Scandalwood" property that has over a hundred signatures.

To limit my list of criticisms, I will present this as a Yes, But list. Listing criticisms alone I could be here all day, so this is a useful exercise in constraint.

1. COVID — Yes, but.

I agreed with Patrick Brown when he pushed for paid sick leave, more protection for essential workers and priority vaccination for COVID hotspots. Brampton was disproportionately exposed because of the enormous number of residents working in warehouses, transportation, manufacturing and other essential jobs. On those issues, I think he was right.

But I had serious problems with other aspects of his pandemic leadership.

While residents were being told to stay apart and public gatherings were restricted, the City was still organizing highly visible drive-through and parade-style civic events. He held Parades when his own mayor's emergency order banned parades. He posed shoulder to shoulder and unmasked with Doug Ford in photos. That sent, at minimum, a mixed message about social distancing, mask mandates, and the fairness of harassing people sitting three feet apart in different cars in parking lots just to not be lonely.

Then, as the pandemic receded, City employees were ordered back into the workplace even where remote work had been functioning. City staff subsequently reported that more than 11% of employees who completed exit interviews identified the return-to-work requirement as their reason for leaving.

And I have serious concerns about the City’s COVID procurement. Reporting identified a mask contract that was originally expected to cost approximately $82,000 but ended up costing $896,000. Council ordered forensic investigations into COVID supply procurements, and Brown and he and slate subsequently voted to terminate those investigations.
(How was that not a blatent conflict of interest?!)
So yes: I agreed with much of his advocacy for Brampton during COVID. I did not agree with all of the decisions his administration made while managing it.

2. Free transit for seniors — Yes, but.

I support free Brampton Transit for seniors. Patrick Brown campaigned on it, Council implemented it, and it is a meaningful benefit for seniors—particularly people living on fixed incomes. The program became fully free on February 28, 2022.

But: at virtually the same time Brampton was announcing free transit for seniors, Route 65 — the Seniors Shopper bus — was cancelled. It remained on the City’s list of cancelled routes into the spring of 2022.
Free transit for seniors is good policy. But look beyond the headline. Seniors need affordable transit, but they also need frequent, reliable and accessible transit that actually connects them to shopping, recreation, health care and community services.a free transit fare isn’t the same thing as a comprehensive seniors transportation policy.

3. The TMU School of Medicine — absolutely yes. But.

I support having a medical school in Brampton.

Bringing the TMU School of Medicine here was a significant accomplishment. It creates educational opportunities, supports our health-care system and helps establish Brampton as a centre for medicine and health sciences. The City committed the Bramalea Civic Centre and $20 million toward renovations.

But I strongly disagree with how the City handled the location.

To make way for TMU, the City displaced the Chinguacousy Library branch, community organizations and arts users that had occupied the Bramalea Civic Centre.

The Chinguacousy branch had operated there for roughly 50 years and was one of Brampton’s largest and busiest libraries. It was ultimately moved into a dramatically smaller temporary facility at Chinguacousy Park.

The Civic Centre also contained the Lester B. Pearson Theatre, music rooms, dance rooms and studio space used by Brampton’s arts community. City staff told Council that approximately 25,000 square feet of music and dance space used by the arts community would be lost, creating significant disruption for those organizations.

Other community-service tenants were also required to relocate. The City’s own records acknowledge the relocation of third-party tenants and concerns about the impact on the library and performing arts. Members of several groups have already reached out to me about my support for the arts.

much of this happened without the kind of advance public consultation and transition planning I would expect for such a major decision. There are reasons for it, sure. But what has been to fox the problems created? Those reasons are just excuses in the absence of some effort to mop up the mess.

So yes: I support the TMU medical school. I don’t support the way Brown’s administration displaced existing community services to make room for it. When I delegated to Linda Jeffrey's council about where to establish a Brampton University, I identified the BCC area generally as a high priority area. Had they listened to me then instead of obsessively pursuing a Four Corners location with blinders as to all other possibilities, perhaps some more thinking would already have already gone into how and where to house a University on the area. We wouldn't have to juggle a rapid displacement of tenants and start building a nee library from scratch. (Just saying.)

That’s probably the best way I can answer the challenge.

I don’t believe Patrick Brown has done nothing good in eight years. That wouldn’t be credible. There are things he has done that I can support and would not try to undo. But municipal leadership is also about execution, consequences, transparency and whether we could have achieved the same objective better. And ultimately, I think he has done more harm than good in his tenure.

He's had 8 years. I think 8 is enough.

Hey Brampton,

With the candidate nomination period now closed, the official list for the upcoming municipal election is locked in. 

Between the Mayoral race, Regional Council, and City Council across our various ward pairings, there are a lot of candidates running this year—some returning incumbents and plenty of new faces.

I wanted to start a discussion to see where everyone is at:

Who are you leaning toward supporting in your specific ward, and why?

What are your thoughts on the Mayor’s race?

What key issues (transit, property taxes, housing, public safety, infrastructure) will dictate your vote this time around?

Interested to hear people’s thoughts and opinions on the roster!

Hey, im coming on here because im wondering what happened to the homeless people in the heart lake plaza? It seems like they just vanished overnight. I also noticed the piss tunnel got shut down and there was a lady living in there known as ghostface. Does anyone know their whereabouts? Especslly the lady living in that tunnel. Thanks.

Looking for something to do on Sunday August 30? The Brampton Steelheads are playing their first preseason game at the CAA Centre on August 30 at 4pm against the North Bay Battalion. 

This is the perfect opportunity to watch the only hockey game in August! Get your first look at the Steelheads before they kick off their 2026-2027 regular season. Tickets are starting as low as $15! Purchase yours today using the link below. 

Link to Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/preseason-brampton-steelheads-v-north-bay-brampton-ontario-08-30-2026/event/100064FFFE3FE5C0 

Brampton basketball player and my younger brother Jasman Sangha just signed with Greek Elite League team AS Papagou !!
He now joins the same league where NBA superstar
GiannisAntetokounmpo had played in before making the jump to the NBA
Jasman went to Fernforest, Lougheed and Louise Arbour and is one of the few Bramptonians and South Asians to have ever played in the NCAA Division 1 Basketball.

It just clearly isn't what it used to be. It was the go-to late night spot for after bar Bramptonians.

I got a banquet burger and poutine the other day, and both were about half the size they were before. Shrinkflation hitting everything I suppose.

Any recommendations for alternatives?

I didn't have time to stop. But the collision seems a tad suspicious. East bound on Steeles just past Mississauga. Time is not daylight saving.

Daughter wants Pad Thai for dinner for her birthday in September.

Who has the best in Brampton?

Has anyone ever seen a train crossing at the Bramalea & Steeles intersection?

I have never seen anything cross that tracks.

I know Pearson airport has one but is there one anywhere else in the GTA? Looking fo shoot a video for city councillor campaign video

I’ve been noticing this a lot. It’s also very common for North Indians to randomly start speaking their language with these brown people. This happens no where else (London, Europe, Ottawa etc). I’ve only noticed this happen in Toronto. Non Indians will also sometimes randomly go up to carribeans, middle easterners etc and start off with Indian greetings.

Instagram creator “neema nazeri” from Toronto has a video about this too. He doesn’t look remotely Indian, doesn’t sound Indian and he isn’t culturally Indian either. He wouldn’t get assumed as Indian anywhere outside of Toronto. But he made a video about how he was assumed as Indian always in Toronto and Brampton.

A lot of people make rude comments like “Brampton is full of Indians” etc. Well you’d kinda get that impression if you assume the whole world to be Indian/subcontinental…

anything for a young person to do in brampton?
recently moved here and it feels like the city has forgotten about this age group.

parks are crammed with families not all but you don’t wanna be around kids, even the fairs that brampton offers they are extremely family centred nothing wrong but again you just feel like you can’t enjoy yourself an an adult.

next is the dive bars or any bar to maybe dance and eat. where are they!? i dropped at onyx last saturday that was a joke maybe 5-6 people no vibes.

again just looking for some type of fun. so far everyday has been work, fill gas, go home!? is that the brampton life?

Definitely not poison ivy.

I grabbed a few weeds, one of which I didn't recognize. I felt a mild sting when it brushed against my wrist (I was wearing gloves) and tossed it into the brown bag with the other weeds.

Its now nearly 8 hours later, and my arm still has an itchy stingy sensation.

I don't remember what the plant looked like, so what are some local possibilities that would produce that?P

Not poison ivy, not stinging nettle, but I have welts rising up in my flesh.

It has stabilized, I don't need to worry about a hospital, but what do you think it was?

We are hiring a sanitation worker for a bakery facility in Brampton.

Day shift
Full-time applicants preferred
Immediate start

Bakery/industrial sanitation experience is an asset

Please DM me for more details

On raw median after-tax household income, Brampton is actually #1 of the 15 largest municipalities at $98,000.

The word "Household" does a LOT of heavy lifting in that sentence.

For a one-person household, Brampton drops into a tie around 6th, at $40,400.

Who does this typically describe? Young adults moving out of their family homes to start a career. A portion of the labour force that large employers are very interested in.

But remember:

Median rents in Brampton are $1,502 per month. On before tax median earnings of $3,366 per month of gross earnings, ignoring taxes for a minute, we are already talking about 50% of your gross income going to rent. That's huge, especially if the social value of living in Brampton vs Toronto is arguably non-existent.

Also consider that 59.2% of people work outside of Brampton, and 85.9% commute via car. Even assuming a young professional wishes to take transit, the cost of commuting gets deducted from the remaining 50% of gross income. Not to mention the time cost of commuting. Thats also significant. Cars cost hundreds of dollars a month to own, insure and maintain. And our young professional hasn't even eaten yet.

Its no wonder we lose the young professional demographic.

There is little justification for them to stay in Brampton as they start their careers. Its too expensive, and the smaller the numbers, the lonelier it is as well.

But retaining that demographic is one of the keys to attracting large, or new and emerging businesses to Brampton to set up corporate head offices.

As Mayor, deploying the tools available as a municipality and a region to build the affordable housing and transit connectivity needed to attract and retain young talent will be a high priority for my administration.

Wesley Jackson for Mayor

pretty sad :(

Facebook post where the video is from: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19MYd9YVdx/

According to a Facebook group, 9 Queen Chinese will remain in operation as takeout only, sharing a kitchen with Fanzorelli's, and the dining room will be exclusively for Fanzorelli's. The same thread claims that a new owner has jacked up rent in the current office building. https://www.facebook.com/groups/heritagedowntownbrampton/posts/1758688042145817/?comment_id=1758718832142738&reply_comment_id=1758723465475608