City of Brampton
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Nickname: Flower City[1][2][3][4]
Location in the Region of Peel, in the Province of Ontario
Coordinates: 43°41′N 79°46′W / 43.683, -79.767
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Peel
Incorporation	1853 (village)
	1873 (town)
	1974 (city)
Government
- Mayor	Susan Fennell
- Governing Body	Brampton City Council (click for members)
- MPs	Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi
- MPPs	Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey, Kuldip Kular, Amrit Mangat
Area
- Total	266. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec A Regional Municipality (or Region) is a type of Canadian Municipal Government similar to and at the same municipal government level as A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns This list of the mayors of Brampton Ontario includes the 38+ unique politicians holding such position Susan Fennell is the current Mayor of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Susan Fennell was also the Founder and Commissioner of the National Brampton City Council is the governing body for the City of Brampton Ontario. Navdeep Singh Bains, PC, MP (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician who currently is the Liberal Critic for International Colleen Beaumier (born November 8, 1944) is a Canadian politician serving currently as an MP for the riding of Brampton West. Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian politician Vic Dhillon (born 1969 is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a current member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Linda Jeffrey is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding Dr Kuldip Singh Kular, BSc, MBBS, MD, MPP (born December 12, 1948 in Ludhiana, Punjab, Amrit Mangat is a Canadian politician She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 71 km² (103. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	433,806 (Ranked 11th)
- Density	1,626. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2006 census for Census subdivisions This list Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (4,212. 9/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	L6P-L7A
Area code(s)	905/289
Website: brampton.ca

Brampton (pronounced /ˈbræmptən/ or /ˈbræmtən/) is a city in the GTA of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 905 (with overlay Area code 289) is a telephone dialing area for south central Ontario. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population ^[5] It is one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities. It celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2003, marking 150 years since its incorporation as a village in 1853, taking its name from the rural town of Brampton, Cumbria, England. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn meaning (returning yearly known in English since c. This article refers to the small town near Carlisle. For the village of Brampton in Eden Cumbria, see Brampton Eden Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Brampton was once known as The Flowertown of Canada, a title it earned due to the city's large greenhouse industry, which included Dale's Flowers, a company that won many international rose awards for nearly half a century. A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse or hothouse) is a building where plants are cultivated A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species

The city is home to Canadian Forces Army Reserve unit The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment). The Lorne Scots (Peel Dufferin and Halton Regiment is a Primary Reserve Infantry Regiment of the Canadian Army.

History

John Haggert, Brampton's first mayor

Main article: History of Brampton, Ontario

See also: List of mayors of Brampton, Ontario, Brampton Fall Fair, and Brampton Library

Prior to 1834, the only building of consequence at the corner of Main and Queen streets, the recognized centre of Brampton, was William Buffy's tavern. John Haggert ( 1822 &ndash ? was the first mayor of the town Brampton, now a city in Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1834 the only building of consequence at the corner of Main and Queen streets the recognized centre of Brampton was William Buffy's tavern This list of the mayors of Brampton Ontario includes the 38+ unique politicians holding such position The Brampton Fall Fair is an annual agricultural and entertainment event in Brampton Ontario, since 1853 Postcard 1909 brampton public libraryjpg|right|250px|thumb|Carnegie Building serving as the Brampton Public Library 1909 In fact, at the time, the area was referred to as "Buffy's Corners". All real business in Chinguacousy Township took place 1 mile distant at Martin Salisbury's tavern. Chinguacousy Township (ˈtʃɪŋkuːzi) is a former municipality and geographic township in Peel County Ontario. By 1834, John Elliott laid out the area in lots for sale, and applied the name "Brampton" to the area, which was soon adopted by others. ^[6]

In 1853, a small agricultural fair was set up by the then-new County Agricultural Society of the County of Peel, and was held at the corner of Main and Queen streets. Grains, produce, roots, and dairy products were up for sale, a precursor of today's Brampton Farmers' Market. Horses and cattle, along with other lesser livestock was sold at market. This agricultural fair eventually became the modern Brampton Fall Fair. The Brampton Fall Fair is an annual agricultural and entertainment event in Brampton Ontario, since 1853 In that same year Brampton was incorporated as a village. ^[6]

A federal grant allowed the village to create its first public library in 1887, which included 360 volumes from the pre-existing Mechanic's Institute (est 1858). In 1907, the library successfully received a grant from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie to build a new multi-person building, featuring a library. Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist See Brampton Library. Postcard 1909 brampton public libraryjpg|right|250px|thumb|Carnegie Building serving as the Brampton Public Library 1909

A group of regional farmers in Brampton had trouble getting insurance from city-based companies. After several meetings in Clairville Hall, it was decided that they should found the County of Peel Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1955, the company moved to its third and current location, 103 Queen Street West, and renamed itself Peel Mutual Insurance Company. It reigns as the longest running company in modern Brampton. Harmsworth Decorating Centre was established in 1890, as Harmsworth and Son, operated out of the family's house on Queen Street West. The store purchased its current location on September 1, 1904, after a fire destroyed their original store. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Purchased for $1400, the 24 Main Street South location is the longest operating retail business in what is now Brampton.

Neighbouring Bramalea created

Brampton's City Hall

Created as an innovative "new town", Bramalea was developed as a separate community, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Toronto. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

Located in the former Chinguacousy Township, it was Canada's first satellite community developed by one of the country's largest real estate developers, Bramalea Limited, formerly known as Brampton Leasing. Chinguacousy Township (ˈtʃɪŋkuːzi) is a former municipality and geographic township in Peel County Ontario. The name "Bramalea" was created by the farmer William Sheard, who integrated the BRAM from Brampton, MAL from Malton (A neighbouring region), and the LEA, an old British word meaning meadow or grassland. He sold the land to Brampton Leasing developers and built one of Bramalea's first houses on Dixie Road across from the former headquarters of Nortel. The community had an extensive Master Plan, which included provisions for a parkland trail system and a "downtown", which would include essential services and a shopping centre. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The downtown area's centrepiece was the Civic Centre, which included the city hall and library. Directly across Team Canada Drive from the Civic Centre, Bramalea Limited built a shopping centre named Bramalea City Centre. The Bramalea City Centre is an indoor Shopping mall located in the city of Brampton Ontario, Canada. The two centrepieces were connected by a long underground tunnel, which has long since been closed due to safety issues. Other features included a police station, fire hall, bus terminal, and a collection of seniors' retirement homes.

Each phase of the new city was built with progressing first letters of street names. A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a Street. Development started with the "A" section, with street names like Argyle, Avondale, and Aloma. Developer then created a "B" section, "C" section, and so forth. Children on the boundaries of these divisions would regularly compete in street hockey games, pitting, for example, the "D" section versus the "E" section.

The community was also initially developed with a large number of recreational facilities, including tennis courts, playgrounds, hockey/lacrosse rinks and swimming pools. An extensive parkland trail and sidewalk system that connects the entire city, amplifying what Brampton already had in a smaller scale.

Region of Peel

In 1974, the Ontario government decided to update Peel County's structure. Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Along with amalgamating a series of villages into the City of Mississauga, the new City of Brampton was created out of the greater portion of the Townships of Chinguacousy and Toronto Gore, including Bramalea and the other communities in those townships. Toronto Gore (also the Gore of Toronto) was a township in York County and then Peel County, Ontario, Canada from 1831 to 1973 The province converted Peel County into the Regional Municipality of Peel. Brampton retained its role as the administrative centre of Peel Region, which it already had as county seat. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. The regional council chamber, the Peel Regional Police force, the public health department, and the region's only major museum, the Peel Heritage Complex, are all located in Brampton. The Peel Regional Police (PRP provides police services for Peel Region in Ontario, Canada. The Peel Heritage Complex is a museum/art gallery/archives for the Peel Region, located in Brampton Ontario, Canada.

This move was not met with open arms. Bramptonians feared urban sprawl would dissolve their town's personality, and Bramalea residents took pride in the built from scratch and organized structure that came with a new city. Many residents of the former community of Bramalea do not classify themselves as Brampton residents.

In 1972, Bramalea created its civic centre. Two years after it was built, when Brampton and Bramalea merged, the new city's council chambers and other facilities were created in the building, moving from the town of Brampton's modest downtown locale. The library systems of Brampton and Bramalea became one, creating a system of four locations.

The future of Peel Region as encompassing all of Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon, has been called into question by some. Mississauga council, led by Mayor Hazel McCallion, voted in favour of becoming a single tier municipality and asked the provincial government to be separated from Peel Region, arguing that the city has outgrown the need for a regional layer of government and that Mississauga is now being held back by supporting Brampton and Caledon with its municipal taxes. Hazel McCallion, CM (born February 14, 1921) is the Mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the sixth largest

Development of Brampton as a city

In the 1980s, the Capitol Theatre, then owned by Odeon, closed its doors. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America 's largest Movie theatre operators with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United The City bought the facility in 1981, under the spearhead of then-councillor Diane Sutter, turning the former movie house and vaudevillian stage into a theatre for the musical and performing arts. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 It was renamed the Heritage Theatre. In 1983, Toronto consultants Woods Gordon reported to the City that, rather than continue "pouring money" into the Heritage, a new 750-seat facility should be built. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The 2005/06 season was designated as the theatre's "grand finale" season, and the new Rose Theatre opened in September 2006. The Rose Theatre is located in downtown Brampton Ontario. It opened in September 2006 with a series of public events throughout the month culminating in a Grand

Spearheaded by then Mayor Ken Whillans,the early 1990s brought a new city hall to Brampton's downtown. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Ken never got to see the opening of the new City hall because of his untimely death in August of that same year. The move of City hall to downtown would spark a renewed interest by future politicians and businesses alike to revitalize the downtown core. The facility was designed by local architects and constructed by Inzola Construction.

The Brampton Fair Grounds were sold in 1992 to the City of Brampton, leading the Agricultural Society to relocate to Heart Lake Road and Old School Road (outside the boundaries of the city) in 1997. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

The Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC) decided in 1997 that Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Hospital amalgamate into the William Osler Health Centre, becoming what now is the province's 6th largest hospital corporation. The Etobicoke General Hospital was opened in 1972. It has 262 hospital beds and serves over 230 000 residents in Etobicoke and the surrounding areas Past before October 28 2007 Peel Memorial Hospital (PMH was a 367-bed acute care Hospital located in central Brampton, Ontario The William Osler Health Centre (WOHC is one of the largest Hospital corporations in the Canadian province of Ontario. In early 2006, the Brampton campus of the William Osler Health Centre was renamed back to Peel Memorial Hospital, as residents continued to use the old name, a cause of much confusion. On October 28, 2007 at 6am Brampton Civic Hospital opened its doors while Peel Memorial Hospital closed for renovations.

Current events

On October 28, 2007 the new Brampton Civic Hospital opened to replace Peel Memorial Hospital. Past before October 28 2007 Peel Memorial Hospital (PMH was a 367-bed acute care Hospital located in central Brampton, Ontario

Brampton's 2003 Sesquicentennial celebrations were a booster to community spirit, restarting the tradition of a summer parade (with 100 floats), and creating other initiatives. To commemorate the town's history, the city under Mayor Fennell reintroduced floral projects to the community, including more plantings around town, the restart of the city Parade in 2005, and participation for the last few years in the Canada Communities in Bloom project. Incumbents See also 2005 Canadian incumbents Events January January 7: Minister of Health Ujjal Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit Organization that fosters friendly competition between Canadian communities to beautify their civic spaces

With a growing multicultural population, the Peel Board of Education introduced evening English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at high schools. Originally taught by volunteers, the classes eventually became daytime courses taught by paid instructors. In the 1980s, the public and Catholic board expanded its languages programs, offering night classes in 23 languages. These were introduced by the urging of parents who wanted their children to learn their ancestral heritage and language.

Carabram was founded in 1982, after volunteers from different ethnic communities wanted to organize a festival celebrating diversity and cross-cultural friendship. Carabram is an annual multi-cultural festival in Brampton Ontario, founded in 1982 With a name based on Toronto like-event, Caravan Festival of Cultures, Carabram's first event included Italian, Scottish, Ukrainian, and West Indian pavilions. By 2003, forty-five-thousand visitors visited 18 pavilions. Canada itself had an anchor pavilion in the late-1980s and early-1990s, and this past year for Carabram's 25th Anniversary, it was included once more.

Geography and climate

Brampton has a total land area of 265 square kilometres. The City of Brampton is bordered by Highway 50 (Vaughan) to the East, Winston Churchill Boulevard (Halton Hills) to the West, Mayfield Road (Caledon) to the north (except for a small neighbourhood, Snelgrove, which is part of Brampton despite extending somewhat north of Mayfield Road) and the Hydro Corridor (Mississauga) to the south. Halton Hills is a Town in the the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Caledon ( 2006 Population 57050 is a Town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel ^[7]

Bramalea was built as a "satellite city", Canada's first when built in the 1960s. It was annexed into Brampton in 1974, but still remains essentially autonomous in spirit, with even new residents responding that they live in Bramalea. Chinguacousy and Toronto Gore were two townships incorporated into Brampton mid-way through the twentieth century. From this merger, communities such as Bramalea, Heart Lake and Professor's Lake, Snelgrove, Tullamore, and Mayfield, were formed. Heart Lake is a Lake located in the northern part of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Snelgrove is a community in Brampton Ontario, Canada straddling the border between Brampton and Caledon centred on Hurontario Street.

Rural villages, such as Claireville, Ebenezer, Victoria, Springbrook, Churchville, Coleraine, and Huttonville were merged into the larger city. While only Huttonville and Churchville still exist as identifiable communities, other names like Claireville are re-emerging as names of new developments. Churchville is a Rural hamlet in the south-west corner of Brampton Ontario.

The early 1980s brought new development, as the city released large tracts of land to residential developers. The large new suburban community of Springdale was developed in 1995 and is the area where most of the urban sprawl has taken place. This land began in its largest boom in 1999, when development started to appear as far north as the city's border with Caledon. The region has designated this border as being the line of demarcation for urban development until 2021. However, neighbouring communities not part of Peel have also been massively affected by the city's sudden spurt. The end of Brampton and start of Georgetown, for example, is essentially non-identifiable.

Demographics

Religion

Some 67. 78 percent of Brampton claimed various Christian denominations. The largest was Roman Catholicism (35. 11%), followed by various Protestant denominations Anglican, United Church, Lutheran, at (27. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs United and uniting churches are churches formed from the merger or other form of union of two or more different Protestant denominations. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther 96%), while the remaining numbers of Christians (4. 70%) consists mostly of the Eastern Orthodox rite. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Other religions with a notable presence include Sikhism (10. Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century 63%), Hinduism (5. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. 43%), and Islam (3. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. 53%). More than 10 percent of the population have no religion. ^[10]

Population growth

• 1858: 50
• 1922: 8,000 (according to Celebrating 150 Years)
• 1949: 6,000 (according to Brampton: An Illustrated History)
• 1959: 14,500
• 1963: 26,363
• 1967: 37,701
• 1978: 95,000
• 1983: 165,000
• 1985: 180,000
• 2001: 325,428
• 2006: 433,806^[5]
• 2007: 452,000 (according to sign entering Brampton on Highway 410)

These numbers are of the population of Brampton proper and do not include areas that were later annexed by Brampton prior to the expansion of municipal boundaries.

Generally speaking, the GTA has spawned growth in all its neighbouring bedroom communities (Pickering, Ajax and Whitby to the east, Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan to the north, and Brampton and Mississauga to the west) since the early 1980s, due to a number of converging factors including an exponential rise in the cost of real estate within the city and high property and corporate taxes. Pickering is a City located immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada Ajax ( 2008 population 93104 is a town located in the Golden Horseshoe of south central Ontario, Canada. Whitby (2006 population 111184 is a Town in Ontario, Canada. Whitby is located east of Toronto Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of Richmond Hill ( 2006 population 162704 2007 Estimate 177587 The act expanded Richmond Hill's borders annexing parts of Whitchurch Township, Markham Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel Due to Toronto's high cultural diversity and infrastructure (including public transit), it is a leading destination for emigration, which continues to drive demand for living space, thus buoying the real estate market. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

Brampton, with its proximity to the Pearson International Airport and road infrastructure, population growth, cost of land, and more favourable corporate tax structure, has become a prime location for corporate head offices, factories, warehouses, etc. Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest , as well as the typical domestic goods and services required to provide for the population.

Languages

The 2006 census found that English was spoken as mother tongue by 54. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 8% of the population. The next most common language was Punjabi, spoken by 15. Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an 3% of the population, followed by Portuguese and Urdu at 2. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 8% each, and Spanish and Italian at 2. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 1% each. ^[11]

Economy

Major companies in Brampton include Brafasco, Ford, Rogers Communications, Nortel, Para Paints, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Nestlé, DaimlerChrysler Canada Ltd. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Rogers Communications Inc (,) is one of Canada's largest communications companies particularly in the field of wireless communications and Cable television, with additional Nortel Networks Corporation () formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational Telecommunications Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland Chrysler Canada Inc is Chrysler 's Canadian division Incorporated in 1925 the Chrysler Corporation of Canada gained complete control of a Maxwell-Chalmers , Maple Lodge Farms, Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), Loblaw Companies Ltd., Frito Lay Canada, MD Robotics, Parkinson Coach Line and Canadian Tire

An automobile manufacturing facility was opened by American Motors (AMC) in 1960 as the Brampton Assembly Plant. Loblaw Companies Limited ( (LCL is the largest Retailer in Canada, with over 1690 Supermarkets operating under a variety of regional banners including For the chips synonymous with the company see Fritos and Lay's. MDA Space Missions is an operating unit of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates, comprised of the following wholly owned subsidiaries MD Robotics a robotic Founded in 1922 Parkinson Coach Line is one of Ontario 's oldest independent coach operators Canadian Tire Corporation Limited ( is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies and operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing (hardgoods apparel American Motors Corporation (AMC was an American automobile company formed on January 14 1954 by the merger of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation In 1986, AMC developed a new, state-of-the-art operation at another location and called it "Bramalea Assembly". After AMC was acquired by Chrysler in 1987, AMC's Canadian division and its plants in the area (Brampton and Bramalea) were absorbed with the oldest facility closing in 1992. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 The newest factory was renamed Brampton Assembly and it became one of Brampton's largest employers with over 4,200 workers when running at capacity. Brampton Assembly is a Chrysler Automobile factory in Brampton Ontario, Canada.

Education

Besides private post-secondary facilities, Brampton's only place of higher education is Sheridan College. Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with campuses in Oakville Ontario and Also with a campus in Oakville, Sheridan's "Davis Campus" primarily focusing on education for the business world and for trades.

Local high schools include Bramalea, Brampton Centennial, Cardinal Leger, Central Peel, Chinguacousy, Fletcher's Meadow, Harold M. Bramalea Secondary School (nicknamed BSS is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario. Cardinal Leger Secondary School is a Separate school in the downtown sector of Brampton Ontario, Canada. Central Peel Secondary School is a High school that is located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and it is operated by the Peel District Chinguacousy Secondary School (ˈtʃɪŋkuːzi) is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Brathwaite, Heart Lake, North Park, North Peel, Notre Dame,Sandalwood Height's Secondary School, St. Heart Lake Secondary School is a high school in Brampton, Ontario, Canada June 2008 - One of the science rooms will have the second SMART board North Park Secondary School is a high school in Brampton Ontario Canada For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is a Roman Catholic secondary school of the Augustine, St. Edmund Campion, St. Marguerite d'Youville, St. Thomas Aquinas,Turner Fenton (Canada's only campus-based high school) and Mayfield Secondary School (Bramptons first fine arts school). Turner Fenton Secondary School is Peel Region's largest High school, located in Brampton Ontario.

Culture

There are several cultural entities in the city under the umbrella of the Brampton Arts Council. The Brampton Arts Council is a non-profit charitable organization which was formed to promote and develop the arts in the city These include Visual Arts Brampton, the Brampton Historical Society and the Brampton Symphony Orchestra. Visual Arts Brampton was formed in 1986 to organize the arts community providing workshops exhibits and a regular newsletter among other things Also in the city is the Peel Heritage Complex, which is run by the Region of Peel. The Peel Heritage Complex is a museum/art gallery/archives for the Peel Region, located in Brampton Ontario, Canada.

The Rose Theatre (originally the Brampton Performing Arts Centre), billed as "a cultural and tourist destination that will attract significant new business to surrounding restaurants, shops and services", opened in September 2006. The Rose Theatre is located in downtown Brampton Ontario. It opened in September 2006 with a series of public events throughout the month culminating in a Grand The City says that the facilities are expected to generate $2. 7 million in economic activity the first year and grow to $19. 8 million by the fifth year. This is predicted to attract more than 55,000 visitors annually who will spend about $275,000 on before and after-show entertainment, creating close to 300 permanent jobs. Despite the great promises, this project is the source of much cynicism among the community. Many have questioned the need for a larger facility, as the current Heritage Theatre rarely reaches capacity, and a great deal of residents don't meet the prime theatre-going audience profile.

Sites of interest

• Artway Gallery
• Bovaird House
• Chinguacousy Park-Greenhouse and gardens
• Claireville Conservation Area
• Flower City Theatre Festival
• Heart Lake Conservation Area
• Heritage Theatre
• Peel Heritage Complex
• Powerade Centre
• Rose Theatre
• South Fletchers Sportsplex
• Wild Water Kingdom

Major shopping areas include Bramalea City Centre, Shoppers World, and "big box centre" Trinity Common Mall. The Claireville Conservation Area is unique One of the largest tracts of land owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA The Peel Heritage Complex is a museum/art gallery/archives for the Peel Region, located in Brampton Ontario, Canada. The Powerade Centre (formerly the Brampton Centre for Sports & Entertainment) is a 4980-seat multi-purpose Arena in Brampton Ontario, Canada The Rose Theatre is located in downtown Brampton Ontario. It opened in September 2006 with a series of public events throughout the month culminating in a Grand Wild Water Kingdom (formerly known as "Sunshine Beach" is Canada 's largest water-based fun park located Brampton Ontario. The Bramalea City Centre is an indoor Shopping mall located in the city of Brampton Ontario, Canada. History The site of Shopper's World was a farmer's field purchased by Charles Watson of Peel Elder Ltd Trinity Common Mall (often "Trinity Commons" or simply "Trinity" is a large shopping complex located at Bovaird Drive and Highway 410 in the Springdale section The downtown area has some retail, the Centennial Mall and the Brampton Mall are also of note.

Media

Brampton was one of the first areas Rogers Cable offered its service in. Rogers Cable Inc, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc is Canada 's largest Cable television service provider with about 2 As a result, it started a community access channel in the 1970s, which is still operational today. While some programs on the channel are produced in their Brampton studios, most are headquartered out of their Mississauga location.

The Brampton Guardian is the community's only newspaper after Brampton's original newspaper The Daily Times stop circulation in the early 1980s. The Brampton Guardian is a locally distributed cost-free community newspaper in Brampton Ontario, Canada. The Daily Times is a six-day (Sunday through Friday Daily newspaper published in Pryor Creek Oklahoma, United States. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) For a little over a year, The Brampton Bulletin attempted to challenge the Guardian, but it was dismantled after a series of editor changes.

Brampton is also the official city of license for two radio stations, CIAO and CFNY, although both stations target their programming toward the entire Greater Toronto Area rather than exclusively to Brampton. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station CIAO is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 530 AM in Brampton Ontario. CFNY-FM is a Canadian Radio station, broadcasting at 1021 FM. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada.

Sports and recreation

Main article: Sports in Brampton, Ontario

There are many sporting venues and activities including the outdoor ice path for skating through Gage Park and the ski lift at Chinguacousy Park. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The Brampton Thunder is a semi-professional Ice hockey team established in 1999 and formerly of the National Women's Hockey League and now of the Canadian Women's Hockey The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL Ice hockey league was founded in 2007 and has seven Ice hockey teams from Ontario and Quebec History To be added Season-by-Season Results Note GP = Games played W = Wins L = Losses T = Ties Pts = Points GF = Goals for GA The OLA Junior A Lacrosse League is a Box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Ice skating is Traveling on Ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special Boots A study The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport in three main classes Lift systems and networks The network lifts at a Ski In the summer amateur softball leagues abound and crowds line the beaches at Professor's Lake. Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Professor's Lake is a 65 acre spring-fed Artificial lake located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Every year, since 1967, the Brampton Canadettes host the Brampton Canadettes Easter Tournament[3] women's and girls' hockey teams invade Brampton for 3 1/2 days of head-to-head competition. Brampton Canadettes Easter Tournament is an annual 3½ day tournament for women's and girls' hockey teams Teams of all ages and categories from across Canada and the United States compete in this annual tournament. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Teams from England, Switzerland, Japan, Kazakhstan and Russia attend this international tournament. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Thousands of players and spectators will pass through the doors during the tournament. There is no limit on the number of teams in a division.

The Intermediate AA and Midget AA divisions are highly scouted by local and American colleges and universities seeking recruits for varsity teams. Teams from as far as Alaska and Calgary, Quebec and Carolina, Michigan and Minnesota, as well as virtually all hockey centres in Ontario will compete in a minimum of 3 games each over the course of the tournament. Including championship finals, over 600 games are played in just 3½ days. For the best in hockey tournament competition, Brampton is second-to-none in the world of women's and girls' hockey.

Infrastructure

Health and medicine

Main articles: Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel Memorial Hospital

Transportation

Public transit network

Main articles: Brampton Transit and GO Transit

Local transit is provided by Brampton Transit, with connections to other systems such as Mississauga Transit, York Region Transit, and Toronto Transit Commission. Brampton Civic Hospital is an acute care hospital in Brampton Ontario and part of the William Osler Health Centre. Past before October 28 2007 Peel Memorial Hospital (PMH was a 367-bed acute care Hospital located in central Brampton, Ontario Brampton Transit (BT is Public transport Bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater GO Transit is the interregional public transit system serving the Conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the Brampton Transit (BT is Public transport Bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Mississauga Transit ( MT) is the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 's Public transportation operation York Region Transit (YRT is the Public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC) is a Public transport authority that operates Buses streetcars, subways and Rapid transit Brampton is currently planning a new Bus Rapid Transit system, called Acceleride along Main/Hurontario and Queen Streets, which would form the backbone to its bus network. Bus rapid transit ( BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of transportation systems that through improvements to infrastructure vehicles and scheduling attempt to use Acceleride (styled corporately as AcceleRide) is a Bus rapid transit (BRT system that has been proposed by Brampton Transit in Brampton Acceleride received funding from the provincial government in 2006 to begin implementation of this system. here is GO Bus service to York University and subway stations at Yorkdale Mall and York Mills in Toronto. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario.

Railroad

Both Canadian National Railways and the Orangeville-Brampton Railway short line (formerly part of the Canadian Pacific Railway line) run through the city, CN's Intermodal Yards are located east of Airport Road between Steeles and the former Highway 7/Queen Street East. The Orangeville-Brampton Railway is a 55 Kilometre (34 Mile) long Short line Railway between Orangeville and Streetsville Junction The Canadian Pacific Railway ( Peel Regional Road 7 or locally known as Airport Road is a major thoroughfare in Ontario, Canada especially in the Greater Toronto Area. Highway 7 is a provincially maintained highway in the province of Ontario, Canada. The CN Track from Toronto's Union Station, is the Georgetown GO Transit Rail Corridor providing commuter rail and bus services to and from Toronto with rail station stops at Bramalea, Downtown Brampton, and Mount Pleasant. Georgetown is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. Bramalea GO Station is a GO Transit railway and bus station along the Georgetown line. Brampton GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Georgetown line, located at 27 Church Street West in downtown Brampton. Mount Pleasant GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Georgetown line in south-central Ontario, Canada. VIA Rail connects through Brampton as part of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; ˈviːə 'vee-ah' is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail

Airports

Canada's busiest airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), is located near Brampton, in Mississauga. Lester B Pearson International Airport is a major International airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated 27 kilometres (17 mi northwest Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel ^[12] For general aviation the city is served by the privately-owned Brampton Airport (CNC3), located to the north of the city in neighbouring Caledon. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Brampton Airport,, is a privately owned General aviation airport in Caledon, near Brampton, Ontario, Canada, northwest of Caledon ( 2006 Population 57050 is a Town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario,

Road network

See also: Municipal expressways in Brampton, Ontario

Brampton is served by several major transportation routes: Highway 401 from Toronto is a short distance south in Mississauga, and can be reached by Highway 410, which runs north-south through the middle of the city. Mississauga (ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə) incorporated in 1974 is a City located in the Regional Municipality of Peel Highway 410 is a 400-Series highway in Ontario, Canada that connects Highways 401 and 403 with Toronto 's western suburbs Highway 407 runs along the southern portion of the city, just north of the boundary with Mississauga. Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR, is a Tollway located in the Greater Toronto Area, southern Ontario, Canada Steeles Avenue, which runs north of the 407, is another thoroughfare from Toronto. Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. The former Highway 7 (now Regional Road 107 in Brampton) is another east-west corridor, (actually two, as it incorporates the eastern part of Queen Street and the western part of Bovaird Drive. Highway 7 is a provincially maintained highway in the province of Ontario, Canada. Peel Regional Road 107, or locally known as Queen Street or Bovaird Drive, is a major thoroughfare running in the City of Brampton in Peel Region

Sister cities

Plano, Texas[4]
Marikina City, Philippines[5]

Notable Bramptonians

Sportspeople

Rick Nash in 2006, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets

NHLers Rick Nash, Andrew Cassels, Jamie Storr, Kris Newbury, Todd Elik, and Luciano Borsato are from Brampton, as is TSN and NBC play-by-play announcer and author Chris Cuthbert. Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The City of Marikina ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Marikina or simply Marikina) known as the Shoe Capital The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional Ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Richard Nash (born June 16 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and team captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets Andrew Cassels (born July 23 1969 in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey centre who played sixteen seasons Jamie Storr (born December 28, 1975 in Brampton Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey Goaltender currently playing for the DEG Metro Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Professional Ice hockey centre who is currently Todd Elik (born April 15 1966 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre. Luciano Borsato (born January 7, 1966 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey centre The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Chris Cuthbert (born in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Play-by-play Sportscaster for the TSN Cable network. Brampton-born Cassie Campbell was captain of the 2002 and 2006 Canadian national women's hockey team, and has since become a Hockey Night in Canada personality, while Bernadette Bowyer played for the Canadian field hockey team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Cassie Campbell (born November 22, 1973 in Richmond Hill Ontario and raised in Brampton Ontario) was the captain of the Canadian Head coaches 2008 - Peter Smith 2005, 2006, 2007 - Melody Davidson 2004 - Bernadette Maria Bowyer (born January 23, 1966 in Brampton, Ontario) is a former Field hockey player from Canada, who represented The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Professional soccer players Atiba Hutchinson (FC Copenhagen), Iain Hume (Leicester City), and Paul Stalteri (Tottenham Hotspur), NCAA football defensive end Jamaal Westerman^[13], as well as Olympian high-jumper Mark Boswell are locals. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Atiba Hutchinson (born on February 8, 1983, in Brampton Ontario) is a professional Canadian Soccer player who plays for F FC Copenhagen ( Danish: FC København, or FCK in short is a Danish football team located in Copenhagen. Iain Edward Hume (born October 30, 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Canadian football player PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here Paul Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. Mark Boswell (born July 28, 1977 in Mandeville Jamaica) and grew up in Brampton Ontario is a Canadian High jumper who won a

Politicians

Three Canadian premiers got their start in Brampton; Premiers T.C. Norris and Howard Pawley OC of Manitoba, and "Brampton Billy", Ontario premier William Grenville Davis CC. Tobias Crawford Norris ( September 5, 1861 - October 29, 1936) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Howard Russell Pawley PC, OC, OM (born November 21, 1934) is a Canadian politician and professor who was Premier William Grenville "Bill" Davis, PC, CC, OOnt, QC (born July 30, 1929 in Brampton Ontario) was Other notable politicians include John Coyne, Gordon Graydon. John Coyne ( July 21 1836 - November 16 1873) was a Canadian barrister and Peel County's first representative in the Ontario Gordon Graydon, BA, QC, LLD ( December 7, 1897, Snelgrove Ontario - September Alberta politician Sir James A. Lougheed was also from Brampton. Sir James Alexander Lougheed KCMG, PC ( 1 September, 1854 – 2 November, 1925) was a businessman and politician from

See also: Brampton City Council

The arts

• Rohinton Mistry
• Edo Van Belkom
• David Feiss, creator of Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel
• Watercolourist Jack Reid
• Little X, music video director

Actors and comedians

Comedic actor Michael Cera was born and raised in Brampton. Brampton City Council is the governing body for the City of Brampton Ontario. Rohinton Mistry (born 3 July, 1952) is considered to be one of the foremost authors of Indian heritage writing in English Edo van Belkom (born 1962) is a Canadian author of horror fiction David Feiss (born April 16, 1959) is an American Animator. Feiss was born in Sacramento California. Cow and Chicken was an Emmy Award -nominated American Animated television series, created by David Feiss. I Am Weasel is an American Animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. Jack Reid is a Canadian artist and a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC Little X, (born Julien Christian Lutz in 1975 is a Canadian Music video director of Trinidadian heritage Michael Austin Cera (pronounced ˈsɛrə born June 7 1988 is a Canadian Television and Film actor best known for playing George Michael Bluth in He was a regular on the television series Arrested Development, and most recently starred in the movies Superbad and Juno. Arrested Development is a character-driven American television Sitcom about a formerly wealthy habitually Dysfunctional family. Superbad is a 2007 American Comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody.

Actor Aaron Ashmore. Aaron Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian Film and Television Actor.

Two notable comedians hail from Brampton, Scott Thompson and Russell Peters. Scott Thompson (born June 12, 1959) is a Canadian television comedian best known for his time as a member of the comedy troupe Kids in the Hall Russell Dominic Peters (born September 28 1970 is a Canadian Stand-up comic, and Actor of Indian descent Thompson, one of the first openly-gay television personalities in Canada, was part of the Kids in the Hall comedy troupe. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian Sketch comedy group formed in 1984 consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Peters is an increasing popular stand-up comedian who was raised in town, and later moved back, after winning a Gemini Award for his Comedy Now! special,he has now relocated to hollywood. The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada. Comedy Now! is a Canadian comedy television series which debuted in 1997 featuring the newest in Canadian comedic talent Paulo Costanzo (Joey) is also a former resident of Brampton. Paulo Costanzo (born September 21, 1978 in Brampton Ontario) is a Canadian actor of Italian and Jewish ancestry who is Joey was an American sitcom, which starred Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends Alan Thicke (Growing Pains, Thicke of the Night) grew up in Brampton. Alan Thicke (born March 1, 1947) is a Canadian Actor, Songwriter, Game show host and talk-show emcee Growing Pains is an American Television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992 Thicke of the Night was an American late night Talk show produced by MGM Television, distributed in syndication by Metromedia and Shawn Ashmore (X-Men movie series, Terry Fox in Terry) and his twin brother Aaron Ashmore (Smallville) are Brampton-raised. Shawn Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian Film and Television Actor, most famously known in his role The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Aaron Robert Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian Film and Television Actor. Tyler Labine is another young, locally-raised actor, having starred in Invasion. Tyler Sean Labine (born April 26 1978, Brampton Ontario) is a Canadian Actor. An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory Police Academy series star George R. A police academy is a Training School for new Police Recruits also known as a law enforcement academy Robertson won a Gemini Award in 2004 for his Humanitarian work. The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada.

Other Brampton-born or affiliated actors include Andrew Bednarski (Katts and Dog), Johanna Black (Entourage, Night of the Living Dead 3D, Punk'd season 7 "field agent"), Joanne Boland (Slings and Arrows, Train 48), Kris Lemche (Joan of Arcadia), Sabrina Grdevich (Traders), Nicole Lyn (Student Bodies, married to Dulé Hill), Brenna O'Brien (InuYasha, Zixx: Level Two), Lynley Swain, and film director Mark Penney. Katts and Dog was a Canadian -produced Television series which ran from 1988 to 1992 Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a Night of the Living Dead 3D is a 2006 Horror film made in 3-D. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher Slings and Arrows is a Canadian TV series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival a troubled Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival Train 48 was a Canadian Television Soap opera, broadcast on Global Television Network or CH (depending on location Kristopher Lemche (ˈlɛmkiː born 1978 is a Canadian Actor. Lemche was born in Brampton Ontario to a schoolteacher mother and a father who Joan of Arcadia is an American Television Fantasy / Family Drama, which originally aired on Fridays 8-9 p Sabrina Grdevich (born 1971 is a Canadian actress Sabrina portrayed Dana Ballard in the 1999 made-for-TV movie Ultimate Deception Nicole Lyn (born Nicole Stephanie Danielle Lyn on February 24, 1978 in Brampton Ontario) is a Television actress. Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end Karim Dulé Hill (born May 3, 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actor Brenna O'Brien (born March 9, 1991) is a Canadian Actress. She is well-known for voicing Rin in the anime series Inuyasha full title ( romanized as INUYASHA Mark Penney (born 24th June 1982 in Toronto Canada) is a Canadian film director

Musicians

Keshia Chante was raised in Brampton before making it big as a pop and R&B singer. Keshia Chanté (born as Keshia Chanté Harper on June 16, 1988) is a Juno Award -winning Canadian R&B / Pop Composer and musician Friendly Rich, and bands The Junction and Moneen are from Brampton, as is Jason Collett, member of Broken Social Scene. Friendly Rich (real name Richard Marsella) is a Canadian Avant-garde composer/musician from Brampton Ontario. The Junction is an Indie rock band from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Moneen (sometimes stylised as.moneen) is an Indie rock band from Brampton Ontario, Canada. Jason Collett is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, born in Bramalea Ontario and attended St Broken Social Scene are a Juno Award winning Canadian Indie rock supergroup, a Musical collective currently including nineteen Celebrated Hip Hop artist J Twiz represents Brampton as a favored icon to the city. Heavy metal and jazz artist Lee Aaron also has connections with Brampton. Lee Aaron (born as Karen Lynn Greening on July 21 1962 in Belleville Ontario) is a Canadian rock and Jazz singer Gospel singer Karen Burke, cofounder of the Toronto Mass Choir, has been living in Brampton for many years. Born in Brantford Ontario on November 14 1961 Karen Burke entered McMaster University 's Honours music programme in 1979 and there developed an interest in choral

Others

• Nathaniel Branden, psychotherapist, best known as a former associate of Ayn Rand and founder of the Nathaniel Branden Institute
• Malgosia Majewska, Miss World Canada 2006

Notes

See also

• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
• City of Brampton Arts Person of the Year
• Brampton Board of Trade
• Brampton municipal election, 2006

External links

• City of Brampton
• Rogers Community Billboard: Brampton
• brampton.com: Your Community Connection
• Brampton housing and community directory

Local media

• The Brampton Guardian, community newspaper
• The Brampton Bulletin, community newspaper
• The Brampton News, online-only news source
• Rogers Community Cable Brampton, television station