Regional Councillor Brampton Wards 1 & 5

Community Safety Update: February 2024

Thank you to the many residents and businesses in downtown Brampton and across Wards 1 & 5, for providing feedback regarding community safety issues. In the fall of 2023, we hosted a Community Safety Townhall meeting with residents, in collaboration with the Region of Peel and Peel Police. Several items have been actioned including recent announcements and advocacy related to auto-theft, increased support for Place-based Peel Outreach, Neighbourhood Associations , Peel Police CIRT and more. The work to tackle mental health and addictions, homelessness, and crime, particularly in the downtown core is ongoing.

Brampton Charter : A New Revolution for International Student

Brampton, ON (December 18, 2023)–  The City of Brampton and Sheridan College have solidified their commitment to elevating the international student experience with the launch of the Brampton Charter for Improving the International Student Experience. At Sheridan’s Davis Campus in Brampton, Mayor Patrick Brown and Sheridan’s President and Vice Chancellor Dr. Janet Morrison have officially endorsed the Charter’s […]

Individual and collective action to end violence against women

December 6th marks The École Polytechnique massacre, also known as the Montreal massacre, an antifeminist mass shooting that occurred in 1989, where fourteen women were murdered. It also marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The City of Brampton continues to stand at the forefront of action to end violence […]

Brampton Food Hub Collaboration on Food Insecurity

Food insecurity in Brampton and Peel Region is a growing challenge. Recent statistics for Peel Region show that 111,925 residents (8%) live in poverty in Peel. Food prices have increase by 11.4% year over year. Find our more about a new collaboration of community groups working to help.