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Brampton’s Health and Life Sciences

Building a Unique Health Cluster

Reinventing Brampton’s Downtown – Riverwalk

Rediscover Your Library

Brampton celebrates Canada’s 150th

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About the cover

A message from the mayor

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s Brampton moves onto the global stage, there are exciting developments setting the stage for innovation and growth.

A university is the single greatest incubator and catalyst for more jobs, development and investment in our city. On October 26, 2016, Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced a Provincial commitment to build a university in Brampton.

Brampton will be home to a unique centre for education, innovation and collaboration – to build industry partnerships, promote research and commercialization, and deliver the skills needed to be successful today and in the future.

A significant health and life sciences cluster is starting to take shape around the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. Businesses in this sector are already investing in this growth opportunity.

Brampton also has the advantage of being located right in the centre of the Waterloo – Toronto Innovation Super Corridor.

That’s one of the reasons companies like Canon choose to set up operations here.

Our location and infrastructure advantages, along with our youth and diversity, make a compelling story as we partner in Toronto Global’s pitch to international business communities. New developments and expansion only give more reason for businesses to invest in our city, and for our future leaders and innovators to establish their roots here.

Brampton’s growth, youth and diversity provide a pipeline of talent to fill the jobs of tomorrow, and our location and access to amenities and infrastructure make Brampton a clear winner.

Linda Jeffrey, Mayor of Brampton

With the recent opening of the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness, the City of Brampton is well positioned to create a Health and Life Sciences cluster around this world-class facility, enhancing the quality of life in the City of Brampton.

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Brampton’s Game Changers – Building a hub for jobs and innovation

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rampton is thinking bigger. It is a future ready city with a sharp focus where leaders know that its community’s growth, youth and diversity set it apart. Brampton sits at the centre of Canada’s Innovation Super Corridor, encouraging investment and technology sector partnerships. Brampton is building vibrant urban centres that ignite opportunity and instill​pride in the people who live and work here.

New opportunities are shaping Brampton as an urban city, a hub for jobs and innovation, and a global leader.

Federal and Provincial funding has accelerated city projects. The Ontario government announced a university for Brampton. Peel Memorial Integrated Health and Wellness Centre opened.

Four transit and mobility hubs are in development.

Brampton has game-changing initiatives underway – ones that connect the city with long-term quality of life effects, economic spinoffs and government partnerships.

INNOVATING WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS IN MIND

Helping patients get healthy, feel better and live longer is all in a day’s work at Medtronic. Helping healthcare systems be more efficient is, too.

Learn about how we’re taking healthcare Further, Together by visiting Medtronic.ca. © 2017 Medtronic. All rights reserved.

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Multinational medtech company celebrates Canadian roots

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ince Medtronic’s inception six decades ago, its mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The company, which grew from founder Earl Bakken’s tinkering in his garage in Minneapolis to a $29-billion global enterprise with operations in over 160 countries, has continually been at the forefront of medical device innovations that help to improve people’s lives. Although only representing a fraction of its offerings, Medtronic is perhaps best known for its pacemakers and insulin pumps.

An astounding 70 million people worldwide benefit from Medtronic technologies each year – equating to two people every second.

A key part of Medtronic’s evolution was proving the economic value of its devices as a cornerstone of its business strategy in 2012. For instance, an assessment of insertable cardiac monitors estimated that from 2002-2011, the devices saved Ontario $7.1 million through avoiding costly diagnostic tests and ER visits.

We are no longer just a devices company,” said Neil Fraser, president of Medtronic Canada. “While meaningful innovations remain a key part of what we do, we have added services and solutions to our offerings in order to more effectively deliver on our mission.”

Medtronic founded Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) in 2013 to focus on system-level services and solutions. It works with hospitals and health systems to help them develop strategies to deliver more efficient, costeffective, and timely care to patients.

The IHS team has worked with selected cardiac, surgical and outpatient programs to address inefficiencies and bottlenecks, boost capacity, and streamline processes.

Working with the William Osler Health System’s Diabetes Education Centre at Brampton Civic Hospital, Medtronic IHS helped realize 2,600 hours of process efficiencies, which freed up time to conduct 33 per cent more patient visits, while reducing wait times from up to two months, to less than three weeks. Costly no-shows were reduced from 45 per cent to just five per cent.

PROUD CANADIAN CONNECTIONS A number of innovations offered by Medtronic can be traced to the research of Canadian medical pioneers.

Many Canadians know insulin was discovered in Canada by Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best, which led to today’s sophisticated insulin pumpsut few likely know that Canadians also led the discovery of the pacemaker.

“In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary, we would like to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Canadian researchers and healthcare professionals to several of the technologies we offer, starting with the pacemaker,” said Fraser.

Dr. Wilfred Bigelow, Dr. John Callaghan and electrical engineer Jack Hopps, known as the Toronto Group, are credited with coming up with the world’s first pacemaker in the late 1940s – a lunchbox-sized device that plugged into a wall outlet, and delivered electrical pulses to either kick-start a stopped heart or keep it beating regularly.

Decades later, Dr. George Klein at London Health Sciences Centre and Medtronic Canada jointly developed RevealTM, an insertable cardiac monitor

(ICM) – offering continuous cardiac monitoring to help determine the cause of unexplained fainting or stroke.

Appropriately enough, Canadians have been behind some important innovations that use extremely cold temperatures to treat patients or their symptoms.

Dr. Marc Dubuc at the Montreal Heart Institute developed Medtronic’s Arctic Front Cryoablation system. It is the first cryoballoon in Canada licensed

by Health Canada to treat patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), or

Among Medtronic’s products with Canadian roots are its newest 630G insulin pump. Insulin was first discovered by Banting and Best in Canada.

irregular heartbeats in the heart’s upper chambers.

The technology is novel because it ablates or blocks the conduction of AF in cardiac tissue through the use of a coolant, rather than heat. This freezing technology allows for better catheter stability during ablation.

Last year, Medtronic acquired Baylis Medical’s OsteoCool device, which uses a pair of cooled radiofrequency probes to ablate metastasized cancer lesions in the spine to reduce pain.

“We are very proud of our presence in Canada, as well as our history collaborating with Canadians to improve clinical outcomes,” said Fraser. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration, with physicians and health systems, to establish aligned, value-based healthcare models that deliver better patient outcomes.”

In 1968, Canada became home to Medtronic’s first subsidiary outside the U.S. In all, Medtronic holds more than 80 patents involving a Canadian.

The company’s Canadian division, headquartered in Brampton, employs more than 1,200 people across Canada and has regional offices in Montreal and Vancouver. It is one of the largest medical technology employers in Canada and has won numerous awards over the years for being a top employer in Canada.

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n the fall, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development, Ontario’s largest children’s treatment centre for children and youth with disabilities and special needs, will open three new facilities, including a new Brampton/Caledon site.

A first in more than 40 years for ErinoakKids, the new sites will replace its existing 11 outgrown and outdated locations.

The new buildings in Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville, will more than double its treatment space to meet the growing need for services for kids with disabilities in Peel, Halton and Dufferin County.

At approximately 121,000 sq. ft., the Brampton site is located at McVean Drive and Castlemore Road, and will serve about 6,400 (40% of all clients) children and youth each year from Brampton, Caledon and surrounding areas. It will offer a variety of services, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, autism services, speech

and language services, infant hearing and screening services, vision services, recreation therapy, social work services, auditory verbal therapy and more! The Brampton location is also home to what will be Ontario’s largest regional respite facility. With 26 beds, the Respite Centre will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide short periods of care for children and youth with complex care needs from Halton, Peel and surrounding areas.

The Ontario government has committed $70 million in funding toward the Brampton/Caledon location. ErinoakKids’ In My Dreams fundraising Campaign has raised $12.5 million to date and is seeking to raise an additional $2.5 million for critical programming and specialized therapy equipment to reach its goal of $15 million by the end of 2017.

To learn more about the project and ErinoakKids, visit erinoakkids.ca

Key Services and Supports at the new Brampton site

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At age 2, ErinoakKids client Emma Lo, was diagnosed with a form of cerebral palsy that affects body movement and muscle co-ordination, leaving her unable to crawl or sit up.Today, thanks to the team at ErinoakKids, Emma can walk with the help of braces and her walker, and can even ride a bike!

About ErinoakKids

The Giampaolo Foundation

ErinoakKids is Ontario’s largest children’s treatment centre, serving more than 16,000 children and youth annually with physical and developmental disabilities, communication disorders, autism, blindness/low vision and hearing loss.

The new ErinoakKids Brampton/Caledon site will carry The Giampaolo Foundation name, in recognition of The Giampaolo Foundation’s transformative leadership gift of $2.5 million.The Giampaolo Foundation’s incredible commitment to children and youth with disabilities exemplifies the level of engagement and support from businesses that make community organizations like ErinoakKids thrive.

Regional Respite Centre

Specialized medical clinics

Autism Services

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Families from Brampton/Caledon and throughout ErinoakKids’ service area will be able to obtain respite care at its new 26bed Regional Respite Centre, located at its new Brampton site.The Respite Centre will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide short periods of care for children and youth with complex care needs from Halton, Peel and surrounding areas.

Neuromuscular, spina bifida, orthopedic, orthotic and other specialty medical and therapy clinics will be provided. For clients with hearing loss, ErinoakKids will provide audiology testing and assessment services, including a hearing aid dispensary. Specialty clinics will serve approximately 600 children and youth each year.

The site will be home to a significantly enhanced Autism Program that will include 16,372 sq. ft. of classrooms, teaching areas and activity space. ErinoakKids will be equipped to serve 1,300 children with autism and their families each year.

Services such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physio­ therapy and recreation therapy will serve approximately 2,400 children and youth each year.

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Naming Opportunities ErinoakKids has a number of exciting naming opportunities available, beginning at $25,000, at our Brampton site. We invite individuals and businesses to take advantage of this unique opportunity to help children and youth with disabilities in the community.

To learn more about these opportunities email Shane Burt at sburt@erinoakkids.ca or call 905-855-2690, ext. 4103

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Building Brampton’s new unique Health Cluster

ECONOMIC IMPACT of the PMC • $35 trillion in GDP • Generating 5,000 to 6,000 high-paying jobs and additional 13,000 jobs indirectly

Preventive Health Care

• 1.5 million square feet of additional office space

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omenic Trotta of Atlas D Healthcare explains that Brampton is an up and coming, explosive, growing community which is one of the reasons they chose this market.

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he new $500 million worldclass Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness (PMC), located in downtown Brampton, has officially opened its doors. The 350,000 square foot facility brings together many different health care providers in one convenient location to provide specialized health care services – both traditional and alternative.

It’s a modern, well-equipped facility, offering an innovative approach to the services the community needs, including high-tech diagnostics and day surgery facilities, an urgent care centre, senior’s rehab and wellness services, women’s, children’s and adolescent care as well as mental health programs.

Brampton’s ambition is to build a significant Health and Life Sciences cluster around the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. The area has seen more doctors’ offices, rehab centres, and wellness clinics begin to group together, including the most recent approval of the Brampton Atlas Healthcare Medical Centre, a seven storey medical care building.

The City of Brampton released results of a study for creating a Health

and Life Sciences cluster around this world-class facility, establishing Brampton as a leader in Health and Life Sciences. The strategy recommends building a cluster focused on preventive care. This niche within the health sector complements the service focus at Peel Memorial, takes advantage of growing tends, and will differentiate Brampton from health sectors across the GTA. This type of cluster will attract businesses involved with big data, health apps, population-based research and personalized medicine.

The area surrounding the Peel Memorial Centre is envisioned as a pedestrian friendly campus with a focus on health care, education, open spaces, and complementary commercial and residential development. The mandate of the Peel Memorial Centre, together with other drivers, will significantly impact the character and development of the surrounding area and community. Longterm outcomes of this development will include a better quality of life in Brampton based on more and higherpaying jobs, smart growth within the Downtown core, and advancing the City’s global reputation for innovation and excellence.

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Building Brampton’s Unique Health Cluster

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017 7:30 – 9:30 am The Rose Theatre Brampton 1 Theatre Lane Join the Mayor, Members of Council and the City of Brampton Economic Development Office for an interactive networking session designed to provide valuable insight and connections around Brampton’s growing Health and Life Sciences sector.

Please join the discussion with: Dr. Ronald Heslegrave

Jason Field

Chief of Research William Osler Health System

President and CEO Life Sciences Ontario

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1. O ver 800 health sector businesses already established in Brampton, from doctor’s offices to global players in medical research and devices like Medtronic.

2. Leading health care facilities already in place: William Osler Health System (Peel Memorial, Brampton Civic) and ErinoakKids. $1 billion investment by the Province of Ontario.

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3. T he PMC, located in downtown Brampton in the middle of the Waterloo-Toronto Innovation Super Corridor.

6. Effective Health System Network with progressive hospitals willing to adopt new models

4. Established partnerships with postsecondary institutions active in Health and Life Sciences.

7. Diverse population makes it a microcosm of the world and attractive to health research businesses

5. Available supply of desirable vacant development land

8. Centrally located with strong and growing transportation system

Brampton Civic Hospital

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If you’re looking to succeed, and not just compete, then Algoma University@ Brampton’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program may be a wise next step on your career development path.

The program is designed for college graduates looking to upgrade their business diploma into an undergraduate degree.

Newcomers looking to enhance career opportunities by obtaining a BBA degree from a publicly recognized Ontario university, mature students and those with prior university studies may also be eligible.

Algoma U@Brampton BBA students can gain the competitive edge needed in today’s job market by pursuing a minor in an area of career interest including accounting, human resource management or marketing.

Algoma’s small class sizes allow students to directly interact with their professors, providing a competitive advantage which helps support their academic success.

Those studying full-time can earn their degree in as few as twenty months, or five semesters. Algoma U’s extension facility is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Brampton, steps from the GO and VIA station.

Although space is limited, there is still time to apply for Fall term admission.

Those interested in learning more about the program are invited to a program Information Session & Admissions Fair scheduled for Wednesday, July 19th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet faculty and staff and learn more about our exciting program including student services and financial aid support. Pre-registration is appreciated.

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DID YOU KNOW? Nearly 140,000 cardiac diagnostic tests, procedures and exams are performed at Osler hospitals each year Osler has more than 210,000 emergency department visits each year Ontario’s busiest single-site emergency department is at Brampton Civic Osler sees more than 750,000 patients each year More than 7,500 babies are delivered at Osler hospitals each year

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01 O rlando Corporation

Churchill Business Community, 422,720 sq. ft. addition $35 million* investment 7825 Winston Churchill Blvd.

02 O rlando Corporation

Churchill Business Community New spec building, one million sq. ft. $43 million* investment, 8050 Heritage Rd. – Amazon Opened 2016

03 C anon Canada Inc.

New Canadian head office, Three buildings, 190,000 sq. ft. each, $66 million** investment, Phase one opened Fall 2016, 8000 Mississauga Rd.

04 G ap Inc.

357,717 sq. ft. addition, $8 million* investment 9500 McLaughlin Rd. N.

05 S heridan College

Davis Campus, Skilled Trades Centre New 131,000 sq. ft. facility $47.5 million** investment 7899 McLaughlin Rd. S.

06 A . Grenville and William Davis

Court House Six-storey expansion 110,000 sq. ft.

7755 Hurontario St. S.

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07 R edwood Properties

One five-storey office building 55,700 sq. ft. and one 23-storey residential tower (156 units) 145-147 Queen St. E.

09 P eel Memorial

Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness Completed fall 2016, fully operational early 2017, Phase one 350,000 sq.ft. facility $500 million** investment (600,000 sq. ft.)

20 Lynch St.

10 A tlas Healthcare

Centre New seven-storey office building, 67,000 sq. ft., $85 million** investment 241 Queen St. E.

What’s new?

The Brampton Economic Development Office provides one-on-one assistance to help guide investors and provide strategic advice in steering through the development approval process. Whether you are looking for customized guidance, expert sector advice or access to funding programs, we can help.

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One 25-storey tower and one 27-storey residential tower on top of a three-storey podium with 387 dwelling units and 10,800 sq. ft. of commercial $140 million** investment 45 Railroad St. – Opening 2018

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New 16,000 sq.ft. facility $2 million* investment 60 Coachworks Cres.

12 A udi Dealership

New 62,700 sq. ft. facility $7 million* 25 Coachworks Cres.

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Library New 27,500 sq.ft. facility $17 million* investment on 4 acres 10705 Bramalea Rd.

14 T aro Pharmaceuticals 2,500 sq. ft. addition $294,000* investment 130 East Dr.

15 C arttera Management Inc.

New 900,000 sq. ft. industrial facility $59 million** investment 8875 Torbram Rd.

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for Treatment and Development 121,000 sq. ft. facility on 8 acres $60 million** investment 10145 McVean Dr. – Opening in 2017 * Construction costs ** Construction costs and land value

SECTOR LEADS As Brampton moves to take a prominent position as a major urban centre, our Economic Development approach is transforming to match. Brampton’s Economic Development Office has a new sector-based approach, anticipating the skills and industries of tomorrow, while accounting for traditional strengths. Sector leads have been assigned to each of our four key industries as a single point of contact. They know everything there is to know about getting things done in Brampton.

EXPEDITOR The newly created role of Expeditor in the Economic Development Office will work across the key sectors, supporting activities, and working to streamline client service by acting as a facilitator and conduit to municipal services for the business community.

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Brampton Entrepreneur Centre

Balbir Sohi – Smiles on Wheels presentation on Dragons’ Den

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he Brampton Entrepreneur Centre runs events throughout the year to support business and connect entrepreneurs. They also offer individual consultations and advice, and are the access point for funding and programs to support start-up and established businesses.

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Balbir Sohi, owner of Smiles on Wheels, a Brampton-based mobile dental hygiene practice, was able to lean on the solid skills she gained at the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre when she faced the Dragons on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Smiles on Wheels is a mobile dental hygiene business that Sohi launched in 2012. Her Dragons’ Den episode aired February 8, 2017 and showed that her hard work and effort in the City of Brampton’s Entrepreneur Centre certainly paid off.

Sohi secured an investment deal with Boston Pizza’s Jim Treliving for $240,000.

“I learned so much from the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre,” said Sohi. “ My experience there really helped refine my business model and prepared me for my Dragons’ Den pitch.”

“Balbir is a young woman who I have watched with great pride – she is a great example of not only the entrepreneurial passion necessary to be successful but someone who gives back regularly to our thriving city,” said Bramptons Mayor, Linda Jeffrey.

Go to brampton.ca/bec for more information.

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One Brampton Many Cultures Growing Prosperity by Celebrating Cultural Diversity

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rampton recognizes culture as a key component of sustainable development and economic vitality. In Brampton, culture is a number of things, a transformative performance at the Rose Theatre, the city’s rich history represented in architecture and public art, an art opening at a local gallery, or one of Brampton’s many festivals that bring together tens of thousands of people throughout the city.

All these things and more animate our city and help differentiate it from other places, making it a culturally rich and desirable place to be. Culture broadens our horizons, driving growth and social integration. It builds strong and engaged communities, attracts business and investment, and creates a destination for visitors and tourists.

Working closely with residents, community partners, stakeholders and businesses, here are some of the ways that Brampton is advancing culture and building vibrant urban centres that ignite opportunity and instill pride in the people who live and work here.

Planning for our Shared Future In 2017, Brampton is developing its first Cultural Master Plan. Based on a foundation of widespread community engagement, this plan will articulate the long-term vision for culture in Brampton, establish strategic directions, and create a shared implementation plan for cultural development. The plan is intended to reflect the diversity of the Brampton community and take an inclusive “whole city” approach, balancing consideration of the downtown with other neighbourhoods, examining connections and interrelationships between different parts of the city.

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Supporting our Creative Industries Since 2001, we’ve seen significant job growth in creative industries. The top occupations related to culture in Brampton included graphic designers and illustrators, authors and writers, designers, musicians and singers, and photographers. Brampton is making it a priority to support creative enterprise in the city by facilitating networks and opportunities, brokering partnerships and collaborations, and providing access to training, tools and resources. Developing concentrations of creative industries and entrepreneurs provides a competitive edge by elevating a community’s quality of life, enhancing business attraction and economic activity, while creating a climate for innovation to flourish.

Fostering a Culturally Vibrant Community Brampton is home to a burgeoning local arts scene, led by more than 45 cultural organizations. A municipal community investment program supports year-round cultural activity, amidst a backdrop of diverse culinary experiences and other exciting attractions. This summer, residents and visitors are invited to join in the city’s award-winning Canada Day event and browse the Farmers’ and Artisan Markets for locally grown produce and oneof-a-kind products. Garden Square offers regular outdoor programming with a cool, downtown vibe and the can’t-miss event of the summer is a performance at the Rose Theatre by the legendary Gordon Lightfoot. From the emerging to the established, from the local to the international, Brampton is rich with cultural vibrancy and becoming an urban city on the global stage.

Brampton hosts many festivals and events catering to the arts including music, theatre and dance. Brampton also has an extensive list of sport, outdoor and heritage events which can be found on the events calendar.

The Rose Theatre is a state-of-theart performing arts centre in downtown Brampton.The best in theatre, broadway, dance, comedy and concerts all year long.

Check out Brampton’s downtown to find the Farmers Market, movie nights, shopping and dining. Non-stop things to do all summer long.

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Bus Bike Rail or Walk Brampton plans additional hubs to keep this active city moving

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n building Regional Connections, the City of Brampton has planned four mobility hubs – strategically planned growth areas where different modes of transportation come together seamlessly, integrating with pedestrian-friendly communities.

Mount Pleasant Village in the west end of the city is one such mobility hub – with a concentration of infrastructure for living, working, shopping and playing around a major transit station – MT Pleasant GO. Planning is underway for building three more hubs around Brampton

GO, Bramalea GO and HurontarioSteeles Gateway Terminal. All of these play a critical function in the regional transportation system. The four Mobility Hubs are important components for building a compact and transit-supportive City as part of the Sustainable City Structure identified in the Official Plan.

Brampton’s plan for four new mobility hubs to build Regional connections.

Riverwalk Revitalization – Development Initiative Brampton’s Downtown Revitalization

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owntown Brampton lies within the Etobicoke Creek floodplain. Provincial policies around hazard management restrict the type and amount of development that can occur there today.

Riverwalk is a top priority for the City of Brampton and will be a transformative opportunity to help revitalize Brampton’s downtown and make it healthy, sustainable and resilient.

It starts with engineering an innovative long-term solution to the flood risk, which will unlock the potential for urban growth and development. In turn, it will put the creek back at the heart of downtown, creating a vibrant new space that provides a distinct identity for the city.

The Riverwalk project is part of, and contributes to, a greater planning vision for the City of Brampton.

Creating new public space and amenities, bringing new development opportunities, creating an attraction for the downtown, enhancing its character and strengthening its identity.

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