Brampton Guardian

The Brampton Guardian is a highly regarded newspaper that caters to the City of Brampton and the surrounding ex-urban region northwest of Toronto. It is published by Metroland Media Group Ltd., which is part of Torstar Corporation. This newspaper focuses on the central area of Peel Region, a market known for its higher-than-average household income, and is recognized as one of the most popular publications from Metroland.

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Brampton now requires roadside ‘peddlers’ of fruit, vegetables and other goods to obtain licence

3 days ago | bramptonguardian.com | Graeme Frisque

The City of Brampton is cracking down on so-called “peddlers” selling goods like flags, fruits, vegetables and other wares at temporary roadside stands or while walking through public spaces. These travelling vendors must now obtain a licence under the city’s newly updated and consolidated Mobile Licensing Bylaw. Licensing carries a $116 fee and must be renewed annually.
‘Paint the sky’: Brampton KiteFest takes flight June 7, 8

5 days ago | bramptonguardian.com | Andrew Palamarchuk

Brampton KiteFest will soar over Greenbriar Park South June 7 and 8. The two-day festival, which takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, is expected to draw thousands of people, including both expert and novice kite flyers. Event producer Rick Davis said attendees will enjoy “watching the kites paint the sky,” noting there’ll be “big, beautiful expert kites,” some 100 feet long. Admission to the event is free and kites and kite kits will be available for purchase on site.
Brampton taxpayers have paid former CAO over $1M since he left city hall in 2021

5 days ago | bramptonguardian.com | Graeme Frisque

Former Brampton chief administrative officer (CAO) David Barrick has been paid more than $1 million by Brampton taxpayers despite his departure from the city in February 2021. According to Ontario’s annual Sunshine List, which lists all public sector employees earning $100,000 per year or more, Barrick has been paid $1,075,568.61 in salary and $72,924.70 in taxable benefits since his departure more than four years ago.
Huge 1,600% increase in Brampton’s minor variance fees part of effort to curb illegal rentals: Council

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Graeme Frisque

Brampton’s mayor and some city councillors are defending council’s decision to massively increase minor variance application fees, and said the move is partially aimed at punishing residential landlords who don’t follow the city’s bylaws. Based on a staff report and recommendations in December 2024 citing application processing cost recovery as the main reason, council approved increases to its previous application fee structure.
Proposed high-density Brampton residential development gets zoning approval

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Andrew Palamarchuk

Brampton council has approved amending the official plan and zoning bylaw to permit a high-density residential development at 10350 The Gore Rd. north of Castlemore Road. The development will include two towers, 20- and 22-storeys high, containing 419 residential units and commercial space.
Inaugural Brampton ‘Grow Green’ festival Saturday at Loafer’s Lake showcases restored wetlands

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Graeme Frisque

The City of Brampton is set to unveil the restored wetland at Loafer’s Lake on Saturday, May 31 and will mark the occasion with the inaugural “Grow Green” festival. “This year’s festival theme is Wetlands and marks the official opening of the restored Loafer’s Lake Wetland, a project funded in part through the Government of Ontario’s Wetlands Conservation Partner Program,” the city said in a release, adding the event will coincide with World Environment Day.
‘Huge act of reclamation’: Public welcome to attend 2nd annual Peel District School Board powwow Friday

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Andrew Palamarchuk

Peel District School Board (PDSB) is hosting its second annual powwow, which will celebrate diverse Indigenous cultures and identities. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at Maawnjiding Wiingushkeng Centre for Indigenous Excellence and Land-Based Learning (13990 Mississauga Rd., Caledon), on Friday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the grand entry scheduled for noon. PDSB said community members, staff and more than 1,000 students are expected to attend the event.
Residential street access to proposed 3-storey Brampton commercial development raises concerns

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Andrew Palamarchuk

A proposed three-storey commercial building consisting of medical offices, retail shops and a daycare centre is raising concern — not for what’s in it, but how you’d get to it. The proposed building, at 10709 Creditview Rd. in northwest Brampton, would have vehicular access through El Camino Way, a residential street. Local resident Joe Sousa said he has no problem with the development of the building, but he does have a problem with how motorists will get there.
‘Help me prolong my life’: Brampton woman’s online campaign for kidney donor gains ally from transplant recipient

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Andrew Palamarchuk

With her only kidney failing, a Brampton woman has turned to social media in a desperate effort to find a living organ donor — and she’s now receiving support from someone who’s walked a similar path. Navjot “Navi” Sohi, 28, was born with a single kidney and has lived with chronic kidney disease for most of her life. She said that growing up, she missed a lot of school and “major events” as a result of the disease.
Breaking your mortgage to land a better interest rate ahead of renewal? Be prepared to pay up

1 week ago | bramptonguardian.com | Srivindhya Kolluru

With more than a million Canadians gearing up to renew their mortgages this year, some homeowners are racing to refinance ahead of their renewal due date. Data from rate-comparison site Ratehub.ca reported that refinance inquiries from Canadians have doubled to 12 per cent in 2025, up from six per cent in 2024. Ratehub.ca defines a mortgage refinance as breaking your current mortgage and starting a new one, either with the same lender or a different one.