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The driving distance to Parliament Hill is just over 400 km. The drive takes about five hours.
Temperatures in the area vary from an average low of -6.5o C in the winter to just over 20o C in the summer.
An urban area that has absorbed rural lands, it’s common to see raccoons, geese, deer, foxes, squirrels, coyotes, pigeons, and beavers. Residents either view them as wildlife or pests.
There are many waterways that flow through this riding, including Fletcher’s Creek and the Credit River.
About 54% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in India, Jamaica, and Pakistan.
Punjabi is the most common non-official mother tongue in the riding.
Less than 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $39,160.
Recognizing the riding’s agricultural history, the Apple Factory Farm Market is a unique shopping experience including complimentary cider, fruit-themed musical figures, a petting zoo, fresh farm items, and sleigh rides.
The Cassie Campbell Community Centre has ice rinks, swimming pools, basketball courts, a skate park, a tennis court, a cricket pitch, and more.
Teen star and Juno Award winner singer Keshia Chanté attended high school here at Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School. Other FMSS alumni includes hip hop star Tory Lanez and soccer player Doneil Henry.
Jean Augustine Secondary School is named after Canada’s first black woman to be elected the House of Commons. Augustine was a parliamentarian from 1993 to 2006, where at various times she served as parliamentary secretary to the prime minister, minister of state for multiculturalism and the status of women, and deputy speaker.
The Canadian Punjabi Post, the largest online Punjabi newspaper outside of India, is based in Brampton.
Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, retail trade, and health care and social assistance are the top four industries. Almost 15% of the riding’s workforce is employed in the manufacturing sector; about 55% has some sort of post-secondary education.
Brampton’s Blue Dot Movement, part of the David Suzuki Foundation, is campaigning for the right to a healthy environment. There’s even a high school in the riding named after the noted environmentalist, the David Suzuki Secondary School. The school was recognized nationally for its ecological landscaping initiative through its partnership with the Credit Valley Conservation Authority.
Teramoto Park is named after Etsuji Teramoto and his family, some of the first Japanese settlers in Brampton. He came to the Brampton area in 1944 after being in internment camps in Alberta and northern Ontario during the Second World War. The park opened in 2013 and features a splash pad, a cricket pitch, a picnic area, and baseball diamonds.
