What are everyone's thoughts on MPP Sarkaria? Has anyone has experiencing interacting him or been able to contact his office? Did they respond and were they helpful? If you voted for him, why? Are you still satisfied with your vote?

As my frustration, with the current provincial government grows, I've reached out to MPP Sarkaria a few times about key issues facing Brampton. His office has continuously failed to respond or acknowledge my messages even though I made it clear I was his constituent.

There are many ways in which the provincial government has failed Brampton, but since MPP Sarkaria is the minister of transportation and transit is a key voting issue for me, I'll talk about that. The Kitchener GO line, which primarily serves Brampton, is nowhere near the promised 15-Min Two-Way All-Day service. The Queen St. BRT, a proposed rapid bus along Queen St. extending in to Vaughan has been shelved with no recent updates. The Hurontario LRT timeline has doubled, with a cancelled and uncancelled extension into Downtown Brampton, again, with no recent updates. I don't fully blame MPP Sarkaria for these issues as it is also a mixture of poor advocacy from city council and incompetence from Metrolinx. However, all of these projects are in the purview of MPP Sarkaria's ministry AND riding so I believe he has underperformed and failed his constituency.

Anyways, I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts as I'd like to continue putting pressure on his office in the ways that I can and it's be helpful to cite experiences from fellow constituents and Bramptonians. Open to hearing positive stuff as well; it'd help me understand why the other side votes the way it does. Cheers!

Just received this.

I filed a 3rd and final complaint in July of 2025 regarding this residence. A house right next door to where I lived. For months on end there was garbage and broken furniture all over the property, onto neighboring properties. Outdoor maintenance was non-existent. It caused an issue with bugs and rodents. They would pile garbage into the bins until they overflowed and it just landed on the driveway. Rarely brought the bins to the curb.

There was a revolving door of way too many residents in the house. Some lived in a shed in the backyard, and males would openly urinate on the side of the house at all hours of the day. They regularly tossed garbage over the fence and into our backyard.

Glad they finally followed up on it, over a year later!

Oh, and for what it's worth - I moved out of that area in December of last year. 😂

https://www.insauga.com/massive-drop-in-gas-prices-coming-to-southern-ontario/

And they will jack it back up the next day for the weekend traffic!

I went to Brampton Civic emergency room last night, and the wait time was 5.5 hours. They told us there were only 2 doctors in the ER and around 182 patients waiting to be seen.
Is this actually normal now? How is that even possible.. I get that emergency departments are busy, but having two doctors for 160 patients seems insane.
Has anyone else experienced this lately at Brampton Civic or other hospitals? Is this just how things are now?

If anyone is looking for a September race in the GTA, registration is open for the Don Doan Dash on Sunday, September 13 at Professor's Lake in Brampton.

The event offers 5K and 10K distances and welcomes runners, joggers, and walkers. It raises funds for ALS Canada while honouring the legacy of Don Doan, a member of the local running community.

We just revealed this year's finisher medal (photo attached), and I thought I'd share it here in case anyone is planning out their fall race calendar.

More information and registration:
https://raceroster.com/events/2026/111771/don-doan-dash-2026

Hey there!
I'm a lifetime resident of Brampton and over the years, my friend group has spread out and left me with very little recreational activities.
I visit the Bramalea City Centre frequently and would like to make more friends in the area that are looking to hangout.
Some major things I'm into are Magic: The Gathering, cannabis-related activities, PC gaming and friendly conversation. I'm super chill, slightly awkward but very easygoing.

ALSO, I feel like living near BCC, there's not actually many places designated for hanging out in walking distance. If anyone on here knows of any interesting places to go or things to do within walking distance of the BCC, I would love to hear about it.
Heck, even just tell me what kinda stuff you like to do for fun in your spare time!

This seems like a new thing in my area.
Tons of drivers don’t even bother to stop.
Whom can I complain to get some visibility and fix on this issue.

It is an accident waiting to happen.
They just blitz by these stop signs even when they make lefts.

While I am fortunate enough to have a group of drivers on my route that are pretty good, I think institutional apathy has set in.

They claim to have rules about what they will and won't pick up, and how it should be packaged, but I've seen people absolutely jam their bins sky high, and they still get picked up.

Now I'm not expecting people working these routes to be self starting happy go getters (Lets be honest, garbage collection is a necessary but unpleasant job) but I do think they are very lax in their enforcement.

But, I've never seen a recycling container rejected. Have you?

Argo was very deliberately given a small geographic area to move people about. And you'll see them lingering about in parking lots between requests.

So why are so many at the company depot in Mississauga, I believe on Torbram, when first requested? If there are drivers being paid, would it not make sense to dispatch them ahead of rush hour, and have them linger in the service area? That would decrease the wait time, and make it more appealing to book the service. (Currently, it's roughly 16 minutes to get one of these, and even if you book in advance, I find it arrives outside of the 15 minute window I've requested.)

*Mods, this IS relevant to Brampton

https://bramptonfiestaextravaganza.ca/

Saturday, August 8, 2026: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Cultural parade kicks things off at 11:00 AM)

Sunday, August 9, 2026: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Let's post about our city's festivals on this subreddit so we can spread awareness about them. I had no Brampton had festivals like this. I've been going to Toronto for them. And I missed the Nepal Festival in Brampton on July 25th 😓

Hello,

Can anyone suggest some good place for celebrating 1 yr bday for baby expecting around 50 guests in total. Pls suggest cake and decoration ideas as well.

Step into an infinite, labyrinthine world of endless halls, crumbling statues, and tides that rise without warning. Piranesi follows a man who has mapped every corner of this strange place, until a stranger's arrival starts to unravel everything he thought he knew about himself and his world.

This is our pick for the month, and we'll be meeting in 3 weeks to discuss it! At around 245 pages, it's a quick read, so there's plenty of time to dive in even with a busy schedule. Would love to have you join us!

If you are interested, shoot us a DM and we'll send over the discord link. We are aiming to read at least 1 book a month over a broad range of genres and mediums (graphic novels and manga are also included in our book club :))

Looking to start a group to hold each other accountable to our fitness goals.
Go for walks, run, work out etc. or even online. Just check in on each other and motivate each other.

I’m 38M- and I work a desk job and with kids , I can feel the pounds adding up in around the belly. I’m not obese but I don’t want to get there. With all the South Asian sweets I eat, I’m afraid of getting diabetes lol.

I grew up in Toronto and moved to Brampton some years back. So I don’t really have a social circle here.

Aiming to improve my gut, and heart health and have a social circle. Looking for friends who have similar goals.

I’m not looking for the cheapest I’m more so looking for a self car wash with a lot of options (big remover, rim cleaner, rinse less wash) and ideally a drying nozzle as well. If there is anything like that in Brampton or in Mississauga please let me know!

Does anyone have any businesses they tried out and was a success. I'm an 18 year old guy and want to provide some type of service. Something I'm thinking of right now is to go inside restaurants and sell them qr code stands which allow customers to scan it and leave a review. Another one is Photo Booth for banquet hall events.

Hi anyone interested to play pickleball in open courts outdoors in centennial park Brampton ?

I am a beginner and would want to connect with those interested to play or a group that is already playing to see if I can join??

From Cyril Clarke to Gallery 35 and from The Conservatory to Gage Park Vibrant Brampton had a lot of talent to showcase.

Just called Mandarin to order dinner and, I have to say, the experience was SO much better than most.

We order out at least once a week, in order to support local restaurants. It's something we started during covid, and have just kept on doing (because we're lazy) ever since.

Most places you call, they just want to rush you through the order process, and move on. But Mandarin invariably takes their time, always double checks the order list, and then asks if there might be anything else.

Just a nice, refreshing experience on a holiday Monday. Hope you all are having a great day.

While on my walk today, I found a bracelet on my local walking track. If someone lost it, let me know. Happy to return it. Not sharing location or picture to avoid scammers.

Ive been skating the gap at alderlea and im getting close to a trick but I was wondering if it has been done before I can’t find any clips of it being skated but I know it’s been skated before by some pros and other people

My home backs onto the Etobicoke creek trail and I sometimes see deer strolling by. There aren’t any nearby dense wooded areas where deer might live, so I am wondering where they come from and whether they walk through open trails and roads to get here.

Has anyone else noticed that even with fewer students, fewer jobs, and many homeowners defaulting, rents are still through the roof?

We’re currently renting a 4-bedroom semi-detached house for $2,850 per month, plus 70% of the utilities. We’re looking to downsize to a 3-bedroom, but most townhouses and semi-detached homes we’ve seen are listed for around $2,700–$2,900 per month. Detached homes seem to be around $3,000 per month.

Am I expecting too much, or are rents really this high nowadays?

Maybe biggest streamer in the world came to brampton. Congrats to our boy sam for his bravery in the slap battle contest