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Brown pledges FREE transit for seniors

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Mayoral Candidate Patrick Brown pledged support today for free transit for Brampton’s seniors. Brown referenced the Brampton 2040 Vision work completed by the city earlier this year in which a recommendation was made for free public transit for all residents.

Brown cited a number of benefits the program would offer, including making life more affordable for seniors on a fixed budget, enabling them to travel to their medical appointments, and removing vehicles off of the roads. He stated that “rather than wait 5 or 10 or 20 years, we are going to start right away and make sure we have an affordable and accessibility city and it will start with our seniors.”

Brown estimates that cost to implement the program to be in the $500,000 range and expects to be able to pay for the program through increased advertising opportunities in the transit system. When asked about supporting free transit for high school students, Brown responded that the vision includes all members of the public and that seniors are the first group that will benefit.

Vision Brampton partners on Mayoral Debate

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The municipal election scheduled for October 22nd in Brampton promises to bring significant changes to the city. Vision Brampton is a new civic and community engagement group led entirely by young people and they are looking to make a major impact with young voters during the election.

Don McLeod, the President and Founder of Brampton Focus Community Media says that “young voters can make a huge impact on who gets elected and how the future of our city unfolds.” He adds that “the city spent a lot of money and time to create plans and a vision for our future, and we need people on council that represent our young, diverse and educated population.”

Vision Brampton is exactly that: young, diverse and educated. And yet, Founder Marilyn Verghis says that “municipal politics aren’t easy to follow as a young voter. We started on this journey as regular citizens who saw equity issues persisting in Brampton, and we knew voting would be one way to effect the changes we wanted to see. As more and more young people joined, it made sense to spread that learning and build a community of voters committed to equity to unpack and understand the issues together”.

The group is partnering with Brampton Focus on the 2018 City Building Mayoral Debate at the Rose Theater on September 25th.

Tickets for the Mayoral Debate and Pre-Debate Social are free, however, pre-registration is required. Young and first-time voters can register with Vision Brampton for the #BramptonsHere Pre-Debate Social. Your registration to the social includes access to the Mayoral Debate.

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Patrick Brown announces Public Safety Initiative

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Brampton Mayoral hopeful Patrick Brown announced plans today to form an expert panel to report back to him on solutions to the city’s growing crime problems. The panel will be chaired by retiring Regional Councillor Gael Miles (Ward 7/8) who is an advocate for community safety.

The panel also includes Peel Police Union President Adrian Wooley and Reverend Gerry Thompson who works with young people. Retiring Regional Councillor Elaine Moore was also in attendance to offer her support.

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