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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: GTA Tripping: Peel County Jail (and Hello, Brampton!)</title>
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<title>Rob</title>
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Mike, absolutley no one cares about there being a large contigent of TFC fans in Brampton - what does this do for the city? nothing.

I think the issue is that if the city does do something well, it's never shown or talked about. The current administration in city hall is FINALLY undoing the mess done to the city by years of listening to developers and building house with a neglect for other services.

The city is ready to be an urban centre, it should start to act like one with growth done around the GO Trains, the new Accel-ride rapid transit system and light-rail that will go down HWY 10.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:43:30 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher</title>
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@ Mike:  I think for many it's generally a rule to hate the place you're from. On the flip side are people who ride hard for home, which I always appreciate. Brampton for the win!
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:16:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Mike</title>
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To all the naysayers: you're nuts.  If you couldn't have a good time in Brampton, I'm certain you are still having a lousy time wherever you ended up.  The city has had an uneventful downtown core for a period, but with the construction of 4 new 20-storey plus residential buildings right near the 4 corners that is about to change.  The Rose Theatre set the standard for the area and it is dutifully following suit to compliment the remarkable intertwining park system that winds through the city to beautifying effect.  Brampton has carefully built itself one of the best credit ratings a city can have and now we are spending.  Almost half a million people from all over the world call this city home and millions more are vying for the chance I'm sure.
We also boast a huge Toronto FC fan base up here in the GTA's great northwest.
If you haven't been, check us out sometime.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:27:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>J-rock</title>
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I did 19 years in Brampton and left as soon as I was able to with the intention of never returning. While it may be "home", mostly because that's what's written on my birth certificate, it's a terrible place to live, with absolutely no soul, nothing approximating culture, with all of the problems of a large city, yet none of the charms of a small town. It wasn't always that way however, and until the age of about 14, was actually a nice place to grow up; but if you want to see what can happen to a place when housing developers are allowed to run completely wild for a couple of decades, with absolutely no thought given to adequate services or quality of life, then take a quick trip to Brampton.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/travel/2009/04/gta_tripping_peel_county_jail_and_hello_brampton/#c580316</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:33:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Rob</title>
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At least you didn't take a look at the monstrous youth jail being built a few blocks away from "downtown". Brampton can't get things right. 

The whole city is built to be a university town but can't be or won't be. The "downtown" core should be all pubs and restaurants around the Rose Theatre. The city should have also built the Powerade Centre downtown to attract people to Brampton Battalion games. Build the city around the Go train and (eventually) the light rail down Hwy 10 (Hurontario)

Although, I have to admit, I did not know about this little gem in the city and I've lived here for 25 years. I will definitely check this out when I get a chance to.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:29:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Stephen</title>
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"Encyclopedia Indo-Bramptonia" , hilarious! They are, no doubt, an incredible font of knowledge - never to be underestimated. I recently taxi'd with a Wikipedia Pakistani-Torontonia and found out more things about Toronto and the city of Peshawar in 8 minutes than months of combing the The Star, The Globe and The Post. Keep up the great work.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:30:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Christopher</title>
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@ Kenny: Thanks for the tip!

@ Mishka: Those hours were spent following a totally incorrect address (remind me to fire my assistant)... and I would have been pissed, for sure, had Brampton not been such a thing. :)]]>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:10:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>DJ</title>
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I don't know what to think about Brampton. I've recently discovered The Rose theatre downtown Brampton. Its a gorgeous performance space, one of the nicest in the GTA. Situated in a beautiful public square you'd think it would be the focal point of town.

While Brampton's old downtown is pretty nice, the selection of restaurants and pubs you'd that you'd take for granted in any most Ontario towns was completely absent. Our before-performance dinner was in a coffee bar. We couldn't even find an Indian restaurant on the blocks we walked.

What I'm saying is Brampton shows a lot of promise if they can just add a few more elements to the cultural mix.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 09:59:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Michael</title>
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I lived in Brampton for eight years. I hated it there. The only good thing about Brampton is the Indian food and the christmas lights at City Hall. Gage Park is alright for a skate in the winter too.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:44:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>mishka is from Brampton but lives in Vancouver</title>
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It's nice to see one of the more interesting parts of Brampton highlighted. It's true that nothing happens in the city and, according to my much younger sister who still lives there, even less happens than when I was a Bramptonian teen. If only I liked Indian food back then - I had no idea what I was missing out on. What a waste.

Downtown Brampton is quite nice in areas and fairly interesting in others. I always enjoy walking through the neighbourhoods, looking at the remaining old buildings and houses. We visited the Peel Jail when I was in school and I remember seeing that cell in the second photo.

And, seriously? 3.5 hours to find the jail which is about 3 blocks from the Go Bus station? I'd be pissed.
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:36:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>jamesmallon</title>
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The girl that sold you the ice-cream sandwich was right: "Nothing happens in Brampton".  Poor thing.  I lived in 'downtown' Brampton for a year without a car, after having lived downtown in other cities: Toronto, Monteal, Tokyo.  Brampton was where I worked, but what was I thinking?]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:59:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kenny</title>
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I love touring old prisons, the history and creepy feel from its environment always makes me giddy.

Anyway, the Don Jail is gonna opens its doors to the public for the whole tourist thing this summer:

http://www.thedonjail.com/

May 1 to Sep 30.]]>
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<category>Toronto, Travel</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:21:47 PDT</pubDate>
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