Brampton, Ontario

Brampton, Ontario is a city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of the Peel Regional Municipality. As of June 2005, Brampton's population stood at approximately 415,000, and it is estimated that by the year 2031, the city population will have almost doubled to 680,000 people. As one of Canada's fastest growing cities, the municipality has found it difficult to cope with its unprecendented growth, in terms of the provision of adequate infrastructure. It celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2003, marking 150 years since its incorporation as a village in 1853, taking its name from the rural village near Chesterfield in England.

Education

Besides private post-secondary facilities, Brampton's only place of higher education is Sheridan College. Also with a campus in Oakville, Sheridan's "Davis Campus" primarily focusing on education for the business world and for trades.

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High schools in Brampton include Bramalea, Brampton Centennial, Cardinal Leger, Central Peel (1975-1976 champions of the game show Reach for the Top), Chinguacousy, Fletcher's Meadow, Harold Brathwaite, Heart Lake (was the home school of an award-winning youth director), The Humberview, Lincoln Alexander, Mayfield, North Park, Notre Dame, and St. Thomas Aquinas, and Turner Fenton (Canada's only campus-based high school).

Related Topics:
Central Peel - 1975 - 1976 - Reach for the Top - Heart Lake - Turner Fenton

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