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    Brampton City Hall

    Brampton City Hall

    4.4(5 reviews)
    0.1 km

    Am posting a review on this past weekend's Carabram Festival…read more There were several locations throughout the City of Brampton, celebrating vibrancy, inclusion and diversity. Attended all three pavilions, traveled to Africa, South Asia, watched a Chinese dance group, had fresh king coconut at the Sri Lankan pavilion as well as purchasing fresh mangosteen, and was thrilled to find REAL shea butter from a vendor selling products from Ghana at the African pavilion. Great fun, well organized event. Kudos are due to the organizers of this event. We traveled from Toronto and were glad we attended. Well done!

    It's a fine building, but it's not a speck on Mississauga City Hall…read more (I know what you're thinking - stop pelting me with tomatoes!) Look, I like Brampton City Hall. I really do. It's a nice building in the downtown core and it's close to all the action, but considering what I was building this place up as in my mind, I've been disappointed by my visits there. It doesn't have anything to do with the refreshments or food that are offered during events - those have been uniformly fantastic on the four occasions I've visited. No, I'm disappointed by the atrium, which looks positively bland compared to the Civic Centre in Mississauga. You can't go from marbled columns and spacious, beautiful green-and-beige colors to a venue where the whole color scheme is just gray, gray and some more gray for good measure. This is an underwhelming site that doesn't befit a building of this nature, and frankly, the city should pony up the dough to revamp the place. (You'd think they'd be doing this already, considering they sprung for upgrades to the West Tower Conservatory next door and other community sites throughout the city.) I recently came here for a New Year's Levee, and while I was impressed by Mayor Patrick Brown's speech and the photo/networking opportunities it presented, I found some part of the experience lacking. There was little of the pomp and circumstance seen at the Mississauga New Year's Levee held a day later, and the whole thing just kind of ended with Brown taking the spotlight while the rest of the councillors awkwardly milled around and passed out marketing materials. And where were all the MPPs? The NDP Brampton-Centre rep, Sara Singh, made the time to show up, but no one else apparently bothered. I soon found myself wishing to leave, and quickly made a beeline for the nearest bus so I could get back to familiar ground. Even Council Chambers are lacking. You mean to tell me the lazy square seats and smallish room where the seat of power is located is meant to be impressive? Brampton City Hall seriously needs a makeover. There's some good stuff to be found here (mostly in the hospitality aspect), but the site itself is lacking in several ways.

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    Brampton City Hall
    Brampton City Hall
    Brampton City Hall

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    Malton Sign - Sign

    Malton Sign

    5.0(1 review)
    10.6 km

    Malton has a special place in my heart. It's where Toronto Pearson International Airport is. I…read morehave travelled out of and landed safely back here for decades. I also worked here at the old office before our company relocated to our current office on the opposite side of the airport. I have spent a lot of time driving along Derry Road over the years. It's a pretty good backroad when highway 401 is at a standstill. A couple of winters ago, I drove along Derry and noticed this Malton sign in colourful lights at night. It made my happy. Yesterday, I was driving along it to get to my favourite Hakka restaurant. I decided after filling myself up up with grub for lunch that I'd return to check it out. There isn't a dedicated parking lot. You can either park at Paul Coffey Arena or Light Presbyterian Church. I did the latter, which is shorter in distance and there was nothing happening at the church on a Saturday afternoon. Malton is home of the Avro aircraft. There's a monument next to the Malton sign. The Malton Cenotaph is to the right of the Avro monument. It's great seeing all three sights and landmarks, and learning how important Malton is to Mississauga and Canada. I spent a good hour here. There are benches where you can sit down, take in everything, and reflect. It was a warm, sunny day. It was perfect. The Malton sign is also a great place to take photos and be a tourist. I had fun doing all that! (352)

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    Malton Sign - The Malton sign is next to the Avro Canada Monument.

    The Malton sign is next to the Avro Canada Monument.

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    Details about the Malton sign

    Historic Bovaird House - Mulled cider

    Historic Bovaird House

    5.0(2 reviews)
    3.9 km

    The partner and I stopped by here to visit their Christmas Open House and we had a pleasant and…read moreenjoyable time looking at the handmade crafts and goods for sale. It's not a big Christmas market but I would say it's worth visiting for its charm and reasonable prices. A portion of the sales also go towards the maintenance of the historic house. They had a multitude of items, all handmade and local. We spotted knitted accessories, pottery, maple syrup, jam, baked goods, jewelry, Christmas ornaments, and much much more. We ended up picking up an adorable knitted baby bonnet for $3 and matching knitted shoes for $6! Once we had our shopping fill, we headed to the tea room for a break. The room smells very homey with the aroma of cinnamon and crackling open fire. For $10 each, you can get your choose of tea or mulled cider with a plate of cookies and baked goods. All proceeds in the tea room go towards the Bouvaird house. I got a Christmas chai and my partner got a mulled cider. The teas are stash brand but I think their mulled cider is made in house. The cider was flavourful and comforting and I would recommend it. You can also explore various rooms in the house when visiting that contain signs with educational information and facts. Admission and parking is free! Overall I really enjoyed my visit. The staff were kind and we learned that everyone is a volunteer! We were given an informational card that lists their 2023 events. I'm interested in returning for one of them and actually called a friend right after the visit to recommend they go for their Christmas shopping lol!

    Historic Bovaird House is a living time capsule from Brampton's past. Come for a free tour and…read morelearn about local history. Open every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from Noon - 4:00 pm. Don't forget to shop for hand-crafted items in our specialty gift shop!

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    Historic Bovaird House - Christmas Chai with a plate of baked goodies

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    Christmas Chai with a plate of baked goodies

    Ken Whillans Square - landmarks - Updated May 2026

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