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Splishing and splashing

Kareem Elkarib, 7, plays in the splash pad at Chinguacousy Park on Saturday. The temperature was in the high 20 degree Celsius range at the time and the pad offered relief from the muggy temps.
Photo by Bryon Johnson

The master of a classic

Joe Fuliere of Brampton polishes his 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud at the Show and Shine during the Cars & Stars Weekend event Saturday. The free show, hosted by the Brampton Downtown Development Corporation (BDDC), allowed residents to travel back to the days of old. The event kicked off in Gage Park on Thursday evening with Jeff Sommerville’s tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Photo by Bryon Johnson

Mmmmm good

Children and ice cream go hand in hand during the summer and when the weather heats up, the ice cream starts flying out the doors at places like Dairy Queen. Here, four-year-old Lowell Wright enjoys his ice cream during Thursday’s hot, muggy weather.
Photo by Ken Hay

Seniors garden

The City of Brampton and Lowe’s Canada teamed up recently to establish a community garden at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre, located on the southwest corner of McLaughlin Road and Queen Street West. Lowe’s volunteers, including Lowe’s south Brampton location manager Matt Basso, were on-site to finish the project, which boasts raised flowerbeds, a terrace and a paved stone walkway.
Photo by George Beshiri

Dancing up a storm

Crowds were up this year as the 26th annual Carabram festival concluded its three-day run Sunday. Dancers like the one pictured above made the Caribbean pavilion a popular one to visit during the weekend. Festival organizers say that more than 40,000 people attended the multicultural festival, which showcases the cultural diversity of Brampton. Photo by George Beshiri

You’ll like it, honest

Owen Robinson looks a little unsure if he wants pancakes and strawberries as his mother Magda feeds him a tasty bite during the annual Strawberry Festival held recently at Downey’s Farm. The event included live entertainment, a magic show and rock climbing wall.
Photo by Bryon Johnson





Separate board staff build framework for new labour deal Friday July 25 2008
By Roger Belgrave, Staff Writer
BRAMPTON - Teachers and employees at the Catholic school board have accepted a basis for crafting new labour contracts, while public school teachers have yet to sign onto a provincial bargaining framework that could replace contracts set to expire next month.
Existing contracts with teachers and workers at all Ontario's publicly funded schools are scheduled to expire Aug. 31. Representatives from school boards, teachers' unions and other school board employee groups began meeting with provincial government officials months ago to set a framework for local bargaining. The same approach was used three years ago to create the long-term deals now up for renegotiation. This process established government funding commitments for staffing costs and set salary increases for the term of new contracts.
To date, several federations and unions...





Terry Fox’s nostalgic support van makes a stop in Brampton Friday July 25 2008
By Lori Sherman, Staff Writer
BRAMPTON -

A piece of Canadian history and a symbol of hope rolled into Brampton last Tuesday afternoon.
The original van that housed Terry Fox during his momentous Marathon of Hope parked outside the Rose Theatre during the lunch break— just one of the many stops the van is making as it travels across the country for cancer research.
The Tour of Hope began on May 25 in St. John's, Nfld. and has since traveled through the Maritimes, across Quebec, and now Ontario, before it continues on to it's final destination in Victoria B.C.
People young and old gathered to get a glimpse of the famous 1980 Ford Econoline.
"That van was Terry," said Sgt .Harry Carrigan, an OPP officer who accompanied Terry for a portion of the original Marathon of Hope.
"He lived in it. He sweated in it. That was his home. That was his...



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Friday July 25 2008
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Devinder Singh must serve 12 years in prison before parole eligibility
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Robbers pluck Swiss Chalet of $3,000 Sunday night
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The Brampton Guardian: Providing Local Community News for Brampton, Ontario 24/7 The Brampton Guardian: Providing Local Community News for Brampton, Ontario 24/7

Splishing and splashing

Kareem Elkarib, 7, plays in the splash pad at Chinguacousy Park on Saturday. The temperature was in the high 20 degree Celsius range at the time and the pad offered relief from the muggy temps.
Photo by Bryon Johnson

The master of a classic

Joe Fuliere of Brampton polishes his 1956 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud at the Show and Shine during the Cars & Stars Weekend event Saturday. The free show, hosted by the Brampton Downtown Development Corporation (BDDC), allowed residents to travel back to the days of old. The event kicked off in Gage Park on Thursday evening with Jeff Sommerville’s tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Photo by Bryon Johnson

Mmmmm good

Children and ice cream go hand in hand during the summer and when the weather heats up, the ice cream starts flying out the doors at places like Dairy Queen. Here, four-year-old Lowell Wright enjoys his ice cream during Thursday’s hot, muggy weather.
Photo by Ken Hay

Seniors garden

The City of Brampton and Lowe’s Canada teamed up recently to establish a community garden at the Flower City Seniors Recreation Centre, located on the southwest corner of McLaughlin Road and Queen Street West. Lowe’s volunteers, including Lowe’s south Brampton location manager Matt Basso, were on-site to finish the project, which boasts raised flowerbeds, a terrace and a paved stone walkway.
Photo by George Beshiri

Dancing up a storm

Crowds were up this year as the 26th annual Carabram festival concluded its three-day run Sunday. Dancers like the one pictured above made the Caribbean pavilion a popular one to visit during the weekend. Festival organizers say that more than 40,000 people attended the multicultural festival, which showcases the cultural diversity of Brampton. Photo by George Beshiri

You’ll like it, honest

Owen Robinson looks a little unsure if he wants pancakes and strawberries as his mother Magda feeds him a tasty bite during the annual Strawberry Festival held recently at Downey’s Farm. The event included live entertainment, a magic show and rock climbing wall.
Photo by Bryon Johnson





Separate board staff build framework for new labour deal Friday July 25 2008
By Roger Belgrave, Staff Writer
BRAMPTON - Teachers and employees at the Catholic school board have accepted a basis for crafting new labour contracts, while public school teachers have yet to sign onto a provincial bargaining framework that could replace contracts set to expire next month.
Existing contracts with teachers and workers at all Ontario's publicly funded schools are scheduled to expire Aug. 31. Representatives from school boards, teachers' unions and other school board employee groups began meeting with provincial government officials months ago to set a framework for local bargaining. The same approach was used three years ago to create the long-term deals now up for renegotiation. This process established government funding commitments for staffing costs and set salary increases for the term of new contracts.
To date, several federations and unions...





Terry Fox’s nostalgic support van makes a stop in Brampton Friday July 25 2008
By Lori Sherman, Staff Writer
BRAMPTON -

A piece of Canadian history and a symbol of hope rolled into Brampton last Tuesday afternoon.
The original van that housed Terry Fox during his momentous Marathon of Hope parked outside the Rose Theatre during the lunch break— just one of the many stops the van is making as it travels across the country for cancer research.
The Tour of Hope began on May 25 in St. John's, Nfld. and has since traveled through the Maritimes, across Quebec, and now Ontario, before it continues on to it's final destination in Victoria B.C.
People young and old gathered to get a glimpse of the famous 1980 Ford Econoline.
"That van was Terry," said Sgt .Harry Carrigan, an OPP officer who accompanied Terry for a portion of the original Marathon of Hope.
"He lived in it. He sweated in it. That was his home. That was his...