Brampton City Hall

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'''Brampton City Hall''' is home to [[Brampton City Council]] and the departments of the city. It is located at the intersection of Wellington Street and [[Hurontario Street|Main Street]] in downtown Brampton.

==History== [[File:Placing a poppy at the Brampton Cenotaph.jpg|thumb|200px|Veteran placing a poppy at the Brampton cenotaph in Ken Whillans Square]]

A park on the site for many years was home to the Brampton Cenotaph (opened in 1928 by Governor General [[Lord Willingdon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brampton.ca/en/City-Hall/News/Documents/Media%20Releases/2011/Refresh%20of%20Brampton's%20Cenotaph.pdf |author=Gordon Smith Manager, Media Communications |title=REFRESH OF BRAMPTON'S CENOTAPH |publisher=The Corporation of the City of Brampton |date=11 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050722/http://www.brampton.ca/en/City-Hall/News/Documents/Media%20Releases/2011/Refresh%20of%20Brampton's%20Cenotaph.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>), it was named Memorial Park. (A park at [[South Fletcher's Sportsplex]] now uses the name and the old former park named [[Ken Whillans|Ken Whillans Square]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brampton.ca/en/City-Hall/News/Documents/Media%20Releases/2007/Brampton's%20Newest%20And%20Coolest%20Skate%20Park%20Now%20Being%20Constructed%20-%2007-131.pdf |title=BRAMPTON'S NEWEST AND COOLEST SKATE PARK NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED |accessdate=15 November 2013 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A downtown bus terminal on part of the site opened after 1976 and was closed at some point before 1989, to accommodate construction of the building.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bateson |first1=Paul A. |title=An Olympian Transit System: A Short Review of Brampton Transit |url=https://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/history/Brampton.html |work=Transfer Points |author2=Jack Knowles |date=May–June 1989 |access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> (bus services have been relocated to the [[Brampton Transit#Downtown Terminal|Downtown Transit Centre]])

The six-storey building was designed by [[Robert J. Posliff Architect Inc.]] The project was completed in December 1990, with move-in occurring in June 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inzola.com/construction/portfolio/brampton-city-hall/|title=Brampton City Hall | Inzola Construction|website=inzola.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Festivals-and-Events/Brampton-50|website=Brampton.ca|title=Celebrating Brampton's 50th Birthday: ''A Look Back in Time''|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> The building features a bell tower and a curved entrance with columns. A two-storey addition was also added.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.brampton.ca/en/City-Hall/SWQ-Renewal/Pages/Welcome.aspx|title=Southwest Quadrant Renewal Plan|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190443/http://www.brampton.ca/en/City-Hall/SWQ-Renewal/Pages/Welcome.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A nine-storey tower opened in 2014 at 41 George Street as part of the '''Southwest Quadrant Renewal Plan''' and is connected to City Hall by a glass walkway called Heritage Way.<ref name="auto"/> It will house city staff, community rooms and retail space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/SWQ-Renewal/Pages/Renderings.aspx|title=The City Hall Campus|website=brampton.ca}}</ref> The site required the demolition of a 4-storey commercial building and a parking lot. It is also a functioning clock tower.

==List of former municipal offices==

* Brampton's Old Fire Hall, built in 1854 at 2 Chapel Street, was originally a market hall. The second floor "long room" was being used by the village council chambers by 1860. The first meeting of Brampton Town Council took place here in 1874. Council meetings were held here until 1911.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Cultural-Heritage/Documents1/Downtown_Heritage_Walking_Tour.pdf |title=A Walk Through Time: Downtown Heritage Walking Tour |page=24 |publisher=City of Brampton |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=8 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708031950/http://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Cultural-Heritage/Documents1/Downtown_Heritage_Walking_Tour.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is now regimental office space for the [[Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)#Armouries|Brampton Armoury]], home to the Peel Company of the [[Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)]]. * Heggie Block, (built 1860) at 8 Main Street South, was home for town meetings from 1911 until 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Cultural-Heritage/Documents1/Downtown_Heritage_Walking_Tour.pdf |title=A Walk Through Time: Downtown Heritage Walking Tour |page=53 |publisher=City of Brampton |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=8 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708031950/http://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Cultural-Heritage/Documents1/Downtown_Heritage_Walking_Tour.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Named for Dr. David Heggie, who acquired the building in 1897 and used it for his medical practice as well as his residence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fay |first1=Peter |title=NOTICE |url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Documents/Public%20Meeting%20Notices/2013/8%20Main%20Street%20South_Notice%20of%20Intention%20to%20Designate.pdf |publisher=City of Brampton |access-date=May 3, 2025 |date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Now mixed use building with ground floor restaurant and residential units in upper floors in original structure and additional in the rear. * Queen's Square Building (completed 1965) at 24 Queen Street East was home to Council meetings from 1965 until 1974. Renovated by Inzola Construction in 2001 and renamed Market Square Business Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inzola.com/construction/portfolio/market-square-business-centre/|title = Market Square Business Centre | Inzola Construction}}</ref> * Chinguacousy Civic Centre opened in 1972 at 150 Central Park Drive and is home to the Lester B. Pearson Theatre. Home to Brampton City Council from 1974 until 1991, it also housed the Civic Centre branch of the [[Brampton Public Library]], which closed in 2023 and relocated to a temporary home at the ski chalet at [[Chinguacousy Park]] to make way for the [[Toronto Metropolitan University]]'s School of Medicine, which opened in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/your-account/blog/472-saying-goodbye-to-our-civic-centre-branch | title=Brampton Library }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Tania Ulrich |author2=Savara Khokhar |title=First in class: Meet the School of Medicine’s inaugural students |url=https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2025/06/meet-school-of-medicine-inaugural-class-part-1/ |publisher=Toronto Metropolitan University|access-date=September 10, 2025 |date=June 27, 2025}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives]] – located near City Hall

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