BRAMPTON NORTHWEST CONNECTS

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Who we are
Where we are
Our plan
Our history
 
 
 
 
Who we are
Brampton Northwest Connects started in our community’s schools – 21 in all from both the Dufferin-Peel District Catholic School Board and the Peel District School Board.
 
But it doesn’t end there.
 
Our group includes concerned citizens and groups from across our area. These include:
 
  • Peel Police
  • Peel Public Health
  • City of Brampton Parks and Recreation
  • Brampton Public Library
  • Brampton Safe City
  • community agencies like the Boys and Girls Club, and many others
  • local politicians
  • youth and youth leaders
  • private businesses
  • individual residents
 
We’re building a foundation for our community by putting youth first. And through that, we’re creating a safe, open and caring environment for everyone.
 
 

 

Yes, this really is a picture of just some of the people associated with

Brampton Northwest Connects! Recognize anybody?

 
 
Where we are
We’re proud to live and work in Brampton Northwest. It’s a strong and vibrant neighbourhood in the city of Brampton, a suburb in the Greater Toronto Area.
The area is in the furthest northwest corner of the city. It extends from Mayfield Road in the north to Williams Parkway in the south. And it goes from Winston Churchill Boulevard in the west to Hurontario Street in the east.
The “unofficial” hub of the Brampton Northwest community is Cassie Campbell Community Centre. It’s located on the northwest corner of Chinguacousy Road and Sandalwood Parkway. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our plan
Brampton Northwest Connects is working to:

 

  • build leadership, empathy and consciousness in the next generation of youth (we’re building for the future)
  • connect parents to community resources to help their children (we know you can’t do it alone)
  • bring families – young and old – out of their homes to connect and share with other families (we know neighbours can be friends, too)
  • We want Brampton Northwest to be a community that’s good for your children’s health and yours, too.

 

We’re focusing on several key areas, including:

 

  • building youth leadership capacity
  • opening doors to physical activity
  • assessing community needs
  • engaging the community
  • educating parents
  • inspiring creative expression
  • promoting peace

 

 

Our history
Brampton Northwest Connects has come a long way in a very short time. The group first came together in February 2007. Co-led by Peel Public Health and Jake Johnston, the Principal of McCrimmon Middle School, they created a steering committee and working groups to address the immediate needs of the community: better after-school programs, youth leadership development, community safety and community outreach.

 
Since then, the list of accomplishments has grown dramatically. Here are just a few examples:
  • Organized two leadership conferences exclusively for students in grades five and six, and helped send hundreds of students to “We Day,” the annual leadership conference of Free the Children’s Me to We program.
  • Introduced a Youth Advisory Committee which is responsible for developing youth events in the neighbourhood.
  • Supported Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School Peace Quilt project, a collaboration of 17 schools and community agencies.
  • Increased the number of after-school programs for children and youth, and created Play in the Parks, an evening physical activity program in area parks.
  • Introduced the “You Need to Know” parent information series.
  • Conducted a community-wide needs assessment and inventory of community assets to find out what we want and need, and what talents our community brings to the table.
  • Helped coordinate com
    munity activities like Winter Lights 2009.
  • Supported the Higher Ground after-school program for students interested in music, lyric writing, recording and performing.
 
 
One of our most memorable activities was the Brampton Northwest Community 2010 Winter Olympics which coincided with Vancouver 2010. It included:
 
  • Activities in schools beginning in January.
  • An assembly of 14 schools to welcome the Brampton Winter Olympic torch bearer.
  • Winter play days at local schools.
  • Try-a-sport events like the learn-to-curl event for grades 7 and 8 students.
  • The first-ever Brampton Northwest student hockey tournament (it was such a hit it will be held annually!)
  • An official, 500-student strong Olympic opening ceremony at Cassie Campbell Community Centre, complete with a flag of nations ceremony, a slide show of the torch relay, entertainment by the Brampton Figure Skating Club and guest dignitaries including the Mayor Susan Fennel.
  • Fourteen days of events and activities – everything from theme swims and indoor curling to the multi-activity Wii Winter Olympic challenge.