Top 5 biggest news stories in 2019 in Brampton

The city of Brampton has seen both good and bad news in 2019.

The city of Brampton has seen both good and bad news in 2019.

An array of different news stories managed to pique your interest this year. But which stories were the most popular in Brampton from the beginning of January all the way until the end of December? Let’s find out.

Here are the top 5 news stories in 2019 covered on inbrampton.com. 

5. Brampton street name change 

Brampton City Council unanimously passed a motion moved by Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and City Councillor Harkirat Singh to rename a street in honour of the anniversary of the Sikh religion’s founder, Guru Nanak.

4. New Playdium location comes to Brampton

Located at Highway 410 and Steeles Avenue, the new facility (described as Canada’s first reinvented Playdium entertainment complex) officially opened in Brampton with a massive size of 41,000 square feet.

3. Brampton ranked one of the best places to live in Canada

In 2019, Brampton was officially ranked as one of the best places to live in Canada.

ReMax put out its Best Places to Live: Canada Liveability Report, which focused on a variety of quality of life factors and how they impacted Canadians’ home-buying decisions.

2. Brawl involving 500 students

Peel Police responded to a reported brawl involving approximately 500 students in Brampton.

Police confirmed that there was a large group of students involved in the disturbance, but that 99.9 per cent of them were recording it and not actually involved.

1. Brampton teen’s dying wish comes true on Christmas Day

It was a heartwarming Christmas story like no other.

17-year-old Brampton resident Corey Groves went viral on social media earlier this month when he stated that his dying wish was to meet and shake hands with his hero, NBA pro LeBron James.

His wish officially came true on Christmas Day at the Staples Centre.