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Naming of City Assets

​​​​​​​​The City of Brampton has a wide variety of municipally-owned assets, ranging from parks and valleys, to buildings and streets. Many are named to celebrate the City’s rich culture and heritage. Some are named as a method of commemorative recognition to honour events and individuals’ outstanding achievements, distinctive service or significant community contributions.

For more information about the naming of City of Brampton assets and the Asset Naming Policy, click here​.​

To learn more about the history and background behind the naming of City assets, explore the section below.​

​Henry Shepherd enlisted in 1915 and served overseas during the First World War. He was a decorated soldier and one of only a few Black persons from Peel to serve in a non-segregated unit during the Second World War, fighting with the Lorne Scots Regiment in Brampton.

During the Second World War, he continued to serve with the Lorne Scots and was the first Black Regimental Sergeant Major. In 1944, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire.

After the war, Henry Shepherd settled in the Georgetown area where he raised a family. During the war, Br​ampton was his home, which is where the headquarters of the Lorne Scots Regiment is located.

Sadly, Henry Shepherd passed away in 1960, in honour of his service Chapel Street has been ceremonially named as RSM Henry Shepherd Way.

​At the February 22, 2023 Committee of Council meeting, the delegation from the Federation of Canada Nepal Chamber of Commerce was received to have an existing or future park in Wards 3 or 4 named Sagarmatha Park. 

The renaming of the park would recognize the Nepalese community and their great contributions to the City of Brampton.

Sagarmatha Park is located at 152 Cherrytree Dr, Brampton, ON.

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​​In November 2021, Brampton City Council approved naming a park in recognition of the Trincomalee community that resides in Brampton.  Trincomalee is a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka.   

This park is a symbol of our support and celebrates the contributions the Trincomalee community makes to our city’s beautiful mosaic of cultures.

The park is located at 60 Iguana Trail, Brampton, ON.



​In June 2020, Karolina Ciasullo and her three young girls Klara, Lilianna and Mila tragically passed away in a car accident.

On June 16, 2021, Brampton City Council passed a motion to rename the new hub and children’s play areas in this upcoming park in honour of the Ciasullo family.  

The Karolina, Klara, Lilianna and Mila Ciasullo Memorial Playground is located at Sesquicentennial Park, 11333 Bramalea Road, Brampton, ON.

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​In April 2022, Council approved naming a park in Brampton to honour and recognize the Italian heritage of our residents.  

With more than 25,000 Italian Canadians in Brampton, this park symbolizes our support and celebrates the important contributions that Italian Canadians have made in building our communities.

The park is located at 55 Halliford Place, Brampton, ON.

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​Elizabeth Street will be ceremoniously known as Dr. Cherilyn’s Place to commemorate the late, Dr. Cherilyn Nicole Sterling-Case, DDS.

Dr. Sterling-Case lived in Brampton when she was young and attended York University. After graduating she continued her education at Ohio State University, and then at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, where she graduated as a Doctor of Dental Surgery.

In 2002, she moved back home and started her dental career and was one of the first Black female dentists in Brampton. With the support of her husband and business partner, Devon Case, Dr. Sterling-Case was instrumental in developing Brampton’s downtown core.

A true community builder, Dr. Sterling-Case was a stalwart supporter of many causes in the community including the Brampton Basketball Association and The Rose Brampton. She lived a life of service and made a difference in other people’s lives and in the community. Dr. Sterling-Case passed away on August 2, 2020.

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Sandra Hames served on Brampton City Council from 1991 to 2014. During this time, she served on many sports committees, such as the Brampton Soccer Advisory Committee, Brampton Cricket Advisory Committee, Brampton Sports Alliance, Brampton Sports Hall of Fame, Chinguacousy Figure Skating and Chinguacousy Club. She was recognized with the Marv White Award by the Chinguacousy Curling Club, which is given to a member who greatly contributes to the betterment of the club and the game of curling both on and off the ice.

Located at 9050 Bramalea Road, the Centre originally opened in 1973, with the City of Brampton taking over operations in 1976. The facility houses curling and indoor winter tennis amenities and is home to more than 30 user groups.​

Susan Fennell served on Brampton City Council from 1988 to 2014. During this time, she was instrumental in bringing the South Fletcher’s Sportsplex to life, and it was under her leadership that some of the City’s most iconic projects were completed, including The Rose Theatre, Flower City Community Campus and Seniors Centre, Cassie Campbell Community Centre, Brampton Soccer Centre, Gore Meadows Community Centre, and renovating and modernizing Century Gardens Recreation Centre and Chinguacousy Park.

She played a lead role in the City of Brampton’s effort that secured $200 million in matching federal and provincial funding to make Brampton’s Züm Bus Rapid Transit program a reality, and successfully advocated for discounted fares for seniors and veterans. She also led the development of a first-of-its-kind planning framework for places of worship, helping develop Brampton as one of the most dynamic multi-faith communities in Canada. She also championed heritage preservation, playing a personal role in saving Alderlea, The Kenneth Chisholm Mansion, from demolition. During her administration, more heritage buildings were designated than in the previous 25 years.

Located at 500 Ray Lawson Boulevard, the Sportsplex originally opened on September 28, 1997. The centre offers a variety of registered and drop-in swimming, skating, sports and fitness programs, as well as registered dance, STEM and child and youth programs.​

The Honourable Gurbax Singh Malhi was born in the village Chugha Kalan, near Moga, Punjab, India, to a hard-working Sikh family, engaged in farming their own lands. He received his bachelor's degree in English, History and Political Science from Punjab University.

During the 1960s, while still in India, Mr. Malhi started actively participating in politics. When Gurbax immigrated to Canada in 1975 along with his wife, Devinder Kaur, he quickly gained a reputation as someone who would offer a helping hand to any person in need, especially neighbours and friends.

The residents of Bramalea-Gore-Malton first elected Gurbax as a Member of Parliament in 1993, at a time when voice of South Asian community, particularly the Sikh community, was unheard of at the national level. Mr. Malhi has an honour of being a first turbaned Sikh elected to the Parliament of Canada.

Serving for 18 consecutive years as the Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, and the fast-growing community of Springdale, Gurbax helped open the doors of Canadian Parliament for minorities, for generations to come.  He brought positive awareness of minorities of all ethnic backgrounds, when the minorities were yet not recognizable at national level, and served as a bridge to foster positive change and a voice to the voiceless.

The Hon. Gurbax Singh Malhi Park is located at 50 Burlwood Road, Brampton, ON.

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Constable Jeffrey Northrup served the community for more than 31 years as a police officer. He started his career in Court Services in 1989, and was sworn in as a constable in 1999 with the Toronto Police Service.

On July 2, 2021, Constable Northrup died in the line of duty while responding to an emergency call.

Constable Northrup was an active member of the Brampton community for more than 20 years, involved in Scouts Canada, Brampton lacrosse and the Special Olympics. Northrup Park is a reminder of his exemplified leadership and sacrifice.

Northrup Park is located at 66 Northampton Street, Brampton, ON.​​

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Bob Callahan served on Brampton City Council from 1969 to 1985 and 1997 to 2014. During this time, he was instrumental in the development of many Brampton institutions, including the Peel Heritage Complex, City Hall, Gage Park Recreational Skating Trail, the Powerade Centre (now CAA Centre), Alderlea, South Fletcher’s Hockey Complex, new courthouse, and double tracking for the GO trains. He was dedicated to the needs and wellbeing of Brampton’s seniors, and was a member of the Brampton Senior Council.

Located at 8870 McLaughlin Road, the Seniors Centre officially opened in Fall 2005 offering drop-in and registered fitness, education and culture, sports, arts and crafts and special events programming for older adults.​

​Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 2008. He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs from November 2008 until his assassination on March 2, 2011 in Islamabad and the only Christian in the Cabinet.

During his time as federal minister, he took numerous steps in support of religious minorities. These included the launch of a national campaign to promote interfaith harmony, the proposal of legislation to ban hate speech and related literature, the proposed introduction of comparative religion as a curriculum subject, the introduction of quotas for religious minorities in government posts, and the reservation of four Senate seats for minorities. Bhatti also spearheaded the organization of a National Interfaith Consultation in July 2010, which brought together senior religious leaders of all faiths from across Pakistan and resulted in a joint declaration against terrorism.

Shahbaz Bhatti died at the age of 42 defending a cause to which he had dedicated his life. Shahbaz Bhatti Park is a reminder that his voice is not silenced and that his message still resonates around the world.

Shahbaz Bhatti Park is located at 0 Templehill Road, Brampton, ON.

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Bramptonians Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan helped lead Team Canada to its gold medal in soccer at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Lawrence started all six of Canada’s soccer matches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and played full time in four of them. Lawrence captained Canada’s under-17 teams at the CONCACAF Championship and FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2012 after representing Canada at the 2010 FIFA U-17 World Cup when she was just 15 years old. She was named the under-17 Canadian Player of the Year twice (2011-12).

Buchanan played full time in each of Canada’s six soccer matches at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, totaling 600 minutes to lead the team as Canada won the gold medal. She won the FIFA Women’s World Cup Young Player Award in 2015, was nominated for the FIFA Ballon D’Or, and was named the Canadian female player of the year for 2015. She went on to earn Canadian player of the year honours in 2017 and 2020 as well.

The Ashley Lawrence and Kadeisha Buchanan Fields are located at Creditview Sandalwood, artificial turf fields #5 and #6.

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​Brampton native, Sean Monahan has proven time and again to be one of the most talented and resilient players in the NHL.

Selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2013 NHL draft, Sean had an impressive start, finishing his first season with 22 goals, while scoring six goals in his first eight games.

Sean also took part in Brampton’s first-ever Hockey Night in Brampton in 2019, in support of William Osler Health Foundation. Sean Monahan Park is a celebration of his contributions to sport of hockey and the local community.

Sean Monahan Park is located at 91 Glenforest Road, Brampton, ON.

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Brampton resident and Juno Award Winner Kirk Diamond is singer, songwriter, producer and social activist in his own right. As a member of The Movement of Ahryel, the band has opened for international reggae musicians. The two-time Juno Nominee was awarded his first Juno Award in 2018 for Reggae Recording of the Year.

Diamond was featured on CBC Music’s 10 Canadian Reggae Artists You Need To Hear and nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Reggae Recording for his single Love Inna We Heart produced by France-based Galang Records in 2015. The nostalgic ode to the 90's has become a worldwide success steadily climbing various international charts such as the popular Canadian Reggae Chart heard on Rebel Vibez where it held the #1 spot and charted for over 19 weeks.

The Kirk Diamond Park is located at 65 Hollowgrove Blvd, Brampton, ON.

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The court was constructed in recognition of Atiba Hutchinson, an internationally renowned professional soccer player and Bramptonian.  Atiba Hutchinson is the current captain of the Canadian national team and has been a member since 2003.

Atiba Hutchison Soccer Box is located at 340 Vodden St E, Brampton, ON.
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​Murray Street (between Horsham and Gillingham) is ceremonially named as Maudlyn Way. In honour of Maudlyn Biso who silently served her community and resided at 269 Murray Street for over 30 years until her passing in January 2023.​

Maudlyn Way is located Horsham Street and Gillingham​ Drive, Brampton.

For almost 30 years Paul Palleschi served as a Regional Councillor within the City of Brampton. During his time, he dedicatedly led Brampton residents to actively participate in the city’s future and was committed to creating a thriving and sustainable community.

His representation and advocacy for various initiatives including but not limited to, Peel Housing Corporation, emergency communications and medical services, allowed him to leave a significant impact in the City of Brampton.

Paul Palleschi Park is located at 30 Loafers Lake Lane, Brampton, ON.

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the City of Brampton officially renamed Troyers Park to Shri Bhagavad​ Gita Park to commemorate the Hindu community. Mayor Patrick Brown, Pundits from Brampton Mandirs, Councillors and community members were in attendance.

The Shri Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu spiritual scripture originating from India. The park is home to a play structure, shade shelter and a multi-use court for various outdoor activities.

Shri Bhagavad Gita Park is located at 65 Workgreen Park Way, Brampton, ON.

​On Saturday, November 5, 2022, the City of Brampton officially renamed the multi-use court located at Bruce Beer Park to Marc Eversley Multi-use Court. The park is home to a playground, luscious open space and the revitalized multi-use court. ​

Marc Eversley is the current general manager of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. He is the first person of colour to serve as the general manager of the Bulls franchise. Mark has 15 years of NBA experience having worked for the Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers. He was named general manager of the Bulls on May 1, 2020. 

In 2021, he was elected as a Class A Director to the Canada Basketball Board of Directors. Marc is an alumnus of Cardinal Leger Secondary School in Brampton. 

Marc Eversley Multi-use Court is located at 37 Bruce Beer Drive, Brampton, ON.

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​On Saturday, September 2​4, 2022, the City of Brampton officially renamed Alloa Green Park to Ahmadiyya Park to commemorate the Muslim community. Mayor Patrick Brown, Lal Khan Malik (National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada) Councillors and community members were in attendance.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is one of the 73 sects of Islam. They believe in the Promised Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, who founded this community in 1889, which now has members in over 200 countries, totaling an estimated 20 million.

Ahmadiyya Park is home to a playground structure, shade shelter, a designated skating area and surrounded by luscious greenery.

Ahmadiyya Park is located at 340 Remembrance Road in Brampton.

​​In August 2022, Council approved the renaming of Loafer’s Lake Recreation Centre to Paul Palleschi Recreation Centre.

A wonderful husband, a great father, and a fantastic grandfather. He served the residents of the City of Brampton as a Regional Councillor for nearly 30 years.

Paul Palleschi also served as President of the Peel Living Board of Directors from 1998 to 2014. 

Paul Palleschi Recreation Centre is located at 30 Loafer’s Lake Lane, Brampton, ON.​