Editing Brampton (section)

===Development of Bramalea===
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[[File:Bramalea Civic Centre - 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bramalea Civic Centre building, the former home of the Chinguacousy Township offices, later housed several city services, including a public library, until 2023, when they moved to make way for a [[medical school]] which is slated to open in 2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/your-account/blog/472-saying-goodbye-to-our-civic-centre-branch |title=Saying goodbye to our Civic Centre branch |work=Brampton Public Library |date=2023-08-01}}</ref>]]

Planned as an innovative "[[new town]]", Bramalea was developed in the 1960s immediately east of the Town of Brampton in Chinguacousy Township. It was Canada's first satellite community developed by one of the country's largest real estate developers, ''Bramalea Limited.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brampton History |url=https://www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Tourism-Brampton/Visitors/Pages/BramptonHistory.aspx#:~:text=In%20the%20late%201950s,%20Bramalea,parks,%20commercial%20business%20and%20industry. |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.brampton.ca |language=en}}</ref> The name "Bramalea" was created by the farmer William Sheard, who combined "BRAM" from Brampton, "MAL" from Malton (then a neighbouring town which is now part of the city of [[Mississauga]]), and "LEA", an [[Old English]] word meaning meadow or grassland. He sold the land to Brampton Leasing (the former name of the developer) and built one of Bramalea's first houses on Dixie Road.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

The community was developed according to its detailed [[Strategic planning|master plan]], which included provisions for a parkland trail system and a "downtown" to include essential services and a [[shopping centre]].{{cn|date=April 2024}} The downtown's centrepiece was the Civic Centre, built in 1972 to include the city hall and library. Directly across Team Canada Drive, a shopping centre, [[Bramalea City Centre]] was built. These developments were connected by a long tunnel, planned to provide protection from winter weather. The tunnel has long since been closed due to safety issues.{{cn|date=April 2024}}