(Satpal Singh Johal)- Happy Wednesday!
-ਸੁਹਾਵਣਾ ਮੌਸਮ: On this 256th day, September 13, of 2023, sunny weather is in the forecast for the GTA.
-ਕਿਰਾਏ ਵਧਣੇ ਜਾਰੀ: Rental units have become beyond affordability for the average resident in Canada. The average rent for a one-bedroom unit is around $2100, and it is higher ($2600+) in Toronto.
-ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ ਡਰਾਈਵਰ: Peel police have charged the (drunk) driver of the SUV that left the road and rammed through the backyards of multiple homes near Highway 410 and Sandalwood Parkway in Brampton’s ward 9 on Monday evening.
-ਘੱਟ ਮੁਆਵਜੇ ਦੀ ਗਲਤੀ ਮੰਨੀ: WSIB is in the process of contacting those affected injured (over 100000) workers who were erroneously underpaid for the past more than 20 years. Affected claimants will get their funds within 6 weeks after confirming their identity on the WSIB portal.
-3 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਮੌਕਾ: 24200 Canadian residents, who submitted interest to sponsor their parents and grandparents in 2020 through the IRCC portal, will get an opportunity to submit complete sponsorship applications next month, from October 10 to October 23. A total of 15000 applications will be accepted for the 2023 intake.
-ਸਕੂਲ `ਚ ਦਾਖਲੇ ਲਈ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ: PDSB’s ‘Welcome the World Centers’ are back for in-person help. The nearest Center for Bramptonians is in Bramalea Secondary School at 510 Balmoral Dr. Another Welcome Center is operational at Morning Star Middle School, at 3131 Morning Star, in Malton.
-The second center in Mississauga is Erindale Secondary School at 2021 Dundas Street West. For more information, call 905-366-8791 extension 6025 for Brampton, 6001 for Malton; and 6010 for Mississauga, or email welcomecentre@peelsb.com