-(Satpal Singh Johal) -Welcome to the 237th day of 2023, Friday, August 25.
-ਤਾਂਡਵ ਜਾਰੀ: Till today, 40 people have been murdered in Toronto this year. It is still better than this time in 2022, when 43 murders were counted by August 25.
-15 ਮਿੰਟ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ: On the 1st day of school on September 5, the supervising staff will be onsite 15 minutes before school starts in Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon. The staff members will also be available to help parents and students find and meet their teacher and classroom.
-ਸਕੂਲਾਂ `ਚ ਸੈੱਲਫੋਨ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਜਾਰੀ: After the government in Quebec announced a ban on cellphones in schools, discussions are also mounting for similar measures in other provinces, including Ontario. Children without cellphones and cash/bank cards help improve the learning environment in the classrooms. An increasing number of parents from Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon support this initiative. Cellphones and cash are not required for learning in Peel Schools.
-ਮੇਲਾ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ: Punjab Day, a musical all-day festival will take place tomorrow, August 26 from 10 a.m. in the Woodbine Mall (northwest corner of Highway 27/Rexdale Blvd.) parking area. For more information, contact Jaswinder Singh Khosa at 416 894 9400 or Pushpinder Sandhu at 416 904 7323.
-ਤੀਆਂ ਅੱਜ: Brampton Women Senior Club will organize its annual festival for females today in Brampton’s Riverstone Community Center, at 195 Don Minaker Drive, beginning at 2 p.m. For information contact the president of the club Kuldeep Kaur Grewal at 647 856 2893, Vice President Shinderpal Kaur Brar at 647 720 2314, or stage Sec. Inderjit Kaur Dhillon at 416 451 9290.
-ਸ਼ਰਾਬਣ ਤੇ ਬੱਚਾ: OPP arrested and charged a drunk Brampton driver female (28) on highway 400 on Wednesday. Her license (G1) was suspended, and the vehicle was towed. She blew double the amount over the legal limit.
-ਫੋਰਡ ਵਲੋਂ ਗੱਲ ਅੱਜ: During the ongoing Greenbelt controversy, Ontario’s Premier Douglas Ford will speak to the media today at Queen’s Park later today.
