Brampton Ditches Geo-Locking Carts, Fines Retailers

0:00Brampton City Council just nicks plans for geolocking shopping carts city-wide, sticking instead with a $100 fine on retailers for. Those abandoned buggies cluttering up the streets. They made the call on April 15 after digging into a staff report that laid out why forcing the tech on every store wouldn't fly. These rogue carts are a real headache. Blocking sidewalks were pedestrians and cyclists, messing with accessibility and even posing dangers to drivers. Plus wildbife while polluting the environment. The fine kicks in with the 2026 budget to cover the cost of city crews picking up and returning roughly 400-500 carts every year. Staff highlighted big hurdles like retailers not owning their parking lots and shared plazas, plus unfair hits on shops already handling their carts. Well, so this feed keeps things balanced without the tech mandate. Brampton is playing its smart, focusing on recovery over revolution. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.