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Stephen Dasko

Waste Exemption Period Amendment Resolution – Regional Council July 11, 2024

By Resources, Stephen’s Initiatives

In March 2023, Regional Council approved the discontinuation of exemption periods as of the beginning of the next collection contract combined with better promotion of the bulky item collection program and overall waste reduction efforts. This decision aligns with Peel’s target of achieving 75 per cent waste diversion by 2034.

It was suggested by staff that eliminating exemption periods, combined with better promotion of Peel’s bulky item collection program will result in operational efficiencies and fewer late and missed collections.

Councillor Dasko introduced a resolution at Regional Council related to Resolution 2023-216 from the March 23, 2023 Regional Council meeting, as it relates to Clause 2.a that reads “Elimination of Exemption Periods for curbside residents and the removal of Exemption Periods from By-law 35-2015”, be amended to delete the subject section.  The Resolution passed, therefore Exemption Periods will continue when the new contract is in effect.

July 15, 2024
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Metrolinx Upcoming Construction Impacts

By Announcement, Hurontario LRT, Ward 1

As construction on the Hazel McCallion Line progresses, crews will be welding tracks and doing concrete work for guideway installation within the intersection of Hurontario Street and Mineola Road. This work is scheduled to begin Monday July 22, 2024, at 10pm, until Monday August 19, 2024, at 10pm.

During this work, east-west traffic will be prohibited at Mineola Road, across Hurontario Street in each direction. Left turns will also not be permitted in the intersection.

Detours for eastbound traffic along Mineola Road are available via Woodland Avenue, Inglewood Drive, Oriole Avenue, and Eaglewood Boulevard at the new signalized intersection to cross Hurontario Street. Detours for westbound traffic along Mineola Road are available via Broadmoor Avenue, Windy Oaks, Crossfield Bend, and Eaglewood Boulevard at the new signalized intersection to cross Hurontario Street.

Transit services will be impacted by these construction works, including a detour for MiWay Route 8. Please visit www.miway.ca/updates for updates on your bus route.

In order to expedite construction ahead of the start of the school year, works at this intersection is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., seven days per week. Overnight work is required on the first day so crews can safely set up the staging area. Access for emergency vehicles across Hurontario Street along Mineola Road will not be maintained. Traffic signal timings will be adjusted to keep people moving. Pedestrian crossings will be maintained at a signalized crosswalk. Please follow the signs installed to assist with navigating around the closure.

In accordance with City of Mississauga Noise By-Law Exemption requirements, this notice is meant to advise that residents near the work site can expect to hear noise and vibration caused by trucks, excavators, loaders, triaxles, backhoes, and other construction equipment related to this work.

The attached notice has been distributed by Canada Post to properties within a 500-metre radius of the intersection and describes additional turning restrictions. We will also be featuring this construction notice in our newsletter and on Metrolinx.com.

July 12, 2024
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Peel Regional Police Update: Project OFFRAMP

By Announcement, Resources

This year, Peel Regional Police led a Joint Forces Operation called Project Offramp, targeting street racing and stunt driving with officers identifying and actively patrolling hotspot locations across the Greater Toronto Area.

Working with neighbouring agencies, they investigated 933 vehicles and issued 2,140 Provincial Offence Notices, including:

  • 96 Stunt Driving Charges
  • 246 Improper/No Muffler Charges
  • 24 Criminal Code Charges Related to Impaired and Dangerous Driving

Curbing illegal street racing and stunt driving remains a top priority. They have several ongoing strategic and targeted enforcement initiatives designed to address this type of behaviour, as they know it can have tragic implications for our community. Despite consistent efforts to enforce and raise awareness on the dangers of street racing and stunt driving, Peel Regional Police recognizes that these activities continue to be a public safety concern across Peel Region.

PRP are always looking to identity additional measures and initiatives to deter and curb this type of behaviour on our roads, to keep our roads safe for everyone.

Please see Chief Duraiappah‘s social media post here: https://x.com/ChiefNish/status/1811435944282919234

July 12, 2024
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BUZZ INTO THE ART HIVE ALL SUMMER 🐝

By Events, Food for thought, Resources

Every Wednesday, 2 to 4 pm

Everyone is welcome. 
No registration is required.

This is a free drop-in community event promoting mental health and connection through the use of art. All supplies are provided, and no art-making experience is necessary.

Meet us outside in Celebration Square, just north of the fountain. Look for the Art Hive sign. In the event of inclement weather, the Art Hive will move inside the AGM.

Funding for the Art Hive is provided by Rama Gaming House Mississauga and Charitable Gaming Community Good.

July 12, 2024
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Art Gallery of Mississauga – Across Latitudes

By Announcement, Events

Across Latitudes examines the intricate realities of moving between cultures and across generations in the process of forging identities and locating our place in the world. The distinct art practices of Soheila Esfahani, Heidi McKenzie, and Zinnia Naqvi all draw from experiences of diaspora to explore the complex terrain of cultural migration and commodification.

This exhibition highlights the artifice of sites and objects that are intended to represent national identity—images in postcards, gift shop trinkets—and how they simplify and misrepresent the realities of lived experience. The works shown here consider the uncomfortable impact of such commodities on the process of shaping personal identity and aim to unravel the stereotypes they perpetuate. By holding these objects up for examination, and by integrating a diverse range of culturally significant markers of personal identity, such as traditional motifs, family and archival photographs, and mementos from childhood, these three artists engage in creative acts of revisiting, reworking, and reclaiming to offer new interpretations and meanings.

The artists in this exhibition inscribe, in different ways, their experiences of belonging amid the construct of what it means to be Canadian. Turning to their uniquely individual paths of migration—with diasporic roots in Iran, the Caribbean, and Pakistan—their works counter the limitations of myth-making and foreground the multi-dimensionality of intercultural experience.

July 12, 2024
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16-2300C1 Road closure Notice – Mattawa Avenue – July 17,2024

By Announcement, Resources, Ward 1

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE
Watermain and Sanitary Sewer Replacement and Improvement
Mattawa Avenue

Peel Region has been working in your neighbourhood to replace the watermain and install a new sanitary trunk sewer along Mattawa Avenue. This work is required to maintain and improve existing water and wastewater services. At this stage in the project, a temporary road closure will be required to complete this work.

Traffic impacts
• Mattawa Avenue will be closed to all through traffic from Dundas Street East to Loreland Avenue. This temporary road closure is expected to occur from July 17, 2024 until June 27, 2025. A detour route will be clearly marked with road signs. Please see the attached map for the detour route.
• Access to businesses will be maintained. No through traffic will be allowed and there will be no on-street parking.
We apologize for any delays or inconvenience resulting from these traffic impacts.

Keeping you informed
Weather and other unpredictable events may change the date of these traffic impacts. Receive timely project updates right to your inbox by signing up for e-notices. Visit peelregion.ca/construction/signup to start signing up.
Information on this construction project can also be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-16-2300C1

Safety during construction
Construction zones require extra caution to keep everyone safe – pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and construction workers. When driving, walking, or biking through the construction area, please be aware of your surroundings, watch for construction crews and other road users, slow down, account for delays, and consider other routes if possible. To learn more about how to stay safe in construction zones, visit peelregion.ca/workzonesafety

Thank you for your patience as we complete this necessary work. This work will allow us to continue providing you with high quality tap water and wastewater services. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Water Linear Engineering & Wastewater Collection and Conveyance
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409

July 12, 2024
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Peel APK Project Work in Waterworks Park

By Resources, Ward 1

The Region of Peel are currently installing several new underground valve chambers on the southern portion of the Waterworks Park (within Peel Property) located on East Avenue. The area where our work is currently ongoing has already been fenced off and work has begun, as shown on the attached map in red. A construction notice was hand delivered to residents on Montbeck Crescent before the beginning of this work informing them of the construction. (This work is unrelated to the future reservoir for which a Class EA is currently ongoing).

As part of our work it was discovered that there is a need to excavate a portion of the 600mm watermain that runs through the park from the Treatment Plant to Lakeshore Rd. E, to do some restraining work on the watermain. For a period of about 4-6 weeks a portion of the northern end of the Waterworks park will be fenced off (all within Peel property) to do this work, as shown on the attached map in orange.

July 12, 2024
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Mississauga Council and Committee meetings virtual this summer

By Uncategorized

The scheduled electrical maintenance work in Council Chamber has led the City of Mississauga to decide to host the summer Council and Committee meetings virtually.

July 10, 2024

MISSISSAUGA, ON – The City of Mississauga’s Council and Committee meetings scheduled for July and August will be held virtually, with no in-person attendance. This change is due to scheduled electrical maintenance work taking place in the Council Chamber. The decision aims to minimize disruption to operational activities and prioritize the safety and comfort of committee participants.The following Council and Committee meetings will be streamed online over the summer:

  • Committee of Adjustment

    • July 11 at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
    • July 18 and 25 at 1 p.m.
    • August 15, 22 and 29 at 1 p.m.

  • Heritage Advisory Committee

    • July 23 at 9:30 a.m.

  • Planning and Development Committee (PDC)

    • July 29 at 6 p.m.

  • Council

    • July 31 at 9:30 a.m.

Virtual meetings can be viewed here at their scheduled meeting times.

Meeting agendas, including instructions to register and join virtual meetings can be found on the Council and Committee Calendar.

All meetings are live streamed and archived online for the public’s viewing purpose. For further details on the upcoming meetings, please visit the Committees page.

July 12, 2024
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Important Update – Upcoming NAV CANADA Flight Checks: Second Semi-annual Test

By Announcement, Events

NAV Canada regularly conducts instrument landing system (ILS) check at Toronto Pearson. This is a routine operation that ensures the accuracy and safety of the country’s navigation aids and instrument approach procedures. The ILS is a precision approach system that provides navigational guidance signals and information on a cockpit display to guide pilots accurately to the point of landing in periods of poor visibility.

The second semi-annual test of 2024 will take place for two nights during the week of July 22-26 from approx. 12:00AM to 4:00AM and will involve all runways at Toronto Pearson. It will take approximately 20 minutes per runway.

Pre-approved flights do operate in the overnight hours in accordance with the Night Flight Restriction program in effect between 12:30 am and 6:30 am. However, given that the flight checks will involve flight patterns of repeated approaches for the runways at varying combinations of height, speed, and direction, we wanted to inform you that there might be noise impacts in your riding.

We have already posted the information on our Noise Advisory Calendar, and will also be posting a message on WebTrak.

Affected residents can feel free to reach out to the Toronto Pearson Noise Management Office directly if they have any questions or wish to submit a noise complaint:

  • Online using WebTrak or the complaint form
  • By phone 416-247-7682

 

July 12, 2024
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Starter Company PLUS Program

By Announcement, Events, Resources

Are you over 18 and want to START, EXPAND, or BUY a business in Mississauga? The Starter Company PLUS Program is for you.

Participants receive:
➡️Free training and business skills development
➡️Free mentorship and guidance
➡️Opportunity to apply for a program grant of up to $5,000

To learn more about the program, and how to apply, please register for one of the following Starter Company PLUS MANDATORY information sessions.

  • Option A In-person: Thursday, July 25 (6:30pm – 7:30pm)
  • Option B Virtual: Tuesday, August 6 (1:00pm – 2:00pm)
  • Option C Virtual: Thursday, August 8 (6:30pm – 7:30pm)

LEARN MORE

July 12, 2024
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