March 20, 2020

Property Tax Due Dates Deferred 90 Days, Free Transit, Suspension of Parking Offences

At the March 19 Special Emergency Council meeting, Mississauga City Council made decisions in response to COVID-19 to help mitigate impacts on residents and businesses.

“We have heard from residents and businesses that they are worried and need relief. That’s why we took action yesterday to help them during this unprecedented and difficult time by deferring property tax due dates by 90 days, offering free transit and suspending some parking offences,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “These steps will provide relief and assistance to our community. We will continue to assess the situation in the coming days and weeks to ensure we are doing what we can to help.”

Mississauga Council Defers Property Tax Due Dates by 90 Days

City of Mississauga Council decided to defer the April, May and June interim property tax due dates by 90 days to help ease the economic impact of COVID-19. This deferral until later in the year is to help provide relief over the next few months.

All property taxes need to be paid  before the end of the year.

The April payment will not be due until July; the May payment will be due in August; the June payment will be due in September. The deferral applies to residential and commercial properties. The city’s positive liquidity position allows it to manage this 90 day deferral. There will be no impact on city services from this deferral.

For anyone who has provided post-dated cheques for April, May and June – they will not be cashed in April, May and June. Each payment will be deferred for 90 days and will be cashed instead in July, August and September.

Preauthorized tax payment due dates have also been deferred by 90 days. There  will be no payments withdrawn from taxpayers’ bank accounts in April, May and June. Payment withdrawals will resume from July to September.

FAQs are being developed and will be communicated to taxpayers. For more information: COVID-19 Pandemic – Property Tax Assistance

Free Transit until Social Distancing is lifted by Region of Peel

Effective Saturday, March 21:

• Customers with accessibility needs requiring the use of the ramp may continue to use the front doors.
• No fare payment will be required.
• Monthly PRESTO pass holders will be notified of the status of their March and April pass in the coming weeks.
• Customers will board from the rear doors only.

Suspension of Parking Offences

With the changing needs of our city, particularly for those who are working from home, caring for others, or trying to ensure the flow of goods and services; effective immediately we are suspending parking enforcement for:

• On-street time limit offences; such as five (5) and fifteen (15) hour parking
• Overnight 2 a.m. – 6 a.m. parking restrictions

The above parking offences may be enforced in exceptional circumstances where a significant traffic safety and/or community concern exists to ensure the safe and orderly movement of vehicles in the city.

All other parking offences will continue to be enforced to maintain public safety. This includes fire routes and accessible parking, no stopping, prohibited parking areas, as well as pay and display/metered areas where payment is required. This will ensure an adequate level of street parking, traffic flow and to maintain traffic and pedestrian safety.

To learn about the latest updates on actions taken by the City of Mississauga visit mississauga.ca/coronavirus or follow @CityMississauga on Twitter.

For health information, please visit peelregion.ca/coronavirus

March 19, 2020

Effective Monday, March 23, MiWay will implement service reductions on several routes due to reduced customer demand in response to COVID-19.

These reductions are in addition to daily service adjustments that will continue based on transit operator availability and ongoing customer demand.

 

In addition, starting Saturday, March 21, the following changes will take effect:

• No fare payment will be required.
• Monthly PRESTO pass holders will be notified of the status of their March and April pass in the coming weeks.
• Customers will board from the rear doors only until further notice.
• Customers with accessibility needs requiring the use of the ramp may continue to use the front doors.

 

The following planned service adjustments are approximate and remain in effect until further notice. All schedules are subject to change without notice.

 

Route	Service
GO Shuttles	Service reduction due to GO Train changes.
22 Finch	Service reduction due to Humber College closure: Morning rush hour service: every 20 minutes. Mid-day service: every 40 minutes. Afternoon rush hour service: every 40 minutes. Evening service: every 35 minutes.
44 Mississauga Road	Service reduction due to UTM closure: Morning rush hour service: every 17 minutes, some 30 minute gaps. Mid-day service: every 17 minutes, some 30 minute gaps. Afternoon rush hour service: every 17 minutes, some 30 minute gaps. Evening service: every 28 minutes.
61 Mavis	Service reduction due to Sheridan College Davis Campus closure: Morning rush hour service: every 14 minutes, some 30 minute gaps. Mid-day service: every 18 minutes, some 30 minute gaps. Afternoon rush hour and evening service: every 15 minutes, some 30 minute gaps.
66 McLaughlin	Service reduction due to Sheridan College Davis Campus closure: Morning rush hour service: every 10 minutes, some 20 minute gaps. Mid-day service: every 30 minutes. Afternoon rush hour service: every 11 minutes, some 20 minute gaps. Evening service: every 15 minutes, some 30 minute gaps.
109 Meadowvale Express	Service reduction due to reduced customer demand: Morning rush hour service: every 12 minutes, some 25-30 minute gaps. Mid-day service: every 11 minutes, some 20 minute gaps. Afternoon rush hour service: every 10 minutes, some 18 minute gaps. Evening service: every 10 minutes, some 18 minute gaps.
110 University Express	Service reduction due to UTM closure: Morning rush hour service: every 10 minutes, some 20 minute service. Mid-day service: every 30 minutes. Afternoon rush hour service: every 10 minutes, some 20 minute service. Evening service: every 20 minutes, some 40 minute service.

 

The following express services will be cancelled until further notice. Local service will remain in place to provide coverage.

 

Route	Service
100 Airport Express	Full cancellation due to drop in airport demand.
101/101A Dundas Express	Full cancellation – customers to use Route 1/1C Dundas.
103 Hurontario Express	Full cancellation – customer to use Route 19 Hurontario.
104 Derry Express	Full cancellation – customer to use Route 42 Derry.
107 Malton Express	Full cancellation – customer to use Route 7 Airport or Route 24 Northwest.
Weekend Express Service	Full cancellation of all routes.

 

In addition, the following changes are in effect:

• MiWay transit operators are permitted to wear personally-supplied face masks while on duty. This is a personal choice by the individual and does not assume the operator wearing the mask is sick.
• City Centre Transit Terminal (CCTT) remains open to the public. Construction at the terminal will continue at the discretion of the contractors.

 

MiWay remains committed to providing city-wide transit service and supporting the social distancing efforts recommended by Peel Public Health and the provincial and federal governments.

 

Visit miway.ca for the latest updates on how the City is managing transit service, and miway.ca/planatrip for real-time trip schedules.

 

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Tweet: Effective Monday, March 23, @MiWayHelps will be implementing several service reductions in response to #COVID19. Learn more: http://ow.ly/WHnR50yQu3P

March 19, 2020

The BIA has indicated that the following restaurants are offering delivery services.

Shore Grill

Stavebank Florist

Papa Guiseppe

Indian Cuisine by the Lake

Posta Ital Bar

The Brogue Inn

My Secret Kitchen

La Villa Bakery

Sunset Grill

Gino’s Pizza

The Feed

Archtop Cafe

March 19, 2020

 

The City of Mississauga will hold a Tele Town Hall session on Friday, March 20 at 6:45 p.m. to address concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and inform the public about what the City is doing to protect their health and safety.

 

Residents are invited to participate and ask questions they may have about COVID-19 to a group of panelists from the City of Mississauga, Peel Region Public Health and Trillium Health Partners. City Councillors and senior staff will also be available to answer questions.

 

Main panelists will include:

• Mayor Bonnie Crombie, City of Mississauga
• Janice Baker, City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer, City of Mississauga
• Tim Beckett, Fire Chief and Director of Emergency Management, City of Mississauga
• Nancy Polsinelli, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Peel
• Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health, Peel Region Public Health and;
• A representative from Trillium Health Partners

 

A random selection of residents will receive a telephone call in advance, with an invitation to participate in the Tele Town Hall session. Anyone who receives a call and does not wish to participate can simply hang up.

 

Residents can also dial 1-877-229-8493 ID 115911 on the day of the session to participate.

 

In addition, the session will be available to listen-in live online at mississauga.ca/livestreamevent.

 

What:

Tele Town Hall to address concerns about COVID-19

 

When:

Friday, March 20, 2020

6:45 to 7:45 p.m.

 

How to participate:

Dial in: 1-877-229-8493      ID: 115911

Listen Live: mississauga.ca/livestreamevent

 

To learn about the latest updates on actions taken by the City of Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/coronavirus or follow @CityMississauga on Twitter.

 

For health information, please visit peelregion.ca/coronavirus.

There will be a Special Emergency meeting of Council today. Link to the agenda can be found here.

https://www7.mississauga.ca/documents/committees/council/2020/2020_03_19_Special_Council_Agenda.pdf

The meeting will also be live-streamed at http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/council-and-committee-videos

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