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Construction Notice PROJECT UPDATE Storm Sewer Rehabilitation At Dixie Road and Dundas Street

By Resources, Ward 1

Project 21-2300D

Peel Region is working in your neighbourhood to rehabilitate the storm sewer on Dixie Road at Dundas Street.
The City of Mississauga, under the Noise Bylaw, is allowing work to be done by our contractor overnight. This work will take place overnight to rehabilitate the storm sewer on Dixie Road and to minimize the impact of traffic congestion. We apologize in advance for any inconveniences caused by this work.

Schedule
This overnight work is expected to take place for one evening, November 27, 2023, from 7pm until 7am. Additional nights may be required due to unpredictable delays, such as poor weather conditions.

Traffic impacts
This work will require a lane closure of north bound Lane at Dixie Road south of Dundas Street from 7pm to 7am . Signage will be available for detour route directions.

Noise
We do not anticipate significant noise or vibrations above normal daytime traffic levels during these operations. Efforts will be made to reduce impacts to residents as much as possible.

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

Keeping you informed
We will let you know if there are any major changes to the plans.
Follow Peel Public Works on Twitter (twitter.com/peelpublicworks) for project updates.
Information on this project can also be found at https://peelregion.ca/pw/construction/21-2300D.asp

Thank you for your patience as we complete this necessary work. This work will allow us to continue providing you with high quality Storm Water Services. If you have any questions, please contact us.

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

November 24, 2023
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City holds public meeting on increasing housing choices in neighbourhoods

By Events, Planning & Development

Mississauga needs more housing options for families, older adults, students and others who want to live in low-rise neighbourhoods. Increasing the supply and variety of homes across Mississauga through gentle density is a primary action in the City’s Housing Action Plan.

The City is holding a statutory public meeting at Planning and Development Committee to present draft regulations to allow residents to build up to four residential units on low-rise residential lots.

Meeting Details

When:  Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6 p.m.

Where:  Council Chambers, City Hall

Participate:  Watch the live stream on the City’s website (without registering) or join in person at City Hall. Instructions on how to register for the meeting are included in the meeting agenda.

Note: The housing information session planned for December 6 has been postponed until 2024.

Background

Mississauga City Council has long supported exploring policies to introduce gentle density and build more housing.

  • The City’s Increasing Housing Choices in Neighbourhoods (IHCN) work, which began in 2021, established new zoning and Official Plan regulations for additional residential units such as garden suites, garage conversions and laneway suites and allows up to three residential units on a lot.
  • IHCN stemmed from Mississauga’s 2017 Making Room for the Middle affordable housing strategy. At the time, the City was one of the first municipalities in Canada to develop a housing strategy focused on middle-income earners.

Read Growing Mississauga: An Action Plan for New Housing to learn more about the City’s efforts to help get more homes built, streamline building approvals and make homes more affordable.

November 23, 2023
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3rd Annual Mississauga Festival of Trees

By Events, Ward 1

The Festival of Trees promises a unique and enchanting atmosphere, featuring twinkling light displays and live music from local musicians. Witness the beauty of carefully curated art installations while indulging in light refreshments. Explore the Artisan Market, and have the first chance to shop a delightful array of handcrafted treasures made by local artisans.

Don’t miss the opportunity to create lasting memories at this year’s Mississauga Festival of Trees.

Festival Dates

December 8-17, 2023

Artisan Market

December 8-10

Culinary Market

December 15-17

Public Hours –

Tree Installation Viewing

December 12-14

See website for a complete list of events and times

Location

Small Arms Inspection Building

1352 Lakeshore Rd. E. Mississauga, ON.

Free Parking

Wheelchair Accessible

November 21, 2023
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Notice of Study Completion – Port Credit East Water and Wastewater Servicing Optimization Strategy – Schedule C Class Environmental Assessment

By Announcement, Resources, Ward 1

About the Study

The Region of Peel has completed the Schedule ‘C’ Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Port Credit East Water and wastewater Servicing Optimization Strategy.

The purpose of this project was to develop an integrated and optimized servicing strategy to meet the needs of the existing community and provide for future growth.

Preferred Design Concept

Your Input is Important

You are invited to review the final draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) for the Port Credit East Water and wastewater Servicing Optimization Strategy, to provide the project team with any feedback and comments. This ESR documents the planning process undertaken, potential impacts and mitigation measures, and the following recommendations:

  1. New Deep Trunk Sewer on Lakeshore Road,
  2. New Sub-Transmission Watermain on Lakeshore Road,
  3. Replacement of Existing Rosemere SPS and associated Twinned Forcemains, and,
  4. Decommissioning of Elmwood and Hiawatha SPS and associated new Gravity Sewers.

Subject to comments received following this Notice and the receipt of approvals, the Region intends to proceed with construction of the recommended project as outlined in the ESR.

The ESR will be available for a 30-day public review period from November 16 to January 4, 2024. An electronic copy of the ESR will be available for public review on the project website.

Visit the project website

Comment Submissions

If you wish to submit comments and/or concerns on this study, please contact the Project Manager listed below. If you have concerns related to Indigenous treaty rights which cannot be resolved, you may send your Section 16 Order request to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Director of the Environmental Assessment Branch at the addresses listed below. A copy of the request should also be sent to the Region’s Project Manager.

All requests must be received by the Project Manager within the 30-day public review period by January 4, 2024. If you require accommodations to provide comments and/or feedback, please contact the Project Manager.

Ministry Contacts

Hon. David Piccini, Minister

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

777 Bay Street, 5th Floor

Toronto, ON M7A 2J3

Email: Minister.MECP@ontario.ca

Director, Environmental Assessment Branch Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor

Toronto, ON M4V 1P5

Email: EABDirector@ontario.ca

Project Contacts

The Region of Peel is committed to ensure that all Regional services, programs, and facilities are inclusive and accessible for persons with disabilities. Please contact the Project Manager if you need any accommodations to provide comments or feedback for this study.

Italia Ponce, P.Eng., Project Manager

10 Peel Centre Drive

Brampton, ON L6T 4B9

(905) 791-7800 ext. 4583

Email: italia.ponce@peelregion.ca

This notice was reissued November 16, 2023

With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record of the study.

The study is being conducted according to the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, which is a planning process approved under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act.

November 21, 2023
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National Housing Day in Mississauga

By Uncategorized

On November 22, the City will mark National Housing Day, a day that recognizes the important work by housing partners across Canada to improve access to housing for all.

Housing affordability continues to be a major issue in Mississauga. The average price of a single-detached home is $1.5 million and the average monthly rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is approximately $3,000. The City is working to tackle the issue by implementing Growing Mississauga, our action plan for new housing.

“National Housing Day provides an opportunity to reflect on housing affordability in our City,” said Acting Mayor and Ward 3 Councillor Chris Fonseca.  “As a municipality, we’ve made progress in protecting rental stock and requiring more affordable units, but there is more work to do. We are committed to using all the tools we have – and working with all of our partners – to make Mississauga a place that everyone can afford to call home.”

City taking action on housing

The City’s housing plan includes a number of actions to increase the supply of housing and to help improve affordability. Here are some of the actions the City is taking right now to get more housing built:

  • Increasing missing middle housing in residential neighbourhoods by allowing more housing types such as triplexes, fourplexes, garden suites and garage conversions to be built without special zoning permissions
  • Creating opportunities for homes in new mixed-use, transit-friendly communities
  • Overhauling the City’s development application review processes to streamline and expedite approvals

To help make housing more affordable, the City is:

  • Rolling out the City’s affordable rental incentive program
  • Working with the province to ensure rental housing is protected and expanded
  • Continuing to negotiate affordable units through the development application process
  • Implementing our new Inclusionary Zoning policy which requires affordable housing units in new developments in major transit station areas

The City is also making it easier to track housing data with the launch of our new online dashboard. As of October 31, the City has:

  • Approved 4,946 new residential units (through Official Plan Amendments and Rezoning applications)
  • Issued building permits for 3,495 new residential units

Mississauga currently has almost 11,000 new units under construction and more than 33 cranes dotting our skyline.

To learn more about the City’s housing action plan, visit mississauga.ca/housing.

Photo of buildings under construction in Mississauga

November 21, 2023
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Mississauga Library to hold first Human Library event on November 25

By Events

Do you like meeting new people and hearing their life stories? Be a part of the conversation at Mississauga Library’s Human Library event on Saturday, November 25. The Human Library creates a safe space to connect with individuals in their community whom they might not normally engage with, where topics can be discussed openly between ‘human books’ and their readers. Borrow a ‘human book’ from a curated collection of topics and have one-on-one conversations to learn about the diversity of lived experiences.

There will be various titles to choose from during the following sessions:

11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
12:00 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 12:55 p.m.
1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Event details

What:

Mississauga Library’s Human Library

When:

Sunday, November 25
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where:

Erin Meadows Library
2800 Erin Centre Blvd
Mississauga, ON L5M 6R5

Cost:

Free

Registration:

Drop-In Program, Ages 18+

More information

For more event information, visit the Human Library webpage or follow @mississaugalib on X (formerly Twitter). To learn more about the Human Library, visit their website.

November 20, 2023
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE NORTH SERVICE ROAD, SOUTH SERVICE ROAD AND QEW BETWEEN DIXIE ROAD AND CAWTHRA ROAD OGDEN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

By Announcement, Events, Ward 1

As part of the Queen Elizabeth Way improvement from east of Cawthra Road to West of Etobicoke Creek, the contractor will be replacing Ogden pedestrian bridge which will require the closure of North Service Road, South Service Road and QEW between Dixie Road and Cawthra Road.

  • Eastbound and Westbound traffic on the QEW will be diverted to the off ramps where the traffic will be detoured to the north through Queensway and to the south through Lakeshore Road.
  • North Service Road and South Service Road will be closed and detoured to the north through Queensway and to the south through Lakeshore Road. Local access will be maintained.
  • MiWay will be detouring their transit services.
  • The attached notice was distributed to residents and businesses in advance of the planned closure.

Nov 25, 2023 (10 PM – 9 AM) – QEW Closure for installation of the main bridge section (across QEW)

Dec 2, 2023 (10 PM – 6 AM) – SSR Closure for installation of the second bridge section (across SSR)

This work is planned to occur between 10 pm on Saturday November 25th and 9 am on Sunday November 26th. Additionally, on Nov 25, 2023, a smaller bridge section crossing NSR will be installed together with the main bridge section crossing QEW.

During the closure, Emergency Services (Fire, Police & Ambulance) will NOT be maintained.   

Variable Message Signs have been installed in advance of the closure and MTO has advertised the planned QEW closure.

North Service Road, South Service Road and QEW between Cawthra Road and Dixie Road – Temporary Road Closure

  • Starting Saturday, November 25th at 10 pm until Sunday November 26th at 9:00 am.

November 20, 2023
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