Announcement

Starting today until August 21, nominations for the City of Mississauga’s Civic Recognition program will be accepted.

Exceptional individuals, community groups and businesses whose contributions help make Mississauga a great place to live, work and play are eligible for nomination in one of four categories as part of the 2023 Civic Awards of Recognition program.

Achievements are recognized in the following categories:

• Voluntary Community Service: individuals or groups that have improved the quality of life in Mississauga through volunteer efforts.
• Youth Community and Civic Engagement: youth between ages 14 and 24 who have contributed more than 140 volunteer hours to community or civic activities.
• Achievement in Sports: athletes or teams that have won championships at a city-wide, regional, provincial, national or international level.
• Achievement in Arts: artists or arts groups that have won competitions, juried shows or exhibitions. Outstanding accomplishments in academic fields may also be recognized.

If you know someone deserving of an award, the steps to recognizing eligible residents include:

1. Visit mississauga.ca/civicrecognition.
2. Review the award criteria.
3. Fill out the online nomination form. You can also download the form and submit it by email to civicrecognition.program@mississauga.ca. Please note that only completed nomination forms will be evaluated.

The City will consider the first 100 nominees and review nominations on a first come, first served basis.

Nominees who qualify will be invited to receive their award during an evening ceremony at Mississauga City Hall on September 26, 2023.

For more information, visit mississauga.ca/civicrecognition.

The City of Mississauga is pleased to share it’s third Multi-Year Accessibility Plan: 2023-2028. The plan builds on the success of the previous plans, outlining new and continued initiatives to meet and exceed its legislated obligations to identify, prevent and remove barriers for people with disabilities.

“Approximately 174,000 residents in Mississauga have a disability – that’s nearly one quarter of the City’s population,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. Planning for accessibility helps create a more vibrant city that all residents, visitors and employees can enjoy and participate fully in their community. I’m pleased to endorse the third accessibility plan with my colleagues on Council as we continue to keep inclusivity for everyone top of mind and focus on removing barriers.”

The plan was developed by the City’s Accessibility Planning and Compliance Team in consultation with the Staff Accessibility Resource Team (StART) and the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC).

In addition to the new plan, a corporate report provides a status update on the final year of the 2018 to 2022 plan (included as Appendix 2), highlighting that 98 per cent of the 64 commitments were completed last year.

The 2022 annual status update includes the following highlights:

• Ensured the venues used for the 2022 Ontario Parasport and Ontario Summer Games were accessible for athletes, officials and spectators.
• Implemented 2022 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan to ensure election was accessible to all voters and candidates.
• Improved accessibility at 12 City facilities through targeted renovations.
• Installed passenger landing pads at 85 bus stop locations.
• Launched courses for staff focused on creating accessible documents and presentations.

“In Mississauga, we have made progress towards identifying, preventing and removing barriers for people with disabilities but we know more work is needed,” said Raj Sheth, Commissioner of Corporate Services, City of Mississauga. “The third Multi-Year Accessibility Plan demonstrates the City’s continued commitment to creating a barrier-free environment that helps residents participate fully in their life and work.”

According to Sheth, accessibility champions across the corporation are continuously seeking ways to make Mississauga more accessible. This includes forging new partnerships and researching innovative ways of working that will enable the City to remove more barriers and drive towards becoming a more accessible employer and service provider.

The goal of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) is to identify, prevent and remove barriers to make Ontario accessible by 2025. The AODA requires organizations in Ontario to develop a multi-year accessibility plan.

The City continues to build awareness on accessibility by participating in this year’s National AccessAbility Week underway (May 28 to June 3). Everyone is encouraged to take part in this year’s active lineup, which includes an adaptive Fresh Air Fitness event and Movie Night at Mississauga Celebration Square with accommodation options (captioning and assistive listening device), as well as several library workshops focused on developing accessible Microsoft Word documents.

To learn more about the City’s commitments to advancing accessibility or to read the third Multi-Year Accessibility Plan and 2022 annual status update, visit mississauga.ca/accessibility.

On Thursday, May 25^th, Peel Regional Police announced the annual Project ERASE Program (Eliminating Racing Activities on Streets Everywhere) to change poor driver behaviour through education and strategic enforcement. Every May to October, the project targets street racing across Peel and across the GTA in collaboration with multiple police partners.

Street racing is an illegal and dangerous activity that jeopardizes the lives of innocent people. To ensure utmost safety on our roads, we will have zero tolerance for dangerous driving behaviours and street racing activities.

Drivers are reminded that they will be subject to charges and penalties for offences under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and breaking municipal by-laws; and could face seizure of their vehicles and a roadside suspension of their driver’s licence.

Road safety is a crucial policing function, and one which all members of Peel Regional Police are committed to. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, officers continue to enforce the speed limit, address aggressive and impaired driving, in addition to a variety of other road safety measures.

Anyone with information concerning aggressive driving or street racing activities in the Region of Peel is urged to contact 905-453-3311. Driving complaints can also be filed through the Road Watch portal on our website, by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or peelcrimestoppers.ca.