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Pie Making Competition at The Lakeview Farmers’ Market – August 25th

By Events, Ward 1

Pie Making Day Info

Everyone is invited to bring your tastiest pie to compete for Best Pie Savoury, Best Pie Sweet and/or Prettiest Pie. Bonus points if you use produce, eggs or meat from our lovely Sunday Farmers Market vendors. Prizes are provided for each category winner!

Make sure to bring your pie to the volunteer tent by 11:30 AM to enter. Join in on a fun celebration of pies! Judging will occur on the front lawn at the Small Arms Inspection Building. Winners will be announced at 12:30 PM.

Pie Recipe Book Making

Learn how to turn a one page layout into a multi page book at the Brixen Craft Table. The Pie Recipe Book will include recipes from the Farmers Market vendors and community members. Drop in style.

Save the Date! Dixie Outlet Mall Policy Review

By Events, Planning & Development, Ward 1

You’re invited to share your feedback on policies that will help guide the future redevelopment for the Dixie Outlet Mall site.

City staff have refined the draft policies and are seeking comments on the revised Official Plan Amendment. The policies address elements that are needed to create a mixed-use community: parks and natural spaces, transit and transportation options, community infrastructure, housing options, the height and density of new buildings and the amount of retail and commercial space.

Want to continue the conversation?

Community engagement has been an important part of the work to date. Interested in a refresh on the policies? Or do you have any additional thoughts or comments you would like to share with the team? Save the date for our virtual community meeting this fall.

Meeting Details

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Webex virtual meeting

We’d love to see you in September. But, if you can’t make the meeting, a video recording will be posted on the Dixie Outlet Mall Policy Review website after the session.

To learn more or register visit www.yoursay.mississauga.ca/dixie

 

Mississauga recognizes Emancipation Day on August 1

By Events

Emancipation Day is recognized annually on August 1. It is a time to reflect on the history of slavery, honour the courage of those who fought for freedom and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination.

July 30, 2024

Emancipation Day is recognized annually on August 1. It is a time to reflect on the history of slavery, honour the courage of those who fought for freedom and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination. The City of Mississauga is committed to building an inclusive and fair community.

This year marks the 190th anniversary of Emancipation Day, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in the British Empire.

The community is invited to participate in honouring this important day by:

To learn more, please visit the Emancipation Day webpage.

Emancipation Day flag raising

What

Raising of the Pan-African flag to honour Emancipation Day on August 1.
Note: Mississauga’s clock tower will also lit black, red and green in the evening to recognize this important date.

When

Thursday, August 1, 2024
11 a.m.

Where

Mississauga Celebration Square
300 City Centre Dr.
Ceremony to take place at the flagpole located on the west end of City Centre Dr.

Who

Mayor Carolyn Parrish and Members of Council
Consul General of Jamaica, Mr. Lloyd Wilks
Members of the Black Caucus Alliance

Cost

Free

SAIB – Public Hours

By Events, Ward 1

The team at the Small Arms Inspection Building is committed to providing a quality customer service experience and has made some adjustments based on feedback from users.  A new schedule will be implemented in the fall when the facility re-opens.

The implementation of a consistent schedule for public hours to enhance and stimulate regular activity, fosters a more vibrant space that actively supports a reliable schedule for community arts with the proposed schedule below.

To accommodate requests by community groups, Friday through Sunday will be exclusively reserved for event rentals. For example, from October to January, the building will be booked on weekends for a diverse range of events.

After 6pm on weekday evenings, the space will be animated by a mix of City programs and smaller community group rentals.  We will be implementing new rental fees for smaller meeting requests where space is available at a significantly reduced cost when they are only using a small portion of the space (ie, a small community group meeting, consistent with our Heritage Hall rental rate).

DAY PUBLIC HOURS

COMMUNITY DROP IN

CITY PROGRAMS/ SMALL RENTALS EVENTS RENTALs NOTES
Monday 10am-6pm Before 10 and after 6pm After 6pm, where available New day added, facility was previously closed Mondays
Tuesday 10am-6pm Before 10 and after 6pm After 6pm, where available  
Wednesday 10am-6pm Before 10 and after 6pm After 6pm, where available  
Thursday 10am-6pm Before 10 and after 6pm After 6pm, where available  
Friday Closed No Yes  
Saturday Closed No Yes  
Sunday Closed No Yes  

Small Arms Inspection Building – Summer/Fall 2024 Roof Construction Update

By Events, Ward 1

Pre-construction for the SAIB reroofing and associated siteworks is underway including, material orders/fabrication and site mobilization.

Over the next few months site activities will include:

  • Site hoarding at rear parking area;
  • Minor grading at the West lawn to create a temporary swale;
  • Interior roof drain installation; and,
  • Re-roofing work.

The building will remain closed to the public during the construction activities for health and safety reasons and will re-open in October.

The drive aisle and east parking lot will remain open during construction activities for public use.

Exterior hose bids for the community garden will also remain in use during construction.