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Sharing Lanes Returns with Focus on Road Safety

By Issues, Uncategorized, Ward 1

This summer, the City of Mississauga is taking a creative approach to improving safety for road users with the return of its tactical urbanism project Sharing Lanes – and you’re invited to share your feedback and ideas.

Tactical urbanism is an approach to city building that uses affordable, temporary measures to demonstrate different uses of the roadway and public space. This year’s Sharing Lanes project will test new ideas on some of the sidewalks and roadway sections of The Credit Woodlands, specifically around Bert Fleming Park and two nearby schools, to increase safety for vulnerable road users and improve access to Bert Fleming Park.

Plans for the space include:

  • Traffic calming measures including piloting a new configuration for the roadway around Bert Fleming Park
  • Vibrant designs on the roadway in front of two nearby schools
  • Transformed streets where a section of the roadway is replaced with a car-free community plaza space that will provide space for things like seating and community activities

Community feedback is an important part of planning these installations. During the month of April, residents are invited to share their thoughts and experiences online or at an in-person community meeting.

The feedback received will help the City understand what pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and drivers experience when traveling in the area. It will also help prioritize the best way to use the space to enhance the enjoyment and safety of all road users.

April 12, 2023
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Bringing the Lakeview Innovation District to Life

By Events, Planning & Development, Uncategorized, Ward 1

The City of Mississauga is seeking input on an incentive program that will help transform a former industrial area along the waterfront into a 20-acre innovation campus. The Lakeview Innovation District, part of the 177-acre Lakeview Village development, will become an employment hub where people can research, test and develop solutions in state-of-the-art offices, flex-offices and lab spaces.

The City is currently working on developing a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) to help bring the Innovation District to life. It could include incentives to encourage uses such as:

  • clean technology, including low carbon technology
  • life sciences, and
  • information and communications technology

Public and industry input is required to help define the types of incentives – both financial and non-financial – to help attract these uses.

“Waterfront redevelopments like Lakeview provide a unique, generational opportunity to foster innovation and spur economic growth and leading-edge technology,” said Christina Kakaflikas, Director, Mississauga Economic Development Office. “Mississauga is the second-largest employment hub in the Greater Toronto Area and the second-largest economy in Ontario. The Lakeview Innovation District will solidify our position as a major economic hub by creating thousands of highly skilled jobs in the key sectors we’re invested in growing on our waterfront.”

The City has launched a survey to take input on possible incentives including:

April 6, 2023
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Rogue Gardens and the Weed Police

By Uncategorized

In this light-hearted and unconventional look at how and why we garden, author Lorraine Johnson challenges us to consider the role of gardens in an era of ecological and social change. Highlighting examples of gardeners who push against neighbourhood norms—and who are often subject to bylaws and other forms of social sanction—this talk encourages us to celebrate landscape diversity and the gardeners who challenge deeply held notions of garden convention.

November 17, 2021

7:30pm – 9:00pm

Virtual via Zoom

Pay only $20 to join Cloverleaf Garden Club for the 2022 season and get access to the November speaker and all 8 new speakers in 2022! Visit www.cloverleafgardenclub.org

October 28, 2021
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Let’s Walk and Roll! Make the Journey to School Fun, Safe and Active for Walk to School Month

By Events, Issues, Uncategorized, Ward 1

October 1, 2021

 In addition to Pedestrian Safety Month, October is also International Walk to School Month and the City of Mississauga is launching a Mississauga Walk to School Month online event. Throughout October, the event encourages all Mississauga students, their parents and guardians to leave their car at home and use active transportation to get to and from school or their designated bus stop. Active transportation includes walking, rollerblading or travelling by bike, scooter, skateboard, wheelchair or other mobility devices. With many students returning to in-person learning and residents and commuters returning to work, there is more congestion on Mississauga’s roads. Walking and rolling is a healthy and fun way to travel to school that contributes to safer streets and reduced traffic congestion in and around school zones.  The event also promotes staying safe by following road and trail rules.

Participating students or their parents or guardians are encouraged to keep track of the number of times they walk or roll to or from school or the bus stop. Students learning virtually can participate by tracking their walking or rolling trips, such as in their neighbourhood, through a local trail or to run errands with family. During the month of October, participants can download an online certificate to celebrate the number of trips they made, as well as share their accomplishment on social media using the hashtag #WalktoSchoolSauga.

Walk to School Month Event Details

What:

An online event to encourage Mississauga students and their parents or guardians to get to and from school using active transportation. The event also promotes staying safe by following road and trail rules.

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October 1, 2021
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Contribute to a greener Peel with fall curbside battery pickup

By Events, Issues, Uncategorized, Ward 1

Sept. 28, 2021 – During the fall battery collection period, which runs from Oct. 18-28, 2021, residents can put all single-use and rechargeable batteries out for collection. This collection service provides residents a convenient way to ensure that their batteries are disposed of safely.

Don’t have batteries saved up for this collection period? It’s never too late to start! Since 2016, Peel has offered curbside battery collection every spring and fall. Designate a container for battery storage in your home today and start saving toward the next Peel battery collection period.

What to do for this fall battery collection period:

    • Check your waste collection calendar online at peelregion.ca/waste to find out your battery collection day.
    • Gather your used single-use and rechargeable batteries and place them at the curb on your designated day.
    • On battery collection day, place your transparent, sealed bag of batteries on top of your closed green bin. If you don’t have a green bin, place your bag of batteries beside your recycling bags.

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September 28, 2021
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Film Notice: Brother Movie Inc Ward 1

By Events, Uncategorized, Ward 1

Please note that the above will be filming exterior scenes for a feature “Brother” at 1109 Lakeshore Rd E (Hydro One Property – Ward 1) on Sept 24th, between the hours of 7am-11pm.

A permit has been issued to allow parking on the following:

  • One side of Applewood Road between Brooks Drive and South Service Road
    • Cube vans or smaller only, PDO onsite

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September 24, 2021
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Service Hours at the Region of Peel  

By Issues, Resources, Uncategorized, Ward 1

BRAMPTON, ON (September 22, 2021) – Region of Peel offices and non-emergency services will be closed in observance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, September 30, 2021.

The following non-emergency services are closed and will reopen on Friday, October 1, 2021: 

  • Access Peel Counters (by appointment only)
  • Dental Services Contact Centre
  • Early Years and Child Care Services
  • Family Health Call Centre
  • Healthy Sexuality Clinic
  • Needle Exchange Program – Mobile Van
  • Ontario Works in Peel
  • Peel Living Office

Vaccination Clinics

Vaccination clinics continue to be open.
To book your appointment, visit: COVID-19 vaccine.

Emergency shelter, food, medication, or personal support

For urgent homelessness supports, including food, supplies, referrals, and shelter, call the Street Helpline 24/7 at 1-877-848-8481. For information on emergency shelter, visit the emergency shelter web page or call 905-450-1996.

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September 23, 2021
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Council Approves Extension of Mandatory Face Mask By-Law to March 31, 2022

By Issues, Uncategorized, Ward 1

Based on the advice of Peel Public Health, Mississauga Council approved an extension to the City’s Mandatory Face Mask By-Law to March 31, 2022.

The Mandatory Face Mask By-Law  requires everyone (subject to some exceptions) to wear a medical or non-medical mask inside buildings where the public is ordinarily invited or permitted access. This by-law also applies to those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

“As we continue to respond to COVID-19 in our community, we have to do everything possible to stop the spread and wearing a mask, especially indoors, is one way we can continue to do our part,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “As we enter the fall, we expect that more people will start spending more time indoors which is why I am very supportive of Dr. Loh’s recommendation to extend the face mask by-law to March 2022.”

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September 16, 2021
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