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Peel Region strengthens youth violence prevention efforts with $270,000 in grant funding

By Announcement, Resources

BRAMPTON, ON (March 20, 2025) – Peel Region is reinforcing its commitment to preventing youth violence by providing additional support to community partners through a new grant funding opportunity. An expression of interest (EOI) has been made available to community partners to fund racialized trauma, trauma-informed and violence-informed training for providers serving youth in Peel.

This initiative, totaling $270,000 in funding, will run from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, and is designed to enhance the capacity of service providers to address the complex needs of youth in our region, particularly those from vulnerable and racialized communities.

Youth violence remains a growing concern in Peel, and tackling it requires a comprehensive approach that includes investing in early intervention, to improve the well-being of young people.

This funding is part of the $7.3 million time-limited investment from Public Safety Canada’s Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF), which has been instrumental in expanding youth violence prevention programs.  Funding in Peel has been allocated to community-based service providers to deliver critical programs and services to support youth well-being. Some examples include:

  • Deliver holistic support for racialized and at-risk youth, including mental health counseling, housing assistance, and employment services.
  • Provide 1:1 support for young men on parole, helping them access education, employment, and psychological care.
  • Connect young women at risk of gang involvement with positive role models and life-skills support.
  • Expand access to arts, sports, and recreational programs to help youth develop positive peer relationships.
  • Offer life skills training and mentorship opportunities in schools and the community.

This ongoing collaboration with community partners has led to meaningful improvements to critical services for at-risk youth, including strengthened engagement with more young people and providing service providers with the necessary tools to support them effectively.

This latest training initiative is informed by needs and opportunities identified through Peel Region’s partnership with community organizations and through the ongoing collaborative development of the Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) strategy.

“This funding opportunity shows the power of collaboration between Peel Region and our dedicated community partners. By listening to and learning from the needs of local youth, we are co-creating a more inclusive, responsive, and effective approach to youth violence prevention. Together, we are building stronger, safer communities for and with young people in Peel.

Nancy Polsinelli, Commissioner of Health Services, Peel Region

March 20, 2025
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Learn gardening basics at a “Spring Season Garden Planning” workshop

By Announcement, Food for thought

Register online to participate in a Homegrown Mississauga workshop to learn about garden preparation and setup.

March 20, 2025

Are you interested in getting into gardening this spring but you’re not sure where to start? The City, in partnership with Ecosource, will be hosting a series of Homegrown Mississauga gardening workshops throughout the growing season.

The first of the series is the “Spring Season Garden Planning” workshop, which will run in March, April and May. Attendees will learn the basics of garden planning (e.g. crop planning and building healthy soil) and how to grow their own fruits and vegetables (e.g. seed starting and transplanting). Subsequent seasonal workshops in the summer, fall and winter will cover topics such as tending to the garden, harvesting and preparing for colder weather.

These workshops support the Urban Agriculture Strategy, by teaching residents gardening skills, so that they can access healthy foods by growing them close to home. The workshops will be great for residents with limited or no gardening experience. Everyone is welcome. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The first workshop will include a presentation and a hands-on gardening activity involving soil, seeds and water so please dress appropriately.

What

An in-person workshop that will teach you the basics of starting a garden.

When and where

The same “Spring Season Garden Planning” workshop will run at four different locations and dates in March, April and May:

Cost

Free – online registration is required as space is limited.

March 20, 2025
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE PARKWEST PLACE FROM ATWATER AVENUE TO A POINT 70M SOUTH

By Construction, Ward 1

Bird Construction Limited has been approved for the temporary road closure of Parkwest Place at Atwater Avenue to accommodate for the use of a crane for the development being constructed at the corner of Atwater Avenue and Cawthra Road. The closure will not impact access to the townhouse complex located on the eat side and the homes on the west side of Parkwest Place.

When:   Monday March 24th – Wednesday March 26th, 2025

Where:  Parkwest Place at Atwater Avenue

Emergency services access will not be permitted.

March 20, 2025
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Mississauga increasing parking fines to encourage better compliance and address safety concerns

By Announcement, Parking

Increased fines for 76 parking offences will go into effect on April 1, 2025.

March 20, 2025

Effective April 1, 2025, fines will increase for 76 parking offences in Mississauga. This week, Mississauga City Council approved updates to the City’s Traffic By-Law and Administrative Penalty By-law, following approval of a staff report on February 5, 2025. By increasing fines, the City aims to encourage better compliance with parking regulations and prevent safety risks caused by illegally parked and stopped vehicles.

Since 2021, the City has experienced a significant increase in parking service requests and penalties issued, with numbers continuing to trend upwards.

  • In 2024, the City received 182,096 service requests and issued 208,433 penalties.
  • Compared to 2021, this is a 75 per cent increase in service requests and a 60 per cent increase in issued penalties.

Updates to the Administrative Penalty By-law, effective April 1, 2025

  • A 38 per cent fine increase will be applied to 66 parking offences as they relate to the City’s Traffic By-law.
  • Of the 66 offences, an additional $10 increase will be applied to the City’s most common parking violations, such as parking in a prohibited area, parking during the prohibited period between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., and parking at a paid parking machine without displaying a receipt. A $50 fine increase will be applied to offences that pose heightened public safety concerns, such as parking or stopping in a bike lane, in a school zone, on a sidewalk or crosswalk, and within three metres of a fire hydrant.
  • A $50 fine increase will be applied to parking offences as they relate to the City’s Fire Route By-law and the Accessible Parking By-law.

Updates to the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone, as per the Traffic By-law

Each year, from May 1 to September 30, parking and stopping violations incur a fine of $100 on local roads, in City parks and municipal parking lots south of Lakeshore Road. Effective April 1, 2025, fines will increase to beyond the current fine amount of $100 for four parking offences within the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone, including stopping a vehicle on a sidewalk, parking within three metres of a fire hydrant, and parking and stopping in a school zone. The boundaries of the Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone will also be extended, extending from the city’s east limit to the city’s west limit. The west limit was previously Meadow Wood Road.

Road sign indicating Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone. Parking fines increased May 1 to September 30.
Road sign indicating Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone.

Residents can report a parking offence online.

To learn more about parking in Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/parking.

To learn more about road safety in Mississauga, visit mississauga.ca/roadsafety.

Mississauga Enforcement officer placing parking ticket on hood of car.

March 20, 2025
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Bus Stop Impact – Dundas Street East (Stop #0867)

By Resources, Transit, Ward 1

Please be advised that stop #0867 on EB Dundas Street at Summerville will be out of service at 8:00am on Thursday March 20 until further notice for continuing watermain construction works.

Patrons will be directed to the next stop #0868 east of Southcreek Road which is approximately 350 metres east.

Stop #0867 is serviced by Route 1E and 1CE with continued accessible bus service at Stop #0868.

March 19, 2025
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Reminder: Tax Season and Housing Benefits

By Announcement, Resources

 Mississauga Community Legal Services (MCLS) is reminding residents who are receiving housing benefits from the Region of Peel, such as the Rent Geared to Income (RGI) program, that tax season is upon us.

As you may know, the Region of Peel offers free tax clinics to help residents file their taxes. These clinics are staffed by trained volunteers who can provide assistance with a variety of tax-related issues, including claiming the Ontario Trillium Benefit and the GST/HST credit.

This hopefully will help ensure that residents who are receiving housing benefits are aware of this valuable resource and help to avoid preventable issues that can snowball from minor errors to cumbersome, lengthy legal matters.

Annual reviews for housing benefits are mailed out at the end of the year. These reviews are important to ensure that residents are receiving the correct amount of assistance and having a copy of the CRA Notice of Assessment is necessary, see for example: https://peelregion.ca/sites/default/files/2024-04/tenant-annual-review-for-rent.pdf.

If residents have any questions about their taxes or their annual reviews, they can contact MCLS at 905-896-2052 or online at: https://www.mississaugalegalclinic.ca/contact-us/.

March 19, 2025
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Project # 24-2458 – Lakeshore Rd East Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation – Project Update

By Construction, Resources, Ward 1

Works at the south-side of the Lakeshore Rd. E. and Haig intersection, which include the excavation and rehabilitation of the maintenance hole structure, are set to commence beginning Monday March 31, 2025.

As this maintenance hole is located off the roadway, nearby to the multi-use pathway, to ensure the safety of all workers as well as the general public, the M.U.P. is to be temporarily detoured, and protected, onto the roadway as per the attached traffic control plan drawing.

This detour is to be established beginning March 24, 2025 and is anticipated to be in-place for approximately 3 weeks.

Following completion of our works at this location, the M.U.P. along with the curb-lane will be reinstated to allow the undisturbed flow of traffic (both vehicular and pedestrian).

March 19, 2025
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