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Be water wise: Get essential safety tips at the Water Safety Awareness Day family-friendly event

By Events

National Drowning Prevention week is from July 20 to 26th, come join us on Wednesday, July 23rd at the City’s annual Water Safety Awareness Day event.

July 17, 2025

It’s been a hot summer and with National Drowning Prevention Week around the corner (July 20 to 26) the City continues to remind residents to stay safe as they cool off this summer.

As residents continue to head to pools, spray pads, lakes and rivers, the City is reminding families to make water safety a top priority. On July 23, Water Safety Awareness Day, the City’s Aquatics team and community partners will share valuable and life-saving information and safety tips with people at pools and Mississauga Celebration Square, making Mississauga a safer and more enjoyable place for everyone.

Event details

What

The City’s Aquatics team is hosting an event to promote water safety for people of all ages. The event aims to provide residents with essential water safety tips for enjoying water-related activities during the summer and beyond. The event will feature water safety experts and fun activities, including:

  • A bouncy castle
  • Face painting
  • A chance to win swim memberships and city swag
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Free treats (while supplies last)
  • Fun games and activities like safety boating, colouring and sidewalk chalk, build a boat, trivia, dunk tank, lawn games, and more!

Who

  • City’s Aquatics staff
  • Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services
  • Lifesaving Society
  • Peel Regional Paramedic Services
  • Peel Region Police – Marine Unit

When

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where

Mississauga Celebration Square
300 City Centre Dr.
Mississauga, ON

Cost

Free – no registration necessary!

The City of Mississauga has a strong commitment to water safety. Learn more about all the ways you can stay safe this summer while swimming or spending time in the water.

July 17, 2025
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Peel Region establishes independent Office of the Auditor General

By Announcement, Stephen’s Initiatives

BRAMPTON, Ont. – July 17, 2025. Peel Regional Council has approved the establishment of the Office of the Auditor General, a significant step toward strengthening transparency, and accountability in respect of regional programs and services across Peel Region.

Following Council’s approval of By-law 39-2025 on July 10, 2025, the Auditor General will serve as an independent officer reporting directly to Peel Regional Council. Under the Municipal Act, 2001, the Auditor General is responsible for assisting Regional Council in holding itself and its administrators accountable for the quality of stewardship over public funds and ensuring value for money in municipal operations. Through independently developed annual audit plans, the Auditor General may conduct financial, compliance, and performance audits of Peel departments, local boards, grant recipients, and Peel-controlled corporations (Peel Living). The new office is also tasked with operating a confidential fraud and waste hotline.

Peel joins other large Canadian municipalities like Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver in adopting an independent Auditor General model to ensure accountability, strengthen financials controls and optimize efficiencies. This historic initiative reflects Peel’s commitment to good governance, value-for-money, and public accountability.

Key features of the new office:

  • Independence The Auditor General will be fully independent from the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), senior leadership, and internal audit functions.
  • Direct reporting: The Auditor General will report to Council and is required to submit an annual audit plan and an annual report on activities.
  • Appointment process: The Auditor General will be appointed through a Council-led recruitment committee comprised of the Regional Chair and 8 members of Regional Council.
  • Term: The term of office is set by Council (up to 7 years).
  • Peer review: The AG’s office will undergo an external peer review every three years and a compliance audit annually.

To learn more about the Office of the Auditor General, access By-law 39-2025.

July 17, 2025
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BRIEF WATER INTERRUPTION Watermain Replacement and Improvement – Thursday July 17, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. -1732, 1740 and 1760 Dundas Street East

By Resources, Ward 1

BRIEF WATER INTERRUPTION
Watermain Replacement and Improvement
1732, 1740 and 1760 Dundas Street East

Project 18-1310 C2

Peel Region regularly maintains and repairs the water system in your area. Sometimes, we need to turn off your water supply while we do this work.
You will experience a loss of water pressure and a brief water outage (approximately 15 minutes) on Thursday July 17, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other unexpected events, we’ll let you know the new date and time.

If this interruption may affect an alarm or maintenance company, it is your responsibility to notify them.
After the water interruption
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). You’ll likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear and any vibration or noise has stopped.

Important note
After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking the water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
• 905-791-7800, extension 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
• 905-791-7800 extension 4409 (after hours or statutory holidays)

Get the latest project updates
• Sign up for e-notices by visiting peelregion.ca/construction/signup
• Project information can be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-1310-c

We understand construction can be disruptive, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community’s infrastructure. This work both maintains and improves Peel’s world-class water systems, allowing us to provide safe drinking water to support a thriving community for life.

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Water Linear Engineering
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409

July 16, 2025
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BRIEF WATER INTERRUPTION Watermain Replacement and Improvement 1369, 1370, 1403,1450 to 1458 and 1465 Dundas Street East 2451 to 2455, 2505, 2551 and 3105 Dixie Road – Thursday July 17, 2025 between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.

By Resources, Ward 1

BRIEF WATER INTERRUPTION

Watermain Replacement and Improvement 1369, 1370, 1403,1450 to 1458 and 1465 Dundas Street East 2451 to 2455, 2505, 2551 and 3105 Dixie Road Project 18-1310 C2

Peel Region regularly maintains and repairs the water system in your area. Sometimes, we need to turn off your water supply while we do this work.

You will experience a loss of water pressure and a brief water outage (approximately 15 minutes) on Thursday July 17, 2025 between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other unexpected events, we’ll let you know the new date and time.

If this interruption may affect an alarm or maintenance company, it is your responsibility to notify them.

After the water interruption
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). You’ll likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear and any vibration or noise has stopped.

Important note
After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking the water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
•905-791-7800, extension 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
•905-791-7800 extension 4409 (after hours or statutory holidays)

Get the latest project updates
•Sign up for e-notices by visiting peelregion.ca/construction/signup
•Project information can be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-1310-c

We understand construction can be disruptive, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community’s infrastructure. This work both maintains and improves Peel’s world-class water systems, allowing us to provide safe drinking water to support a thriving community for life.

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Water Linear Engineering
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409

July 15, 2025
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MEDIA RELEASE: More families in Peel to benefit from affordable child care

By Resources

More families in Peel to benefit from affordable child care

BRAMPTON, Ont. – July 15, 2025.

The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan, also known as $10 a day child care, has already significantly increased the demand for child care in Peel. To address this, Peel’s Early Years and Child Care Services (EYCCS) Division asked the Ministry of Education to allocate more child care spaces, provide capital funding, and allow flexibility to approve more commercial child care spaces to deliver much needed service in the community.

Peel’s advocacy efforts were successful and in March 2025, Peel was granted:

  • 1,672 additional licensed child care spaces to be created by the end of 2026. This means that a total of 13,652 new affordable spaces will be created in Peel between 2022 and 2026.
  • Greater flexibility to approve more commercial spaces which allows EYCCS to respond more quickly to child care providers who are ready to expand.
  • An additional $29.8 million to implement these changes, including $11.8 million for an Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund to support non-profit child care expansion.

These welcome changes mean that more families with children younger than six years will have access to high-quality, affordable child care. What’s more, many of those families who will benefit are in underserved communities.

EYCCS staff continue to monitor and put in place strategies to address any challenges that could limit the successful implementation of the CWELCC program.  Challenges include hiring and retaining qualified staff in child care programs, increasing lease costs in community-based child care settings and very short timelines for rolling out the Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund.

July 15, 2025
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Important Update – Upcoming NAV CANADA Flight Checks: Second Semi-annual Test

By Food for thought

NAV Canada regularly conducts instrument landing system (ILS) check at Toronto Pearson. This is a routine operation that ensures the accuracy and safety of the country’s navigation aids and instrument approach procedures. The ILS is a precision approach system that provides navigational guidance signals and information on a cockpit display to guide pilots accurately to the point of landing in periods of poor visibility.

The second semi-annual test of 2025 will take place for two nights during the week of July 21 from approx. 12:00AM to 4:00AM and will involve all runways at Toronto Pearson. It will take approximately 20 minutes per runway.

Pre-approved flights do operate in the overnight hours in accordance with the Night Flight Restriction program in effect between 12:30 am and 6:30 am. However, given that the flight checks will involve flight patterns of repeated approaches for the runways at varying combinations of height, speed, and direction, we wanted to inform you that there might be noise impacts in your riding.

We have already posted the information on our Noise Advisory Calendar, and will also be posting a message on WebTrak.

Affected residents can feel free to reach out to the Toronto Pearson Noise Management Office directly if they have any questions or wish to submit a noise complaint:

  • Online using WebTrak or the complaint form
  • By phone 416-247-7682
July 15, 2025
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WATER INTERRUPTION NOTICE Watermain Replacement and Improvement 1706 and 1730 Dundas Street East Monday July 21, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Project 18-1310

By Resources, Ward 1

WATER INTERRUPTION NOTICE

Watermain Replacement and Improvement 1706 and 1730 Dundas Street East Project 18-1310 C2

Peel Region regularly maintains and repairs the watermains in your area. Sometimes, we need to turn off your water supply while we do this work.

Your water will be turned off on Monday July 21, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other unexpected events, we’ll let you know the new date and time.

Property owner/manager responsibilities during a water interruption
As a property owner/manager, it is your responsibility to:
•Ensure maintenance, mechanical or plumbing staff are on site during the interruption, as it may affectinternal systems that rely on water such as boilers, fire suppression, and alarms.
•Notify the fire alarm company if the interruption could affect an alarm system.
•Have a fire watch completed during the water interruption, as the building’s sprinkler protection systemwill not function when the water supply is shut off.

After the water interruption
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). You’ll likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear and any vibration or noise has stopped.

Important note
After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking the water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
•905-791-7800, extension 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
•905-791-7800 extension 4409 (after hours or statutory holidays)

Get the latest project updates
•Sign up for e-notices by visiting peelregion.ca/construction/signup
•Project information can be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-1310-c

We understand construction can be disruptive, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community’s infrastructure. This work both maintains and improves Peel’s world-class water systems, allowing us to provide safe drinking water to support a thriving community for life.

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Water Linear Engineering
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409

July 15, 2025
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Upcoming Metrolinx Works South Service Road

By Announcement, Construction, Hurontario LRT, Ward 1

As construction continues on the Hazel McCallion Line, crews will install new hydro poles along South Service Road, east of Hurontario Street.  Work is scheduled to take place overnight on July 17, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on July 18. To perform this work safely and efficiently, the southeast ramp to the QEW highway will be also temporarily closed on July 18 from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. Works will resume during the day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 22, 2025, to install the remaining poles.

Traffic signal timings will be adjusted to keep people moving. Only one sidewalk at the time will be maintained east of Hurontario Street at South Service Road during the day of pole installation. The pedestrian tunnel at the QEW will not be impacted by this work. Motorists can access South Service Road east of Hurontario Street, and eastbound on the QEW highway by traveling eastbound on North Service Road to Cawthra Road. Motorists traveling westbound along South Service Road will be able to access Hurontario Street by using Crestview Avenue, Radley Road, Broadmoor Avenue, and Pinewood Trail.   Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained during these works.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE

SOUTH SERVICE ROAD EAST OF HURONTARIO STREET, AND

SOUTHEAST QEW HIGHWAY ON-RAMP

FOR LRT WORK

The LRT contractor is conducting pole installation on South Service Road and on Hurontario Street which will require a temporary road closure and a ramp closure.  During the closure, motorists will not be able to travel east or west on South Service Road east of Hurontario Street and will not be able to access QEW from the southeast on-ramp.

Variable Message Signs have been installed advising motorists of the planned closure. A public notice has been delivered to the area advising of the temporary road closure (attached). 

South Service Road east of Hurontario Street

  • From Thursday July 17th at 07:00 pm through to Friday July 18th at 07:00 am, 2025

Southeast on-ramp at QEW

  • Friday July 18th starting at 12:00 am until 05:00 am

Please note that the LRT constructor has been approved to work 24 hours a day to reduce the overall duration of the closures.

NOTE:  Construction schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions and unforeseen construction conditions.  Should the schedule require changes for any reason, an updated notice will be circulated.

 

July 15, 2025
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WATER INTERRUPTION NOTICE Watermain Replacement and Improvement 1672, 1684 and 1694 Dundas Street East – Tuesday July 15, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

By Resources

WATER INTERRUPTION NOTICE
Watermain Replacement and Improvement
1672, 1684 and 1694 Dundas Street East
Project 18-1310 C2

Peel Region regularly maintains and repairs the watermains in your area. Sometimes, we need to turn off your water supply while we do this work.
Your water will be turned off on Tuesday July 15, 2025 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other unexpected events, we’ll let you know the new date and time.

Property owner/manager responsibilities during a water interruption
As a property owner/manager, it is your responsibility to:
• Ensure maintenance, mechanical or plumbing staff are on site during the interruption, as it may affect internal systems that rely on water such as boilers, fire suppression, and alarms.
• Notify the fire alarm company if the interruption could affect an alarm system.
• Have a fire watch completed during the water interruption, as the building’s sprinkler protection system will not function when the water supply is shut off.

After the water interruption
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). You’ll likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear and any vibration or noise has stopped.

Important note
After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking the water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
• 905-791-7800, extension 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
• 905-791-7800 extension 4409 (after hours or statutory holidays)

Get the latest project updates
• Sign up for e-notices by visiting peelregion.ca/construction/signup
• Project information can be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-1310-c

We understand construction can be disruptive, and we appreciate your patience as we work to improve our community’s infrastructure. This work both maintains and improves Peel’s world-class water systems, allowing us to provide safe drinking water to support a thriving community for life.

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Water Linear Engineering
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409

July 11, 2025
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