The Waterfront Trail will be temporarily closed the week of May 12 – 16 between Mississauga Rd S and Pine Ave S for the final installation of sod and top asphalt. Once these works are complete, the trail will be fully restored and the work along that section will be done.
Thank you for your patience as we wrap up the work to restore the shoreline on behalf of Brightwater and the City of Mississauga.
Call the right non-emergency numbers for everything else.
211 for social services (housing, employment)
311 for municipal services (garbage, by-laws)
811 for confidential health information
988 to access the Suicide Crisis Helpline
Peel Police at 905-453-3311
Brampton, ON (May 8, 2025) – Peel Region has launched the “When Every Second Counts” awareness campaign aimed at reducing non-emergency 911 calls and educating the public on proper use of 911. The campaign is part of the first-ever provincewide initiative launched by the Emergency Services Steering Committee (ESSC) to tackle 911 misuse, an issue that continues to strain emergency services.
Peel’s campaign will educate residents using social media, digital advertising such as overpass highway billboards, convenience store street level signs and point-of-purchase screens, municipal and library screens, ads on TransHelp buses and in local ethnic newspapers.
ESSC is a joint committee of the municipalities that comprise the Big City Mayors of Ontario (BCMO), the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO), and the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards (OAPSB). It includes emergency service experts, paramedics, police, fire and municipal leaders from across the province.
In 2024, Peel’s 911 operators received over 767,000 calls, with more than 114,000 of those calls for non-emergencies, including accidental dials and frivolous inquiries. As part of the “When Every Second Counts” campaign, residents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with alternative non-emergency numbers, including:
Residents are also asked to use police non-emergency numbers to report excessive noise, accidents without injury, or theft if the intruder has left:
Peel and our emergency services partners are dedicated to ensuring our residents have the right information and resources at their fingertips, so 911 remains available for those in urgent need.
More information about the proper use of 911 can be found at peelregion.ca/911.
NOTICE OF MOTION — City of Mississauga
Moved by: Sue McFadden
Seconded by: Stephen Dasko
WHEREAS the City of Mississauga requires private property owners to maintain the City-owned public boulevard adjoining their property at their own expense (0266-2017);
AND WHEREAS many private property owners have chosen to beautify the public boulevard through landscaping with stone, brick or other concrete features at their own expense;
AND WHEREAS these landscape features have been identified as highway obstructions and contrary to existing City bylaws;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the City of Mississauga complete a review of its highway obstruction bylaw, encroachment bylaw, and any other applicable bylaws, and provide to Council a corporate report with recommendations that may permit some landscaping features as part of a private property owner’s maintenance of the public boulevard;
AND FURTHER THAT enforcement of bylaws related specifically to landscape features within the public boulevard be suspended until the completion of the review period.
Today, Mississauga City Council received Hear and Now: Impact of Live Music in Mississauga – the first economic impact analysis of Mississauga’s live music sector. The report was conducted as an accompanying study to the Canadian Live Music Association’s national analysis of Canada’s live music industry.
The study builds upon Mississauga’s Music Strategy (2022) and provides important data for the City, its residents, businesses, stakeholders and other levels of government to inform future work to grow Mississauga’s music economy. Specifically, this study:
The analysis was conducted using data from 2023 as a key recommendation from the Music Strategy. The study finds that Mississauga’s live music sector:
Canada’s live music industry is an economic powerhouse that generates $10.92 billion in GDP and 101,640 FTE jobs. The City’s study outlines areas of opportunity and need for Mississauga, and details how actions currently taken by the City are helping Mississauga maximize the economic benefits of live music.
Following a competitive recruitment, the City of Mississauga has selected Maureen Cosyn Heath as its new Director of Transit, effective June 2, 2025.
In this role, Cosyn Heath will work with a dedicated team of more than 1,600 transit operators and staff, maintain the fleet of 500 MiWay buses, and ensure quality transit service on 71 routes throughout Mississauga, that provide 1.24 million service hours every weekday.
Cosyn Heath has more than 25 years of experience working in public transit, beginning at the London Transit Commission in London, Ontario in 1999 where she served as the Manager of Service Delivery. In 2008, she became the founding Chief Administrative Officer at Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, a not-for-profit transportation consortium that provides daily school bus service to more than 50,000 students for the London District Catholic School Board and the Thames Valley District School Board. For the past four years, Cosyn Heath has served as the Director of Transit for the City of Hamilton, where she is leading Hamilton’s bus network redesign and supporting the Hamilton LRT project.
Cosyn Heath holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Windsor and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Western University. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Urban Transit Association since 2022 and as Communication and Public Affairs Committee Chair since 2023.
This issue was brought to Councillor Dasko’s attention last week (Week of April 28th) and he had asked staff to investigate.
Staff in Animal Services reached out to the Ministry of Natural Resources to investigate. MNR has advised that this is a natural occurrence due to the change in the water temperature at this time of the year. Apparently this particular species is susceptible to stress caused by the change in temperature.
To report a fish die-off in Ontario, you can contact the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNR) at 1-800-387-7011.
Join Mississauga’s Fire and Emergency Services team, along with Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko, Mayor Carolyn Parrish and distinguished guests, for a special ceremony to re-open Mississauga’s Fire Station 102 on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
After the ceremony, step inside the action! Tour the upgraded fire station, get up close to a fire truck and visit our fire safety education booths to learn life-saving tips from the pros.
Bring your family, meet your local firefighters and celebrate this exciting addition to the community!
Opening of Fire Station 102
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
10 a.m. Ceremony with activities following
Fire Station 102
710 Third St, Mississauga
Free parking is available nearby on Third St.
BRAMPTON, ON (May 2, 2025) – Hospital transfers can be stressful for long-term care residents, increasing their risk for delirium, hospital-acquired infections, and functional decline. In early results being presented at AdvantAge Ontario’s 2025 Convention (#ASC2025) today, Peel Region saw improved health outcomes and a promising reduction in hospital transfers by expanding point-of-care testing (POCT) across all five of its Long Term Care Centres.
Thanks to the generous investment from Ontario Health’s Local Priorities and Education and Training Funding from the Ministry of Long-Term Care, Peel Region has successfully introduced advanced point-of-care diagnostic tools, including hemoglobin and c-reactive protein metres, urinalysis, bladder scanners, and blood analysis systems. Additionally, over 135 long-term care staff were trained to use them.
To collect accurate data and assess the benefits of point-of-care testing, Peel Region also developed a new system for monitoring emergency department transfers.
Together, these tools helped identify health issues sooner and informed treatment, reducing the need for emergency department visits and improving resident health outcomes. Out of 108 unique health scenarios involving POCT usage between January and March 2025, only nine hospital transfers (8.3%) occurred throughout Peel Region’s five Long Term Care Centres. According to Peel Region internal data*, the hospital transfer rate (per 100) for the corresponding period in 2024 was 16.79.
This promising hospital transfer data demonstrates how innovations in care can help long-term care residents and their families avoid the stress and disruption of spending time in hospital, while delivering tangible system benefits, such as fewer 911 calls, ED visits and hospitalizations.
The team also noted that c-reactive protein metres and urinalysis kits were the most used and supported timely diagnoses and treatment decisions. Other outcomes included strengthened antibiotic stewardship, enhanced monitoring of residents, and timely involvement of specialists.
