Councillor Stephen Dasko has received inquiries from your neighbourhood regarding the possibility of permanently closing Tolman Road and/or Harvest Drive at North Service Road. Presently, Tolman Road and Harvest Drive are temporarily closed during construction.
To assess the level of support for any permanent road closure, this survey has been distributed to the neighbourhood. The permanent closure of any roadway can impact traffic patterns and volumes on many different neighbourhood roadways in different ways. Some roadways may experience lower traffic volumes, while other roadways can see increases in traffic. Road closures also impact municipal services such as winter maintenance and waste collection.
Should there be support for the permanent closure of Tolman Road and/or Harvest Drive, additional study and evaluation will be necessary to determine the required budget, design, and property impacts.
Your feedback is requested through the completion of the survey below. It is imperative that this questionnaire is completed and returned by each individual resident/household rather than submitted collectively by one given resident on the street. Your feedback is requested by October 30, 2023.
What are the next steps in the process?
Fill out the survey https://arcg.is/1bLGLDto provide your comments. Scan the QR code to open the survey on your device.
Comments received through this survey will be summarized and communicated back to the Neighbourhood.
Should there be support for any road closure a report will be prepared for General Committee.
If you require more information, please call 311 or 905-615-4311 (outside city limits), Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7p.m. or e-mail at public.info@mississauga.ca.
Update: Results from Tolman Road and Harvest Drive Permanent Closure Survey
Thank you to everyone who responded. I appreciate your involvement in the process.
Based on the results, the majority indicated a preference to re-open both roads following the construction.
If you have any questions, please reach out to my office at 905-896-5100 or at stephen.dasko@mississauga.ca.
To prepare to become an independent city, Mississauga has hired Catherine Matheson as the new Interim Commissioner for Health and Human Services. In this new role, Matheson will bring her decades of experience and oversight of important health and human services portfolios to Mississauga and assist the City as it prepares to deliver these services by January 1, 2025, or sooner.
Matheson currently serves as the CAO of Nipissing District Social Services Administration Board and CEO of Nipissing District Housing Corporation. Prior to this, she served as the Commissioner of Corporate Services and Chair of the Peel Housing Corporation at the Region of Peel.
“I’m pleased to welcome Catherine to the Mississauga team,” said Shari Lichterman, CAO and City Manager. “She brings a wealth of critical experience to this role, including knowledge of Peel Region and will be an integral part of preparing our City to deliver the important services in the health and human services portfolio. I am confident that under Catherine’s guidance and oversight, Mississauga will be ready on or before January 1, 2025 to provide these important services to residents without missing a beat.”
Throughout her career, Matheson has also served as:
General Manager for Community Development in the City of Greater Sudbury
Senior Director of Health Care Integration and Transformation at the Northeast LHIN for the Ontario Ministry of Health
Director Northeast Centre of Excellence for Seniors Health, Regional Municipality of Sudbury
Director of Children Services, Regional Municipality of Sudbury
Matheson holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Social Work from Laurentian University, as well as executive certifications from Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Queen’s University, York University, and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, to name just a few. She will begin her role as Interim Commissioner on October 23, 2023.
“She is absolutely the right person to take on this important role at this time,” added Lichterman.
As Mississauga works with the provincially-appointed Transition Board to negotiate the terms of the dissolution of Peel Region and the independence of Mississauga, Matheson’s decades of experience and expertise in health and human services will serve to prepare the City to take on these critical portfolios. She will be tasked with ensuring Mississauga has the right structure and resources – both human and financial – in place to deliver this portfolio starting January 1, 2025 or sooner, as directed by the Transition Board.
“I’m pleased to be joining the City of Mississauga at this historic time,” said Matheson. “I believe my decades of experience in health, housing and human services, as well as my time at the Region of Peel, have prepared me well for this important job. I know Mississauga is ready to be a single-tier city and I am confident that over the next year, the City will be ready to deliver these important services for residents.”
Background on Mississauga’s independence
Mississauga has long advocated to be an independent, single-tier municipality. There are currently 173 single-tier municipalities in Ontario. On June 8, 2023, Bill 112, The Hazel McCallion Act (Peel Dissolution) received Royal Assent. The Bill states the Region of Peel will be dissolved by January 1, 2025 and the Cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and the Town of Caledon, will become single-tier municipalities at that time. To facilitate these changes, the provincial government has appointed a Transition Board to work with the Region and the local municipalities.
Mississauga is the 3rd largest City in Ontario and the 7th largest in Canada, with a population approaching one million people. As the province’s second largest economy, Mississauga is proud to have a received a ‘Triple A’ credit rating from S&P for the last 20 years, as well as various financial awards for good governance and strong financial management. Mississauga has a strong identity and a unique history and long track-record of delivering excellent service. In the 2023 Citizen Satisfaction Survey, 79 per cent of residents said Mississauga had a good or excellent quality of life and well over 60 per cent believe they get good value for tax dollars. Mississauga is ready to be an independent City.
Catherine Matheson, Interim Commissioner of Health and Human Services
Yesterday, the first group of Mississauga businesses participating in the Mississauga Climate Leaders Program (MCLP) kicked off their (Greenhouse Gas) GHG Training Program. The program, delivered by the City of Mississauga through Enviro-Stewards, is a four-part education and skills development series that will help participating local businesses identify and advance cost-effective ways to improve their energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In addition to the GHG Training Program, participating companies will also benefit from a GHG Emission Energy Efficiency Site Assessment delivered by the City in partnership with Partners in Project Green. As part of the site assessment, a team of technical experts will conduct a facility walk-through for each participating company and provide recommendations about energy efficiency and GHG emission reduction opportunities.
“Congratulations to these businesses on beginning their journey toward greater profitability and energy efficiency while helping us achieve our goal of becoming a net zero city,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie. “We all have a role to play in ensuring our actions don’t negatively impact our environment, and I commend these businesses for stepping up to do their part and acting as role models for others in the community.”
Participants in this year’s program represent a diverse range of businesses and include the following companies:
Arterra Wines Canada
Blachford Chemical Group
Hydro Extrusion North America
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd.
Magellan Aerospace Corporation
Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc.
Sofina Foods Inc.
Weston Forest.
“I’d like to welcome our first group of participants in our Mississauga Climate Leaders Program! Sustainability and climate action are fast becoming critical market differentiators and drivers of economic competitiveness within our business community,” said Christina Kakaflikas, Director, Economic Development Office. “We’re thrilled to work with these trailblazers and support them in developing the knowledge and skills that will help them advance their sustainability goals and strengthen their value proposition.”
Need help greening your business?
Local businesses who are not part of the MCLP GHG Training Program and Site Assessments can still register for the MCLP Workshop Series, delivered in collaboration with Partners in Project Green.
Background on the Mississauga Climate Leaders Program
• The MCLP was developed in response to the City’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), which was adopted by City Council in 2019. The plan includes 89 actions that aim to decrease Mississauga’s GHG emissions and prepare the community for climate change impacts, such as increased flooding, ice storms and heatwaves. On March 22, 2023, Council endorsed a motion to reaffirm and strengthen the City’s commitment to climate action, including examining new GHG emission targets to reach net zero by or before 2050.
• This past June, the City launched the Mississauga Climate Leaders Program (MCLP). Delivered by the City of Mississauga in partnership with Partners in Project Green and the Mississauga Board of Trade, the MCLP was created to provide local businesses with the support and recognition they need to take meaningful climate action. The program focuses on supporting pathways for local businesses to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, save energy and lower costs.
For Peel customers at our Mississauga stations, certain trips may depart up to two minutes earlier or up to five minutes later than their previous schedule. Please check your schedules before you travel.
Importantly, these adjustments will not affect the frequency of service you have come to rely on.
As you travel, we recommend listening closely to announcements on your train for specific directions. There might be instances where you’ll need to switch platforms at Union Station to continue your journey.
Customers are encouraged to visit Triplinx.ca to plan their trip and understand their travel options.
Mississauga songwriters, submit an original anthem about Mississauga to Mississauga Arts Council and SoundsUnite in honour of the City’s 50th anniversary for your chance to win a recording and mixing session from Metalworks Studios and have your song named “Mississauga’s 50th Anthem”!
“On the upcoming 50th anniversary of the City of Mississauga, I had a vision to create an anthem for Mississauga,” Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko says. “My initiative was received with open arms by Metalworks Studios, Mississauga Arts Council and the creative industries at the City of Mississauga, who collaboratively came together to host this song contest for the most unique and fitting song to help celebrate the City of Mississauga’s milestone.”
“Mississauga’s 50th anniversary is a milestone that should be celebrated and what better way than recording a new city anthem,” mentions Gil Moore, Founder and CEO of Metalworks Studios, “Metalworks and SoundsUnite are excited and proud to record the winner and share the joy of music with our community.”
“A winning local singer-songwriter can make themselves a part of our history. Write the anthem heard across the city in 2024, and be part of every celebration of our City’s 50th Anniversary. The legendary Tommy Hunter wrote the first one, now who will write the next one?” asks Mike Douglas, Executive Director of MAC
The deadline to apply is Monday, November 13 at 11 AM.
Experience the magic of the Festival of Trees this holiday season!
The third-annual Mississauga Festival of Trees is a celebration of the winter season, art, food, and community. With twinkling displays of seasonal lights, artist-created tree and woodpile art installations, artisan and culinary markets, workshops, live entertainment, and more, join us to make memories you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
The Festival of Trees is held at the Small Arms Inspection Building, a restored heritage treasure in Mississauga, to be transformed once again into a winter wonderland of art, food, and fun this holiday season.
Vendor applications are open for the Mississauga Festival of Trees!
The City has launched a new Development Data dashboard to make it easier to access Mississauga housing data and monitor economic growth. The dashboard makes a wide-range of data available and shows the amount of development underway across the city.
The dashboard is one of 23 actions in the City’s four-year Growing Mississauga plan to get more homes built, streamline approvals and make housing more affordable. The plan was approved earlier this year.
“As a city, we’re committed to reporting back on our housing and development progress in a meaningful and transparent way,” said Andrew Whittemore, Commissioner of Planning and Building. “We also recommend that the province establish common data points to ensure standardized reporting across all municipalities – a shared understanding of housing data is important if we are going to move the needle on the housing crisis.”
For quick reference, the dashboard includes a Housing Update highlighting key figures such as the number of housing units approved and under construction in Mississauga. This monthly summary includes data from both the City of Mississauga and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
The dashboard also provides access to detailed data across the following five tabs:
Residential development tracking: provides information about active and approved housing development applications including the number of approved units
Building permits: includes details on residential and non-residential building permits issued since 2014
Status of approved applications: provides a high-level summary of the number of units associated with an active, phased or inactive application city-wide and details where growth is planned throughout the city
“Cities are constantly evolving which is why access to timely and comprehensive data is so important,” Whittmore added. “As we work to bring more housing to Mississauga, good data helps us make informed decisions today about how best to plan for the future.”
The Development Data dashboard including the Housing Updatesummary is part of the City’s overall approach to sharing data in an open and transparent manner. Other data available on Mississauga’s City Planning Data Hub includes information on population and jobs growth forecasts, Census profiles and demographics, economic and employment surveys, and other current and historical planning data. Visit the Data Hub to learn more.
To learn more about the City’s housing action plan – and read all 23 actions – visit Mississauga.ca/housing.
In 1974, the Towns of Streetsville, Port Credit and the Township of Mississauga incorporated to form the vibrant and diverse City of Mississauga. In 2024, the City will celebrate the 50th anniversary of this milestone. It will be a time to reflect on our past, celebrate the present and envision the great things that are to come in the next 50 years.
The City and community will be hosting year-long activities, events and celebrations starting with this upcoming New Year’s Eve.
Starting Monday, Oct. 23, there will be MiWay service changes that include service improvements and reductions based on customer demand, and updated schedules on several routes to improve service reliability based on increased traffic volumes.
MiWay ridership is at an all-time high and this growth continues to put pressure on the transit network capacity. MiWay continues to adjust routes and service frequencies to ensure that services remain responsive to evolving customer demand based on the resources available.
Saturday service resumes on Route 101 Dundas Express
To provide additional service capacity along the Dundas corridor, the Route 101 Dundas Express will resume Saturday service and operate every 21 minutes throughout the day. This increase in service is due to consistently high customer demand on Route 1 Dundas on weekends.
Service improvements due to increasing customer demand
The routes below will provide more frequent service based on ridership growth:
4 Sherway Gardens: will operate every 34 minutes on weekdays from 2 pm to 6 pm.
22 Finch: will operate every 22 minutes on Saturdays from 12 pm to 7 pm.
66 McLaughlin: will operate every 21 minutes on Saturdays from 11 am to 10 pm. On Sundays, it will operate every 20 minutes from 10 am to 8 pm.
107 Malton Express: will operate every 13 minutes on weekdays from 2 pm to 7 pm.
Service reductions due to low customer demand
MiWay is reducing service on the routes below due to low ridership and reinvesting the savings back into busier routes to address overcrowding and reliability issues for customers.
4 Sherway Gardens: will operate every 59 minutes on weekdays after 6 pm.
20 Rathburn: will operate every 45 minutes on weekdays from 7 pm to 10 pm. On Saturdays, it will operate every 35 minutes before 10 am and after 7 pm.
23 Lakeshore: will operate every 27 minutes on weekdays from 7 pm to 10 pm.
25 Traders Loop: this route will operate on weekdays from 6 am to 6 pm.
39 Britannia: will operate every 32 minutes on weekdays from 10 am to 1:30 pm.
Schedule adjustments
Schedules will be updated on various routes to improve service reliability (a complete list of routes will be available on miway.ca).
