BRAMPTON, Ont. – June 30, 2025. Peel Region Council has approved a Coordinated Homeless Encampment Response for Peel Region, the City of Brampton, the City of Mississauga and the Town of Caledon. The encampment response is a human rights-based, coordinated and balanced approach to responding to encampments in Peel.
The coordinated homeless encampment response includes the Homeless Encampment Policy and Joint Protocols. The policy and joint protocols between Peel, Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga provide operational guidance to ensure a consistent, coordinated approach between all parties. The protocols are currently being used as a pilot and will be regularly improved as implementation planning and actions continue.
The policy and joint protocols will not eliminate encampments in Peel. The policy and protocols support Peel’s joint encampment response, a balanced and coordinated approach that respects the needs of people living in encampments, as well as community members living and sharing the same community spaces, while aligning with all applicable legal requirements. A balanced approach means a coordinated, consistent and accountable process for assessing, mitigating and responding to documented risk in encampments.
Key functions include:
- completing needs assessments for residents living in encampments to document daily living needs, safety needs and willingness to accept housing and other supports or referrals
- committing to Peel’s “do not turn away” policy in the emergency shelter system to encourage residents living in encampments in Peel to accept appropriate shelter and supports
- establishing “no encampment zones” in areas owned by Peel, City of Brampton, City of Mississauga or Town of Caledon where removal and enforcement can be expedited because of significant health and safety concerns that cannot be mitigated. The preferred approach is for residents living in encampments to leave or relocate voluntarily, with enforcement being a last resort.
Residents are asked to report encampments to 311. Peel Region continues to work with the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga, Town of Caledon, Peel Outreach and Peel Regional Police every time an encampment is reported.
Next steps include securing municipal council approvals, updating regional and local by-laws and internal procedures, and seeking Peel Region Council approval in the 2026 budget to provide funding for Peel and local municipalities to implement this service. Peel will continue to work closely with its partners in anticipation of full implementation in 2026.
Access the Council report and visit our website to learn more about Peel’s encampment response.
Disc golf is a fun and engaging sport that invites players to throw discs into specially designed baskets, aiming to complete the course in the fewest throws possible. Whether you’re playing solo or in a group, this accessible sport offers a great way to enjoy the outdoors all year round. Disc golf courses are available at Dellwood Park, Spruce Park, Shawnmarr Park and Lake Aquitaine Park.
Residents are encouraged to borrow disc golf kits from the Library of Things collection at Lakeview Library and visit the courses at nearby Dellwood Park and Spruce Park. The disc golf courses are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is to notify you of upcoming herbicide application to control Wild Parsnip beginning June 24th, 2025.
Contractors working on behalf of the City, Brinkman & Associates Reforestation Ltd., will apply VisionMax (Glyphosate) directly to the plants using a handheld/backpack sprayer to minimize impacts to plants in the surrounding area. Notification signs will be posted at all access points to the spray area at least 24 hours prior to treatment and will be removed no less than 48 hours after treatment. Treatment should be completed within 2 weeks, but the timelines may be extended as needed depending on weather conditions.
The site list is as follows:
- Helen Molasy Memorial Park
- J.C Saddington Park
- Orchard Heights Park
This work supports the City’s Invasive Species Management Program and improves the health of natural areas across the City.
Upcoming herbicide application to control Dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed, Burdock, Lily-of-the-valley, and Yellow archangel in natural areas during June 16th – June 27th. If any touch ups are needed the contractors will be returning between July 14th – July 18th.
The parks being treated are:
- Adamson Estate,
- Cawthra
- P-510 (Between Indian Valley Trail and Kenollie Ave, East of Stavebank Rd)
Phragmites (Common Reed), will be treated at various dates between the end of July and mid September at the following location:
- Adamson Estate,
- P-510 (Between Indian Valley Trail and Kenollie Ave, East of Stavebank Rd)
Contractors working on behalf of the City, Invasive Phragmites Control Centre, will be applying RoundUp WeatherPRO (Glyphosate) or Habitat Aqua (Imazapyr) directly to the plants using a handheld/backpack sprayer to minimize impacts to plants in the surrounding area. Habitat Aqua will only be used in wet areas and the City has obtained the proper permits to apply this herbicide.
Notification signs will be posted at all access points to the spray area at least 24 hours prior to treatment and will be removed no less than 48 hours after treatment. Timelines may be extended as needed depending on weather conditions.
This work supports the City’s Invasive Species Management Program and improves the health of natural areas across the City.
The Park Supervisor and 311 have been notified of these operations.
The City is developing new parks as part of Lakeview Village, a 177-acre mixed-use development on the eastern edge of Mississauga’s waterfront. This project will provide 18.5 hectares (45.73 acres) of new parkland, including:
– Ogden Park, a central open space connection
– Aviator Park and Waterway Common, parkland linkages across Lakeview Village
– Lakeview Square, an urban plaza
– Waterfront Park, connected to the landmark Cultural Pier, extending 350 meters into Lake OntarioThe City project page Developing parks in Lakeview Village is live and contains the virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) Webex information for the Waterfront Trail and Pedestrian Bridge Environmental Assessment.For the upcoming virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) meeting on June 12 from 6 to 7:30pm, please see meeting invite with the WebEx details below:
– Aviator Park and Waterway Common, parkland linkages across Lakeview Village
– Lakeview Square, an urban plaza
– Waterfront Park, connected to the landmark Cultural Pier, extending 350 meters into Lake OntarioThe City project page Developing parks in Lakeview Village is live and contains the virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) Webex information for the Waterfront Trail and Pedestrian Bridge Environmental Assessment.For the upcoming virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) meeting on June 12 from 6 to 7:30pm, please see meeting invite with the WebEx details below:
Join the meeting via Webex
https://mississauga.webex.com/mississauga/j.php?MTID=m79843cb2e2bcb2e76ad6b56f095f3416
Password: lakeview
Join the meeting by phone
Call 647-484-1596
Meeting number: 2317 085 5947
Meeting password: 52538439
Meeting number: 2317 085 5947
Meeting password: 52538439
The Lakeview Virtual PIC presentation and recording has been uploaded to the project website below:
Mississauga’s award-winning forestry team is a proud leader in sustainability and green initiatives. On May 25, 2024, Mississauga became the first municipality in Ontario to use goat grazing for the control of invasive species in the floodplain of the Credit River at Erindale Park.
This year, we’re bringing the goats back!
Goat grazing is an environmentally-friendly alternative to using herbicides for invasive species control, and can be used in sensitive habitats, around wetlands or on difficult terrain where other control methods may not be feasible.
The goats will be returning to Erindale Park to continue grazing the area, which started last May. Goats consume plants, which eliminates biomass disposal requirements for the city. There are also environmental benefits such as: reducing the use of herbicides and the use of gasoline-powered equipment to control invasive species and stimulating the regrowth of native seedbanks and increase biodiversity.
Stay tuned for more details on goat projects taking place later this summer but help us welcome the goats back to Mississauga by attending the Invasive Species Awareness Fair at Erindale Park from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.
Event details
What
Join us and learn about invasive species and enjoy fun activities. You’ll learn to detect, report and protect Mississauga’s green and natural spaces. The event includes:
- Goat grazing
- Informational booths hosted by local environmental organizations
- Guided Walks (45 minutes to one hour in length) at 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m.
- Native plant giveaway
- Live music by artist Benji Crane
- Face painting
- Kids activities (lawn games and activity books)
- Garlic mustard pull
- Snacks and access to a food truck. Please bring your own water bottles.
- Meet and greet Forrest, our Forestry mascot!
Who
Mississauga residents interested in learning more about invasive species in Mississauga.
Registration is not required. If joining the guided nature walk and/or garlic mustard removal, participants must sign a waiver once they arrive (if under 18 years old, a parent or guardian will need to sign the waiver).
When
Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
This is a rain or shine event.
Where
Erindale Park
1695 Dundas St. W.
Mississauga, ON
The Invasive Species Awareness Fair will be on the west side of the park, across the pedestrian bridge.
Report invasive species
The City’s Invasive Species Management Plan and Implementation Strategy guides the management of priority invasive species in priority natural areas across Mississauga.
If you spot an invasive plant species on City property like a park, trail or boulevard, you can report it using the invasive species reporting form. If you spot spongy moth in Mississauga, you can report it using the online reporting form.
Learn more about the Invasive Species Awareness Fair.
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.