Imagine Mississauga: Your Vision, Our Shared Future
The City of Mississauga is inviting residents to help shape the future by contributing to the refresh of its Strategic Plan. This important document will guide the city’s growth, address challenges, and set priorities today and into the future. From housing and climate action to transportation and arts, your input will help create a shared vision for a vibrant and inclusive Mississauga.
How to Get Involved:
- Share your ideas by completing the online survey at mississauga.ca/imagine
- Meet City Ambassadors at local events, community centers, and museums to provide feedback. Upcoming dates in Ward 1 include:
- Sunday, March 16 at Port Credit Arena, 11 am-4 pm
- Wednesday, March 19 at Mississauga Seniors Centre, 9 am-2 pm
- Saturday, March 22 at Port Credit Arena, 11 am-5 pm
- Friday, March 28 at Mississauga Seniors Centre, 9:30 am-1:30 pm
- Attend a free speakers’ event this spring featuring experts in equity, climate action, and urban mobility (registration required).
Key Focus Areas:
The refreshed Strategic Plan will center on eight themes, including housing affordability, climate resilience, mobility innovation, economic vibrancy, and inclusive community building. Join us in shaping Mississauga’s future. Visit mississauga.ca/imagine and learn more and share your vision today!
Project Background
The City of Mississauga (the City) has completed a Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for erosion control and restoration of Cooksville Creek south of Lakeshore Road.
The City recognizes that this section of Cooksville Creek has been impacted by recent storm events and high lake levels and is in need of rehabilitation. Plans also considered the deteriorated condition of the adjacent city trail through Helen Molasy Memorial Park that sits above the east bank of the creek, as well as the neighbouring properties which experience ongoing drainage issues.
Study Completion
The Study has examined this section of Cooksville Creek and Helen Molasy Trail along with the associated natural resources to identify existing problems, potential risks, and opportunities for watercourse restoration and drainage improvements.
Through the Class EA process, various alternative solutions were developed and evaluated by the Study Team with input through public and agency consultation. The preferred watercourse erosion control strategy includes extended channel restoration works through the use of vegetated buttress bank protection treatment with embedded armourstone retaining walls. The preferred drainage restoration strategy includes the hybrid drainage solution involving the replacement and enhancement of the drainage infrastructure associated with the Helen Molasy Trail.
A Project File Report (PFR) documenting the planning process has been prepared and will be available for a comment period between February 24th 2025 and March 28th 2025 on the City’s project webpage:
https://www.mississauga.ca/projects-and-strategies/environmental-assessments/cooksville-creek-erosion-control-south-of-lakeshore-road/
Should a member of the public request a hard copy of the report, the City will make arrangements for delivery of the PFR. If you have any questions or comments regarding the study, please contact the Project Managers listed below by March 28th 2025:
Greg Frew, P.Eng.
City Project Manager
City of Mississauga
300 City Centre Drive
Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1
(905) 615-3200, ext. 3362
Greg.Frew@mississauga.ca
Robert Amos, P.Eng. Consultant Project Manager
Aquafor Beech Limited 2600 Skymark Avenue, Mississauga, ON L4W 5B2
(416) 705-2367 Amos.R@aquaforbeech.com
In addition, a Section 16 Order request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP or Ministry) for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring an individual/comprehensive Environmental Assessment approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests are to include the requester contact information and full name.
The Section 16 Order request should be sent in writing or by email by March 28th 2025 to both contacts below with a copy to Greg Frew at the City.
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
777 Bay Street, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J3
minister.mecp@ontario.ca
Director, Environmental Assessment Branch
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1P5
EABDirector@ontario.ca
This notice signals the Notice of Completion for this Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, a study which defines the problem, identifies/evaluates alternative solutions, and recommends a preferred design in consultation with regulatory agencies and the public. The study has been undertaken in accordance with the planning and design process for Schedule ‘B’ projects, as outlined in the “Municipal Class Environmental Assessment” document (as amended in 2023), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act.
Personal information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act and will be used in the assessment process. With exception of personal information, all comments shall become part of the public records.
This notice issued on February 24th, 2025.
February 11, 2025
Public engagement and education activities
The City is launching a new public engagement campaign to seek the public’s ideas and input on eight key priorities identified by City Council. Residents can share their feedback through these activities:
- Visit mississauga.ca/imagine to learn more about the project and complete a survey to share your ideas and contribute to the fabric of Mississauga’s future.
- Engage with our City Ambassadors to share your opinions at various events, community centres, arenas and museums in your neighbourhood.
- Speakers event (spring): Be inspired by leading experts in equity, diversity, inclusion, climate action and urban mobility at this free special event (registration in advance will be required).
Imagine Mississauga guided by your vision
Imagine Mississauga is about creating a collective vision that reflects the hopes, needs, and aspirations of every resident. This visionary blueprint will steer our city’s growth, resource allocation, and response to both present challenges and future opportunities. It’s a commitment to creating a Mississauga that resonates with all who call this municipality home.
Key themes for the Strategic Plan
As we imagine the next chapter of Mississauga’s story, the City is focusing on eight central themes and will be engaging with residents on the following:
- Reimagining mobility: Envisioning innovative transportation solutions to reduce congestion and enhance connectivity.
- Climate resilience: Imagining a greener, more sustainable Mississauga for generations to come.
- Housing for all: Creating solutions for accessible, affordable housing that fosters diverse communities.
- Wellness reimagined: Visualizing a city where personal and public wellbeing flourish through enhanced services and programs.
- Fiscal innovation: Imagining smart, sustainable financial strategies that support our city’s growth and stability.
- Inclusive Mississauga: Creating a city where diversity is celebrated, and every resident feels a sense of belonging.
- Economic vibrancy: Nurturing an economy that attracts investment, inspires innovation and creates opportunities for all.
- Arts and culture: Cultivating a vibrant creative environment that celebrates diversity, enriches community life through artistic expression and positions Mississauga as a cultural destination.
Learn more, get involved
Your imagination is the key to unlocking Mississauga’s potential. Be part of this transformative journey by sharing your ideas at mississauga.ca/imagine.
Mississauga Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko, in a post to social media, described the Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation Area as “an incredible collaborative initiative that will be 64 acres along Mississauga’s shoreline.”
Construction of the new trails and other park infrastructure began in fall 2023.
Project leaders have said their more recent focus has been on “creating a unique space for the public to enjoy” once the conservation area opens.
“Through consultation with our Indigenous partners, community advisory members and partner organizations, we‘re planning to build an accessible network of trails, boardwalks, lookouts and gathering spaces,” CVC said in an earlier project update. “These new amenities will provide scenic connections to the lake, wetlands, grasslands and forest environments at the conservation area, showcasing the diverse cultural and ecological history of the site.”
Councillor Dasko is pleased to announce that the Port Credit Memorial Park Skating Path is now open for the 2024/25 winter season!
Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily.
Holiday hours, as follows:
- Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024): 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Christmas Day (December 25, 2024): Noon – 6 p.m.
- New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2024): 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
- New Year’s Day (January 1, 2025): Noon – 8 p.m.
As part of the Brightwater development and ongoing maintenance of City of Mississauga lands, including the delivery of new public parks and improvements to the existing Waterfront Trail, it has recently come to both ours and the City’s attention that increased shoreline protection measures are required to address erosion hazards from Lake Ontario along the section of the Waterfront Trail south of Brightwater between Ben Machree Park and JC Saddington Park. Construction will include the installation of a new armour stone revetment and the excavation and replacement of soil to stabilize and protect the shoreline and waterfront trail network, as well as to prevent future erosion and damage from lake waves and ice. The majority of the work is within municipal property, with a portion being within the Brightwater property; however, the Brightwater team has agreed to complete all of the work on behalf of the City concurrently with our own required work along the shoreline. All of the work will be completed in accordance with approvals from the City of Mississauga, Credit Valley Conservation Authority, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
In order to complete this work in a safe and efficient manner, the Waterfront Trail south of Brightwater between JC Saddington Park and Ben Machree Park will need to be closed to the public for the duration of construction activities.
Signage with alternate travel routes will be posted at both ends of this section of the Waterfront Trail, within JC Saddington and Ben Machree parks, prior to and during the closure. The detour will be up/down Mississauga Rd S, along Lakeshore Rd W, and up/down Pine Ave S to connect back to the Trail. We are working with the City to ensure winter snow maintenance is prioritized on the sidewalks and any bike lanes along this detour. We do apologize for the inconvenience and want to confirm that the Waterfront Trail in this section will be fully restored and reopened in March 2025 upon completion of construction.