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Virtual Community Meeting for the Proposed New Mississauga Official Plan 2051

By Planning & Development

Join us for A Virtual Community Meeting for the Proposed New Mississauga Official Plan

The City is preparing to finalize its new Official Plan to guide how Mississauga will grow and develop over the next 25 years. From housing and transportation to the environment and economy, the Official Plan includes important policies that help to shape our city.

As we work to finalize the plan, the City is hosting a virtual public meeting for residents to learn more, ask questions and share comments.

To date, public input has played an important part in shaping the policies that make up the new Official Plan, including:

  • Where housing, industry, offices and shops should go
  • Which services and amenities such as parks, schools, roads, trails and transit are needed
  • How we protect the city’s culture, heritage and environment
  • How the city should grow and what growth will look like

The proposed Official Plan will be available on the City’s engagement website for review the week of January 13, 2025.

Meeting Details

Date: Thursday January 23, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Online – Webex Events
Registration: To register, please click here

Mississauga’s vision for growth outlined in the proposed new Official Plan

By Announcement, Planning & Development

Residents are encouraged to join a virtual meeting on Jan. 23 to learn more about the City’s proposed new Official Plan.

Mississauga is growing, and we’re finalizing our proposed new Official Plan to help guide the City’s growth to the year 2051. This important plan covers everything from housing and transportation to the environment and the economy.

Public input from earlier consultations has helped shape the latest version of the proposed new Official Plan, helping determine the best places for housing, services, and amenities. The proposed plan now includes more housing options, a vision for complete communities with better walking, cycling and transit networks, support for local businesses and job growth, stronger environmental protections, and a focus on culture, heritage, and inclusion. It also aligns with recent provincial planning changes.

To share these updates, the City is hosting a virtual public meeting on January 23 from 6:00-7:30 PM. Residents are encouraged to join to learn how the proposed plan will shape the City’s future and see what’s next for Mississauga.

What

  • Official Plan Virtual Public Meeting

When

  • Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
  • Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
  • Location: Online – WebEx virtual meeting

How to participate

  • Visit our website to register for the online meeting.
  • If you are unable to attend, the virtual meeting will be recorded and posted on the website following the session.

Prepare for the meeting

Background

  • The City reviews and updates the Official Plan every 10 years to meet Mississauga’s changing needs, as required by the Ontario Planning Act. It covers key areas like transportation, housing, culture, heritage, the environment, and the economy.
  • The proposed new Official Plan will come into effect once it is adopted by City Council and approved by the Province of Ontario.
  • To learn more, visit mississauga.ca/officialplan

Have your say on MiWay’s annual service plan and new transitway station wayfinding signage

By Planning & Development, Transit

Join MiWay staff at an information session to learn about the upcoming service and station wayfinding signage improvements and provide your feedback.

MiWay is proposing increases to service frequency on multiple routes, revising some routes to improve travel times and introducing new routes to boost service where it is needed most to meet the growing demand for transit service in Mississauga. MiWay is also updating signage at nine transitway stations in Mississauga to make it easier for customers to find their bus stop.

MiWay service improvements

MiWay is proposing the following service improvements, based on customer demand that will be implemented from April 2025 to April 2026:

  • Route 39 Britannia will have new routing to improve travel times along Britannia Road.
  • A new Route 50 Lisgar will provide service between Meadowvale Town Centre and Erin Mills Town Centre.
  • A new Route 135 Eglinton Express will provide service from Winston Churchill Station and Renforth Station.
  • Increases to both weekday and weekend service on multiple bus routes.

Residents can provide feedback on the proposed service improvements in-person at a public information session listed below or online by visiting the 2025 Annual Transit Service Plan engagement project webpage and filling out a survey.

Transitway station wayfinding signage improvements

MiWay is developing new transitway wayfinding signage to make it easier for customers to find their bus stop. This will include the City Centre Transit Terminal near Square One and eight other City-owned and operated transitway stations in Mississauga.

Residents can provide feedback on the new signage in-person at the public information sessions at the City Centre Transit Terminal and Renforth Station or online by visiting the Transitway Wayfinding Study project webpage and filling out a survey.

Public information sessions

Attend a drop-in session listed below to view information boards, ask questions and provide your feedback to MiWay staff.

  • City Centre Transit Terminal: inside the bus terminal building on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Meadowvale Community Centre: inside Auditorium 2 on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Renforth Station: inside the bus terminal building on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 2 to 6 p.m.

Provide feedback online

Unable to attend a public information session? We still want to hear from you! Visit the MiVoice engagement platform to view the project webpages for both the 2025 Annual Transit Service Plan and Transitway Wayfinding Study and provide feedback by filling out a quick survey.

City of Mississauga announces Director of Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Services

By Announcement, Planning & Development

Emma Calvert brings a wealth of experience focused on the planning, development and construction of a multi-modal transportation system and stormwater network.

The City of Mississauga is pleased to announce Emma Calvert as the City’s Director of Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Services, effective December 19, 2024.

In this role, Calvert will report to the Commissioner of Transportation and Works overseeing key areas such as the City’s Capital Works, Environmental Services (including Stormwater Management), Transportation Infrastructure Management and Transportation Planning. Collectively, these areas focus on the planning, development and construction of a multi-modal transportation system and stormwater network.

With more than a decade of experience with the City, most recently as the Acting Director and Manager leading the Development, Engineering and Construction team, Calvert’s leadership has been essential in addressing the aftermath of this past summer’s storms. Her efforts in delivering financial relief programs and developing future action plans have been critical. She has also played a key role in major developments along Mississauga’s waterfront, including Lakeview Village and Brightwater. Prior to joining the City, Calvert held progressive leadership roles with environmental engineering consulting companies in both British Columbia and Ontario.

Calvert holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University and a Masters Certificate in Municipal Leadership from the Schulich School of Business. She is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Ontario Public Works Association and the Municipal Engineers Association, where she is also part of the Development Engineering Committee.

Quotes

“I am pleased to welcome Emma to this important role. Her leadership experience combined with her insights from both the public and private sectors will be invaluable in advancing new initiatives and modernizing business processes. I am confident that Emma will play a key role in enhancing our transportation system and stormwater network, elevating the quality of life in our community.” – Sam Rogers, Commissioner of Transportation and Works

“I am pleased to step into this new role and look forward to working closely with the team, senior leaders, as well as Mayor and Council to deliver projects and services that will positively impact our community and infrastructure.” – Emma Calvert, Director of Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Services

Approval of Etobicoke Creek Watershed Plan 2024-2034

By Planning & Development, Resources

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
(TRCA) is pleased to announce that the Etobicoke Creek Watershed Plan (ECWP) 2024-2034 was approved by TRCA’s Board of Directors on November 22, 2024, and implementation of the watershed plan will now begin.

Prior to approval by TRCA’s Board of Directors, the ECWP was adopted / endorsed by partner municipalities within the watershed including the City of Toronto, Region of Peel, City of Mississauga,
City of Brampton, and Town of Caledon.

The development of the ECWP was a collaborative effort between these partner municipalities, TRCA, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. Additional First Nations and Indigenous communities as well as stakeholders and members of the public were engaged throughout the process.

The new watershed plan outlines current and potential future watershed conditions and identifies the
priority actions needed to protect, enhance, and restore the health of the Etobicoke Creek watershed
and improve community well-being over the long-term. The actions in the plan will also help to build
resiliency to land use and climate changes and inform decision making in the watershed.

The ECWP will be in effect for 10 years from 2024-2034. A comprehensive, coordinated, and collaborative approach to implementing, tracking, and reporting on all aspects of the watershed plan will be essential to fully realise the vision for the watershed. An Implementation Steering Committee consisting of the same partners noted above will be established in 2025 to guide and support implementation. We will work together to achieve the shared commitments outlined in the plan and to demonstrate accountability towards improving watershed health and building safer communities.

More information about the ECWP can be found on the project webpage including an ECWP Factsheet,
the online interactive ECWP, an ECWP highlights video, and the Engagement Summary documents (which outline engagement activities that took place throughout the watershed planning process). As ECWP implementation progresses, regular updates will be provided on the project webpage.
If you have any questions about the ECWP or its implementation, please email us at etobicoke@trca.ca

Ontario opens public comment period on proposed Peel Transition Implementation Act, 2024

By Planning & Development

The Ontario government has introduced Peel Transition Implementation Act, 2024. A 45-day public comment period is now open on the Environmental Registry of Ontario, inviting residents, businesses, and partners to share their feedback on the proposed legislation. The consultation period will remain open until 11:59pm on January 26, 2025.

If passed, this legislation will transfer the delivery of some Public Works services from Peel Region to the local municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon.

To support Peel Region and the municipalities through this transition, Ontario’s Provincial Land and Development Facilitator (PLDF) advisory agency will work with the municipalities to facilitate the process for service transfers.

Visit the Environmental Registry of Ontario here to review the legislation and submit your comments before the deadline.

For more details about the Peel Transition Implementation Act, 2024 visit the updated Peel Region website at www.peelregion.ca/transition.

Peel Region remains committed to transparency and engagement with the community as this transition process unfolds.

About Peel Region

In 2024, Peel Region marks its 50th anniversary. Peel Region works with residents and partners to create a healthy, safe, and connected Community for Life for approximately 1.5 million people and over 200,000 businesses in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. Peel’s services touch the lives of residents every day. For more information explore peelregion.ca and follow us on X @regionofpeel and Instagram @peelregion.ca.

Council approves Healthy City Strategy to help create a healthier community

By Announcement, Planning & Development

The strategy includes 25 actions across 10 themes including those identified by the community through co-designed and collaborative engagement.

On December 11, Mississauga City Council unanimously approved the Healthy City Strategy, aimed at reducing risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. The strategy empowers City staff and decision makers to apply a health equity lens in the planning and development of City programs, policies, initiatives and infrastructure.

With the vision of fostering a city where all residents thrive and are healthy, active, connected and supported within their community, the strategy embeds a “health equity” perspective into decision making to recognize the health, environmental and social differences across Mississauga and work towards decreasing the prevalence of diabetes and other chronic diseases in Mississauga.

Healthy City Strategy

The Healthy City Strategy was made possible through collaboration with Peel Public Health, the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations, Trillium Health Partners and Cities for Better Health (CBH – formerly Cities Changing Diabetes).

The strategy focuses on compact, complete and connected neighbourhoods; community services and programming in support of active living and education; and collaborations with researchers, community, organizations, business, agency and government. It also outlines how the City can influence positive change without taking on responsibilities that belong to other organizations or levels of government.

The strategy incorporates input from research and data experts, health research findings and the experiences of other municipalities to pursue an evidence-informed approach. More than 1,000 participants provided feedback to help inform the strategy, which captured their lived experience and identified needs and priorities for healthy living.

Mississauga’s commitment to building a healthier city

In November 2021, the City joined the Cities for Better Health program and Council unanimously signed the Urban Diabetes Declaration. This partnership connects Mississauga with more than 50 international cities, facilitating shared resources and knowledge to better understand and combat the rise of type 2 diabetes. Since then, the City has benefited from the CBH shared resources and learnings from around the world to inform our strategy.

The City continues to promote active transportation and healthy lifestyles through its focus on complete and connected communities. Mississauga also offers a variety of public fitness and wellness programs.

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Mississauga

Diabetes is a serious medical condition that affects the way the body regulates and uses sugar as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream.

The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes in most neighbourhoods in Mississauga ranges from 13 to 16.9 per cent . These rates are significantly higher than the Ontario average of 9.8 per cent. Areas of high prevalence of diabetes in Mississauga appear to generally align with areas that are considered more at risk to climate change impacts, social vulnerability, lower walkability, access to green space, transit, higher proportion of fast food restaurants, core housing needs and poor air quality. This means that specific areas of Mississauga carry a higher burden of diabetes along with other risk factors that contribute to the challenge of healthy living. This is not health equity.

Moving forward, the City will begin to integrate the Healthy City Strategy and its health equity lens into planning and program implementation, working to advance the 25 actions outlined in the strategy and work towards health equity.

For more information about the Healthy City Strategy, visit the website.

Quotes

“Diabetes is a growing concern in Mississauga. I’m pleased we have a strategy that empowers staff and decision makers to consider health impacts in City planning and policy development. Thank you to our collaborators and the community for working with us to develop this important strategy. The City can’t address all health issues alone, and this plan allows us to seek integrated solutions with support from businesses, organizations and other government levels. Together, we can make our city a healthier place to live, work and play.”

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish

“Mississauga’s Healthy City Strategy is an important step for our community. Cities play a key role in promoting public health, helping residents stay healthy and reducing risks of chronic diseases, like diabetes. As a collaborator in developing the strategy, Peel Public Health looks forward to working closely with the City of Mississauga to put the strategy into action.”

Paul Sharma, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Peel Public Health

“The Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations applauds the City of Mississauga for approving the Healthy City Strategy, and looks forward to continued collaboration as we work to lessen the inequities in risk and burden of diabetes and related cardiometabolic conditions. As rates of type 2 diabetes continue to rise, this strategy looks at tangible ways to reduce and remove the barriers to achieving good health faced by many in the Peel Region, and our network is pleased to be able to provide evidence-based research programs centred in the community to support this work.”

Lorraine Lipscombe, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC
Professor, Dept. of Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Executive Director, Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations                 University of Toronto

Revised Completion Date Notice for Southcreek Road and Etobicoke Valley Dog Park – late Spring 2025 to early Summer 2025

By Announcement, Planning & Development

PROJECT UPDATE – REVISED COMPLETION DATE

East Trunk Offline Storage Facility

Southcreek Road and Etobicoke Valley Dog Park

Peel Region has been working in your area to install a new sanitary trunk sewer offline storage facility,
and properly retire an existing sanitary trunk sewer. Sanitary sewers are underground pipes that carry
wastewater from your home or business to a water resource recovery facility. Wastewater is created
when water goes down the drain or is flushed down the toilet.

To respond to climate change and meet the demands of a growing population, we are constructing an
underground facility that will store wastewater during large rain events. (For more information, see
peelregion.ca/public-works/environmental-assessments/mississauga/east-trunk-ss-offline-storagefacility.asp for the Environmental Assessment.)

Construction schedule

Restoration of the park is almost complete. However, due to the significant rainfall events that occurred in July and August, the project end date has been further delayed. We anticipate that the park will be open in late Spring 2025 to early Summer 2025. This will ensure that all landscaping and grassed areas are fully restored before opening the park to the public. All efforts will be made to open the Dog Park at the earliest opportunity. All work is under warranty for two years from the completion date.

Contractor and working hours

The work is being completed by EBC Inc. and supported by Arcadis, both under contract to Peel Region. This contractor’s normal working hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. These hours are consistent with the local municipality’s bylaws. To complete the work on time, there may be times when work will be completed later into the evening or on Saturdays. We understand this may cause some inconvenience, but shorter working days would require your neighbourhood to be under construction for a longer period of time. We will attempt to minimize overnight work whenever possible.

Closure of Etobicoke Valley Dog Park and associated trails

To keep pedestrians and their pets safe, the Etobicoke Valley Dog Park and the trails leading to the dog
park will continue to be closed until all work is completed in late Spring 2025 to early Summer 2025. Trail closure signs are posted on site. Alternate dog park locations can be found by visiting
mississauga.ca/events-and-attractions/parks/find-a-park/ Once all work is completed and the dog park is reopened, we will notify residents through an advertisement in the local newspaper and by distributing notices to the surrounding area.

Traffic and parking

We will work to manage traffic in the area for the safety of workers, road users and residents.
• Temporary lane restrictions may be required on Dundas Street East near the active construction area to
complete the work safely. As a result, road users may experience delays on Dundas Street East.
• The south portion of Southcreek Road will remain closed to traffic, as well as the Etobicoke Valley Dog
Park’s parking lot. Access to businesses will be maintained.
• There will be no on-street parking on Southcreek Road during construction.
• Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

Safety during construction

Construction zones require extra caution to keep everyone safe – pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and construction workers. When driving, walking, or biking through the construction area, please be aware of your surroundings, watch for construction crews and other road users, slow down, account for delays, and consider other routes if possible. To learn more about how to stay safe in construction zones, visit
peelregion.ca/construction/workzonesafety

Project funding The Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) is a cost-shared infrastructure funding program between the Federal and Provincial governments and has committed $8 million of combined funding toward this Peel Region project.

Keeping you informed

We will let you know if there are any major changes to the plans. Receive timely project updates right to your inbox by signing up for e-notices. Visit peelregion.ca/construction/signup or scan the QR code below (using your cell phone camera) to start signing up.

Information on this project can also be found https://peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-2441
Follow Peel Public Works on X (X.com/peelpublicworks) for project updates.
Thank you for your patience as we complete this necessary work. This work will allow us to continue providing you with high quality wastewater services. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation

Engineering Services Division

Public Works, Region of Peel

Email: construction@peelregion.ca

Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409