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!
October is Pedestrian Safety Month. As daylight hours shorten this fall, the City and Peel Region are reminding all road users to be aware and stay alert when using roads to prevent collisions. As part of International Walk to School Month, the City is also encouraging students to walk and use other forms of active transportation as a healthy and fun way to get to school.
- Implementing Pedestrian Head Start Signals and Bike Head Start Signals to give pedestrians and cyclists a five-second head start to cross the street.
- Continuing to install pedestrian crossovers in neighbourhoods to help increase safety for pedestrians crossing the road. Drivers must stop if a pedestrian is in the crosswalk.
- Lowering speed limits from 70 km/h to 60 km/h on City roadways.
- Installing Slow Streets as temporary traffic-calming devices to remind drivers to slow down and be aware of other roads users.
- Continuing the School Walking Routes Program to encourage active travel like walking, biking, using a wheelchair or other mobility devices, to and from school.
- Continuing the School Crossing Guard Program with crossing guards at more than 160 locations to help elementary school students safely cross the road.
“Pedestrian Safety Month highlights the importance of making safer choices when walking, cycling, and driving. Together with our municipal partners, we share common messages to help keep our community safe and encourage all road users to practice extra caution when travelling,” said Kealy Dedman, Commissioner, Public Works at Peel Region. “By reinforcing these essential messages, we are reminding all road users of the need to work together to improve road safety and help support the Vision Zero goal of reducing injuries and fatal collisions on Peel roadways.”
Walk to School Month
October is also Walk to School Month in Mississauga. Students and their families are encouraged to join the One Walk a Week challenge. As part of the challenge, students can try walking or rolling to or from school or their bus stop at least one day more per week than they do normally. Those who participate can go online and complete a digital certificate to share their accomplishment on social media using the hashtag #WalktoSchoolSauga.The City is encouraging all students and their families to walk or bike to and from school. If you live farther from the school, consider parking five to 10 minutes away from the school and walking the rest of the way. Walking or biking promotes healthy lifestyles, reduces traffic congestion and lowers carbon emissions.
An artist-run collective art show that will be held in one location at the Small Arms Inspection Building on
October 21-22, 2023
Saturday 10-5 pm, Sunday 10-4 pm
The Trail has historically featured local visual artists exhibiting their artworks out of their studios or local businesses located throughout the scenic Mississauga villages of Clarkson, Port Credit and Lorne Park. This highly anticipated art show has changed its venue, but remains true to the spirit of the show.
Find out more at https://www.lakeshorearttrail.com/
INTERRUPTION DETAILS
Date and Time: Thursday, October 5th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: 768 Montbeck Cres
Addresses Affected: 733-771 Montbeck Cres
Project #: C-601328
Regional Inspector: Phemelo Mpoloka
Telephone # 437-220-8917 ext. 3246/3247
The Region of Peel Public Works department regularly maintains and repairs the water system to make sure you have a consistent supply of quality drinking water. Sometimes we must turn off your water supply while we do this work.
Your water will be turned off on Thursday, October 5th from approximately 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other circumstances, we will let you know the new date and time.
If this interruption may affect an alarm or maintenance company, it is your responsibility to notify them. During the time that the water supply is interrupted, the building’s sprinkler protection system will not function. A fire watch should be performed as necessary during time period.
After the water interruption:
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (that is, starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). Flush the toilets as well. You will likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear, and any vibration or noise has stopped.
Important note: After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking your water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
- (905) 791 – 7800 Ext. 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
- (905) 791 – 7800 Ext. 4409 (After hours or Statutory Holidays)
INTERRUPTION DETAILS
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 3rd from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: 1077 Fourth St
Addresses Affected: 1052-1089 Fourth St; 1139 Strathy Ave
Project #: C-603108
Regional Inspector: Phemelo Mpoloka
Telephone # 437-220-8917 ext. 3246/3247
The Region of Peel Public Works department regularly maintains and repairs the water system to make sure you have a consistent supply of quality drinking water. Sometimes we must turn off your water supply while we do this work.
Your water will be turned off on Tuesday, October 3rd from approximately 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other circumstances, we will let you know the new date and time.
If this interruption may affect an alarm or maintenance company, it is your responsibility to notify them. During the time that the water supply is interrupted, the building’s sprinkler protection system will not function. A fire watch should be performed as necessary during time period.
After the water interruption:
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (that is, starting in the basement/first floor and finishing on the top floor). Flush the toilets as well. You will likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear, and any vibration or noise has stopped.
Important note: After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking your water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
- (905) 791 – 7800 Ext. 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
- (905) 791 – 7800 Ext. 4409 (After hours or Statutory Holidays)
Peel Region would like to invite you to attend a Public Information Centre (PIC) to learn about a proposed reservoir expansion at the Arthur P. Kennedy Water Treatment Plant located at 920 East Avenue, Mississauga.
The PIC will take place on:
October 18, 2023
(Drop-in Centre Format)
6:30 pm to 8 p.m.
Saint Dominic Separate School 515 Hartsdale Ave, Mississauga ON L5G2G7
Get tips and learn about the different signals and road markings that promote more pedestrian-friendly streets.
Contact us
If you have any questions about pedestrian crossovers or signals, or want to report a pedestrian signal on a City road that’s not working properly, please call 311 (905-615-4311 outside City limits).
If you have a question or concern about a pedestrian signal on a regional road, please contact the Region of Peel.
Councillor Dasko has recently received an update from Transportation and Works staff regarding the pedestrian bridge that will span the Credit River just South of the train bridge.
Capital Works will be completing some road works on Front Street North, which will include realigning the sidewalk and constructing a parking lay-by in front of the Royal Canadian Legion. This work is in preparation for the new Port Credit Active Transportation Bridge which will connect Front St N, cross the Credit River and connect into Memorial Park.
The estimated date for this work is Spring-Summer 2024. In the meantime, an archaeological investigation is scheduled for October 2023. The bridge construction will then commence in 2025.
Councillor Dasko will post updates as they become available.
Fire Station 102, 710 Third Street, was built in 1979, it is 4,700 sq. ft. There is currently one fire apparatus and one crew operating from this location. With the population growth in the community since 1979 and the future planned growth, Lakeview and Brightwater to name a few, expanding the fire station to accommodate a future second apparatus and second crew is necessary to ensure that Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services is able to maintain efficient response capabilities.
In addition the extensive renovation and 885 sq. ft. addition will provide the accessibility, health and safety, and inclusive facility amenities necessary for a modern fire service.
Pre-construction site preparation has started, construction will start in October. We anticipate the station will be completed by fall 2024.
Please see below for artistic renderings of the stations.
