Issues

Aug 31 2023
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MTO Advises Significant Delay for Construction of Ogden Pedestrian Bridge

By Announcement, Issues, Resources, Ward 1

Received August 31, 2023 from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Update on opening date received November 23, 2023.

“The Ogden Pedestrian Bridge was initially scheduled for completion by the end of August 2023/start of the fall school year. Due to numerous underground and aboveground utility conflicts, the opening of the pedestrian bridge is delayed, with an opening date in late summer 2024 now projected.

At this time, the contractor has progressed with the subsurface concrete and pier column works, and expects to have the entire substructure complete within three weeks. The steel truss sections are currently in fabrication and are projected to be installed in early October 2023.  The concrete deck on the truss and associated concrete approach ramps will follow thereafter.

The school boards were advised on June 21st, 2023 with respect to a delay in the re-opening of the Ogden Bridge to late November 2023 (from late August 2023) and were advised earlier this week of the new projected opening date. A bussing service, provided by the school boards for the affected students, similar to what was implemented from March 20th to June 30th this year, was to be reimplemented starting in September and will now extended from the previously noted November completion date to the newly revised late summer 2024 completion date and this bussing service will be updated/revised as construction of the Ogden Pedestrian Bridge progresses.”

Contact information for this Ontario Ministry of Transportation project:

qewdixie@ghd.com

905 247 8730

qewdixie.com

Jul 11 2023
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Upcoming opportunities to have your say this summer

By Issues

Do you have ideas and opinions on the projects that are transforming the City? Community engagement is important to us. There are many ways to get involved and work together to plan and shape Mississauga’s future.

Upcoming opportunities

Updating the Climate Change Action Plan

The City’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) is a 10-year road map for tackling the impacts of our changing climate. The plan currently includes the goal of reducing Mississauga’s Greenhouse Gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, and 80 per cent by 2050.

The City is looking for your input on Mississauga’s climate targets and implementation pathways. Complete the online survey before Thursday, August 31. After completing the survey, you’ll have the chance to be entered into a draw for one of 10 $100 pre-loaded Presto Cards.

What’s in a name?

The names of our streets, community centres, parks etc. help tell our City’s story. Naming these is an honour and should be taken seriously. That is why we are reviewing our naming policies and processes to ensure we have an equitable, diverse and inclusive approach to naming these assets.

We want to hear from everyone and especially those from the South Asian, Black, Indigenous or other racialized communities that call Mississauga home.

Your input matters so please take the time to complete the online survey (open from Tuesday, July 4 to Saturday, September 30) or look for our community engagement facilitators at various City facilities (July 10 to August 30). You can visit the website to see the schedule of when they’ll be in your neighbourhood. After completing the survey, you’ll have the chance to be entered into a draw to win an iPad.

Mississauga remains committed to building a strong, more inclusive and accessible city where community stories are authentically documented and shared.

To learn more about the City’s Asset Naming Review, please visit the website at mississauga.ca/naming.

More information

For more information and updates on how you can get involved in ongoing community engagement sessions, visit yoursay.mississauga.ca.

Jul 10 2023
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Pollution Prevention

By Food for thought, Issues

Stormwater is the rain and melted snow flowing from your property and roads that drains into streets, ditches, storm drains, local creeks and the Credit River into Lake Ontario. Stormwater drains to the natural environment. Preventing pollution from contaminating stormwater protects plants, fish and other animals downstream and also our critical drinking water supply from Lake Ontario.

Here are some ways you can help prevent contaminated water from entering the City’s stormwater system:

  • Does your car need a wash? Consider taking it to a commercial car wash that is connected to the sanitary sewer. Dirt, soap and other pollutants from your car flow into the City’s stormwater system when you wash your car in the driveway.
  • Take active steps to prevent any fertilizer products for your lawn and garden from over-spraying onto the roadway, sidewalk or driveway. Rain washes these pollutants directly into local waterways through the City’s stormwater system. Fertilizer in creeks, rivers and Lake Ontario can cause toxic algal blooms.
  • Store household wastes and chemicals in proper waste containers and take waste chemicals to a Community Recycling Centre.
  • Always pick up pet waste and dispose of it properly. Pet waste contains bacteria, viruses and high levels of nitrogen and phosphorous that make it a serious threat to water quality.

To learn more about Mississauga’s stormwater system and how to prevent stormwater pollution, visit mississauga.ca/stormwater.

To learn more about Mississauga’s parks and amenities, visit mississauga.ca/parks.

May 15 2023
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Message from Councillor Stephen Dasko Regarding Lakeview Community Partners – MZO

By Issues, Planning & Development, Ward 1

Councillor Dasko is very disturbed by the Province’s decision to approve a MZO (Minister’s Zoning Order) for the Lakeview development which was released late afternoon on Friday, May 12, 2023.

The Councillor has since been interviewed by the press sharing his concerns on this matter. CP24

An excerpt of the Councillor’s comments is below as well.

But the city councillor that represents the Lakeview area says that by unilaterally doubling the size of the development, the Ford government is undoing planning work for the site that dates back to 2006.

“We had a very comprehensive report saying that this is a bad idea, that you don’t want to do this and we were sending that back to the ministry and copying the minister on this when we got absolutely blindsided at 5 p.m. on a Friday going into Mother’s Day weekend,” he said. “It’s devastating. The infrastructure concerns weren’t taken to account and the vision of this has not been taken into account. We went from a mid-rise development to essentially the sky’s the limit with removing height caps and things like that. So this has changed the trajectory and what this was and is intended (for the area) dramatically.”

The government has said that it will continue to work with stakeholders “to facilitate approvals and ensure the realization of tangible community benefits.”

Dasko, however, said that he feels like the city will now have to “start at square one,” with some of the planning work, as the intended vision for the neighbourhood has been “completely upended.”

He also said that he fears a planned two-kilometre bus rapid transit line along Lakeshore Road East will be insufficient to accommodate the thousands of new residents along Mississauga’s lakeshore.

“Planning was always predicated on that 8,000 units since this was put forward as a master plan community. So that’s what people were working on up at the region and also at the city in terms of pipes in the ground for somebody that wants to have a drink of water or flush a toilet. All of these things were always based on those types of numbers,” he said. “To say I am disappointed, devastated would be an understatement.”

As originally planned, the Councillor insisted that the Planning and Development Committee meeting go ahead tonight to discuss this issue.  Please see the report that was prepared to review as well as the link to the Committee meeting this evening below:

  1. Report: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/f89becb0/navdCOEnik_y_Ta68_7BEg?u=https://pub-mississauga.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=40264
  2. Link to Planning and Development meeting – Monday, May 15, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. https://www.mississauga.ca/council/council-activities/council-and-committee-videos/live-council-and-committee-videos/