BRAMPTON, Ont. – October 28, 2025. Peel Region has been recognized with the Utility of the Future Today Award from the Water Environment Federation. This global acknowledgment reflects Peel’s commitment to leading transformational work in the water and wastewater sector, including partnering with other organizations, and prioritizing community engagement, resource recovery, and sustainable operations.
The Utility of the Future Today brings together like-minded water utilities involved in advancing resource efficiency and recovery, developing proactive relationships with stakeholders, and establishing resilient, sustainable, and livable communities. It enables participants to learn from each other and continually grow and evolve as a sector.
Every day, Peel treats over 1.7 billion litres of clean, safe drinking water and 660 million litres of wastewater.
Some recent achievements demonstrated by Peel:
- A 100 percent report rating by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for its annual inspection of all seven Peel municipal drinking water systems, demonstrating continued excellent performance, and a focus on ensuring water quality and the health of the community.
- Progressing toward ISO 45001 Compliance and Certification for an Occupational Health and Safety Management system and ISO 55001Compliance for Asset Management for Water and Wastewater.
- Assessing a triple-bottom-line approach to managing biosolids and biogas generated within our Water Resource Recovery facilities.
- Using Lean initiatives to review and improve customer service and operating investments.
Learn more about Peel Region’s awards for leadership, continuous improvement, innovation, and service excellence.
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“I am so proud of this achievement by our staff. Peel Region is an established leader in water and wastewater service delivery, and we are simply the best at what we do.”
Nando Iannicca, Regional Chair and CEO, Peel Region.
“This recognition reflects the incredible work our teams do every day. From our frontline operators to our technical teams, project managers and everyone supporting behind the scenes. Their commitment to innovation, sustainability, and service excellence is what made this achievement possible.”
Anthony Parente, General Manager, Water & Wastewater.
BRAMPTON, ON (October 27, 2025) – After years of COVID-19 disruptions and amid rising global outbreaks, Peel Public Health has focused its immunization program on a clear goal: make immunization accessible and equitable for every resident by closing service gaps.
“Protection against diseases should not depend on where you live, the language you speak or your work schedule,” said Nando Iannicca, Chair of the Board of Health, and Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Peel Region. “Health is the foundation of a thriving community. When each of us has access to the vaccines we need, our entire community benefits.”
Peel Public Health has restored all school vaccination programs, expanded community clinics, and supported families in navigating complex immunization requirements. With support from Regional Council, Peel has:
- Over 54,000 children vaccinated through routine school immunization screenings.
- Over 730 vaccine clinics delivered across schools, community hubs, and mobile sites to expand access.
- Over 744,000 vaccine doses distributed to 600 local healthcare providers.
- Over 181,000 vaccine doses supplied directly to Peel Public Health clinics.
- New evening and weekend clinics launched to support working families.
- More newcomer families reached through partnerships with settlement agencies and community groups.
- Call centre wait times cut by 34%, helping families get vaccine information faster.
Peel’s immunization program includes services such as multilingual communications, translation help with records, and partnerships with trusted community organizations.
The unit is expanding school-based immunization screening from two cohorts to nine cohorts in the 2025–2026 school year, inclusive of students from Grades 2 to 6 and 9 to 12.
“We’re approaching our immunization work with a renewed sense of urgency and inclusion,” said Dr. Monica Hau, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Peel Region. “Health starts with prevention, and vaccines are one of our most effective tools. Our team is working tirelessly to close gaps by finding practical, creative solutions that meet residents’ needs.”
This progress would not have been possible without the ongoing support and investment of Peel Regional Council, whose commitment to prevention and community health has helped rebuild and strengthen Peel’s immunization system.
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The City’s new Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan provides a blueprint for implementing a long-term rapid transit and road network in Mississauga over the next 20 years. It will also help position the City to seek funding from the Provincial and Federal governments.
October 23, 2025
The plan will guide the City’s actions, policies and investment in Mississauga’s transit and road network over the next 20 years. As Mississauga continues to grow, there is a need for a multi-modal transportation system that is safe, quick and efficient. The TRIP will guide Mississauga to prioritize transportation infrastructure more effectively, helping people reach their destinations as efficiently as possible, regardless of the mode of transportation they use. It will also help protect vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists and transit users.
Long-term transit network recommendations
The long-term transit network will help grow future transit ridership while providing connections to rapid transit projects currently under construction within the city, as well as to regional transit systems (such as GO Transit) and regional destinations. The recommended transit infrastructure will help reduce transit delays, improve travel time and service reliability.
The recommendations fall into three categories based on how many people are expected to use it, available space and making sure access to transit is equitable. The categories are:
- Higher order transit: These are the busiest routes where transit solutions like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or Light Rail Transit (LRT) run in their own dedicated lanes.
- Transit-only lanes: These are busy routes where adding special lanes along the curb for buses will help transit move more efficiently.
- Intersection improvements: For many routes, improving intersections can help make transit more reliable and provide better connections.
Long-term road network recommendations
Roads are necessary for connecting to new development areas, crossing major barriers and moving goods around the city. Building new roads or improving existing roads can also help expand connectivity for transit, walking and cycling. Most road improvements in the plan are intended to accommodate transit priority projects.
Sometimes roads may need to be rebalanced to make room and improve safety for vulnerable road users, like pedestrians and cyclists. This could mean adding a new sidewalk, installing protected bike lanes or adding a left turning lane. Before any changes are made, the City will study the road and ask for feedback from the community to help shape the final designs for the road.
Learn more and read the Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan: mississauga.ca/projects-and-strategies/city-projects/transit-and-road-infrastructure-plan/
Background
In the City’s first Transportation Master Plan, endorsed by Council in 2019, a vision was established that “everyone and everything will have the freedom to move safely, easily and efficiently to anywhere at anytime.” The Transportation Master plan is an overarching guide on the future of transportation in Mississauga.
In 2020, the City initiated a study called the Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan to build upon the vision of the Transportation Master Plan and address two of its action items:
- To update the long-term transit network plan
- To update the long-term road network plan
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“Most people in Mississauga drive as their primary mode of transportation to get around the city. Over time, our transportation system has been built to support travel by car. As the demand in Mississauga grows, we are reaching a physical limit to expanding our road network. We need transit and road improvements to support a growing Mississauga. Having this new Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan in place will help guide us over the next 20 years in prioritizing transit and road infrastructure projects that move people safely, easily and efficiently, regardless if they’re walking, cycling, taking transit or driving. With Council endorsing the Transit and Road Infrastructure Plan, the City will be better positioned to seek funding from the Federal and Provincial governments for future rapid transit projects.” – Sam Rogers, Commissioner, Transportation and Works
BRAMPTON, Ont. – October 21, 2025. Peel Public Health reminds residents that as the weather gets colder and people spend more time indoors, the risk of catching viruses like influenza (the flu), COVID-19 or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) increases.
There are many ways to help prevent the spread of respiratory infections in the community.
- Stay home when sick
- Clean your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow, not your hand.
- Stay up to date with vaccinations. Flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines help lower the risk of infection, work to reduce severe outcomes if infected, and aid your body’s natural defenses to develop protection against disease.
If you are sick and unable to stay home, wear a well-fitted mask in public indoor settings and avoid contact with vulnerable individuals to prevent the spread of illness.
Protecting the most vulnerable
Certain groups are at higher risk of severe illness from respiratory infections. These include:
- Babies and children under 5 years old
- Adults 65 years and older
- Pregnant individuals
- People with underlying health conditions such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes or a weakened immune system
- Residents of long-term care and retirement homes
- People experiencing homelessness or precarious housing
- Indigenous people (First Nations, Metis, Inuit)
Vaccine information and eligibility
All respiratory season vaccines are free for individuals who live, work or go to school in Ontario.
You don’t need an Ontario health card to get vaccinated. Individuals without a health card can receive the flu and COVID-19 vaccine from a community health centre or local pharmacy.
Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines
Beginning October 27, flu and COVID-19 vaccines are available for all Peel residents 6 months and older. Residents can receive the flu vaccine at the same time, or any time before or after a COVID-19 vaccine.
Make an appointment to get the vaccines at:
- Participating family doctors and walk-in clinics
- Participating pharmacies
- Peel Public Health clinics – Children 6 months to 4 years old can get their COVID-19 and flu vaccines at Peel Public Health clinics
You can book appointments online or call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700, toll-free 1-888-919-7800.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
RSV is the most common cause of pneumonia and other lung infections among infants and young children, and a major cause of hospital admissions in young children and older adults.
This year, Ontario has expanded its RSV prevention programs to include all individuals 75 years and older. High-risk individuals 60 to 74 years, pregnant individuals, infants, and high-risk children up to 24 months continue to be eligible for immunization under the program.
RSV immunization
- Beginning October 1, infants born during the 2025-2026 RSV season will be offered immunization in hospital before discharge.
- Peel Public Health clinics will offer RSV immunization for eligible residents 60 to 74 years and all residents 75 years and older who do not have a primary care provider. Please call 905-799-7700 to book your appointment.
- Eligible adults can also ask their primary care provider about receiving the RSV immunization
- Immunization may also be available for infants through participating family doctors and walk-in clinics.
For more information on program eligibility and where to get immunized, please contact your primary care provider or visit Peel Region’s website.
Visit Health811 online or call 811 (TTY 1-866-797-0007) for health advice and information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
BRAMPTON, ON (October 20, 2025) – To address the growing need for access to affordable child care, Peel Region invites residents to the licensed home child care career fair on November 21. Residents with experience caring for children, or who are interested in running a licensed home child care business will learn about career opportunities.
At the career fair, licensed home child care agencies and professionals will share their experiences, explain steps to becoming a licensed home child care provider in Peel region, and discuss the benefits. These benefits include working with agencies that are part of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program, which helps Peel families access affordable child care.
To sign-up for the career fair, visit the event registration page.
Career fair details
Date: Friday, November 21
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Burnhamthorpe Community Centre
Applewood Hills Room
1500 Gulleden Drive
Mississauga, ON L4X 2T7
Please find below the Construction Commencement Notice for the new watermain and sanitary sewer replacement and improvement project 22-2255 on Queensway East and Stanfield Road.
This work will be completed over the next several years, with construction planned to begin on or around November 3, 2025, and be completed in Fall 2027.
More details are available in the notice for affected residents and businesses, which are posted online at Project 22-2255 – peelregion.ca. 
As communicable diseases grow more complex, Peel Public Health is responding with coordinated, compassionate, and innovative care
BRAMPTON, ON (October 16, 2025) – In a recent update to Regional Council, Peel Public Health shared how it continues to respond to increasingly complex communicable disease cases through stronger community partnerships, enhanced operations, and digital innovation to protect residents.
To help residents stay healthier and make it easier to access care, several new measures to prevent and manage infectious diseases have been introduced:
- Community-based programs: we are meeting more residents where they are by offering low-barrier and online options (Getakit.ca) for testing and treating sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. Additionally, we provide home-based therapy for tuberculosis.
- Operational efficiencies: we are streamlining case and contact management for all communicable diseases and increasing sexual health clinic staffing and availability, so our services are more available to residents who increasingly need them.
- Digital solutions: we have developed online self-assessment tools for disease exposures so residents can assess their risk quickly. Electronic Medical Records enable our teams to quickly access and update any resident medical information. Virtual training enhances our team’s ability to support residents as effectively as possible in outbreaks.
“Treatment must be integrated. It’s about seeing the whole person and supporting them at every point in their recovery,” said Judy Buchan, Director of Communicable Disease at Peel Public Health. “Keeping infections under control requires all partners. Community organizations, healthcare partners, and different levels of government must continue working together for innovative solutions.”
In the last year alone, Peel has seen the return of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, a rise in respiratory outbreaks across long-term care and hospital settings, as well as growing disparities in diseases affecting vulnerable populations. So far this year, the department’s Communicable Diseases team managed:
- 6 urgent responses for 8 confirmed measles cases, involving the notification of more than 1400 contacts.
- A 103% rise in pneumonia caused by Streptococcus bacteria, which can lead to meningitis or blood infections.
“Communicable diseases often only draw attention when there is a large outbreak, or it turns into a news story,” said Nancy Polsinelli, Commissioner of Health Services, Peel Region. “But it’s the steady, everyday work of our public health team that prevents these outbreaks and keeps our community safe.”
Peel’s Communicable Diseases team protects residents by monitoring, detecting, managing, and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The team provides 24/7 on-call response for urgent communicable disease cases and works closely with external partners to strengthen infection prevention and control measures.
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The Route 135 Eglinton Express will service key stops along the Eglinton corridor and the Mississauga Transitway.
October 14, 2025
New Route 135 Eglinton Express
This new express route will provide additional capacity along the Eglinton corridor, improve network connectivity and offer MiWay customers a faster travel option. The route will operate between Winston Churchill Station and Renforth Station and travel on Eglinton Avenue and the Mississauga Transitway.
This new route will provide new connections to local MiWay bus service along the Eglinton corridor and the transitway, and to regional GO bus service at Winston Churchill and Renforth Stations.
The service will run every 12 minutes on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m. in the morning and from 3 to 6 p.m. in the afternoon. Service frequencies on Route 35 Eglinton will be adjusted to better align with this new service.
New service on Route 107 Malton Express
Route 107 Malton Express is one of the busiest express routes in the MiWay transit network. To help ease overcrowding, this route will have more frequent weekday and Saturday service, as well as a new Sunday service.
- Weekdays: Buses will arrive every 15 minutes or sooner between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturdays and Sundays: Buses will arrive every 20 minutes or sooner between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Weekday service improvements
Due to increased customer demand, the following routes will have more frequent service on weekdays.
- 2 Hurontario: Improvement from 11 minutes to 10 minutes during 2 to 6:30 p.m.
- 51 Tomken: Improvement from 15 minutes to 13 minutes during 1:30 to 6 p.m.
- 71 Sheridan: Additional trips in the morning and afternoon rush-hour periods.
Visit miway.ca for full details and to plan your trip.
Do you need assistance with planning your trip on MiWay? Please contact Customer Service at 905-615-4636.
Learn About the New Conservation Area Opening Spring 2026
We’re working in partnership with Peel Region and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, with support from the Cities of Mississauga and Toronto to transform Mississauga’s lakeview waterfront into a thriving 26-hectare conservation area.
Join CVC staff at this event, where you will:
- Learn how this new conservation area is taking shape
- Understand the vision for the park’s future
- Discover what wildlife has already moved in
- Experience a photo exhibit showcasing the park’s transformation
- Share your ideas and feedback
- Enjoy complimentary refreshments
Click here to register for the Public Information Session
Hear about the GE Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility and Lakeview Village Park
- Learn how Peel Region is upgrading the GE Booth Water Resource Recovery Facility to enhance capacity and expand odour mitigation
Meet with City of Mississauga staff to hear about Lakeview Village Parks
Event Details
Date and Time
Thursday November 27, 2025
Drop-in anytime between 6 and 8:30 p.m.
Location
Small Arms Inspection Building
1352 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga
Contact
Please contact us at info@cvc.ca if you require accommodation or accessibility support.