Get ready to pedal this winter: Join a ride for International Winter Bike to Work Day

By Events, Resources

Celebrate International Winter Bike to Work Day on Friday, February 14 by joining a free, guided ride throughout downtown Mississauga.

January 27, 2025

Embrace the chilly weather and stay active this winter. The City is hosting a free ride for International Winter Bike to Work Day on Friday, February 14 at 8 a.m. This new event celebrates cycling as a sustainable, safe and enjoyable mode of transportation during one of the coldest months. It’s a great way to move your body, commute sustainably and connect with your community. Everyone is welcome, regardless of biking experience.

International Winter Bike to Work Day is a day to encourage people to ride their bikes to work in the winter, and to share the joy of cycling in cold weather.

Circle with bicycle and snowflakes. Text reads "International Winter Bike to Work Day"

Event details

What:

The City is hosting International Winter Bike to Work Day, a free ride for all ages to encourage cycling in the winter.

This 30-minute, eight-kilometre ride will take you on a journey through cycle tracks and multi-use trails. You’ll be travelling along Living Arts Drive, Rathburn Road West and Burnhamthorpe Road West. After the ride, cyclists can warm up and enjoy a complimentary breakfast with hot refreshments.

Dress warmly and come prepared for the weather. You can bring your own bike or reserve one of Lime’s winter-equipped e-bikes – these are complimentary with limited availability. Don’t forget your helmet. Register for the ride.

When:

Friday, February 14 at 8 a.m.

Where:

The starting location will be at Mississauga City Hall, north-west entrance, Princess Royal Drive and Living Arts Drive.

Register and learn more about International Winter Bike to Work Day.

Not able to make the ride? You can still cycle during the winter months. Use the City’s cycling map to map out a route.

Learn more about cycling in Mississauga.

January 27, 2025
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Peel Regional Police Update: Action Against Dangerous Driving in the Towing Industry

By Issues, Resources

Peel Regional Police is committed to enhancing road safety and addressing concerns within the towing industry through inspections and enforcement activities targeting prolific and dangerous drivers.

In 2024, PRP made two arrests, laid 234 charges, identified 79 non-compliant tow trucks and removed nine tow trucks from service.

While the majority of towing companies and operators adhere to the legal framework set out by the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act (TSSEA), on-going enforcement operations have successfully removed unauthorized tow companies, vehicles, and operators from our roads, while ensuring that charges under the TSSEA were laid.

Tow truck operators, like all motorists, are not exempt from traffic laws. Please join us in spreading awareness about road safety and report dangerous driving by tow truck operators by filling out a RoadWatch form or by calling 9-1-1 in an emergency.

January 23, 2025
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Bus Stop Impacts – Dundas Street East (Stop #0878)

By Transit, Ward 1

Please be advised that stop #0878 on WB Dundas Street at Neilco Court will be out of service effective immediately until Friday February 26 for watermain construction works.

Patrons will be directed to the previous stop #1192 at Jarrow Avenue which is approximately 175 metres east.

Stop #0878 is serviced by Route 1W and 1CW with continued accessible bus service at Stop #1192.

January 22, 2025
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Time for bold action is now! Mayor’s task force makes recommendations to address the housing crisis

By Announcement, Planning & Development

The Mayor’s Housing Task Force report includes 30 actions to help kick-start development and outlines immediate steps the City is taking to help get homes built more quickly and affordably.

January 22, 2025

Today, Mississauga City Council received Partners in Homebuilding, a report from the Mayor’s Housing Task Force. As the housing crisis continues to worsen, the report challenges all levels of government, including Mississauga, to think and act differently.

The recommendations in the task force report will help guide future housing efforts in Mississauga. As an immediate next step, Mayor Parrish will bring forward a motion next week with actions the City will take to help quickly address housing affordability.

The task force includes more than 30 experts from Ontario’s private and not-for-profit building and development industry. It was assembled by Mayor Parrish two weeks after taking office in June 2024. The Mayor’s goal was to help break down barriers by bringing together those who plan for and approve housing (government) and those who build it (industry).

Over the course of four months, and engagement with federal and provincial ministries, the task force assembled a series of recommendations in four key priority areas:

  1. Reform development charges, taxes and fees to help lower housing costs: Ninety-five per cent of new homes built in Canada are built by the private sector. The Task Force is recommending 14 actions to help balance demand and incentivize more affordable housing developments.
  2. Update building and design standards to help boost supply and make building more affordable: In a housing crisis, the aim of guidelines and standards must be to help – not hinder – good city-building. The Task Force is recommending seven actions that will help create efficiencies across the industry to increase supply.
  3. Transform zoning to unlock more housing: Zoning reform provides certainty for developers and can help streamline the development application process. The Task Force is recommending five actions that will support Mississauga’s transformation into a dynamic urban city.
  4. Create sustainable programs and funding that will mobilize industry to help meet the demand for affordable housing: The private sector can – and is willing to – play a significant role in helping to build affordable housing. The Task Force is recommending four actions to help develop a sustainable, long-term funding program for affordable housing.

The report also outlines 14 actions the City is taking right now to address the housing crisis, including:

  • Increasing housing supply: Adding permissions for another 124,000 units to boost residential growth, making it easier to build mixed-use communities around transit, and finding creative ways to build new housing above or alongside city facilities.
  • Bringing down costs: Offering financial incentives to get more purpose-built rentals built, making it less expensive to build homes on residential lots – like garden suites, triplexes and fourplexes, lowering borrowing costs and costs for non-profit developers.
  • Streamlining processes: Creating a housing-focused team of city-builders at the City to review applications quickly, update urban design guidelines, improve financial policies, and drive efficiencies in the housing development approval process.

In the coming months, staff will update the City’s Housing Action Plan with recommendations that will be advancing from the Mayor’s Housing Task Force.

To read the full report and learn more about the task force members, visit Mississauga.ca/housing-taskforce.

January 22, 2025
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Winter garbage exemption coming soon

By Resources

January 20, 2025 – Peel’s garbage exemption period is coming up.

To find your garbage exemption day:

During a garbage exemption pickup:

  • You can put any amount of acceptable garbage on the curb.
  • Garbage tags are not needed.
  • Extra garbage is collected only on your garbage collection day, not on your recycling collection day.

To be picked up, an extra garbage bag cannot:

  • Weigh more than 20 kg (44 lbs).
  • Be larger than 66 cm (26 in) wide and 90 cm (35 in) high.
  • Be smaller than 30 cm (12 in) wide and 30 cm (12 in) high.

To find out more about Peel’s garbage exemption, visit our website.

January 20, 2025
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New Bus Stop Installations – Dixie Road and Tomken Road

By Resources, Ward 1

Please be advised that effective 12:00pm Monday January 20, the following 2 new bus stops will be in service:

1) On ​Southbound Dixie Road, 21 metres south of St James Avenue. (Routes 5 South and 31 South)

2) On Southbound Tomken Road, 19 metres south of North Gana Court.  (Route 51 South)

These stops will be made official in the April 2025 Board Period and will have stop numbers added at that time.

January 17, 2025
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE LAKEFRONT PROMENADE/RANGEVIEW ROAD

By Construction, Resources, Ward 1

As a part of the Lakeview Village project there is a request to temporarily close Lakefront Promenade at Lakeshore Road as well as Lakefront Promenade at Rangeview Road. The works will begin at the most north point of Lakefront Promenade then move southerly to accommodate for installations related to storm and watermains. The temporary road closure will begin at the access point of Lakefront Promenade at Lakeshore Road (Lakeshore Road will not be impacted) with intermittent soft and full closures beginning from January 20th, 2025 till March 14th, 2025. Local traffic will be accommodated through phases with flaggers present and detour routes will be in place during the duration of the works. A notice has been sent out to the affected businesses and residents in the area.

When: starting on January 20th, 2025 till March 14th, 2025

Where:  Lakefront Promenade/ Rangeview Road

Advance warning signs and detour signs will be in place. Emergency services access will not be permitted.

 

January 17, 2025
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Mississauga Health Community Connect Workshop

By Events, Resources, Ward 1

Date and Location:

The Community Connect Workshop will be held on February 5, 2025, at the Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga (84 S Service Rd, Mississauga) from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Participants:

All members of the public are welcome. Registration is required: https://communityconnect_mh.eventbrite.com/.

Event Description:

Mississauga Health and Trillium Health Partners will be hosting the first Community Connect Workshop – an opportunity for local residents, health care providers and social service organizations in Mississauga to come together and share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas on the access to and delivery of health care and social services in our region. This workshop is designed to foster open dialogue surrounding the challenges faced and needs of individuals, families and communities in our region when it comes to identifying and accessing care. By actively participating in this session, attendees will help shape local priorities and guide the development of programs and services that are better aligned with the wants and needs of our diverse region.
The feedback gathered from this session will play a key role in guiding Mississauga Health’s strategy moving forward. The insights will be compiled into a detailed post-session report for our members, identifying opportunities to strengthen existing programs and develop new initiatives that better meet the needs of our communities.

Program:

• 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Registration
• 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: Introductions, including an overview of Mississauga Health and its current work in the community
• 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Discussions with public and local service providers to understand needs and barriers, navigation, communication, and coordination when it comes to accessing care in our region.

January 17, 2025
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Retail Study – Community Engagement

By Planning & Development

As directed by City Council, the Economic Development Division in collaboration with Development & Design (Planning & Building Dept) are developing a Retail Strategy with the assistance of Parcel Economics.

The study will assess the current and future potential of retail, addressing challenges such as e-commerce, shifting demographics, and development pressures. Retail spaces are essential to our communities, supporting economic activity, employment, and cultural diversity. With intensification continuing, it’s important that we understand the impact to the retail sector and identify ways to support and maintain our City’s retail spaces.

As part of this initiative, Invest Mississauga are launching two surveys—one for the community and one for businesses. The feedback will help shape a strategy that ensures a vibrant, inclusive retail environment in Mississauga.

Please find the survey links here. The surveys will be live until February 9, 2025.

January 16, 2025
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Know an outstanding individual? Nominations are open for Mississauga’s third annual Black Excellence Awards

By Announcement, Events

Presented in partnership with the Black Caucus Alliance, the awards focus on the efforts and achievements of Mississauga’s Black residents and volunteers.

Starting today until February 18, nominations for Mississauga’s 2025 Black Excellence Awards, presented in partnership with the Black Caucus Alliance, are now being accepted. The awards focus on the efforts and achievements of Mississauga’s Black residents and volunteers.

Mississauga residents can be nominated in one of nine categories:

Youth

Nominees must be between the ages of 15 and 24 and have volunteered for at least two consecutive years. They must act as role models for other young people and demonstrate all-around positive community involvement.

Business

Nominees must be currently engaged in business as an owner and/or entrepreneur. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a combination of the following criteria:

  • Entrepreneurial spirit and success in owning and managing a business
  • Significant contribution of new ideas, innovative practices, processes or inventions, or created employment opportunities
  • Demonstrate a commitment to fairness and equality

Community Service

Nominees should possess an outstanding record of significant community involvement and service. Candidates must also demonstrate a strong commitment to enriching the lives of others as well as building relationships and collaborating meaningfully with the individuals and communities they serve.

Education

Nominees for this award are being recognized for exemplary contributions to the well-being of students and/or community members through their active involvement in education at the school, board, in extracurricular activities or at the community level.

Health Services

Nominees for this award are being recognized for their involvement in the creation and/or promotion of methods that keep the physical health or mental wellbeing of Black communities. Ideal candidates must be employed or studying in the field of health sciences. Exhibits leadership in healthcare management administration.

Arts and Culture

Nominees for this award are being recognized for their involvement in and/or promotion of developing arts and culture within the community. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a combination of the following criteria:

  • Have demonstrated a commitment to and/or focus on community-engaged art and/or expressions of culture in Mississauga.
  • Have experience in the area of art and/or culture for a minimum of three years.
  • Have completed and/or been involved in one significant arts and culture project in the last 12 months.

Sports

Nominees for this award are being recognized for their model contribution to sports at the community or national level as an athlete or official.

Hospitality and Food Services

Nominees for this award are being recognized for the best in food, drink and/or hospitality in African-Caribbean products and/or services. The nominee will have received positive reviews and feedback from customers and peers demonstrating their commitment to customer service and satisfaction. The nominee will also have demonstrated leadership and management in hospitality operations, commitment to sustainable and ethical practices in the hospitality industry and be actively involvement in their local community.

Legacy – Lifetime Achievement

This is the highest community-based honour bestowed on an individual whose continued commitment has uplifted the lives of others.

Nominees are individuals who have made significant contributions to the Black community for 15 years or more. Candidates would have improved the quality of life for citizens or brought recognition to the City of Mississauga through their accomplishments.

Eligibility and nomination process

To be eligible, the nominee must:

  • Live and/or work in Mississauga
  • Identify as being Black
  • Stand as a role model for others
  • Inspire volunteerism and civic engagement

If you know someone deserving of an award, the steps to recognizing eligible residents include:

  1. Review the award criteria and descriptions above to determine the most appropriate category.
  2. Email the nomination to BlackExcellenceAwards@mississauga.ca
  3. In your email, please include the following information:
    • Full name of the nominee, including their preferred pronouns and phonetic pronunciation.
    • Category for nomination (please only choose one category).
    • A brief explanation indicating why the individual should be nominated.

Please note that only completed nomination forms will be evaluated.

Nominees who qualify will be invited to receive their award during an evening ceremony in honour of Black History Month next month at Mississauga City Hall on Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit the webpage.

January 16, 2025
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Nominate Someone for a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award

By Announcement, Events

It’s that time of year when we ask for citizens to highlight and nominate local environmental champions through the Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards program.

The program is an opportunity for the CVC Board of Directors and our staff to celebrate those who deserve recognition for their important work in the watershed. Through your work with partners, community members and businesses, we’re confident you know many deserving candidates whose contributions support a thriving environment that protects, connects, and sustains the Credit River Watershed.

Nominations are open to individuals, companies, and groups in the following nine categories:

  • Youth Achievement
  • Outstanding Volunteer
  • Environmental Awareness
  • Landowner Stewardship
  • Corporate Leadership
  • Green Cities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership
  • Legacy Donor
  • Watershed Excellence

Examples of eligible projects include:

  • Landowners who’ve taken action to protect and restore nature on their property.
  • Local businesses, municipalities or regional government who have adapted new approaches or green infrastructure.
  • Individuals or businesses that donate land or funds to purchase land for its long-term protection.
  • Individuals that generously donate their time through on-the-ground environmental work, education, or outreach efforts.

Nominations for the Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards are open until February 22, 2025.

For more information or to submit a nomination, please visit cvc.ca/ConservationAwards.

January 16, 2025
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APIK brings winter sports thrills to the heart of Mississauga

By Announcement, Events

Visit Mississauga invites all to Celebration Square to experience the excitement of Ontario’s free, first-of-its-kind epic skiing and snowboarding competition.

Calling all adrenaline junkies and winter sports fans! Don’t miss your chance to experience the snowy mountain vibe of a ski resort right here in Mississauga. Mark your calendars for a visit to APIK Mississauga at Celebration Square from February 7 to 9 and check out this first-ever in Ontario spectacle coming to Mississauga’s downtown core.

For three days, Celebration Square will be bustling with skiing and snowboarding competitions, snowskate classes and demonstrations, DJ sets and afterparties! All ages are invited to come and enjoy some outdoor winter fun and watch an impressive roster of more than 80 professional athletes compete for a $100,000 prize purse, judged on the quality and style of their tricks and descents.

The custom built installation in Celebration Square will host the world’s best professional athletes including American skiing legend Tom Wallish, professional snowboarder Natalie Allport, Canadian Championships gold slopestyle medallist Frank Jobin, snowboarder and Olympian medallist Laurie Blouin, and Olympian skier Megan Oldham, who has brought home hardware from many celebrated ski and snowboard competitions. They’ll be performing their mind-blowing tricks for the public for free.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the electrifying ambience of a winter sports competition locally!

Following on the success of last summer’s first JACKALOPE Action Sports Festival, Visit Mississauga is once again partnering with TRIBU Expérientiel Inc. to bring APIK to the city for the first time, in its first venture anywhere outside of its long-time home in Montreal.

Check out the full schedule here.

Event information

APIK Mississauga

Friday February 7 to Sunday February 9, 2025

Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga ON

Website

Free admission has been made possible by Visit Mississauga

Quotes

“We can’t wait to welcome visitors as we transform Celebration Square into a winter sports haven – complete with skiing and snowboarding competitions in the middle of our city! We invite you to bring your whole family out to this free event and enjoy the magic of winter while you experience the rush of watching these incredibly talented athletes compete. It’s going to be exhilarating, entertaining, and lots of fun. Come join us in February!” – Victoria Clarke, CEO, Visit Mississauga

“We’re excited to be back at Celebration Square! We’ve always been about creating and developing bold and Innovative concepts that generate unique, adrenaline-powered experiences. We’re bringing the snowy mountain spirit to the city with APIK! After two successful editions of APIK in Montréal, we’re proud to be able to inject this unique energy into downtown Mississauga and make it more attractive than ever.” – Micah Desforges, Tribu Expérientiel Inc. CEO

About

Visit Mississauga is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for the City of Mississauga. The organization is industry-led and responsible for developing a tourism strategy and leading tourism marketing and development efforts for the destination. The organization’s mandate of implementing the City of Mississauga’s Tourism Master Plan Tourism Mississauga is committed to promoting local businesses and coordinating large-scale events within the city. To learn more about Visit Mississauga, or check out other exciting events coming to Mississauga, go to visitmississauga.ca.

Tribu Expérientiel Inc. builds solid relationships thanks to the power of adrenaline. It helps organizations forge stronger ties with youth and adults who are young at heart by creating daring, integrated experiences that get the adrenaline flowing and forge indelible memories. TRIBU is making sure that its generation will always have ways to have fun, celebrate and get inspired. Visit tribu.co

January 15, 2025
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