Survey results: widened driveways

On June 1, I posted a short poll for residents to provide their opinion on regulations around widened driveways. The results indicated that almost three quarters of the 159 respondents were not in favour of permitting unlimited widening of driveways on residential...

Community meetings on development projects

I am hosting two in-person community meetings related to development projects in the Lisgar neighbourhood. For those that may be interested in both meetings, I am conveniently hosting them back-to-back on the same evening. Community Meeting #1 –Wednesday, June 21,...

Survey results: windrow clearing service

On May 1, I posted a short poll for residents to provide feedback on the City’s snow clearing service related to driveway windrows. The results indicated that 57% of residents did not want to enhance the current level of service by providing driveway windrow...

Grass maintenance

The City’s Parks department uses the following grass maintenance schedule to meet service levels with respect to cutting parkland and sports fields.

2023 Spring Clean Up

With the arrival of the Spring weather, the City’s annual Spring Clean-up Program is underway on the roads, sidewalks and boulevards. I’d like to share with you an overview of the program and how you can report any locations that might need some attention. The...

Tree Giveaway in Ward 10

This week, I received the following letter and notification from Credit Valley Conservation authority regarding a special opportunity for Ward 10 residents:   For a limited time, residents in your ward are eligible to sign up for a free tree through Credit Valley...

Employment Sites Review

The City of Mississauga, in partnership with the Region of Peel, is evaluating the appropriateness of converting three employment sites to allow for sensitive uses. One of these sites is the commercial property that includes the Walmart on Argentia Road near Ward 10....

Police community meeting on crime

I strongly urge you to attend a Crime Prevention community meeting I am hosting featuring presentations by Peel Regional Police officers. The session will take place in person and provide attendees with a chance to hear directly from and ask questions of the Police...

Inside the 9-1-1 call centre

Watching the wait time on the screen in Peel’s 9-1-1 call centre climb to more than seven minutes was stressful enough. That was only the first of the pressures I came to learn about on my recent tour of Peel Regional Police’s communications hub. Can you imagine...