SUMMER 2018
“Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits. You accept everybody just because they’re Sue’s alive and human.” — Albert Ellis e-NEWS Councillor Sue McFadden • WARD 10
UPLIFTING ART Many thanks to Ward 10 resident Corina Baron and her Our Canada Day Will Be Hot family for adding another beautiful mural to the trail system along the Sixteen Mile Creek. This one appears on With the line-up of activities and entertainment the outward facing sides of the bridge at Osprey Boulevard. Labour and materials were donated by local businesses. planned for Sunday’s Canada Day celebration in Unlike graffiti, art like this brings a sense of pride and Churchill Meadows, we already knew the Together hospitality to the community. Report any graffiti to me or Festival was going to be hot. Fefe Dobson’s call 3-1-1. performance is sure to sizzle... and then there’s the explosive fireworks at the end of the night! Common is a flat, open space where the breeze can keep But now the weather forecast is confirming it. you cool Temperatures in the mid-30’s feeling like mid-40’s are 3. Dunk Tank - You might actually want to take a turn in predicted for our Canada Day weekend. Thankfully, our dunk tank! Or you can try to dunk me! (I usually get you won’t have to travel far to celebrate our nation’s blamed for the weather anyway!) birthday! Following are five great reasons to come to 4. The Program - entertainment, fun and fireworks for all Canada Day Together Festival and a few great tips to ages... visit www.CanadaDayTogether.ca to find out more. beat the heat. 5. Celebrate - We only party like this once a year... a little 1. Proximity - TogetherFest is close by, you can easily heat can’t drag us down! come and go throughout the day and you don’t have Stay cool! Drink plenty of water, bring a sunbrella to fight traffic to get home or hat, wear appropriate clothing, take breaks. And be 2. Open Air - Churchill Meadows Community thankful it’s not snowing! ph: 905-896-5010 e: Sue.McFadden@mississauga.ca w: www.MississaugaWard10.ca fb: /sueward10 t: @sue_ward10 Summer 2018
CELEBRATE TOGETHER CELEBRATE TOGETHER CELEBRATE TOGETHER
CANADA DAY
IN THE Featuring MEADOWS Fefe Dobson GATHERINGSunday, July SPACES1 4 pm to 10 pm Churchill Meadows Common 3340 McDowell Drive
Fireworks in the park at 10 pm FREE ADMISSION! See www.CanadaDayTogether.ca for more details
KidsZone Entertainment/Activity Schedule on 2 Stages!* The TogetherFest KidsZone is the perfect place for kids to have fun, 4:00 - Opening Anthem burn off some energy and celebrate Canada Day! Activities include: 4:05 - Kids Zone opens magician, juggler, kids dance performances and workshop, bouncy 4:05 - Scavenger Hunt, Gaming Activities begin castle, obstacle course, sports competitions, dunk tank and more! 4:10 - Sleepless Poets 4:15 - Scott the Juggler Scavenger Hunt, Board Gaming, Video Gaming... 4:30 - Kids Salsa Crew $500 in prizes are up for grabs in our “Hunt by Phone” scavenger 4:45 - Eclectic Revival 5:00 - Kyle Livingstone Illusionist with MC hunt! Enjoy some new and classic board games or increase the inten- 5:30 - Kendrum Steel Orchestra Randy Persaud sity in our video-gaming RV. Get your face painted, make a splash in 5:35 - The Dance Class the dunk tank, challenge your ‘frenemy’ to a joust. Be sure to mark 6:05 - Jadoo Entertainment - Bollywood the celebration at our photo booth. Congratulate some newlyweds at 7:10 - Barbara Lynn & Rob Laidlaw our Pop-Up Wedding! So much to see and do at TogetherFest! 7:40 - Memory Lane Food Trucks! • Get details on this and more online: www.CanadaDayTogether.ca 8:20 - Ethan Young Face Painting! 9:00 - Fefe Dobson Henna Tattoos! & Loads of 10:00 - Fireworks! Free Give-Aways! www.CanadaDayTogether.ca *schedule subject to change Summer 2018
Lisgar Flooding Pumps at Cactus Gate
Staff, consultants and I were on hand at a Public Open House on June 14 as part of the Environmental Assess- ment process in presenting to the public the options and plans around installing a unique piece of infra- structure to address flooding in basements of homes situated near the Sixteen Mile Creek. The recommended plan is to design a Utility Trench Dewatering System and Permanent Pump System, hopefully as one single below grade unit, and install it in the publically owned property along Black Walnut Trail opposite Cactus Gate. This work is still on track to take place later this year.
Don’t Wait to Put In A Sump Pump
This screenshot captures the main page of the Churchill Have you considered putting in a sump pump in your Meadows Community Centre web portal on the City’s home? With today’s extreme weather and large storms web site, offering project info and construction updates: coming more and more frequently, basement flooding www.mississauga.ca/churchillmeadows becomes a significant threat to our homes and be- longings. A sump pump can protect your property by Community Centre moving water away from the foundation of your home. Most houses in Ward 10 are built with a three-pipe Construction is Underway system to move water out of and away from the dwell- ing. If your home is eligible, you can apply to the City Aquicon has begun construction on the city’s newest for a $6,000 subsidy on the purchase and installa- community centre and sports park, with fencing and tion of a sump pump. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Find hoarding in place and construction vehicles mobilizing out more: http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/stormwa- on site. The first phase of the project, located at 5320 ter/fdc-sump-pump-subsidy Ninth Line (near Erin Centre Boulevard), is expected to be completed in late 2020. Residents can follow Freedom Pass for Youth the progress via my website or a new city-managed web portal recently posted at www.mississauga.ca/ The City’s Freedom Pass for 2018 kicks in on July 1st. churchillmeadows. It will include regular construction Passholders receive free transit within Mississauga on updates in addition to the site history, background and MiWay buses and free swimming during drop-in swims features. Due to municipal election rules, I will not be at community centres across the city all summer long. sending out eNews updates until after the October 22 To be eligible, youth must be 12-14 years old (born municipal election. To stay up to date on this project, between Jan. 1, 2003 and Dec. 31, 2006). Passes are you will need to visit the city site or my web page at limited but still available. To apply, visit: http://www.mis- www.MississaugaWard10.ca. sissauga.ca/portal/residents/freedompass Summer 2018
In mid-June, I held a neighbourhood gathering and celebrated with local residents the completion of several Waste Pick-up Delays pathway upgrades that took place over the past six to eight months in our ward. Held at Lisgar Green Park, the As a Regional Councillor at Peel Region, my colleagues gathering featured soccer drills led by League One semi- and I have been briefed again this past month by waste pro players from North Mississauga Soccer Club. At right, management staff on the ongoing delays with waste I am pictured with Zion R., a youth who took the initiative collection service. In 2016, Peel hired two contractors to bring a petition to Council requesting the return of permanent soccer goals at Lisgar Green to facilitate to collect waste from the 300,000+ residences across casual play. Public engagement at work. Thanks Zion! the region: Emterra and Waste Connections of Canada (formerly Progressive). The service performance of Waste Connections has been satisfactory, however Upcoming Projects Emterra has continually under-performed. In Ward 10, our area is serviced by Emterra and so we have been Tenth Line Parking negatively impacted by this contractor’s level of ser- The removal of on street parking on Tenth Line be- vice. Previous attempts to address the situation, such as tween Britannia Road and McDowell Drive is scheduled shifting the routes from one day to another, and having to take place this summer. I held a community open Emterra increase its fleet, have not solved the problem. house on this matter and the report approving the At our June meeting, Regional Council agreed with parking changes was approved earlier this month. a recommendation by staff to remove one route per day (four routes per week) from Emterra and give it to Ninth Line / Eglinton Intersection Waste Connections. The idea is that Emterra, with is full Improvements and lane reconfiguration at the intersec- complement of trucks and staff, can get to the remain- tion of Ninth Line and Eglinton Avenue West are still to ing work done properly and on time. In turn, Waste take place later this year. The actual date for this con- Connections contract would increase by the same struction project has not yet been scheduled. Mobile amount that Emterra’s would decrease with no financial road signs will be installed before the start of construc- impact to the property tax payer. tion to advise motorists. Summer 2018
LAC’s High Quality Art Road Show
Artward Bound, the Living Arts Centre’s annual out- reach program, comes to Ward 10 again this year on Saturday, July 14. Join the LAC team and create one-of- a-kind artworks while experimenting with paint, sculp- ture and mixed media. Learn some new moves in our upbeat Hip-Hop workshops and enjoy an interactive live performance! The day runs from 10:30 am to 3 pm. This program is recommended for children ages 5 to 12 and participants must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No pre-registration required; drop-in for part of the program or stay for the full day! Movie Night in Churchill Meadows http://www.livingartscentre.ca/courses-and-events/ ARTward-bound The Churchill Meadows Residents Association is hold- ing its annual movie night, featuring “Jumanji.” This free, outdoor event will take place Saturday, July 21 at 7 pm at Churchill Meadows Community Common. Rain date is the following Saturday. http://mymeadows.ca/movie- night-2018/ Summer 2018
ACHIEVEMENTS
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! The following Ward 10 residents were recognized Peel Police Chief Jennifer Evans received the by the City of Mississauga for their voluntary 2018 President’s Award of Merit by the Ontario involvement in the community. Thank you for Association of Chiefs of Police, the association’s giving back and making the places where we live highest honour. better for everyone! • Kharissa Edwards • Alishba Imran Please note that, due to the upcoming municipal election, • Naomi Ng this will be my last monthly eNewsletter delivered • Thilagawathy Kanagasabai conveniently to your Inbox until after October 22. • Tracy Liu • Ronald Mercer Please know that I am still working hard to represent you, • Shazil Razzaq Ward 10, the city and region on municipal-related matters • Rachel Raakman as you elected me to do.
WARD 10 Ward 10 Office Staff Here for You: I am available for a one-on-one conversation with you to discuss municipal-related matters on select Friday or Saturday mornings in your home or at a convenient coffee shop near you. Please call 905-896-5010 to schedule an appointment.
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