MISSISSAUGA WARD 10

January 2017 “You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today’s the day.” — Brendon Burchard

Wishing a very Healthy, Safe and Prosperous 2017 to you and yours! HappyNew Year! —Sue

Initial community centre designs

The architects of the new community centre in Ward 10 have developed initial artistic renderings of the interior and exte- rior parts of the 60,000 square foot building. The facility’s two main amenities — the aquatic centre and the triple gymna- sium — will be positioned on the north side of the building, - nity centre will feature plenty of natural light and include the latestfacing inthe environmentally-friendly sports fields and open green design spaces. elements. The commuConstruc- outdoor dome are expected to be playable in the fall of 2019 withtion of the Phase building 1 will opening begin later shortly this thereafter. year. The sports fields and During budget deliberations in December, there were questions around the impact of the funding of the pool on the overall project. I brought this to the attention of Ward 10 residents and I want to thank you for taking action by sharing your comments of support for the pool with the mayor. The pool is going ahead as planned. ph: 905-896-5010 e: [email protected] w: www.MississaugaWard10.ca fb: /sueward10 t: @sue_ward10 January 2017

War of the Wards returns

What’s so special about Friday, February 3, 2017? It’s our chance for Ward 10 to defend the title of “Most Fanatical The holes and cracks along O’Harra Trail will be fixed in Ward” while at the same time enjoying discounted tickets to 2017 thanks, in part, to federal infrastructure funding. cheer on our local hockey team – the Mississauga Steelheads! Last year we won the friendly competition by having the Funding for trail improvements in Ward 10 most attendees, dressing up and cheering the loudest and coming in second in the on-ice challenge. We are up against The federal government has announced millions of dollars of three other wards vying for the trophy this year – Ward 2, funding in support of municipal recreational capital projects Ward 3 and Ward 8. Here’s what Ward 10 residents get if you as part of Phase 2 of the Canada 150 Community Infrastruc- attend the game: ture Program. Mississauga will receive more than $2.5 mil- 2 for 1 tickets to the game lion to support up to 50% of the cost of 28 projects across the • city, three of which are in Ward 10: a chance to represent Ward 10 during the 2nd intermis- • Ward 10 rally towel for first 50 attendees • Osprey Marsh trail improvement ($108,458 funding; sion on-ice challenge (prize pack for winner) • $232,100 total cost) complimentary recreation pass for a drop in skate or • Marco Muzzo Senior Memorial Park trail improvement swim • ($46,944 of $100,460) a chance to win Steelheads merchandise, including grand • O’Harra Park trail improvement ($16,448 of $35,200) prize Steelheads hoodie • These projects are under a tight timeline as they need to the satisfaction of knowing you helped Ward 10 in our be completed by March 31, 2018, providing the City with only quest to defend the title! • the 2017 construction season for this work. Many thanks to To purchase your 2 for 1 tickets for War of the Wards, click MPs Iqra Khalid and Gagan Sikand who advocated for funding on this special link and enter “Ward10” for the coupon code. for these projects in our community. http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100050FB84831A7E?di d=ward10 I hope you can join us for this friendly competition while Canada Day festival lands lead sponsor also supporting our hometown hockey team. Go STEEL Go! Freedom Mobile (formerly WIND) will be the lead sponsor of the Canada Day Together Festival again this year. The telecom com- pany’s contribution to the event will ensure the 2017 festival will be the biggest and most exciting one yet as residents all over Ward 10 and Mississauga celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday on July 1. The festival will be held at Churchill Meadows Community Common between 2 pm and 10 pm on Canada Day. More details will come as plans develop. Two ad- ditional Gold Level sponsors have also been secured: Atlantic Collision Group and Mississauga resident Mohammed Latif. Festival organizers are grateful for these community builders for the contributions to making the festival a success.

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Development improvements aplenty in 2016

In terms of development projects and service improvements, the re-opening of the beautiful Meadowvale Comunity Centre and Library was a highlight for our community this past year. While situated in neighbouring Ward 9, the $37 million centre serves residents in the northern part of Ward 10 as well, and is already relieving programming pressure experienced at Erin Meadows and River Grove community centres. Following is an update on the status of capital infra- structure projects in and near Ward 10, many of which were completed this past year.

Major Buildings Meadowvale Community Centre and Library

Churchill Meadows Community Centre & Sports Park • completed Summer 2016 (Ward 9)

Capital• design phase; Infrastructure construction to begin in 2017 Washroom at Lisgar Fields

Pathway along Lisgar Meadowbrook Trail • completed May 2016

Playground• pathway lighting Rehabilitations completed Nov.at Johnny 2016 Bower Park and Cordingley• pathway reconstruction Park south of pond completed Dec. 2016 to be installed in February/March 2017 and sod replacement to• largely follow completedin the spring. Dec. 2016; swing seats and park benches Union Park opening

Multi-use trail installed along parts of Ninth Line • brand new park at Tenth Line and Aquitaine Road (W9) - ity landings from trail to roadway Storm• largely sewer completed lining Dec. in north 2016; part work of continues Lisgar on accessibil

Trelawny entrance gazebos • began in November 2016 - ongoing Tennis courts at Churchill Meadows Community Common • painting and re-shingling completed Summer 2016 Transitway - opening of Winston Churchill station • completed Summer 2016 Mural along Lisgar Trail at Doug Leavens bridge • completed December 2016 (Ward 8)

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Road Infrastructure Ninth Line north of Derry repaving, widening, multi-use trail

Eglinton Avenue west of Winston Churchill repaving • completed Oct. 2016 Argentia Road extension from Tenth Line to Ninth Line • completed June 2016 Tenth Line pedestrian median south of railroad tracks • opened June 2016 (Ward 9) Left turn lanes on Tenth Line at McDowell, Escada • completed December 2016 Road repaving and curb replacement in Trelawny • completed June 2016

Traffic• completed Enhancements September 2016 Signals installed: Thomas St. and Oscar Peterson Blvd.

Signals installed: Tenth Line and Serena Way • completed Dec. 2015 Advance left turn signal: Tenth Line at Britannia Road • completed Dec. 2015 Advance left turn signal: Britannia Rd at Ninth Line • completed Mar. 2016 Land Use Planning Advance left turn signal: Derry Road at Lisgar Drive • completed Nov. 2016 Shaping Ninth Line Advance left turn signal: Winston Churchill at Tacc Drive • completed May 2016 3600• second Thomas set of publicStreet engagementat Tenth Line sessions held June 2016 Lane repainting: Winston Churchill and Thomas Street • Regional Official Plan Amendment set for 2017 • completed May 2016 Zebra-stripe crosswalk: Lisgar Dr and Osprey Blvd • zoning changed from Residential to Office • completed June 2016 • sale of land expected 2017 Zebra-stripe crosswalk: Bloomfield and Forest Park Residential/Commercial Developments • completed April 2016 Banff Court Zebra-stripe crosswalk: Freshwater and Escada/Rosanna • completed Oct. 2016 • phase 1 (22 semi-detached homes) occupied 2016 Crossing guards Arvona Place • phase 2 (5 singles) occupancy expected 2017 approved:• completed Dec. 2016 Pondview Way/Osprey Blvd at Ninth Line • 24 semi-detached homes occupancy expected 2017 Blvd and Lisgar Drive• Doug (extended Leavens Berryman Trail and Worthview Street • 7 singles, contruction expected 2017 time) Private school at Eglinton Avenue and Ninth Line (W8) • 18 singles, occupied in 2016 and Escada/Rosan- na• Freshwater Drive Catholic church at Oscar Peterson and Thomas St. • construction began Fall 2016 Mosque at Ridgeway and Hwy 403 (Ward 8) • Forest Park Drive • construction began Summer 2016 and Bloomfield • site plan approval expected 2017 ph: 905-896-5010 e: [email protected] w: www.MississaugaWard10.ca fb: /sueward10 t: @sue_ward10 January 2017

Celebrating Canada’s 150th Winston Churchill transitway station opens

Under the theme of Brilliance Service on the Mississauga Transitway is expanding this Together, the City of Missis- month as MiWay began service at the Winston Churchill sta- sauga will showcase its rich tion on January 2, 2017. diversity, culture, heritage, Winston Churchill is the eighth station to open along the people and public places to dedicated east-west transit corridor that, when complete in mark the country’s 150th Anni- 2017, will run from Winston Churchill in the west to Ren- versary of Confederation. The forth station in the east. Currently Erin Mills, Central Park- City’s year-long program began way, Cawthra, Tomken, Dixie, Tahoe and Etobicoke Creek with last week’s New Year’s stations are open. Eve celebration and consists of New Service to Winston Churchill station: 63 initiatives. The City will mark the oc- casion with three main events hosted at Mississauga Celebra- • Winston Churchill station opened on December 31, tion Square – New Year’s Eve 2016 (December 31), Canada Express2016 with will GO stop bus at service Winston on Churchillroutes 25 and and travel 29 on the Day 2017 (July 1) and Light Up the Square 2017 (November dedicated• Starting transitway January 2,all MiExpr the wayess to Route Etobicoke 109 - CreekMeadowvale station 25). Canada Day celebrations will also occur in Ward 10 in the east on July 1st - more info to follow. In January, the City will launch two engagement activities Erin Mills station in celebration of Canada’s Anniversary • Starting January 2, 2017, MiLocal Route 48 will serve The 150 for 150: Mississauga Volunteer Challenge and new Sunday service from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mississauga’s Biggest Birthday Card. • Starting January 8, 2017, MiWay Route 109 will begin • As part of the 150 for 150 program, residents will be station in the east) will open in 2017. This will complete the encouraged• to volunteer in their community for 150 minutes 18 kilometre,Spectrum, dedicated Orbitor and bus the corridor, Renforth making Gateway travel (the con final- over the course of 2017. Mississauga’s Biggest Birthday Card nections to Toronto Pearson International Airport and the will have ‘page panels’ that will travel throughout Mississauga Bloor-Danforth Subway line easier via Highway 427. early in 2017. The panels will be available at the City’s muse- For a complete list of MiWay service improvements in Janu- ums, libraries, community centres and arenas giving resi- ary, visit miway.ca/miway5 dents an opportunity to sign and share their birthday wishes. Mississauga’s Biggest Birthday Card will then be assembled and on display at Mississauga Celebration Square on July 1 – Canada’s Birthday. recreation centres have all joined together to celebrate this “Our museums, community centres, libraries, parks and Commissioner of Community Services. significantA Mississaug milestonea Canada in Canada’s 150 web history,” page will said be Paul launched Mitcham, mid-December showcasing all of the Canada 150-themed events and programs and highlighting the ways residents can participate in the festivities. A number of legacy projects will also be completed in 2017. As part of funding for up to $2.1 million from the MiWay introduces new route for Ward 10 Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150), 14 trails and nine playgrounds will be rehabilitated along with high school students

Riverwood Park (see page 2 of this newsletter). Beginning Monday, January 9, MiWay will offer students at two Aspecific Public renovation Art installation projects will atbe Lake created Aquitaine for Mississauga Park and St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School and Stephen Lew- Celebration Square that will engage Canadians and newcom- is Secondary School a new shuttle service operating in the ers on issues of identity, culture and the place of Indigenous western portion of the school boundary area. Bus 341 will peoples in contemporary society. These projects were made make two morning trips and two afternoon trips, provid- possible in part by the Government of Canada. ing additional service students at these schools. Route 321 serving the eastern part of the catchment area will continue to operate on its same schedule.

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Have your say Mid-term survey results Regional road safety plan Thank you to the 182 residents that completed my online mid- term survey. Your feedback is one more tool that I and my Ward 10 team can use to stay in tune with what’s important to you Did youintersections know? On Peel’s Regional roads... and provides a general picture of what the community is most • 5p.m.More thanis the 75 time percent of day of with all traffic the highest collisions number happen of at interested in. Below are just a few results I wanted to share collisions • Rear end collisions are the most common type issue, please e-mail me separately at your earliest convenience with you. If you provided comments about a specific concern or There were approximately 5,900 reported collisions (the survey was anonymous so otherwise I have no way of fol- • in 2014. lowing up with you). Thank you again for your support for the • Safety on our roads is paramount. We’re working with work our team does on your behalf. stakeholders and partners to develop a plan to continually improve road safety. We want to see a reduction in colli- Question 1: How would you rate your overall experience as sions that cause injuries and death. a resident living in Ward 10? You can have your say: Share your thoughts on road safety priorities by tak- ing this short survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ PeelRSSP Survey deadline is January 15, 2017. near you. These are drop-in events from 2 to 9 p.m. for youOr you to seecan the attend work a Publicso far, provideInformation feedback, Centres and (PICs) chat with staff. front• January of Hudson’s 17, 2017: Bay) Caledon Community Complex • January 18, 2017: Bramalea City Centre (lower level in centre court) Please• January provide 19, feedback 2017: Erin on Millswhat T typesown Centre of collisions, (lower driver level behaviour, and road elements we should focus on to improve road safety or what you think of photo radar and red light cameras. Question 8: What are you most interested in hearing about in Ward 10? Christmas tree disposal

During the weeks of January 9 and 16, the Region of Peel will collect Christmas trees at the curb on residents’ regu- lar recycling collection day. To set out Christmas trees for collection, residents should ensure that: trees taller than 3 m. (10 ft.) are cut in half, all outer plastic bags, ornaments, tinsel, nails, wire Community Development Government Historical Municipal Traffic • and tree stands are removed, events projects policies stories programs issues • trees are not placed in or on snowbanks, if you live in an apartment or condo, the trees are set • at the curb by the driveway entrance to the property, Contact me anytime • trees do not obstruct the road or sidewalk. Residents who miss their collection can also take their Christmas• trees to a Community Recycling Centre (CRC). phone (info below) to ask a question or share your comments/ I am here for you! Contact my office anytime by e-mail or Trees taller than 3 m. (10 ft.) must also be cut in half to concerns. If you would like to speak to me in person, please be accepted. There will be no drop-off fees at the CRCs book an appointment with me. I’m happy to meet with you at for Christmas trees during the Christmas tree collection a convenient location in the ward and I have reserved most period. Friday and Saturday mornings for this purpose.

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