Joined the Minister of Municipal ’s Economic Affairs and Housing and Peel Region Chair Nando Iannicca Supporting & to announce a $24 Response to million investment to build two new afford- FALL 2020 FALL

able housing devel- Protecting our 2020 FALL COVID-19 opments in Lakeview, with 219 units. The The Government of Ontario has invested $30 billion to de- Indwell location will include 68 units for Community liver a wide range of initiatives to help families, businesses, and frontline workers get through the COVID-19 crisis. Ontarians with disabilities, and will Some of these include: also become the new home of the Support for Individuals Compass Food Bank. Pandemic Pay Program An investment of over $1.5 billion provided a temporary pay increase of $4/hour for more than 375,000 eligible Construction in frontline workers across Ontario. -Lakeshore Frozen Residential Rent Locally, construction work on several strategic Rent is frozen for the vast majority of residential tenants infrastructure projects – worth several billion throughout 2021. dollars – is either underway or scheduled to Support for Families begin within the next year. We provided $200 per child up to 12 years old, to cover This includes: extra costs during COVID-19. • Two new, modern long-term care centres in

Sheridan Park, including 640 beds; Hearing how stakeholders are dealing with the Cuzzetto.com COVID-19 Recovery Rate impacts of COVID-19 on various sectors of our To help consumers struggling to pay their energy bills, the • The Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) economy at a virtual meeting of the Standing Rudy Cuzzetto cost of electricity was temporarily fixed at the COVID-19 Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Cuzzetto.com corridor, including improvements at the Recovery Rate of 12.8 cents/kWh. GO station; MPP, Mississauga-Lakeshore Virtual Action Centre • Two new affordable housing developments Ontario is providing virtual job training resources to in Lakeview, including 219 units; unemployed workers in the hospitality sector, including that you and your family are access to a wide range of services. • The QEW/Credit River improvement project, I hope staying safe in these challenging including the construction of a new “twin” times. While the COVID-19 pandemic has been Support for Businesses bridge, and the rehabilitation of the existing difficult for all Ontarians, our frontline health heritage bridge; and, Canada Emergency Commercial care workers and first responders have Rent Assistance • The QEW/Dixie Road interchange reconfigu- displayed truly remarkable courage and resilience throughout this crisis. A joint federal-provincial investment of over $900 million ration, including safety improvements. is providing urgent rent relief to small businesses and Many local businesses answered the call for To make travel easier across the GTA, the Delivering food to the Muslim Welfare Centre their landlords across Ontario. Province is also proceeding with a new 400- in Scarborough with the Minister for Seniors help, with donations of over a hundred thousand Pausing Commercial Evictions series highway and transit corridor across Peel, and Accessibility. pounds of food, millions of dollars, and tens of thousands of pieces of personal The Province temporarily paused evictions of commercial York, and Halton regions. The proposed new protective equipment. tenants, protecting them from being locked out, or having GTA West corridor will complete an inte- their assets seized, during the COVID-19 crisis. grated regional transportation network, with Volunteers prepared over ten thousand meals connections to Highways 400, 401, 407, 410, at the Oasis Convention Centre, and delivered

Energy Assistance Program Phone: 905-274-8228 Email: [email protected] and 427. them to seniors and people with disabilities, The Province has provided $340 million in relief for and to our frontline health care heroes in industrial and commercial energy consumers. Private sector construction activity in Missis- sauga-Lakeshore also remains strong, with two Mississauga, , Brampton, Oakville, Digital Main Street Program landmark waterfront developments in progress, Burlington, and Barrie. To help up to 22,900 small businesses reach more con- including the Lakeview Village and Brightwater. Businesses across Ontario donated used sumers online, the Province is providing grants of up to Announcing the new Accelerated Build Pilot Project tablets through my site, RudyConnects.ca, $2,500 per business. Together, these new developments will New, Modern Long-Term on July 21, 2020, with the Premier, Minister of Long- revitalize our waterfront, adding exciting new Proud to join in the Drive-Thru Iftar at ISNA to help seniors in our long-term care facilities Term Care, President of Michelle DiEmanuele, and Mayor Bonnie Crombie Interest and Penalty Relief Period mixed-use communities on the sites of the Canada, together with the Premier and my stay socially connected with their loved ones Mississauga MPP colleagues. Care for our Community The Province provided a six-month interest and penalty- former coal power plant, and the former through the worst months of the crisis. free period for Ontario businesses to file their returns, Texaco refinery. This generosity and compassion reflects the The impact of COVID-19 has exposed serious, and remit most provincial taxes. longstanding issues in our long-term care Amendments to the Province’s Growth Plan for true character and spirit of our community, Download the COVID system. For more information on these initiatives, please visit the Greater Golden Horseshoe will help bring and our province – the Ontario Spirit. I’m truly COVID-19.ontario.ca more homes, jobs, and business investment to honoured to represent a community so richly To help address them, the Province is building Alert app to help stop the region, while also protecting the Greenbelt blessed with so many people dedicated to help- two new long-term care homes, with 640 new ing their neighbours when they needed it most. the spread Support for Local Services for future generations. beds, a health services building, and – in part- There is still a long road to recovery ahead. nership with Heart House Hospice – the first The Province is providing up to $4 billion, in partnership with residential hospice in Mississauga, here at The Province, together with the federal government, Please Buy Local whenever you can, and COVID the federal government, in emergency assistance to munici- Trillium Health Partners’ site in the Sheridan has launched a free, voluntary app, support our small businesses. Try local Alert, to help health officials notify people pal governments struggling with the impact of COVID-19. restaurants that you haven’t visited before. Park Corporate Centre. Preparing meals for our frontline health care who may have been exposed to COVID-19. The first round of funding includes: heroes with the Attorney General of Ontario. We know there will be more significant challenges These facilities will feature senior-friendly designs, modern infection control standards, It uses Bluetooth technology to exchange a • $46 million for the City of Mississauga (including to overcome. We all must continue to do our Visiting the private (or semi-private) rooms, and air “digital handshake” with other people who $31 million for transit) part, and stay apart: keep your physical Brightwater conditioning. come within two metres of you for at least 15 lakefront distance from anyone outside your social circle, • $28 million for the Region of Peel minutes. It will then alert you if you have been development wear masks whenever that’s a challenge, and While a project of this scale would previously in contact with someone who tested positive to ensure critical services like transit and housing are there site with the wash your hands regularly. take three years (or longer) to build, construction Minister of within the last two weeks. for the people who need them most at this difficult time. will now proceed on an accelerated schedule, Municipal Above all, if you’re feeling unwell, or if you think More than four million Canadians have already Affairs and for completion next year, in 2021. This will help Funding for transit can be used for enhanced cleaning you may have been exposed to COVID-19, downloaded this important public health app; Housing. bring much-needed relief to seniors and their measures, and for personal protective equipment for please get tested, stay home, and self-isolate. families in southern Mississauga. and the more people who do, the safer we will frontline staff. For the most recent public health information, all be. Contact Information please visit COVID-19.ontario.ca. Community Office Joined the Associate Minister of Transportation COVID Alert was developed in direct consulta- The Province has extended the expiry Units 1 & 2, 120 Lakeshore Rd. W. to deliver bread to Haven on . My staff and I are here to help; if you need any tion with Ontario’s Information and Privacy date on many products, including: Mississauga, ON L5H 1E8 other information, or if there’s ever anything Commissioner – and it will never collect, • Health Cards Phone: 905-274-8228 else we can do to assist you, please do not access, or store your personal data, location, • Driver’s Licences Fax: 905-274-8552 hesitate to contact us. or health information. • Licence Plate Stickers Email: [email protected] Together, I know that we will win this battle If you haven’t already, please • Ontario Photo Cards Queen’s Park Office against the most serious health and economic download COVID Alert now at • Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration Certificates Rm. 5340, 99 Wellesley St. W., crisis of our lifetimes, and emerge stronger, your smartphone’s app store. Until further notice, you do not need to renew these Toronto, ON M7A 1W3 and more united, than ever. This is one of the easiest ways products, even if they have recently expired. Phone: 416-326-7239 you can protect your loved Fax: 416-326-7233 Take care, Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore While some ServiceOntario locations are closed and others Email: [email protected] ones, and your community. are operating with reduced hours, I urge you not to visit If you have any questions, ServiceOntario unless it is absolutely necessary. E-Newsletters Announcing a generous contribution to Trillium Health please contact my office, If you would like to receive my e-newslet- Honoured to join Fr. Walid El Khoury and the parishioners Forty of the most commonly used ServiceOntario at Our Lady of Lebanon Parish in Toronto for a memorial Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Partners from our local Muslim community, together or visit: ter, please visit Cuzzetto.com, or email service for the victims of the devastating Beirut explosion. with the Premier and Mayor Hazel McCallion. Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore transactions are now available online, 24/7. Mississauga-Lakeshore COVID-19.ontario.ca/covidalert me at [email protected]. My colleagues and I joined our local Lebanese commu- Read more: ServiceOntario.ca/Services nity in praying for everyone affected by this tragedy. My team prepared and delivered thousands Looking of meals to our frontline health care he- Ontario’s Health roes at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Reopening thanks to the Oasis Convention Centre, After Your Sai Dham Food Bank, and our volunteers Response to (including the ultimate hockey dad, Speaking to local multi- Karl Subban). cultural media about FALL 2020 FALL Schools our school reopening Wellbeing plan with the Minister 2020 FALL COVID-19 of Education. COVID-19 and self-isolation can be stressful, and can im- The Province has invested over $7.7 billion for pact our mental health and new measures to strengthen our health care Safely wellbeing. However, there are system in response to COVID-19, including over This school year will be unlike any before, but Supporting our frontline health care Dropped by a Mobile COVID-19 Assessment Centre support services available if $685 million for critical personal protective heroes with my friends, St. Timothy at the Meadowvale Community Centre to thank by working together, we can help ensure our Thrilled to meet SS you (or someone you know) equipment to support our frontline staff. Separate School Principal Maria Ma- our frontline health care professionals, and give students can continue to learn during these student Arya Peruma, founder needs help. To improve succi, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District them a few Tim Hortons gift cards. extraordinary times. We have acquired over 173 million gloves, 123 School Board trustee Bruno Iannicca, of the Coding for Young Minds access, the Province has in- and Ward 1 Councillor Stephen Dasko. The Province is investing more in education Community Organization, and vested $12 million to expand million masks, 21 million gowns, 4 million face thank her for her efforts to shields, and 10,000 ventilators. than any government in Ontario’s history, at make STEM education more online and virtual mental $12,525 per student (an increase of $250 over accessible for all students, health supports. Ontario’s $2.8 billion fall preparedness plan in- 2019-20), and $25.5 billion in total (an increase including free webinars and ConnexOntario provides free cludes six key objectives to ensure our health of $736 million). tutorials in computer coding. care system is ready for the challenges of the and confidential health serv- second wave of COVID-19, and the annual Ontario’s $1.3 billion school reopening plan is ices information for people flu season: the most cautious, safe, and comprehensive in experiencing problems with Canada. The Peel District School Board received mental health and addiction. Expanding Testing Capacity and Contact $65 million, and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Tracing & Isolation District School Board received $33 million, to connexontario.ca An investment of $1.4 billion to add more test- ensure that schools are safe for students, 1-866-531-2600 ing locations, offer more convenient and less teachers, and staff. Delivered a generous donation of educational STEM kits for the invasive testing options, and increase capacity, I joined the Minister of Transportation The plan includes: children at Interim Place, thanks including testing in pharmacies. to help the Canada India Foundation to Arya Peruma and the Coding BounceBack is a free, guided Cuzzetto.com Cuzzetto.com deliver over 1,400 meals to our frontline New Staff for Young Minds Community self-help program for people Preparing the Health System for Future healthcare heroes at the Mississauga Organization. aged 15 and over who are ex- Waves of COVID-19 Hospital, and . $100 million for additional teachers to reduce class sizes, $79 million to hire 1,300 additional periencing mild-to-moderate The Province is investing $458 million to en- dedicated custodians, and $63 million to hire anxiety or depression. sure that we are prepared for any future waves 625 public health nurses, to facilitate screen- bouncebackontario.ca or surges in COVID-19, including enhanced Joined the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health at the ing, testing, and contact tracing. home and community care (an additional 1-866-345-0224 to help announce that the Province Protective Equipment I hosted a virtual round table on 484,000 nursing visits and 1.4 million more is investing $175 million this year in critical upgrades, $90 million for more than 37 million pieces of planning for a return to school in PSW hours), expanded digital and virtual health COVID-19 Testing repairs, and maintenance in 129 hospitals across Ontario, the fall with local parents and services, and improved access to mental health including $3.4 million for Trillium Health Partners, to: protective equipment for both students and teachers, and the Parliamentary The Community and Social and addictions services. Ontario has completed over four million COVID- • replace HVAC systems to improve indoor air quality staff, including 20 million masks, 16 million Assistant to the Minister of Services Helpline is a free install newer and more reliable nurse call systems 19 tests since the beginning of the pandemic – • gloves, 317,000 face shields, 320,000 bottles Education. service that can connect Clearing the Backlog in Priority Surgeries repair roofs and elevators to maintain the facilities more tests than all other provinces combined. • of hand sanitizer, and 218,000 containers of you to community and social and Diagnostic Tests disinfectant, among other critical supplies. services 24 hours a day, The Province is now building on the largest Investing $284 million to provide additional pri- 365 days a year, in over provincial testing initiative in Canada with an in- New Technology ority surgeries, including cancer, cardiac, 150 languages. vestment of over $1 billion to provide: $15 million in approximately 30,000 technolog- Youth Council cataract, and orthopedic procedures; and to ex- 211ontario.ca tend diagnostic imaging hours to increase ac- More Testing Locations ical devices for students, to facilitate online I am starting a non-partisan Youth Advisory Council that cess to MRIs and CT scans. In total, this will learning from home. Families may choose fully will allow young people in our community to have a voice 2-1-1 Phone: 905-274-8228 Email: [email protected] Working with Ontario Health, local public health add 1,349 additional hospital beds, and 139 remote virtual learning, which is teacher-led, on provincial issues. units and hospitals, Ontario is expanding test- critical care beds. timetabled, live, synchronous, and on a regular ing to pharmacies, primary care offices, and at- The Mississauga-Lakeshore Youth Advisory Council will daily schedule. Kids Help Phone is a free, The Largest Flu Immunization Campaign home for certain patients. give youth between the ages of 14 and 25 the opportu- confidential, and 24/7 service in Ontario’s History Like many local businesses, Gate Street International has shifted STEM Education nity to have direct and open dialogue with me, and to More Testing Options their focus to personal protective equipment for our frontline for children and youth who Our plan includes targeted funding for STEM meet (virtually) with other young leaders in Mississauga- The Province is investing $70 million to pur- workers. I joined President Richard Clarke to help deliver hun- need to talk to someone Ontario is expanding to more convenient and education, with a modern math curriculum, a Lakeshore, and contribute ideas and suggestions with chase 5.1 million flu vaccine doses (700,000 dreds of masks, gowns, face shields, and other vital protective about challenges they’re facing. less invasive collection methods, such as equipment to the staff at the Camilla Care Community. new focus on financial and computer literacy, regard to the policies being considered at Queen's Park, more than last year), including 1.3 million high- throat, nasal swabbing, and saliva collection, in and coding beginning as early as Grade 1. The as well as other issues in the community that are most kidshelpphone.ca dose vaccines for seniors, especially those addition to nasopharyngeal swabs, to test for I joined the Minister world is changing, and this will help ensure our important to them. with pre-existing health conditions (available at 1-800-668-6868 COVID-19. of Mental Health and students are prepared. pharmacies for the first time ever). Addictions to help This is a non-partisan opportunity, and all youth are More Testing Capacity deliver pasta and Inclusive Education encouraged to apply. I look forward to meeting with our Recruiting or Retaining 3,700 Frontline vegetables to the future leaders and community advocates! Good2Talk is a phone and Health Care Workers The Province has built a provincial laboratory The Province is also taking bold action to team at Pasta It For- texting service that provides network with testing capacity for more than ward, to be delivered address systemic discrimination and anti-Black Learn more at Cuzzetto.com/Youth An investment of $53 million to recruit 3,700 confidential support services 40,000 daily tests, leading Canada in per to the Wiikwemkoong and anti-Indigenous racism in our schools. health care workers – including 2,000 PSWs First Nation on to post-secondary students capita testing. The hiring of additional lab staff The Minister of Education is eliminating long- and 800 nurses – will ensure our health care Manitoulin Island. in Ontario. and digitization of the process should increase standing discriminatory practices, like stream- system can meet any surge in demand, while capacity to 68,000 daily tests by mid-Novem- ing in Grade 9, which disproportionately impact good2talk.ca continuing to provide safe and high-quality care. ber. Delivered face shields Black and Indigenous youth. 1-866-925-5454 Rapid Identification and Containment of More Case and Contact Managers to Director of Care COVID-19 Outbreaks Susan Ash and her We have appointed a new Supervisor, Ontario is continuing to add case and contact team at the Sheridan Bruce Rodrigues, at the Peel District Investing $30 million in outbreak prevention management staff to prevent the spread of Villa Long-Term Care School Board, to help ensure that and containment measures in several key Centre, thanks to my COVID-19. There are currently more than 3,750 our classrooms are welcoming, sectors, including health care, long-term care, friend James Nguyen case and contact management staff working inclusive, and respectful for all education, child care, and agriculture. and our local across all public health units to keep us safe, Vietnamese community. students and staff. Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore up from 1,500 in the spring. The Province has established over 150 COVID- 19 assessment centres, including: I delivered Adult Incontinence Briefs, Mississauga Hospital, Clinical Administrative Protection Plus Under- Building, 15 Bronte College Court wear, and Bladder Pads We could not celebrate to the Compass Food together due to COVID-19, Proud to help my friends at Credit Valley Hospital Drive-Thru, Main Parking Bank in Port Credit, but local 10-year-old singer the Lakeshore Convention Garage, 2200 Parkway thanks to a generous Roberta Battaglia, winner of Centre prepare and deliver contribution by Medline the Golden Buzzer on Amer- 250 meals to our frontline Local pharmacies are offering free testing to Canada. ica's Got Talent, deserved health care heroes at Trillium individuals with no symptoms of COVID-19: special recognition. I co- Health Partners’ Queensway hosted a Drive-By Parade Health Centre in . Honoured to help my friends at the Canada India Founda- Shoppers Drug Mart, 579 Lakeshore Road tion deliver Tamarind Modern Indian Bistro meals to the in Port Credit to honour East, (905) 278-5506 frontline heroes at Brampton Civic Hospital’s Emergency her, together with the Department. It was great to see Apoorva Srivastava, Mississauga Italian Cana- Shoppers Drug Mart, 2470 , Consul General of India in Toronto, and my Port Credit SS dian Benevolent Associa- (905) 896-2500 classmate Ken Mayhew, who is now CEO of the William tion. The Associate Osler Health System Foundation. Minister of Mental Health All testing is now by appointment only. Contact and Addictions and the assessment centre or pharmacy to book a Mayor Bonnie Crombie COVID-19 test. Visit ontario.ca/covidtest or attended, and the Peel Regional Police led trilliumhealthpartners.ca/assessment for the parade. more information. Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore Thanked Vince Angheloni and his team at The Girimonte family and their team at Solstice Restaurant and Wine Bar in Clark- Meaty Meats made many generous contri- son for their “Buy One Give One” Lasagna butions to the Haven on the Queensway, Nights, which provided hundreds of meals Sai Dham Food Bank, the Camilla Care Protecting Long-Term Ontario Spirit each night to the Compass Food Bank. Community, and many more. Care Residents This year has been unlike any other, as the COVID-19 pandemic touched everyone in the The Province is taking historic steps, both to province, creating personal and financial hard- expand the capacity of our long-term care ships and resulting in losses far greater than system, and to modernize Ontario’s existing FALL 2020 FALL anyone could have imagined. long-term care homes, and protect residents, caregivers, and staff from future waves of 2020 FALL However, the people of Mississauga-Lakeshore COVID-19. have come together in the face of adversity, Hameed Mohammed, CEO of VIG Computers in The Como Foundation’s Access Masks include a clear window, and worked together to defeat the threats we Cambridge, donated tablets through RudyCon- Ontario’s COVID-19 fall preparedness plan in- Delivered eight used tablets from VIG Computers in Cambridge to the nects.ca to help keep our seniors socially to allow lipreading for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. faced. We have had each other's backs, and cludes $540 million for repairs and renovations Camilla Care Community, to help our long-term care residents stay socially connected, especially in long-term care homes. to improve infection prevention, control, and connected with their families. Thanks to CEO Hameed Mohammed (and all stepped up in thousands of ways to combat who participated) for their donations through RudyConnects.ca. this threat, support our frontline health care containment in our long-term care homes. This workers, protect our most vulnerable, and do may include upgrades to allow physical distanc- Accessibility our part to stay home and stop the spread of ing, water supply cleaning, HVAC upgrades, and COVID-19. furniture replacements to allow for more Supporting our Seniors and COVID-19 thorough cleaning. Hundreds of Ontario businesses retooled their Ontario has provided $75 million in urgent sup- The Province of Ontario has a long, proud his- operations, turning Ontario's manufacturing An independent commission is now investigating port for 194,000 low-income seniors by dou- tory as a leader in accessibility, working to sup- might to make the critical personal protective the spread of COVID-19 in our long-term care bling GAINS payments for six months, to $166 port people with disabilities so they can fully homes during the first wave, to provide per month ($332 per month for couples). equipment and medical supplies we need to Thanked RE/MAX Canada broker Thanked Ewan and the Bert’s participate in everyday life. Now, the COVID-19 fight this deadly virus. Maggie Stoch for assisting with our Sports team for raising $2,200 guidance on how to better protect long-term The Province invested $11 million to help fund crisis has created many new challenges for food deliveries to seniors, and for for the Compass Food Bank. care residents and staff. people with disabilities. Frontline workers have worked tirelessly to deliveries of meals, medicine, and other neces- her contributions to the Compass sities to seniors and people with disabilities; protect us and our families, keep food on our Thrilled to congratulate Don Bean and the Food Bank. To take just one example, hearing loss is the tables, and get us through tough times. Their 4th Clarkson Scout Canada Group for their and we renewed our partnership with SparkOn- fastest growing chronic condition today, with compassion, generosity, grit, and determination recent virtual fundraiser, which raised over tario to match seniors with volunteers who can over a million Canadians affected. But those $6,000 for the Compass Food Bank. Danesh Irani and his Oasis Convention Cen- Thanked Pastor Matthew Douglas deliver food or medicine. in the face of a global pandemic should make tre team prepared tens of thousands of and the volunteers at the West Edge who are deaf or hard of hearing cannot lipread us all proud to be Canadian. meals for our health care heroes, and for the Community Church in Port Credit for Seniors Active Living Centres like the Missis- through most face masks. Cuzzetto.com most vulnerable in our community. Proud to serving meals to some of the most sauga Seniors Centre and the Clarkson Com- In the months ahead, the Ontario spirit will thank them for their incredible Ontario Spirit. vulnerable in our community. This adversity has also revealed extraordinary Cuzzetto.com continue to inspire us as we protect each other munity Centre received over $52,000 each to resilience, ingenuity, and generosity. Max through the second wave of COVID-19, and as help offer programs like weekly Coffee Talks re- Cucchiella and Sarah Veinot of the Como Foun- motely, to help reduce social isolation. we rebuild, and ensure that our province comes Celebrating the end of the COVID-19 outbreak with dation – here in Mississauga-Lakeshore – back stronger, and more prosperous than the frontline staff at the Villa Forum Long Term Care The Ontario Trillium Foundation has also pro- designed an innovative solution: “Access Masks” ever before. Residence. vided a grant of $447,800 to MonstrARTity, for with clear vinyl inserts, to allow lipreading. art-based workshops and other programs for When their local construction firm shut down, seniors living with dementia in Peel. they transitioned to the production of this new, accessible protective equipment, both to The team at Park Royal Fish & Chips in The Seniors Safety Line provides free, 24/7 protect our frontline workers, and to make Clarkson donated over 1,000 meals to the support for seniors experiencing abuse, in life easier for people who are deaf or hard of Compass Food Bank. over 150 languages. hearing, and rely on lip-reading. eapon.ca McRae Imaging, another local medium-sized business hurt by lost revenue as a result of 1-866-299-1011 COVID-19, is now producing these masks at Always great to join the Mississauga Seniors Centre’s a commercial volume in Mississauga. weekly Coffee Talks with local seniors. Virtual meetings are a great way to stay socially connected. The Como Foundation is donating them to the Phone: 905-274-8228 Email: [email protected] facilities that need them most across Ontario – and around the world. It's been my honour to Thrilled to join the Premier and MPP Thanked my friends at ISNA Canada help with a few of their deliveries. in recognizing the for their innovative Drive-Thru Iftars, incredible Ontario Spirit of Zohaib Malhi Food Banks, and Eid Al-Adha events, and his team at AMYA Canada and which have helped to keep the com- Humanity First Canada throughout the munity connected at this difficult time. Thanked Jonah Dupont for his efforts to spread worst months of the COVID-19 crisis. Helping Max Cucchiella joy around the community at a difficult time, from the Como Founda- and for selling wristbands to raise funds for the The Premier and I joined Trillium Health Partners President Michelle DiEmanuele to tion deliver accessible thank the Como Foundation for their historic $5 million contribution to the THP frontline heroes at Trillium Health Partners. Joined Mexican Ambassador Porfirio Thanked Nisreen Askar (of Nisreen masks to Silent Voice Thierry Muñoz Ledo in recognizing the Foundation, which will help get us a meaningful step closer to a new, modern hospital Canada. Art Studio) for her donations of for Mississauga. courage of our frontline health care custom hand-painted, double-layered heroes at a celebration of Mexico’s soft fabric masks to help stop the Helping to deliver personal protective equipment to the frontline heroes at the Wawel Villa Seniors Residence. Gave out 200 Tim Hortons gift cards to frontline members Independence Day at Queen’s Park. spread of COVID-19. Joined Ward 1 Councillor of the Peel Regional Police, Peel Regional Paramedics, Stephen Dasko, Mayor and Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services as a small Bonnie Crombie, and MP token of appreciation for everything they do to keep us Sven Spengemann at the safe, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. project launch for a new Joined MPP Lorne affordable housing devel- Coe to help the opment in Lakeview, Como Foundation including 68 units for On- deliver accessible tarians with disabilities. masks to the Abilities Centre in Whitby. My MPP colleagues and I appreciated the Joined the Premier My team and I delivered over 300 kits, including disinfect- opportunity to learn and my Missis- ing wipes, spray, and medical grade masks, for the resi- more about Healthy sauga MPP col- dents and staff at the Camilla Care Community, thanks to Airport initiatives like leagues to help a very generous contribution from Lysol Canada. disinfectant fogging, cut the ribbon at and other efforts to the grand opening keep passengers and of the Como staff safe at Toronto Foundation’s new Pearson International 90,000 square Airport. foot facility in Mississauga. Joined Abdul Hameed, Pakistan’s Consul Joined my friend Danesh Irani at General in Toronto, and my friend Senator the Oasis Convention Centre for Joined the Minister of I was honoured to Salma Ataullahjan, in recognizing the the Malayali Muslim Association of Heritage, Sport, Tourism join Nathan Whalen courage of our frontline health care heroes Canada’s 1st Drive-In Eid Al-Adha. and Culture Industries in and the Rainbow at a friendly match between the Mississauga Port Credit Memorial Park Sauga Alliance at Dolphins and the Toronto Police Cricket Club. to congratulate Patti Mississauga Celebra- My friend MPP dropped off face shields for Jannetta, our newest tion Square to kick Presented a card to the Premier, in the frontline staff at the Camilla Care Community. In turn, inductee to the Mississauga off Mississauga appreciation for his leadership through Thanked frontline Bell my team prepared and delivered meals for the frontline Music Walk of Fame, Pride 2020, and some of the most difficult months in Canada technicians health care workers at the Scarborough Health Network’s during this year’s virtual raise the Rainbow Ontario’s history, signed by the people Jason and Mohammed in his community. Southside Shuffle. flag. of Mississauga-Lakeshore who have done for working through Though it was virtual and drive-in at ISNA so much to help us all get through the COVID19 to keep us all The Minister for Seniors Canada this year, I’m always honoured to COVID-19 crisis. connected — and for the and Accessibility and I A t a p ro d u c t i v e Z o o m join my friends at MuslimFest. Bell Let's Talk initiative, co-hosted a virtual party discussion with my which contributed $1 for seniors, with JUNO f r i e n d s a t the I n t e rfa i th million to the Canadian nominee singer-songwriter C o u n c i l o f P e e l , a b o u t Mental Health Associa- Carlo Coppola, who how we can work tion, to expand the Proud to deliver physically distant helped bring some joy to t o g e the r, a n d h e l p BounceBack program thanks to my friend Anthony Petrucci, seniors who weren’t able each other through

Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore nationwide. on the 35th anniversary of Palma Pasta. to leave their homes. the COVID-19 crisis. Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore Support for our My friend Vince, Presi- dent of Molinaro Fine Italian Foods, con- Most Vulnerable tributed over 1,500 pizzas to help the Recognizing that charities, food banks, shel- Compass Food Bank ters, and non-profits have been on the front-

and Sai Dham Food 2020 FALL FALL 2020 FALL lines of our response to the COVID-19 crisis, Bank support our most the Province has provided a $510 million Social vulnerable. Services Relief Fund, including almost $6 mil- lion for the Region of Peel, to support these im- A virtual meeting with Re- portant efforts. gion of Peel Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lawrence Loh Other important local investments include: Joined the Associate Minister of Children and Women Issues and and interim Chief Adminis- the Solicitor General at the Peel Children’s Aid Society to thank trative Officer Nancy • $104,400 for Victim Services of Peel, to them for their work throughout the pandemic, and to announce Polsinelli on our response Proud to join my friend Jake support victims of domestic violence and enhancements to their Child Welfare Immigration Centre of to the COVID-19 crisis in Pedler, Chair of the Port Credit Excellence program, to remove barriers for children in care. Mississauga. other violent crimes. BIA, and local business owners, to present a donation of $20,000 • $73,300 for Armagh House in Clarkson, for to the Compass Food Bank. art-based activities for children who have survived abuse. • Approximately $72,000 to various agencies and non-profits across the Region of Peel through the Gender Based Violence Relief Fund. My team and I delivered over 77,000 • $60,393 for the Sai Dham Food Bank’s food pounds – or 35 metric tons – of chicken to Feed Ontario and the Discussing a delivery service for seniors and Ontarians Sai Dham Food Bank (worth over with disabilities in the Region of Peel. variety of local $300,000), thanks to a very generous community con- contribution from David Forgan and cerns with Peel Cuzzetto.com Cuzzetto.com Sure Good Foods in Mississauga- Regional Police The Assaulted Women’s Helpline provides Lakeshore. Chief Nish Du- 24/7 free crisis counselling, emotional raiappah and support, information and referrals to Deputy Chiefs Marc Andrews women in up to 154 languages. and Nicholas Milinovich. awhl.org 1-866-863-0511

Proud to support the Proud to help deliver Helped my friend MPP Bert’s Sports team’s contributions from COBS Chef Antonio and his team deliver a “Food for Thought” Bread at Applewood Plaza at Il Porcellino Italian generous donation of 100 T-shirt campaign, to our local food banks, Restaurant raised $1,800 Access Masks from the

which raised $2,200 including the Sai Dham for the Mississauga Food Como Foundation to the Phone: 905-274-8228 Email: [email protected] in support of the Food Bank, thanks to my Bank at their Parking Lot new Haven Learning Cen- Compass Food Bank friend Tony Iantorno. Pizza Parties. tre in Etobicoke, to help in Port Credit. Picking up vegetables from the Ontario Food with their reopening. Terminal in Etobicoke Helping my friends at ISNA Canada prepare for our local food Helped MPP COVID-19 relief packages of food and supplies to banks in Mississauga- deliver a significant contribution distribute to some of our most vulnerable families Lakeshore, and across to the Innisfil Food Bank and the in Mississauga-Lakeshore, and across the GTA. Congratulating Armagh the Region of Peel. seniors at IOOF Seniors Homes My friend MPP Effie House Executive Inc., thanks to my friends at Triantafilopoulos and I Director Lynn Ward on AMYA Canada, Humanity First were thrilled to help AMYA a $73,300 grant from Canada, and the Sai Dham Food Canada and Humanity First the Ontario Trillium Bank. In turn, Horodynsky Farms Canada deliver fresh bread Foundation, to support provided onions, and Burnbrae to the Salvation Army in after-school activities Farms provided fresh eggs, for Burlington, to be distrib- for children. our most vulnerable throughout uted to those who need it the Region of Peel. most across the GTA.

Thrilled to help the Como Joined Max and Sarah from Joined MPP Sheref Foundation drop off a gener- Delivered fresh bread for the seniors at the the Como Foundation to Sabawy at the Centre for ous donation of Access Masks Wawel Villa Seniors Residence and Turtle Creek help drop off a donation of Education and Training to the Learning Disabilities Manor, thanks to Zohaib Malhi and his team at Access Masks for Services to help pack meals from Our Team Rudy volun- Association of Peel Region, to AMYA Canada and Humanity First Canada. and Housing In the Province my friend, Chef Jagger teers helped to prepare help Executive Director Maria (SHIP), which provides Gordon, for distribution and deliver hundreds of Reolin ensure her programs mental health, housing, to families who need meals to seniors and for children and adults with and other support services them most across the the disabled across learning disabilities can remain to those who need region of Peel. Mississauga-Lakeshore. accessible to all Ontarians. them most.

Delivered masks, face Inspired by the Chocolate for Thanked Quang Nguyen, shields, gowns, goggles, Delivered 100 face Healthcare Heroes campaign, President of Toronto Micro- soap, hand sanitizer and shields to the my team delivered chocolate Electronics, for a very gen- Care Centre My friends Laura and Pina at Sobeys Canada con- disinfectant to Schlegel tributed five skids of food and supplies to the Missis- bars to frontline staff at the erous donation of face Villages’ Erin Mills Lodge with my friend Zohaib Wawel Villa Seniors Resi- shields for our frontline Malhi and his team sauga Food Bank (along with $5,000 in gift cards), thanks to Gate Street and another two skids to the Compass Food Bank. dence, the Mississauga Long- health care heroes – and from the Ahmadiyya for offering his designs for International Ltd., which Term Care Facility, Chartwell Joined the Associate Minister of Mental Health used its existing supply Muslim Youth Associa- Delivered over 10,000 disinfecting wipes to my Wenleigh, and Chartwell free to anyone else who tion of Canada and and Addictions to deliver organic broccoli, shred- wants to produce them. He chains to import personal friends at the Compass Food Bank in Port Credit, Regency, thanks to Vishal ded cabbage, and cucumbers to our friends at protective equipment for Humanity First thanks to a very generous donation from Lysol Khanna and the Sai Dham was inspired to help by his Canada. Pasta it Forward, to be delivered to the Wiik- daughter, who is a doctor. our frontline heroes. Canada. This will help protect our most vulnerable Food Bank team. wemkoong First Nation on Manitoulin Island. residents during the second wave of COVID-19.

Honoured to help the Proud to deliver backpacks, Attorney General prepare masks, personal hygienic Joined my friend Danesh and deliver meals to the supplies, and flowers to the Irani and his team at families at Armagh House, frontline health care he- the Oasis Convention Delivered fresh bread for roes at the Royal Victoria thanks to generous donations Centre to help prepare from the Muslim Welfare the survivors of gender- Regional Health Centre meals for our frontline based violence at Armagh in Barrie, thanks to our Centre of Toronto, and health care heroes at my friend Stephanie at House, thanks to Zohaib friends at Tikka Fusion Mount Sinai Hospital in Malhi and his team at and the Global Super Mexican Flower Trading, on Thanking our Peel Paramedics for their hard Toronto. work, dedication, and professionalism during the AMYA Canada and

behalf of BloomsToGo.ca. Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore Rudy Cuzzetto, MPP Mississauga-Lakeshore Market. COVID-19 crisis, during Paramedic Services Week. Humanity First Canada.