Ahh, the first long weekend of the season and it is supposed to be a beautiful sunny, warm one! I hope you all have an opportunity to venture out to the many trails and parks in Ward 3 and enjoy this time with your family and friends. Whatever you decided to do, please be safe and watch for the cyclists and pedestrians on our roads.
Garbage Update for Victoria Day
Just a reminder that curbside collection does NOT take place on Victoria Day. Each collection day will be bumped by one day. Monday's collection will be on Tuesday and Wednesday's collection on Thursday.
By having a Monday to Thursday collection schedule, when a holiday occurs on the Monday, as most do, it allows waste collection staff to ensure all curbs are cleared by the end of the day on Friday so the collection contractors will not be out in neighbourhoods collecting waste on the Saturday.
Pep Rally is the Square's first City-run event of the summer season. With the activities on the agenda, those winter cobwebs will disappear in no time.
Visitors will have the chance to experience:
a 25ft high rock climbing wall;
giant sandboxes and life-sized board games;
an Ontario Dock Dogs Show; and much, much more.
Come hungry because the line-up of food trucks will be serving a taste of Canadiana from beavertails to poutines. Back bacon isn't just for Sunday anymore.
Fireworks won't be happening on Celebration Square this Victoria Day weekend so if you decide to go home and use fireworks, think safety first and take the time to review the City's Fireworks By-Law 293-01.
By-law Highlights
No fireworks can be set off on a public street or roadway within Mississauga at any time.
No fireworks can be set off in a park at any time without a valid approved permit.
No person shall hold a public fireworks display without a permit issued by the Fire Chief.
Fireworks should only be purchased from a licensed retailer permitted to sell fireworks to the general public within the City of Mississauga as per By-Law 340-01.
Fireworks Safety Tips
Choose an area that measures at least 30 metres by 30 metres and is free of obstructions.
Carefully read the instructions on each fireworks.
Check wind direction and wind speed and keep a large pail of water nearby.
For a good launching site, bury the device up to half its length in the ground or in a pail or box filled with sand.
During the show, wear safety goggles.
Keep all spectators at least 20 metres away.
Do not allow children to set off fireworks.
Never attempt to set off fireworks that have misfired.
Do not put fireworks in your pockets, do not throw them and do not keep them in your hand.
For more tips on fireworks safety, contact the Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services(MFES), Fire Prevention and Life Safety team at 905-896-5908 or visit MFES online.
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