Dear Resident:
I want to thank all of the residents of Ward 9 who are helping us get through these stressful times. Just by caring about others, wearing your mask, staying apart or helping others you are making a huge difference.
There have been recent changes by the province about which you have no doubt heard. There are details below as they relate to city facilities and activities and links to where you can find more information on the province's website. As things seem to be changing weekly, we will try to keep you as updated as quickly as we can. Please viti the websites noted in this newsletter for the most up to date details.
Stay safe, stay together but apart and stay healthy.
As always you can contact me for assistance on any city or region issue at pat.saito@mississauga.ca, by phone to 905-896-5900 at any time and my staff and I will be pleased to help you.
Pat
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COVID-19 New Restrictions
On October 9, the province brought in stricter measures for the Region of Peel for a 28 day period effective October 10, as the numbers of COVID positive residents increased.
These include:
- Reducing limits for all social gatherings and organized public events to a maximum of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors where physical distancing can be maintained. The two limits may not be combined for an indoor-outdoor event;
- Prohibiting indoor food and drink service in restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments, including nightclubs and food court areas in malls; Take-out and patios still allowed.
- Closing of:
- Indoor gyms and fitness centres (i.e., exercise classes and weight and exercise rooms);
- Casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments;
- Indoor cinemas;
- Performing arts centres and venues;
- Spectator areas in racing venues;
- Interactive exhibits or exhibits with high risk of personal contact in museums, galleries, zoos, science centres, landmarks, etc.;
- Prohibiting personal care services where face coverings must be removed for the service (e.g. makeup application, beard trimming);
- Reducing the capacity limits for:
- Tour and guide services to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors
- Real estate open houses to 10 people indoors, where physical distancing can be maintained.
- In-person teaching and instruction (e.g. cooking class) to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, with exemptions for schools, child care centres, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, private career colleges, the Ontario Police College, etc.
- Meeting and event spaces to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, and
- Limiting team sports to training sessions (no games or scrimmages).
Schools, child care centres, and places of worship will remain open and must continue to follow the public health measures in place. Before-school and after-school programs will also be exempt from these new restrictions.
In addition, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is asking Ontarians to limit trips made outside of their home, except for essential purposes including school, grocery shopping, medical appointments and outdoor physical activities, and for those 70 and over to be extremely careful.
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Rat Strategy at Region of Peel
I am pleased that Region Council endorsed moving ahead with a strategy to deal with the increasing rat populations in the city and region. In Meadowvale, we started seeing more rats during the extensive sewer and watermain replacements projects. Calls were handled by Peel health but there were no supports in place to assist residents to get rid of them.
Now residents can take advantage of a pilot one-year subsidy program to help them deal with exterminating the rats. The program will run as a subsidy while staff work on a larger ongoing strategy. The program will include education as there are many ways that homeowners can deter rats from invading their properties.
I have a list of residents that we will contact with information on how to apply once we receive details from staff and will post on the Ward 9 website. If you have a problem on your property and wish to be added to my mailing list please send me an email at pat.saito@mississauga.ca.
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Syntex Court Traffic lane closures
As part of the ongoing MTO HWY 401 widening projec, the Region of Peel is required to relocate several Water and Wastewater pipelines that cross HWY 401 parallel to Mullet Creek. In order to facilitate the replacement of these assets, Peel is required to tunnel from Syntex Court to Century Avenue.
As part of the tunneling, shafts need to be installed and based on several constraints Peel will install shafts on Syntex Court.
In order to maintain safe driving conditions (ie: no narrow lanes), staff have advised me they will need to close 3 lanes. The lane reduction on Syntex Court will be from November 2020 to June 2021. Some notes:
- Baseball diamond will be fully functional
- Gravel parking lot for baseball diamond will be functional
- Temporary pedestrian movement will be installed on the north side of Syntex Court to ensure pedestrian movement is not impeded
- PVMS boards, static signs and standard traffic control signage will be erected to provide ample notice to stakeholders of the traffic restrictions
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Vacuum Leaf Collection Program
Autumn Street Sweeping on All Residential Roads
The City’s street sweeping contractor began autumn street sweeping for all residential streets on October 13th. This will help to clear any early leaf drop and summer debris from the roads and catch basins. We expect this work to be concluded the week of October 26th, weather permitting.
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City Looking for Community Feedback for First Pedestrian Master Plan
Pedestrian safety is a priority with me which is why I have been serving on and chairing the Road Safety Committee for many years. Having citizen feedback on key issues of safety is so important and helps us make better decisions.
The City is creating its first Pedestrian Master Plan to help identify gaps in its pedestrian network. The City will seek community feedback through an online survey and a virtual public information session in the fall.
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Weekly yard waste collection resumed October 5th.
Battery curbside collection will take place October 19-30.
Battleford Community Recycling Centre
We continue to have no charge for garbage taken to the CRCs. Please check the website for information on maximum free loads.
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Ward 9 Volunteer Awards
Ward 9 Volunteer Award nominations are open! Help recognize Ward 9 residents who have dedicated their time to making our community a better place. If you know residents who live in Ward 9 (Meadowvale or Central Erin Mills) and have spent 5 years or more (adults) volunteering in any capacity in Mississauga (3 or more years for youth), consider nominating them! In addition, this year, I am including nominations of those people who have volunteered during the COVID-19 crisis, who have stepped up to help those in our community who are in need.
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Pink Truck Tour Launch at Meadowvale Toyota
I had the honour of speaking at the launch of the Mississauga Benevolent Fund Pink Truck Tour to raise funds for the Trillium Cancer Centre. For the 6th year it has been sponsored by the Toyotoshi Group that owns Meadowvale Toyota right here in our community. It is always a pleasure to join them each year to thank our firefighters who spend so much of their off duty time raising funds for the community. Thank you Mario Toyotoshi for your ongoing support and sponsorship.
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Bell Box Murals at Windwood Park
I had the pleasure of stopping by Windwood Park to see Angela Chao painting her beautiful mural on the Bell Box. This box was created in harmony with Poet, Susan Ksiezopolski and flute player, Anthony Barr Sacred Sevens. As Angela painted the box and moved to the flow of the music, Susan wrote a poem based on how she felt and saw. They fed off each others creativity and created their own works of art. I encourage you to take a walk down to the park to see this wonderful piece of art in our community!
Visit Angela's other mural on Montevideo Road just north of Meadowvale Theatre.
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Report Litter or Dumping
These past months have seen more people out in the parks. Sadly many of them leave their litter and bins are reported overflowing with garbage left on the ground. Our crews try to keep up with emptying but you can help by reporting.
If garbage and debris is left in a park, call 311. By calling 3-1-1, you will also be able to track the status of your complaint.
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Parks By-law Update
At the September 16th City Council meeting, Council approved an updated Parks By-law that will ensure more safety and greater clarity for park users and the City's enforcement staff.
Some of the key highlights include:
- Children under 12 years of age are not permitted to enter Leash Free Zones
- Commercial dog walkers with an approved permit can use Leash-Free Zones Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm only
- Smoking and vaping are prohibited in public outdoor spaces
- Park opening hours change to dawn instead of 7am to better reflect user needs
To learn more about these changes, view the updated Parks By-law. |
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Mandatory Face Coverings
In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario Government recently amended the rules to strengthen and clarify the requirements to wear masks/face coverings inside workplaces and inside work vehicles.
New Requirements
Under the rules announced on October 2, all individuals who enter the indoor areas of workplaces (whether accessible to the public or not) or work vehicles, must now wear a mask or face covering, unless a physical distance of at least 6' or 2m can be maintained from another person. These requirements are now in addition to those addressed in our existing City By-law. |
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City Online Services is LIVE!
Now its easier than ever for residents to access important services online. We have recently launched our new City Online Services portal on Mississauga.ca to better serve you. |
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Here are four simple actions you can take to help our City overcome the virus:
1 Stay apart: Maintain 2-metres (6 feet) distance from everyone outside your safe social circle.
2 Lather up: Wash your hands often with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.
3 Mask up: Wear a non-medical mask when maintaining physical distancing is difficult. Protect the supply of medical grade masks for health care workers.
4 Get tested: Get tested if you think you might have COVID-19 or have been exposed to it. While waiting for test results, stay home, self-isolate and prevent potential spread.
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COVID-19 Information at Your Fingertips |
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Important Websites
Important Phone Numbers
Mississauga 3-1-1
Available Mon - Fri
(any calls after hours will be routed to Dispatch for support)
Call 311 to report any non-compliance
Peel Public Health 905-799-7700
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Peel Regional Police
Non Emergency Line: 905-453-3311
Toll-free TTY:1-866-797-0007
Important Dates
October 21
October 22
October 28
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Region of Peel COVID-19 updates
- Regularly updated information regarding the various support services available to residents
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Trillium Health Partners Assessment Centres (Mississauga)
Credit Valley Hospital
Valley House
2200 Erin Mills Parkway
Mississauga, ON L5M 7S4
Mississauga Hospital
Clinical Administrative Building
15 Bronte College Court
Mississauga, ON J4Y 0K7
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Councillor Pat Saito | City of Mississauga | 905-896-5900 | pat.saito@mississauga.ca | ward9.ca |
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