There will be a Public Meeting regarding the development proposed for the former Briarwood GM dealership site located on Lakeshore Rd. W. between Maple and Pine Av. on Monday, September 20th at 7pm in the Council Chamber at Mississauga Civic Centre. This is the site of the newly opened Shoppers Drug Mart.
The development as proposed would require an Official Plan Amendment as well as rezoning.
According to the requirements of the Planning Act, unless a person or public body makes oral or written submissions prior to development approval being granted, that person or public body is not entitled to appeal the City's decision to the Ontario Municipal Board.
Please note that Councillor Corbasson will be hosting a public meeting regarding this site and development on Wednesday, September 1st at 7pm at The Waterside Inn.
The start of the school year is a busy time for teachers, school staff and families. To ensure students' transition to school is as smooth as possible, the Peel District School Board encourages parents who have not yet registered their children for school to beat the back-to-school rush and register before classes begin on Sept. 7.
"The board wants to ensure that students are registered and ready to begin school on Sept. 7," says Scott Moreash, superintendent of staff development and school support services. "Registering children early helps us establish bus routes and eases demands placed on students and school staff during the first week back."
Parents of children attending kindergarten in the fall can register their children for school on Aug. 27, Aug. 30, Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and Sept. 3 at their neighbourhood school. While schools will be open on Sept. 2 for a mandatory professional learning day, registration will not take place on this day. Parents of secondary students who need to register their teens for school, are asked to call the school for registration details or visit the ‘Spotlight' section of the home page at www.peelschools.org.
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2010) - MiWay, the City of Mississauga's new brand for transit service – driven by the coming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project service improvements – was presented at today's Council meeting.
"Starting October 4th, 42 new express buses with the new identity and blue colour will serve passengers traveling on our current network of five express routes that extends across the city and connects to many popular destinations including the Islington Subway Station, Westwood Mall, Meadowvale Town Centre, City Centre Transit Terminal, Clarkson GO Station, University of Toronto Mississauga campus and the Airport Corporate Centre," said Geoff Marinoff, director of Transit. "In addition to frequent service during the morning and evening rush hours, customers can enjoy more comfortable seating, reading lights, power outlets for laptops and larger windows when they choose express service on MiWay – the new Mississauga Transit."
Customers can choose from two types of MiWay service: MiExpress for express travel on blue buses, and MiLocal for local travel on orange buses. When the BRT Project is operational in 2013, more express service is planned to help reduce passenger travel times and enhance schedule reliability, since trips on Mississauga's BRT corridor are less likely to be affected by traffic congestion, explained Marinoff.
"Mississauga's transit system is changing to better serve those who live and work in the city," said Marinoff. "Our new brand represents a customer-focused approach to grow ridership. This is the beginning of an ongoing journey to continually enhance the value we deliver to our existing customers and to earn the business of new riders."
The BRT Project is a high-efficiency transit corridor running east-west across Mississauga. The BRT Project will support all-station stop and extensive express bus service for thousands of riders per day, making it faster and easier for passengers to travel to, from and through Mississauga and the GTA. Visit www.mississauga.ca/brt for station locations and design plans.
A communication campaign to educate current and potential transit riders about the two types of MiWay service will occur in August and continue into the fall. The new brand identity is one of many recent investments in the transit system to help the organization deliver excellent customer service to those who choose MiWay, explained Marinoff.
McGuinty Government Supports Reliable Energy Supply, Creates Jobs
The York Energy Centre is on track to provide a reliable energy supply for York Region with a target for commercial operation by mid 2012.
The province has approved a regulation that streamlines land use planning approvals by exempting the facility from the Planning Act. This exemption is needed to allow the development of new, clean-burning natural gas-generated electricity in an area of rapid growth. Supply in York Region is insufficient to meet the energy needs of a region where demand has been forecast to grow by three times the provincial average.
The York Energy Centre will run about 10 per cent of the time to provide on-demand power mostly during peak times, to help meet periods of high energy demand.
The project completed the environmental assessment requirement and received Ministry of Environment approval for an electricity project of this type.
Developing the York Energy Centre would create up to 200 jobs during peak construction and is an important part of the Open Ontario plan to ensure a sustainable supply of reliable energy for this rapidly growing region.
The Toronto Star is reporting"A coalition of farmers, residents and green activists are suing the provincial government for shoving through a gas-fired power plant next to the Holland Marsh."
The article makes mention of the proposed Oakville generation plant.
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2010) - MiWay, the City of Mississauga's new brand for transit service – driven by the coming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project service improvements – was presented at today's Council meeting.
