For years, no one quite knew what would become of the 200-acre historical agricultural property known as Britannia Farms. The area, surrounded by Hurontario, Mclaughlin, Bristol and Matheson Blvd., has actually been the property of the school board since 1833. According to this report, it was given to the board on the condition that the land […]
On Saturday, Dec. 10, more than 400 people attended a colourful tree-lighting event at Malton Community Centre in Mississauga. Titled ‘come and go’, the third annual tree-lighting event was jointly hosted by Ward 5 Coun. Carolyn Parrish, Rotary Interact Clubs of Malton, Mississauga Airport Rotary Club, Malton Community Centre and Heartland Health Community. However, it […]
Emily Reisman was only at the point of describing the second of six “landscape zones” of the refreshed Britannia Farm master plan she unveiled at a public meeting at the Peel District School Board last week when she complained that she was running out of effusive language. “I need a thesaurus,” she joked. As the […]
A land transfer deal that will see the construction of an overpass at the CN rail crossing on Goreway Drive has been approved. A private developer has purchased a parcel of land in Brampton, just north of Goreway Drive by the rail crossing where the two cities border. According to Coun. Carolyn Parrish, as part […]
The city is holding a public meeting on proposed amendments to its noise policies around Toronto Pearson International Airport. “They’re out-dated, overly restrictive and are unnecessarily stifling development in residential communities within the Airport Operating Area (AOA),” said Sharleen Bayovo, a planner with the City of Mississauga. With a coverage area of 123 square kilometres, […]
Attracting new members has been a tough task for the Malton Tennis Club, but Clem Burrowes and other volunteers keep trying for the love of the game. Burrowes, the club’s junior program coordinator, cites the transient nature of most Malton residents as a major reason why registration has been a struggle. There are also socioeconomic […]
Read this great article by Rachael Williams on our Canada Day Celebration happening this Friday Click here to read Malton Canada Day celebration to hos longest fireworks display in the city. The Mississauga News, June 28th 2016
When activists and politicians say the words “affordable housing,” people might assume they’re using a politically correct catchall term for “subsidized housing” or perhaps even “welfare.” In some cases, they might be. In the case of Mississauga, however, affordable housing means just that — housing that the average social worker, accounting clerk or retail employee […]
Click on the link below to read this weekend’s Toronto Star article profiling the history of Malton. Malton’s history stretches back past YYZ by Shawn Micallef
Councillor Carolyn Parrish has pegged city-owned lands around Sheridan College as prime real estate for affordable housing. Parrish made the recommendation at Monday’s planning committee meeting during a staff presentation on the city’s affordable housing gaps. The report concluded a gap exists in both income and supply in Mississauga and recommends the city work towards […]
Rich in history and home to the city’s most diverse ethnic population, Malton has long been ignored when it comes to funding initiatives and community projects. But that’s all set to change as the City’s planning department passed a long-term community vision, MyMalton, which establishes guidelines and principles for the redevelopment of one of Mississauga’s […]
“The Board of Education is legal agent of the land, but morally speaking, the land belongs to the young children of Peel.” That’s John Fraser, former director of the Peel Board of Education writing in a 1986 report about the Britannia Farm, the magnificent 200-acre greenspace in the demographic centre of the region. The untouched […]
A former meth lab will soon be converted into a home for a Mississauga family of six struggling to make ends meet. Samina Khalid and her husband Khalid Rauf came to Mississauga from Pakistan with their four children in hopes of a better future. And after 10 years of trying to find an affordable place […]
“Should the City of Mississauga be allowed to destroy the edges of a beautiful woodlot to accommodate the questionable needs of urban sprawl?” Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley was asked that question by a rookie Peel public school trustee in August, 1988 in a letter asking for an environmental assessment of a plan to widen […]
Reexamination of the benefits and potential health risks that come from adding fluoride to Peel’s drinking water is officially underway. Almost five years after Peel Regional councillors closed lengthy debate on the merits of municipal water fluoridation by unanimously voting to continue the longstanding practice, council members have reopened the issue. Members of the Region’s newly […]
A land transfer deal involving the Province, the City of Brampton and a third party will result in the construction of a bridge at the CN rail crossing on Goreway Dr. in Malton. After years of Mississauga city councillors fighting for an overpass to be built on Goreway Dr. to alleviate traffic delays, the project […]
Mississauga city staff is committed to a deadline of Feb. 3 to provide an update on the status of the Hurontario Light Rail Transit project. It’s been nine months since the City of Mississauga received over one billion dollars for an LRT line, running from the Port Credit GO station to Steeles Avenue. Since that […]
“It’s a new year in Mississauga and it’s time to move forward in 2016! You need to get your work out on, ask that good looking woman in the office out on a date and eat less junk food (no more Popeye’s for you!). It’s time to make a New Year’s resolution in Mississauga and […]
Peel Region cancelled its plan to build an energy from waste plant in October. When the Durham York Energy Centre becomes fully operational, it may be the only incinerator the GTA will see for some time. Peel Region cancelled plans to build a new energy-from-waste plant in October, after councillors questioned the need for a […]
Pearson International has become the first Canadian airport to welcome 40 million passengers in one year. Pearson is now second only to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in passenger traffic in North America. More good news. Malton (home to the airport) is blessed with two high profile politicians: Mississauga Councillor Carolyn Parrish, and MP […]
