Walk & Roll Peel


Walk + Roll Peel promotes Peel's bicycle and pedestrian initiatives and infrastructure as well as the benefits of active transportation. We are committed to getting more people walking and cycling - instead of driving - for everyday trips.

Popular Topics

Trails, Maps and Brochures

News

Upcoming Events

Add your event

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

This Old Canoeing Olympian Can Still Make Waves!

Image
It seems this old Canoeing Olympian can still make waves - even across the Atlantic  Come along to ride the waves ...  Henry David Thoreau   “In Wildness is the preservation of the World.” Albert Schweitzer "True peace and fulfillment can only be attained when we recognize the worth and interconnectedness of all beings." Toronto Saturday Star Reddit CBC Radio Canada French CBC Radio Canada Press The Guardian French-German TV Channel Arte – “28 minutes” Medium Canadian Constitution Foundation  –  Episode 46 MONDO Post (Italy) NIEUWSBLAD (Belgium) INsauga.ca Canadian Justice Interview by Christine Van Geyn LAWN RAGE – a Case for Change LAWN RAGE II – Someone’s Cutting Our Grass! To follow the progress (and setbacks  ) in my case currently filed with the Ontario Court of Appeal, see the public case documents at:  RUCK v MISSISSAUGA A GoFundMe  campaign to cover legal expenses has been set up at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fight-mississaugas-tall-grass-weeds-bylaw Thank you for y
Read more

DEAD END - NO EXIT - Orchard Heights Park

Image
Ongoing actions by  Orchard Heights NIMBYs  to block the 2018 approved and 2019 scheduled Orchard Heights Park Foot/Bike Bridge from being built include censoring related information posted to the OHHA Facebook Group pages and vandalizing information flyers posted in local public places like Ron Searle Park and Orchard Heights Park. DEAD END - NO EXIT Orchard Heights Park DEAD END - NO EXIT - OH PARK Bridge Flyer Vandalized by ??? Meanwhile, instead of featuring a shared pathway and bridge for Lakeview-Mississauga Walkers, Runners, Bikers and Rollers to access the beautiful Etobicoke Creek Trail connecting to Marie Curtis Park, Lake Ontario and the Waterfront Trail as part of  the CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure approved in the City of Mississauga's Active Transportation Master Plan, " DEAD END - NO EXIT" Orchard Heights Park continues to be the "private" domain of anonymous Dog Walkers, Car Parkers, Picnickers, Tail
Read more

LAWN RAGE - a Case for Change

Image
In 1996, the Ontario Court of Justice ruled municipal Tall Grass and Weeds By-Laws to be void, invalid, unenforceable and in contravention of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which guarantees Freedom of Expression [Ref. Bell v. Toronto (City)]. Yet, the City of Mississauga Council "deems tall grass and weeds to be a public nuisance" and continues to enforce its Nuisance Weeds and Tall Grass Control By-Law 125-2017 on homeowner private property based solely on "Anonymous Neighbour Complaints". As Canada's 29th "Bee City”, Mississauga’s stated commitment “to support pollinators and their habitats” and advising homeowners that, "By planting pollinator friendly plants in your garden you can help enhance habitat for insects that pollinate wildflowers and food crops", is self-contradictory virtue signaling when the City's Enforcement Division cites homeowners under By-Law 125-2017 for the wildlife-friendly tall grass and weeds growing on
Read more