Vandalism in the Park ??? ... Or a concerted effort by some self-anointed community gate-keeper(s) to censor information and stifle freedom of choice by the residents ??? ... Since this is about the tenth time the Petition posters have been ripped down in Orchard Heights, the latter scenario appears to be the more likely ... 🤔🧐😳🤨😥 https://www.change.org/p/petition-to-install-the-planned-approved-orchard-heights-park-foot-bike-bridge

The Dasko, Gassman & Goss Mississauga City Council Ward 1 All Candidates Meeting at Applewood United Church on October 17th, revealed more information on the status of the long-delayed Orchard Heights Park Foot-Bike Bridge which was originally scheduled for installation in November, 2019. https://youtu.be/GZbaecUFC1k?t=3008 In addressing the issue, Councillor Dasko confirmed that he stopped this 2018 approved, financed and scheduled component of the City of Mississauga’s Cycling Master Plan based on “traffic and security” concerns voiced by Orchard Heights Residents, as reflected in the Orchard Heights Homeowners Association “Survey and Report” of July, 2021. The “traffic” concerns related to the proposed Plan Dixie development and the “security” concerns were posed by pedestrians and cyclists from Alderwood coming across Etobicoke Creek into, and passing through, Orchard Heights, thereby disturbing the “peace and quiet” of the community. In deciding to stop this key component of t

Sign up for the LAKEVIEW SLOW ROLLERS FALL COLOURS RIDE on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p70Rg107HefMFpyTWZSaKtyNbDWoajtVPlXIPdUfHNM Registration & Waiver are required to ride in the "guided" group and to qualify for prizes raffled off at the end of each ride. START: 11:00 at the Small Arms Inspection Building (SAIB) Farmer's Market Bike Valet at the foot of Dixie and Lakeshore Road. ROUTE: West to Port Credit>North on Stavebank>East through Mineola neighbourhood>South to Adamson Estate>East to finish at SAIB. DISTANCE: 21.2 km ROUTE MAP

HELLO, Mayor Crombie and Mississauga Councillors ??? ... What's with the decades of delay building the "Connected, Convenient, Comfortable and Safe" infrastructure promised in the City of Mississauga's 2010 Cycling Master Plan finally approved in 2018 ??? ... The ongoing lack of viable Active Transportation options will add to major traffic congestion with its deleterious economic, environmental and quality of life effects, especially in areas currently undergoing high-density development, e.g. Brightwater in Port Credit, Lakeview Village, Dixie & Lakeshore, Plan Dixie, etc. etc. ... 🤔🧐🙄🤨😳😯😢 Click to sign and share the petition

Last call for Lakeview Slow Rollers Thanksgiving Fall Colours Ride today. Remember to Register Online  to qualify for end-of-ride raffle. For LSRs tethered to the family kitchen today, HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!! The route includes a few kilometers of the scenic Etobicoke Creek Trail added to our Slow Roll to Col. Samuel Smith Point, which several riders enjoyed exploring for the first time last Sunday. START: 11:00 at Marie Curtis Park (East parking lot)>Etobicoke Creek Trail>Col. Samuel Smith Point>Marie Curtis Park>SAIB (Small Arms Inspection Building - Farmer's Market, Artisan Market & Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters Art Exhibit>?Marie Curtis Park? FINISH: at SAIB or Marie Curtis Park DISTANCE: 14.2 km ROUTE MAP

The Great Spirit blessed our Lakeview Slow Rollers ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1195847307627452 ) inaugural Fall Colours Ride today with "Grandfather Sun showering the shores of Lake Ontario with his life-giving golden rays." ... That's according to Philip Cote, a Traditional Wisdom Keeper who told stories of the "Eighth Fire" and performed a traditional Smudging Ceremony for a circle of about 60 people as part of the Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters ( https://eaglespirits.ca ) Drum, Song & Dance gathering held at the Small Arms Inspection Building CreativeHUB 1352 ( https://www.creativehub1352.ca ) ... 🌞 Keep on rollin' on ... 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️