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New Polling Data on Cycling in Ontario

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68% of Ontarians Cycling Occasionally While 3.2 Million Ontarians (22%) Are Daily Cyclists HELLO, Mayor Crombie and Councillor Dasko ??? ... What's with the inordinate delays in fulfilling the much-hyped City of Mississauga’s Pedestrian, Cycling and Active Transportation Master Plans promising CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE Walking, Biking and Rolling infrastructure for people of all ages and walks of life in our Lakeview-Mississauga community, like the 2010-planned, 2018-approved, designed and 2019 scheduled Bridge connecting Orchard Heights Park to the Etobicoke Creek Trail ??? ... (HAMILTON – May 1, 2023) – The Share the Road Cycling Coalition (The Coalition) Ontario’s cycling advocacy and policy organization today released province-wide polling data at the opening of the 15th annual Ontario Bike Summit. The data outlines that there is a high prevalence of cycling amongst Ontarians, that the majority of Ontarians want to cycle more often, and that increased inve
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You Get What You Voted For - Lakeview Village & Doug Ford's MZO

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"Furious Mississauga councillors lament MZO that ‘detonated’ years of planning" https://globalnews.ca/news/9700656/mississauga-lakeview-village-mzo-council-public-comments Sad, but Councillor Dasko's "disappointment" at Doug Ford's bait-and-switch maneuver is not a little ironic given that, contrary to pre-election promises, Councillor Dasko himself issued the same DIKTAT by single-handedly "with the stroke of a pen" cancelling the City of Mississauga's 2010-2018 planned, approved, financed and 2019 scheduled OH Park Foot-Bike Bridge construction based on the OHHA Board's sham 2021 "Survey" which was staged AFTER the results of TWO previous surveys conducted by the City of Mississauga and Councillor Dasko himself showed a majority IN FAVOUR of the CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE OH Park Foot-Bike Bridge to Etobicoke Creek Trail promised in the City of Mississauga Cycling and Pedestrian Master Plans ... (see https://or
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This Old Canoeing Olympian Can Still Make Waves!

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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
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DEAD END - NO EXIT - Orchard Heights Park

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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
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LAWN RAGE - a Case for Change

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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
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