Repost from CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-monarch-garden-chopped-1.6531311 London She's been growing a garden for monarch butterflies for 2 decades. So why did the city mow it down? Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Susan McKee given $125 bylaw ticket around the time international scientists listed monarchs as endangered Michelle Both   ·  CBC News  ·  Posted: Jul 26, 2022 4:28 AM ET | Last Updated: July 26 Susan McKee says she's been gardening in her yard since moving to her Briscoe Street West home in London, Ont., 20 years ago. (Michelle Both/CBC) Susan McKee returned from her summer vacation earlier this month only to discover that her naturalized pollinator garden — once filled with endangered monarch butterflies and bees — was gone.  "It's all chopped down. Everything's just chopped to the ground," said McKee, who has lived in her Briscoe Street West home in London, Ont., for ne...

Original Post "Pending OHHA FB admin approval" as at 9:45PM 07.20.2022 As with the Credit River Bridge, it would have been helpful for the OHHA also, to host community meetings (real or virtual) with members of the City of Mississauga Cycling Committee, together with the technical staff responsible for producing the approved 2018 Cycling Master Plan in attendance, to present the OH Park Bridge funded and slated for construction in November 2019, and to address any concerns OH residents may have in relation to the project, PRIOR to conducting the 2021 “Survey” in which 19% of respondents were “unaware” of the bridge and 11% were “unsure” whether or not they “support” the project. Orchard Heights Park - Bridge Survey 2021 https://orchardheights.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Orchard-Heights-Park-Bridge-Survey-Report.pdf Orchard Heights Park - Foot/Bike Bridge - OHHA Survey Issues https://orchardheightscommunity.wolfruck.com/viewtopic.php?t=13 PETITION: Build the approved & f...

Click to sign and share the petition WOLF RUCK  started this petition to  Bonnie Crombie (City of Mississauga Mayor)  and  2 others Without the long-delayed OH Park Foot/Bike Bridge connection to the Etobicoke Creek Trail, Dixie Road is currently the only direct option for OH residents to walk/run/bike/roll to Lakeshore Road to access Browns Line business & shopping/Trillium Health & Sherway Plaza/Long Branch GO Station/Long Branch TTC/Marie Curtis Park/Eastbound Waterfront Trail to Toronto/Westbound Waterfront Trail to Port Credit, etc. ... An imminent nightmare lies in store for Mississauga residents without access to the promised "Convenient, Connected, Comfortable and Safe" Active Transportation network, due to the inevitable increased traffic volume on Dixie Road travelling to and from thousands of new business and residential units in the high density developments under way at Plan Dixie/Cormack Crescent/Dixie-Lakeshore/Lakeview Village, etc. Click to s...

Nice, but disappointing, to see the recycled annual report cards illustrating the incremental, snail's-paced improvements made to Mississauga's much researched, planned and promoted Active Transportation infrastructure. FOR EXAMPLE ... What's with the inordinate delay in building the Orchard Heights Park foot/bike bridge connection to the Etobicoke Creek Trail finally approved and funded in 2018 and scheduled for construction in November, 2019 ???    Click for more information

See OHWB&R Events Calendar About 35 riders participated in this bi-monthly Port Credit Slow Roll When Thu, 12 May, 19:00 – 21:00 Where JC Saddington Park, 53 Lake Street, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3Y3, Canada ( map ) Description Departure as in the past from J D Saddington Park parking lot at 7 pm sharp. Arrive early to register and complete a waiver. This ride will be easterly along the Great Canadian Trail to Jack Darling Park and return. Notification within three hours or earlier for weather related cancellations. 2022 scheduled rides will be every second Thursday to September 29th, 2022. We will also plan some Saturday rides which may include a Stone Hooker brewery stop over. Since 2018, Bert’s Sport Excellence of 1211 Hurontario Street Mississauga, ON L5G 905-278-4780 has been our main sponsor providing pre ride clinic bike minor tune-ups, custom T-shirts and prizes. We are most appreciative of their fifth year commitment to our cycling in Port Credit. Bert’s is offering a 10%...

Etobicoke Creek Watershed Etobicoke Creek is home to 286, 361 people and is about 59 km long, draining an area of 211 km 2  (through the cities of Brampton, Mississauga and the City of Toronto, and the Town of Caledon.  Land use in the watershed has been dramatically altered over the past 200 years and rapid changes have continued in recent decades. The Etobicoke Creek watershed currently consists of three major land uses, including: 27% rural, 68% urban, and 5% urbanizing. The watershed is home to 503 species of plants and animals. The vast majority of the natural cover is located within river valleys or stream corridors and represents approximately 13.8% of the watershed.  Although habitat may not be continuous in some areas, the habitat patches help to provide a stepping stone effect allowing species to move north and south. These valley corridors play an important role in facilitating both resident and migrant species movement.

News release Get to Know your Neighbourhood by Bike with Self-Guided Community Rides Starting Saturday, May 29, the City of Mississauga will begin to roll out a number of self-guided bike routes across the city with the return of its Community Rides program. The Community Rides program encourages residents, families and those new to cycling to explore their neighbourhood by bike and get outdoor exercise. This year, the City will mark out bike routes across Mississauga so that residents of all ages and cycling abilities can enjoy a route in their neighbourhood either solo or with their household, while following COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. Every two weeks throughout the spring and summer, a new bike route will become available on Saturday. With the launch of each bike route, residents will be able to use an online map to view the route. During that weekend, wayfinding pavement markings and signage will be set up where needed along the route to help guide riders. In place of i...