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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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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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BIKE THE CREEK

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BIKE THE CREEK Wonderful, that the Region of Peel together with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority is promoting "Bike the Creek" along the beautiful Etobicoke Creek Trail which, upon completion, will stretch some 50km from Marie Curtis Park on Lake Ontario to Caledon on the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere !!! In the meantime, hopefully, the Region of Peel together with the TRCA will use their good offices to convince the City of Mississauga to finally build the 2018 Council approved, financed, planned and originally scheduled for completion in November 2019 Orchard Heights Park Foot-Bike Bridge connecting to the Etobicoke Creek Trail, thereby providing South East Mississauga Lakeview residents of all ages and walks of life the promised Connected, Convenient, Comfortable and Safe Active Transportation options advertised and promoted in the City of Mississauga's 2010-2018 Cycling, Pedestrian and Active Transportation Master Plans ... It is a travesty that tax-paying...
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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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Cycling Infrastructure: Costs-Benefits

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For these Canadian cities, the health benefits of cycling infrastructure significantly outweighed the cost of new bike lanes A new study looked the health-related economic impact of bicycle infrastructure investments in three Canadian cities Photo by: Jasper Garratt/Unsplash LILY HANSEN-GILLIS   FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Email Share on SMS Throughout the past year, cities across Canada have increased investing (to various degrees) in cycling infrastructure. You may have tuned in or read a summary of your local city council meeting and watched those in charge debate the extent of these new cycling accommodations (and if you haven’t, prepare to wince at some of the opinions). When local decision makers are voting on the implementation of new bike lanes, cycle tracks or trails, one of the biggest debates is frequently centred around cost. Often, a cost-benefit analysis will be pulled up, which references congestion, economic impact, access to local ...
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DECEIT BY OMISSION? - OH Park Bridge Documents Raise Questions

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FOI Documents In Chronological Order Copies of email correspondence with attached documents have been received pursuant to a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request registered with the City of Mississauga in October 2022. Their content gives rise to serious questions in regard to the rationale and validity of the City’s decision to put the 2018-approved-and-funded and 2019-scheduled OH Park Foot-Bike Bridge “ on hold indefinitely and revisited in future ”. Specifically: 1.      The City of Mississauga’s January 25-February 15, 2021 Orchard Heights Park Public Engagement Survey Results , together with  Councillor Dasko’s May-June, 2021 “door knocking survey”  confirmed that a majority of respondents were in favour of the bridge. (See Sharon Chapman’s emails below) On what basis was the subsequent May-June, 2021  Orchard Heights Homeowners Association “in-house” OHP Bridge Survey (designed, conducted, analyzed and reported on by a ...
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CCF Supports Legal Challenge Against City’s Destruction of Homeowner’s Garden

BRAMPTON — This morning, the Canadian Constitution Foundation will appear at Brampton Courthouse to intervene in the case of a Mississauga homeowner whose natural garden was repeatedly destroyed by City officials enforcing an aesthetic standards bylaw. Wolf Ruck is challenging the constitutionality of Mississauga’s Nuisance Weed and Tall Grass Control By-law , which prohibits grasses taller than 20 centimetres and certain plant species. Mr. Ruck argues his garden of pollinator plants, tall grasses, and untrimmed bushes is a reflection of his environmentalist beliefs, and the bylaw violates his section 2(b) Charter right to freedom of expression. The City has admitted the law infringes on this right but claims the breach is justified because long grass poses a risk to safety. The CCF aims to establish that the burden is on the City to prove the admitted violation is reasonable and justified under section 1 of the Charter , and in this case the City has faile...
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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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Ontario Court Finds Mississauga Lawn By-law Unconstitutional Under Charter

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On January 6, 2026, the Ontario Superior Court released its judgment following last summer’s hearing in Ruck v. City of Mississauga . The Court ruled that Mississauga’s Tall Grass and Nuisance Weeds By-law 125-2017 violates Freedom of Expression under the Canadian Charter , thereby recognizing that re-wilding and ecological stewardship on private property can be constitutionally protected activity. While the decision does not award damages or formally vindicate the City’s enforcement actions, it marks an important legal milestone for  the Urban Rewilding Movement and civic freedoms in Canada. A plain-language analysis and link to the full decision are available at: https://wolfruck.com/ontario-court-strikes-down-mississauga-lawn-by-law-as-unconstitutional/
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