Safety, transit and housing feature in Mississauga Ward 5 election platforms
Ward 5 incumbent Natalie Hart is seeking re-election as candidates propose changes to neighbourhood safety, transit, housing and property standards.
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Housing
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Mississauga extends developer fee cuts as Peel faces infrastructure funding gap
Mississauga’s development charge reductions will remain in place until March 2029. Regional forecasts raise questions about how infrastructure for new housing will be funded.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Mississauga council pauses new data centres, orders tariff relief review and approves nearly 1,000 homes
City Council approved a one-year freeze on major digital infrastructure projects, a review of tariff support for local businesses and two housing developments at its September 16 meeting.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 3 min read
Caught on hot mic at Mississauga event, Ford says 'Thank God we don't have the media'
Premier Doug Ford announced $401.4 million in infrastructure funding for Mississauga at a press-conference-style event reporters were not invited to attend — and was caught on a hot mic welcoming the absence of journalists.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 3 min read
Mississauga council moves to study AI data centres, toughen apartment cooling rules
Mississauga City Council has ordered a review of planning rules for AI data centres, alongside new cooling protections for renters, housing approvals and a park renaming tied to its Ukrainian sister city.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Mississauga updates renter protections, with renoviction licensing in the works
Staff updated councillors on a review of the Rental Housing Protection By-law and said a new licensing by-law aimed at unlawful renovictions is being drafted.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Mississauga directs $1.5 million from tower deal to repair Gardenview social housing
Council voted to send part of a Hurontario Street developer's community benefit payment to fix up the Peel Housing building at 20 Ceremonial Dr.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Mississauga moves to ease tower design rules to get more homes built
Planning staff recommend dropping angular plane rules and shrinking the required gap between towers to 25 metres in the city's urban apartment zones.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Work begins on 150 affordable rental homes at Byngmount Shores in Lakeview
Peel Region broke ground on a seven-storey building at 970 East Avenue, with 40 per cent of homes planned at 60 per cent of median market rent.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
UTM opens applications for its first new residence since 2007
The six-storey, 400-bed building on the Mississauga campus is on track to open this fall. Incoming undergraduates have until June 8 to apply.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read
Editorial: Mississauga's bigger rental incentive is worth a try, but it needs a scorecard
Council has waived development charges on more rental unit types to get towers built. Residents deserve to know what it costs and whether it works.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 3 min read
Mississauga scraps development charges on more rental unit types
Council approved the mayor's motion to waive city development charges on one-bedroom-plus-den and two-bedroom units in purpose-built rental projects.
By Mississauga Voice Staff · 2 min read