Regional Councillor, Mississauga Ward 5

Councillor’s Report Spring 2010

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Councillor Eve Adams helped launch Partners in Project Green, a massive collaboration of businesses in the Airport CorporateArea. Companies such as: Bayer, Woodbine Racetrack, Coca-Cola,Unilever, Maple Leaf Foods, Molson, RBC, and even the Bill ClintonClimate Initiative have joined together to improve our environmentwhile increasing profits: Greening the Bottom Line.

The idea is to go after the low hanging fruit. We can encourage andchallenge our corporate partners to improve the environment with a profit motive.

GE’s Mississauga office is the first existing building in Ontario to be LEED certified. GE’s commitment to “Greening the Bottom Line”is company wide and they call it their ecomagination initiative.ecomagination has created $17 billion in new revenues for GE from 80 new, green products that GE began selling over the last fiveyears. For example, GE developed a new, digital X-ray machine thatno longer requires film. One digital X-ray machine saves 590,000litres of water that would have been used to process the X-rayfilms. They have also developed more efficient turbines that result in massive fuel savings for their customers and loweremissions for our residents.

For more information, view Councillor Eve Adams and our great corporate partners on YouTube atwww.youtube.com/watch?v=B99rfTjipPQ

Ward 5 First! Councillor EveAdams wastes no time in rippingup the dirt as she drives theconstruction machinery withRegional Chair, Emil Kolb. TheRegion of Peelʼs first new firestation and ambulance reportingstation is being built in the middle of... Ward 5, Mississauga!

Councillor Eve Adams reviews the construction plans with the Director of Peel Paramedic Services,

the Regional Chair, the Mississauga Fire Chief, and Peelʼs Health Facility Planning Manager.

In my last newsletter I told you about two paramedic stations planned for 6825 Tomken Rd. and 7101 Goreway Dr.Both are now under construction and will share their locationwith Mississauga’s Fire and Emergency Services. Sharinglocations will help us deliver services to you more quickly and cost-effectively.

The new hub, a reporting station at 6825 Tomken Rd., has thespace for equipment and resources paramedics need to takecare of you during an emergency. Satellite stations like the one at 7101 Goreway Dr., will be used by on-duty paramedicsbetween emergency calls, and are located in an area within the community to help paramedics get to 9-1-1 calls faster.

Construction of 6825 Tomken Rd. is scheduled to be completein summer 2011, while construction of 7101 Goreway Dr. isscheduled to be complete in winter 2010/2011.

Building new facilities is one of the steps the Region is taking to help:

• meet the growing needs of our community• get paramedics to emergencies faster • make more efficient and effective use

of the service’s resources

For more information about the paramedic station projects, visit www.peelems.ca or contact Region of Peel Health FacilityPlanning Manager, Renaud Campbell at 905-791-7800, ext. 2448.

Construction begins on two ambulance stations in Ward 5!

Partners in Project Green

Councillor Eve Adams is pictured with General Electric (GE) executives Renee Spurell,Sourcing - ecomagination Leader Property Services Americas (left) and Kim Warburton,Vice President - Communications/Public Affairs (right)

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• 2-1-1 is for confidential information and referral to community, health and social services in Peel (e.g. finding employment, a doctor or social housing)

• 3-1-1 provides residents with direct access to local government programs and services in Peel (e.g. garbage pick-up, water billing or tax information)

• 9-1-1 is for life-threatening emergencies or crimes (e.g. a fire, a crime in progress or a medical emergency)

9-1-1 ... know who to call

For more information, visit www.peelregion.ca

We are world leaders in providing heart attack care Your chances of surviving a certain type of heart attack have greatlyimproved thanks to a new program in Peel. We’re achieving some of the best results anywhere in North America.

A STEMI (ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction) heart attack happens when almost no blood is flowing to the heart. Since your best chance for survival is having surgery within 90 minutes of the attack, our Peel Paramedics and Trillium Health Centre have partnered to ensure life-saving care is provided within 90 minutes.

Paramedics on the scene of a STEMI heart attack immediately contact a doctor at Trillium Health Centre to arrange for immediate surgery at that hospital. For the patient to receive best results, surgery must take place within the first 90 minutes of the attack.

Since the program started in August 2009, Peel paramedics wereinvolved in 24 of the 34 STEMIs performed at Trillium. The averagetime of paramedics arriving and transporting a patient to acardiologist to restore blood flow was 68.5 minutes — well below theprogram’s 90-minute goal.

For more information about Peel Regional Paramedic Services or the STEMI program, visit www.peelems.ca

Learning can be fun The Region of Peel’s Children’s Services division offers aseries of 12 free family literacy workshops for families withchildren from birth to six years of age. Topics such as TalkTo Your Children, Read to Me and Help Me Become aReader, and Playing with Language encourage parents andchildren to work and learn together in a fun environmentfacilitated by early childhood educators, teachers or other community professionals who are experienced and trained in early literacy.

Workshops are now underway. To register, visitwww.peelregion.ca/children or call 905-791-1585.

Family literacy workshops in Mississauga’s Ward 5 are held at:

• Courtneypark Library, 730 Courtneypark Dr., W.

• St. Hilary School, 5070 Fairwind Dr.

• Dunrankin School, 3700 Dunrankin Dr.

• Marvin Heights School, 7455 Redstone Rd.

• Ridgewood School, 7207 Cambrett Rd.

Sign up now for ourSpring 2010 workshops.

Childhood obesity is a rapidly increasingproblem across Canada and around theworld, and Peel is no exception. PeelPublic Health has made it a priority todecrease the rate of childhood obesity inthe Region of Peel, and is taking activesteps to help you keep your family activeand eating well.

Children of all ages, shapes and sizes need the support of their parents to help them lead a healthy lifestyle. Visit www.PeelHealthyKids.ca todownload or order a free cookbook called Cooking Up Some Fun. The bookincludes healthy tips for meal planning,simple meal ideas, and recipes to help your family develop healthy eating habits.

One of the best ways to encourage kids to enjoy eating is to present a variety ofinteresting and nutritious foods, and invitethem into the kitchen to share cookingduties with you.

Remember, children under the age of six arealways learning and what they learn in theseearly years will last a lifetime. Parents arethe most important role model they have.Set a positive example by choosinginteresting and nutritious foods to makemealtime a fun, family activity.

For more information, call Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700 or visitwww.PeelHealthyKids.ca

Decreasing childhood obesity

Councillor Eve Adamsopens a small business at Heartland Town Centre,one of Ontarioʼs mostpopular shoppingdestinations.

Watermain replacement and road repaving

Completed Works

All underground work has been completed on the following streets,and sod will be replaced this summer:

• Discus Crescent• Haultain Court• Lockington Crescent• Maingate Drive (from Aimco Boulevard to Matheson Boulevard)• Monica Drive

Final restoration of the watermain crossing Highway 409 (between American Drive and Indian Line) will take place in summer 2010.

Watermains are replaced based on:

• the type of materials the watermain is made from • the age of the watermain• the history of interruptions to the water supply

because of watermain breaks

Derry Road and Goreway Drive intersection improvementsThe Region of Peel is finalizing the Class EnvironmentalAssessment Study.

The preferred solution consists of the following:

• increase the length of the existing eastbound left turn lane

• add a second eastbound left turn lane• add an eastbound right turn lane• add a second southbound left turn lane• add a northbound right turn lane

This alternative was selected as the most cost effective and technically sound solution with the least impact to the natural environment,adjacent properties andsurrounding community.

Beckett Sproule feedermainApproximately 10 km of 2100 mm concrete pressure pipewill be installed for this project, using both open-cut andtunnelling technologies. The status of the project is asfollows:

• Kennedy Road crossing Highway 407 – Tender closed April 2010

• Kennedy Road from Highway 407 to Secretariat Court – Complete

• Secretariat Court to Courtneypark Drive East – Approximately 32 per cent complete at the end

of March 2010• Courtneypark Drive East to Abilene Drive

– Construction scheduled to begin April/May 2010• Abilene Drive to Hanlan Transfer Pumping Station

– To be tendered in early summer 2010

With a total capital cost of the project at approximately $100 million, the feedermain will provide water forincreasing growth and development in Brampton,Mississauga and Caledon. This feedermain allows for a stronger, more flexible system so that preventativemaintenance and repairs can be completed withoutaffecting supply.Upcoming Replacement

• Bramalea Road (from Drew Road to 900 m north)• Courtneypark Drive East (from Dixie Road to Tomken Road)• Dorcas Street• Etude Drive (from Goreway Drive to Lancaster Avenue)• Indian Line (from south of Campus Road to Elmbank Road)• Jolliffe Avenue• Justine Drive• Merritt Avenue (from Victory Crescent to west end)• Minotola Avenue• Moodie Court• Northam Drive• Romani Court• Sigsbee Drive

Construction will start between April and June 2010 (exceptCourtneypark, which will start mid/late summer). Construction will finish between August and December. Resident informationpackages will be distributed prior to work beginning.

The design will incorporate a pedestrian

friendly environmentconsisting of a multi-usepathway, on-road bicycle

lane, sidewalks andenhanced landscaping

features.

Councillor Eve Adams joins neighbours to plant treesand clean up our green spaces at Lincoln M. AlexanderSecondary School.

Councillor Eve Adams and her family gathered with our community to mournthe tragic death of Polish president Lech Kaczynski and the almost 100 Polishleaders who died in the plane crash in Russia. Prime Minister Stephen Harperand Premier Dalton McGuinty joined our community to pay their respects at ourCawthra Road, Pope John Paul II Centre in Mississauga. Thousands ofmourners parked up to a mile away, some walking along the shoulder ofHighway 403 in order to attend. Poland has one of the largest scoutingorganizations in the world. President Kaczynski (as all Polish presidents are)was the Honorary Patron of Scouts.

Councillor Eve Adamsencourages reading andwriting at Young AuthorsDay. These great kids wrote some of the beststories Eve has ever heard!

Immigration website helpsnewcomers to Peel

The website is organized by topic: finding a job, accessinghealth care, getting children into school, finding a home,and participating in community life.

Many of us—or our parents—have shared the experience of being a new immigrant.

After celebrating its first anniversary in November 2009,www.immigrationpeel.ca has won favourable reviewsfrom website visitors.

Protect your teen from violenceOpen communication between parents and teens is crucial to the healthy development of young people between the ages of 12 to 19. Help your teen make the difficult transition fromchildhood to adulthood by staying involved in their life.

Your teen will benefit from your positive reinforcement of familyvalues, and the setting of expectations and limits, such asinsisting on honesty, self-control and respect for others, while still allowing them their own space to grow. Lead by example and show your teen ways to solve problems without using violence. Remember to praise appropriate behaviour wheneverpossible, and always leave the lines of communication open.

Get HelpIf your teen’s behaviour turns inappropriate or destructive, theymay be at risk for becoming involved in violence. To learn moreabout the warning signs and where to get help for your teen, visit the Peel Youth Violence Prevention Network website atwww.voice4peelyouth.ca

The Peel Youth Violence Prevention Network is one of the largestcommunity anti-violence initiatives in Ontario. The Networkincludes more than 40 agencies and service providers, as well as a cross-section of social, ethnic, and religious groups,government, police and school board representatives, and adedicated youth group committed to the reduction and prevention of youth violence in the Region of Peel.

Handy contactsRegion of PeelMain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-791-7800 www.peelregion.ca

Peel Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-799-7700

Water Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-791-8711

Garbage and Recycling . . . . . . . . . . .905-791-9499

City of MississaugaMain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5000 www.mississauga.ca

Eve Adams’ Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5500 www.eveadams.ca

Animal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5858

By-law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5655

Mississauga Fire (non-emergency) . . . . .905-615-3777

Mississauga Transit . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-615-4636

Parking Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5678

Property Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-896-5575

Recreation and Parks . . . . . . . . . . . .905-615-4100

Other important contactsAircraft noise complaints . . . . . . . . . .416-247-7682 www.gtaa.com

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District

School Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-890-1221 www.dpcdsb.org

Enersource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .905-273-9050 www.enersource.com

GO Transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416-869-3200 www.gotransit.com

Peel District School Board . . . . . . . . .905-890-1099 www.peel.edu.on.ca

Peel Regional Police (non-emergency) . .905-453-3311 www.peelpolice.ca

Poison Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416-813-5900

Telehealth Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-866-797-0000

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We win national award forquality serviceI am pleased to share that the Region of Peel earned the honourof becoming the first government in Canada to receive theNational Quality Institute’s (NQI) Order of Excellence for qualityservices. In addition, the Region earned the Canada Award forExcellence for a Healthy Workplace - making us only the secondgovernment in Canada to ever receive this recognition.

Receiving these awards reaffirms our commitment to residents to continuously improve our services to meet the needs of ourcommunity.

As your Regional Councillor, I sit on thefollowing Committees and Boards:Region of PeelCourt of Revision (Vice Chair)Credit Valley Conservation AuthorityToronto and Region Conservation AuthorityEmergency Management Program CommitteeEmergency and Protective Services CommitteeHuman Services Committee (Vice Chair)Peel Housing Corporation (Peel Living) Board of DirectorsPeel Police Services Board Nomination Ad Hoc CommitteeGoods Movement Task Force

City of MississaugaBudget CommitteeEnersource Board of DirectorsEnersource Development CommitteeMuseums of Mississauga Advisory CommitteePartners in Project Green Steering CommitteePlanning and Development Committee

Councillor Eve Adams – alongwith David Szwarc, ChiefAdministrative Officer andEmil Kolb, Regional Chair –proudly hold the Region’s NQI awards.