This is an AIR war, not a GROUND war, and there is NO SAFE PLACE in the Clarkson-Oakville Airshed for a gas-fired power plant.
TODAY:Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - Oakville Committee of Adjustment hearing at Oakville Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road), Council Chamber @ 7:00 p.m. for a consent to sever and convey a parcel of land at 1500 Royal Windsor Drive in Oakville with a concurrent application to permit two "minor variances". These applications by Ford Motor Company of Canada are to permit the construction of a power generating facility. Click here for the MIRANET article.
AM640 POLL: Should the province scrap plans to build a gas-powered generating plant in a residential area of Oakville? Click here to vote.
WEATHER NETWORK SERIES: The Weather Network has produced a five-part cable TV series Power... At What Cost? about the Oakville Generating Station. It will run on Mon. March 8th through Fri. March 12th, and feature a variety of experts, including
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of the provincial Air Quality Task Force. A new story will run everyday, appearing at :12 and :42 past the hour (may appear more frequently). All the stories will appear online starting March 15th at: www.theweathernetwork.com
Residents of Mississauga should be aware of the electronic monitoring policies in place with regard to their communications with City staff and elected officials.
Click to view a comparison of municipal information technology monitoring policies in selected Ontario and Canadian municipalities. The first page includes current and proposed monitoring policies for the City of Mississauga. This document was on the Council's General Committee agenda for February 3, 2010.
Click to view the Minutes of the Feb. 3, 2010 GC meeting (Item 4: 'Access to and Acceptable Use of Information Technology Policy and Supporting Guidelines', p3-4). Acceptance of the recommendations contained in the Corporate Report dated January 14, 2010 was deferred. The Corporate Report will be posted here shortly.
Toronto Star article (Feb. 3, 2010): Internet monitoring raises eyebrows in Mississauga. Excerpt: "Mississauga’s policy on email and Internet use by people at city hall hasn’t quite caught up to the age of smart phones and BlackBerrys. But a new protocol for monitoring staff and politicians' use of such devices ... is being deferred until councillors are better briefed on how the system will be implemented and just what $150,000 worth of new software will do. ... City manager
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said much of the policy has already been in place for many years. 'We are simply modernizing it to acknowledge that technology and the types of devices being used have changed.' No date has been set for the staff briefing to council."
BE SURE TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY: Monday, October 25, 2010.
The Municipal Election in Mississauga is underway, with candidates able to register with the Clerk's Office as of January 4, 2010. The City's official Vote 2010 website maintains the list of registered candidates and a record of the 2006 election results (the most recent election) along with the 2006 financial statements of the candidates. Additional information about the election, including the voters' list and how and where to vote is all found at Vote 2010.
MIRANET will be tracking the issues during the 2010 municipal election campaign and encouraging voter turnout. As stated in our Terms of Reference (section 10): "MIRANET is a non-partisan organization, and does not endorse any specific candidate seeking public office, nor any political party."
Cooksville Munden Park Homeowners Organization (CMPHO)
CONTACT: CMPHO Co-President
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(905) 896-1868
TO BE ADDED to the e-mail update list contact:
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PROGRESS UPDATE: Click here to view the City staff Corporate Report: Feb. 19, 2010 with respect to the August 2009 Storms - Progress Update. On the General Committee agenda of March 3, 2010, and goes to Council for final approval on March 10, 2010. This report makes recommendations regarding Phase 1 of the Flooding Remediation and Action Plan, and the Woody Debris Management Strategy for Cooksville Creek.
Liability Insurance Concerns for Residents' Associations; SLAPPs
MIRANET Liability Insurance Investigation Subcommittee: Report and Recommendation (Feb. 3, 2010). Delivered by: Alex Banks, President - Sherway Homeowners RA, at the MIRANET 1st Annual General Meeting.
MOTION: "To mandate the Insurance Subcommittee to liaise with the City of Mississauga for the next step; to clarify and streamline the process for the Ratepayers Associations to apply for such affiliation status." Passed unanimously -- MIRANET AGM (Feb. 3, 2010).
BACKGROUND
There is concern that RAs are taking risks in order to participate in the citizen engagement process as encouraged by (and to the benefit of) the municipality, without any kind of protection afforded (see information about SLAPPs, below). In addition, many RAs hold public meetings or events for which protection against liability for physical injury is required. The Subcommittee has investigated not-for-profit liability insurance issues and evaluated the best types of coverage to provide as well as the cost scenarios for our Members. The Subcommittee has also fully explored the affiliate group program offered by the City to non-profit community groups. The Subcommittee will also be reporting on incorporation for non-profit groups.
BACKGROUND on SLAPPS
The issue of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) was first dealt with by Mississauga Council in August 2008, in response to concerns raised by citizen groups in the Port Credit area.
