MIRANET Article

INSPIRATION LAKEVIEW

MASTER PLAN: The Lakeview District lands in southeast Mississauga, including Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) former Lakeview Generating Station (LGS) site, will be the subject of a new Master Plan, according to a Corporate Staff Report presented to the City's Planning and Development Committee on December 5, 2011.

The Master Plan, to be developed by the City, the Province of Ontario and OPG, will use the Inspiration Lakeview Vision as a starting point. The report outlines a number of initiatives that could help residents and visitors experience the Lake Ontario waterfront in the short term, including access to OPG's western (former coal) pier (shown left), and a lakefill project to connect the Waterfront Trail to Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke with a bypass south of the G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Facility.

► Press release (December 20, 2011): City To Draft A Master Plan For Lakeview.

► Click for PHOTO ALBUM (113p PDF) of the Lakeview Generating Station demolition (2007) and tour of the coal pier (shown above) in 2010.

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VISION: The City asked all citizens to come together to develop the Visionary Concept Plan for the Lakeview District waterfront and share ideas about the kind of waterfront we envision for the entire City. The 200-acre waterfront site includes the provincially-owned 160-acre Ontario Power Generation (OPG) lands where the coal-fired Lakeview Generating Station (LGS) once stood (demolished in 2007).

► On April 18, 2011 at the Planning and Development Committee of Council, the Draft Visionary Concept Plan [78p PDF] was presented (includes colour pictures, maps and diagrams). The Vision will require political fortitude, long-term community support and creative economic solutions to bring about.

► Click for the City's Inspiration Lakeview WEBSITE for more details and summaries, pictures and video of past citizen engagement sessions and guest presentations.

► Click for PHOTO ALBUM (113p PDF) of the Lakeview Generating Station demolition on June 28, 2007 and the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) site tour on November 20, 2010, along with the new model developed for the site.

► Click for PHOTO ALBUM (107p PDF) of the tour of the G.E. Booth Wastewater Treatment Facility in Lakeview on October 1, 2011. As shown in the aerial photo below, the Booth plant abuts the OPG lands located immediately to the west.

Peel Region intends to expand the plant by 2031 which will necessitate the acquisition of more land; citizens on the tour were told talks are in progress with OPG.

At left: Aerial view of the plant: click the image (or here) for zoom.

Aerial view of the 200-acre waterfront site in the Lakeview District, including the provincially-owned 160-acre Ontario Power Generation (OPG) lands where the coal-fired Lakeview Generating Station once stood (demolished in 2007). ► Click image for enlargement.

Related Projects:

Lakeview Ratepayers Association: Lakeview Legacy Project, 2009.

Mississauga Summit: Waterfront Task Force.

Visioning for the Port Credit sections of the waterfront -- the federal Marina lands (19 acres) and former Refinery (75-acre brownfield) lands now owned by Imperial Oil -- will come next. Our city has 22km of Lake Ontario shoreline in total -- what an opportunity!
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Reverse chronology:

June 20, 2011: The City of Mississauga, the Province of Ontario and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that commits them to working together on a shared vision for the future of the Lakeview lands that will benefit the community and families for generations. Click for the City's Press Release.

April 18, 2011: At the Planning and Development Committee of Council, the Draft Visionary Concept Plan [78p PDF] was presented (includes colour pictures, maps and diagrams).

December 2-4, 2010: The first detailed INSPIRATION LAKEVIEW visioning process was held at a 3-day workshop. Below: The model of the Lakeview waterfront developed over the three day workshop.

November 3, 2010: Bruce Carr, then-Director, Strategic Community Initiatives and Lori Kelly, Manager, Strategic Planning, made a presentation to MIRANET (Agenda) to explain the practical elements of the process and how broad-based citizen involvement (and excitement) can help propel the visioning and implementation, which will require Provincial approval to proceed.

October 6, 2010: The public kick-off meeting. Click for Poster.

September 15, 2010: MIRANET was represented at a stakeholder meeting which included Lorenzo Ruffini, Strategic Leader for Lakeview/OPG, who introduced the Urban Strategies consulting team.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Mississauga News article (June 20, 2011)
Vision closer to reality.
Excerpt: "Mayor Hazel McCallion and Ward 1 City Councillor Jim Tovey were joined by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) staff as well as Mississauga South MPP and Minister of Labour Charles Sousa at a press conference this morning at Lakefront Promenade Park to announce the parties had signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to develop a shared vision for the nearly 100 hectares of land."

Mississauga News article (April 19, 2011)
New look for Lakeview.
Excerpt: "Yesterday at City Hall, the City’s Planning and Development Committee unanimously approved the report entitled 'Inspiration Lakeview: A Vision and Next Steps.'"

Mississauga News article (Feb. 18, 2011)
Waterfront dreams unveiled.
Excerpt: "The people have spoken — and they want a Lakeview district that’s done right. Should their vision be realized, the 200 acres that were once home to the old, polluting coal-fired Lakeview Generating Station will be transformed into a pristine destination place that rivals the great waterfronts of the world. At least, that’s the hope."

Mississauga News article (Dec. 6, 2010)
Residents give vision for Lakeview.
Excerpt: "After three days of workshops, led by consultant Urban Strategies Inc. and City of Mississauga staff, residents hammered out their vision for the 200 acres."

Mississauga South MPP Charles Sousa, Press Release (Dec. 1, 2010)
Next step for Lakeview.
Excerpt: "... the Province is working with the City of Mississauga and Ontario Power Generation [OPG] on a shared vision and action plan for the redevelopment of the Lakeview lands. ... By formalizing Ontario's commitment to protect our precious waterfront we're ensuring that no government will be able to turn its back on that promise. This is the first chapter in Lakeview's post-power story." Pictures from press conference in PHOTO ALBUM (slides 109-111).

Mississauga News article (Dec. 1, 2010)
Deal 'cements' Lakeview plan.

Mississauga News article (Nov. 26, 2010)
City seeks ideas for Lakeview waterfront.
Excerpt: "The City of Mississauga is hosting a series of visioning workshops and presentations over three days next week to explore ways to revitalize Lakeview’s waterfront, including the Ontario Power Generation lands. The public is invited to discuss issues and options around the themes of 'urban, culture, green and blue.' Following the working sessions, ideas will be tested on a large-scale model. In the evenings, international experts will share their expertise."

Mississauga News article (Oct. 7, 2010)
City seeks vision for Lakeview.
Excerpt: "The City of Mississauga has an incredible opportunity to transform Lakeview into one of the world’s great waterfront destinations, says an expert who's played a key role in reshaping shorelines in New York, London and Toronto. 'It’s a remarkable blank slate and all kinds of things can happen,' Joe Berridge, a partner at Urban Strategies Inc., told nearly 200 residents last night at a meeting kicking off a process to develop a visionary plan for the area."