Any project that requires 325 conditions conditions for approval tells you everything you need to know about the negative impacts the CN Truck-Rail Hub will have on the health of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville and Halton residents. We will continue to fight this. Below is a media release issued by the Region of Halton …
Please below my first Burlington Post guest column for 2021 that’s already online and will appear in print in the Thursday, Jan. 21 print edition. — This year isn’t starting off exactly how we had hoped. We’re now in the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. We need to pull together and continue looking after each …
Thank you to all Burlington Residents for Doing Your Part during COVID-19 Read More »
Please see below the statement I released today publicly on travel and accountability during the province-wide shutdown: Statement from Burlington Mayor Meed Ward – Jan 8 2021. Burlington, Ont. – Jan. 8, 2021 — For full transparency and accountability, I have not travelled outside the country or province in more than a year and have …
Yesterday, I sent out an update through our dedicated Millcroft Newsletter. Click the link or read below for the full update. City of Burlington staff have reviewed the Millcroft Greens application for redevelopment of lands in the Millcroft Golf Club and have now deemed it complete. Now that the application is complete, the supporting materials …
At our Halton Regional Council meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 16, we unanimously approved a resolution brought forward by our Burlington councillors, Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith and Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna, asking the Province for fairness for local businesses during COVID-19. I want to thank them both for bringing forward this important message to …
Yesterday (Dec. 16), I received a letter from the Hon. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the City of Burlington will be receiving $7.302 million in additional provincial funding through the Safe Restart Municipal Operating Funding Phase 2: Additional Municipal Pressures program. Read the Minister’s letter here through this link. The total …
Today, I received a letter from the Hon. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation that the City of Burlington will be receiving $2.2 million in additional provincial funding through the Safe Restart Agreement (SRA) funding for public transit, Phase 2 in support of transit in our city. Read the Minister’s letter here via this link. It …
*NOTE: We have launched this page to provide a consolidated source of information and updates to residents on the work of the provincial Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force, and where relevant any involvement by the City of Burlington or Region of Halton in assisting with vaccination programs. Check back regularly for updates. The Vaccination …
Today, I sent a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Hon. Steve Clark, and Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Sarkaria asking for the government’s help in facilitating flexibility for outdoor patio tents to support our local restaurants while we seek to maintain public safety …
At our Halton Regional Council meeting on November 25, 2020, we unanimously supported the attached motion (Notice of Motion – ARA – Nelson Aggregate.doc) that, among other things: Encouraged the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, in the strongest of terms, to require aggregate applicants in Halton Region to hold online public information sessions as …
Residents may have read in an article today in the Hamilton Spectator that the federal government is considering blocking public access to the canal piers on both the Hamilton and Burlington sides of the lift bridge. Several weeks ago, I was given a heads up by our local Burlington MP The Honourable Karina Gould that …
Burlington Mayor Advocates to Keep Canal Piers Open Read More »
Next week, at the Dec. 7 Environment, Infrastructure, Community Services (EICS) Committee meeting, I will be sponsoring the delegation from Kelly Anderson, Senior Manager, Community Stakeholder Relations for Metrolinx for Halton/KW, Hamilton/Niagara, to provide committee with an update on Metrolinx projects in Burlington, impacting Wards 2 and 4, but with city-wide implications. Background: Metrolinx is …
The City of Burlington has now received a submission from Millcroft Greens for redevelopment of lands within the Millcroft golf course. City staff are currently reviewing the application and supporting materials to determine if it is a complete application. This process can take some time, including requests for additional information and re-submissions. The city’s standard …
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On Nov. 17, myself and Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith met virtually with residents of the Clearview/Queen Mary/St. Matthew’s Ave community to discuss the next steps in the proposed 1085 Clearview Ave development, and removing the Major Transit Station Area designation from their neighbourhood. For those who want a record, or weren’t able to join …
Residents receive update on next steps in 1085 Clearview Ave development Read More »
Last week, Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr and I sent a letter to the CEO of Hydro One regarding a request for Hydro One Inc. support to relocate and/or bury transmission lines to implement the Burlington Beach Regional Waterfront Park Master Plan. Please click this link (Letter to Mark Poweska – Hydro One Networks Inc – …
A group of female Mayors in Ontario have joined with me to release a statement calling on all levels of government to recognize COVID-19 unequally impacts women – we’re facing a “she-cession” – and support women who are also key to the economic “she-covery.” Read our joint statement below. November 12, 2020 As female mayors …
*NOTE: Below you’ll find my latest guest column for the Burlington Post community newspaper that is currently online and will appear in its Nov. 19 print edition. Last month, your Burlington City Council voted in favour of modifications to the adopted Official Plan (OP) and a new proposed map for our Urban Growth Centre (UGC). …
Burlington Post Column: New Map Proposed for Urban Growth Centre Read More »
Today, the Province — in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts — announced its COVID-19 Response Framework to help ensure that public health measures are targeted, incremental and responsive to help limit the spread of COVID-19, while keeping schools and businesses open, maintaining health system capacity and protecting vulnerable …
UPDATED: On Jan. 18, 2021, I received a response from the Minister’s Office. A copy of the signed letter is available here — Minister Reply Mayor Meed Ward Letter re Elections Act_Jan 18 2021. Earlier today, I sent a letter to the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding Bill 218, advocating that …
Letter to province: Keep local choice on elections, consult on major changes Read More »
There is a new initiative that will help celebrate the remarkable women in Halton Region. YWCA Hamilton has announced that it is expanding its Women of Distinction awards into Halton for the first time in 2021. This season, YWCA Hamilton is hosting a virtual awards ceremony that will particularly honour the work of women during …
YWCA Hamilton’s Women of Distinction Awards – Nominations Open for Halton Region Read More »