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Weekly round-up: UTSU elections, U of T professor honoured with award,...
UTSU election results, 2020-2021 academic year
In non-pandemic related news and occurrences, The Medium brings you another brief weekly round-up of various campus and city...
City of Mississauga holds a Tele Town Hall amidst COVID-19 concerns
Joined by Mayor Bonnie Crombie, the City of Mississauga organized a virtual town hall on March 20 covering pressing questions and issues surrounding the...
Weekly Roundup: What you’ve missed during the COVID-19 pandemic
With
COVID-19 dominating the front page of every Canadian news outlet, here’s a
recent round-up of non-pandemic related news.
Ontario’s
transit routes are growing fast
The
Province of Ontario is...
U of T groups and non-profit organizations lead COVID-19 community response...
While the total number of
confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 368 in Ontario, so has the amount of
support across U of T campuses and...
ICUBE UTM hosts “Pitch with a Twist”
Last Wednesday, University of Toronto (U of T)’s
annual Entrepreneurship Week featured a series of highly anticipated business
events hosted by several incubators and accelerator programs....
Judge rules in favour of Ryerson Students’ Union in legal battle...
Last week, The Medium
reported that two student-representative organizations had applied for intervention
status in the ongoing legal battle between the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU)
and Ryerson...
CESAR, CFS intervene in RSU legal action
On March 2, the
Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) and the Continuing Education
Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) held a joint press conference
announcing plans to intervene...
Reflections on the Power of Commitment
Last Wednesday, the University of
Toronto Mississauga (UTM)’s biology department organized an academic symposium
honouring the academic contributions of Zeynab and Mohammad Asadi-Lari.
Both siblings and...
Ontario collaborates with universities to contain virus
The Ontario government has committed to protecting college and university
communities from the emerging coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by carrying out a
multi-faceted response to the outbreak.
Ross Romano,
minister...
Mississauga organizations protest xenophobia
The Mississauga Community Legal Services (MCLS) released a statement on
January 28 condemning anti-Chinese discrimination and xenophobia amid the 2019
novel coronavirus outbreak.
The
statement was also...
Mississauga confirms the 2020 budgets
Last month,
Mississauga’s city council approved its 2020-2023 Business Plan and 2020 Budget
on January 22. The gross 2020 operating and capital budget of $926.1 million
will...
Indigenous land acknowledgement needs more meaning, says Chief
All public
proceedings in the Region of Peel will now begin with a formal Indigenous land
acknowledgement. The decision was approved by Regional Council in December
2019,...
UTM professor under fire over his grading scheme
A University of
Toronto professor’s grading system has come under fire online because of the
way extra credit was being awarded to students.
Mitchell Huynh is...
Mississauga has a climate change plan
The City of
Mississauga is one step closer to achieving its central goal of becoming a
net-zero community.
City council approved the Climate Change
Action Plan (CCAP)...
Seven new Ontario laws to look out for in 2020
Starting the new
decade means anticipating a slew of updated laws for Canadians across the
country. These new laws, announced through a series of acts and...
New hospice to be built after years of campaigning
The City of Mississauga will finally receive its palliative care
centre after years of campaigning for one.
The palliative centre plans to offer residential hospice...
Big-ticket items emerge from city budget meeting
Following a series of Mississauga
budget meetings, residents, workers, and students can expect some big-ticket
items emerging post-budget approval on December 4.
Last week, Mississauga’s budget...
Mississauga wants out of Peel Region
“I’m not convinced
it’s over,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie back in October.
Crombie was referring to Mississauga’s
separation plea from the Region of Peel, also known as...
Lakeview Village: A new community for the city
Mississauga will
soon become home to an exciting urban waterfront community called Lakeview
Village.
The 177-acre community development plan
was approved by City Council on November 6,...
Ontario bans vaping promo
The province will
soon restrict the promotion of vaping products in some public locations to
discourage youth from vaping.
On October 25, the Ontario government
announced that vapour-product...
MiWay routes improve service
University of
Toronto Mississauga students can look forward to more convenient changes to
some common bus routes.
Last week, Mississauga’s public
transportation service, MiWay, announced revisions to...
U of T to act on climate crisis with five year...
The University of
Toronto released its new Low-Carbon Action Plan last month.
Unveiled September 2019, the ambitious
plan outlines a framework to diminish greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Peel Region Council officially denounces Bill 21
Peel Regional Council approved a motion on October 10 to oppose Quebec’s
contentious Bill 21, which bans public workers from wearing religious symbols.
The law...
New speed limits introduced to key roads near UTM
The Mississauga City Council passed a by-law last Wednesday to decrease the speed limit in 11 select Mississauga neighbourhoods to 40 km/h. The neighbourhoods...
MiWay bus fares may be set to increase following Mississauga budget...
MiWay bus fares are expected to increase
in January 2020 to accommodate the City of Mississauga’s plans for
expansion.
The fare increase was suggested by MiWay
during...
UTM professor brings the moon to Mississauga (in 1969)
This week, U of T Mississauga students and faculty can reminisce on the 50th anniversary of Canada’s first public showing of Apollo 11 moon...
Mississauga asks students for feedback on living green
The city asked
the public for feedback last week on Mississauga’s ambitious Climate Change
Action Plan.
Spanning 10 years, the $450 million
project aims to transform Mississauga into...
Swim to Survive: A new RAWC program
The Recreation,
Athletics and Wellness Centre (RAWC) is implementing a new program aimed at
teaching students the essential skills required to survive an unexpected fall
into deep...
UTM Engage app unites students
Students on
campus are being encouraged to download the free “UTM Engage” app.
Offering user-friendly interface and
convenient functionality, the brand-new campus app will help students...
MiWay makes city-wide improvments
Students
travelling to school using Mississauga transit will benefit from improved bus
services and connections as part of the city’s “MiWay Five Transit Service Plan
(2016-2020).”
The five-year...
Cannabis retail stores banned in Sauga
Mississauga
residents must wait to purchase cannabis products in Mississauga until Mayor
Bonnie Crombie and the City Council can approve cannabis store restrictions.
Last month, the Ford...
The new Meeting Place
Just in time for
the start of the school year, UTM’s new food court brings a unique dining
experience to the William G. Davis building. Students...
Cannabis in Mississauga and UTM
UTM students can
expect renewed cannabis awareness campaigns with the start of the new academic
year, as U of T’s universal smoke-free policy continues to ban...
The ethics of drones
A crowd of students attended a debate on drone warfare presented by the Pakistan Development Fund’s UTM chapter and UTM’s Political Science and Pre-Law...
Crime prevention pays
UTM collaborated with Safe City Mississauga to host the third annual Crime Prevention conference.
Professionals from various backgrounds came to speak on Friday in the...
UofT appoints Muslim chaplain
This year marks the appointment of U of T’s first full-time Muslim chaplain. The position has been filled by Amjad Tarsin, a 28-year-old hailing from...
Weekly round-up: UTSU elections, U of T professor honoured with award,...
UTSU election results, 2020-2021 academic year
In non-pandemic related news and occurrences, The Medium brings you another brief weekly round-up of various campus and city...
City of Mississauga holds a Tele Town Hall amidst COVID-19 concerns
Joined by Mayor Bonnie Crombie, the City of Mississauga organized a virtual town hall on March 20 covering pressing questions and issues surrounding the...
Weekly Roundup: What you’ve missed during the COVID-19 pandemic
With
COVID-19 dominating the front page of every Canadian news outlet, here’s a
recent round-up of non-pandemic related news.
Ontario’s
transit routes are growing fast
The
Province of Ontario is...
U of T groups and non-profit organizations lead COVID-19 community response...
While the total number of
confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 368 in Ontario, so has the amount of
support across U of T campuses and...
ICUBE UTM hosts “Pitch with a Twist”
Last Wednesday, University of Toronto (U of T)’s
annual Entrepreneurship Week featured a series of highly anticipated business
events hosted by several incubators and accelerator programs....
Judge rules in favour of Ryerson Students’ Union in legal battle...
Last week, The Medium
reported that two student-representative organizations had applied for intervention
status in the ongoing legal battle between the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU)
and Ryerson...
CESAR, CFS intervene in RSU legal action
On March 2, the
Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) and the Continuing Education
Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) held a joint press conference
announcing plans to intervene...
Reflections on the Power of Commitment
Last Wednesday, the University of
Toronto Mississauga (UTM)’s biology department organized an academic symposium
honouring the academic contributions of Zeynab and Mohammad Asadi-Lari.
Both siblings and...
Ontario collaborates with universities to contain virus
The Ontario government has committed to protecting college and university
communities from the emerging coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by carrying out a
multi-faceted response to the outbreak.
Ross Romano,
minister...
Mississauga organizations protest xenophobia
The Mississauga Community Legal Services (MCLS) released a statement on
January 28 condemning anti-Chinese discrimination and xenophobia amid the 2019
novel coronavirus outbreak.
The
statement was also...
Mississauga confirms the 2020 budgets
Last month,
Mississauga’s city council approved its 2020-2023 Business Plan and 2020 Budget
on January 22. The gross 2020 operating and capital budget of $926.1 million
will...
Indigenous land acknowledgement needs more meaning, says Chief
All public
proceedings in the Region of Peel will now begin with a formal Indigenous land
acknowledgement. The decision was approved by Regional Council in December
2019,...
UTM professor under fire over his grading scheme
A University of
Toronto professor’s grading system has come under fire online because of the
way extra credit was being awarded to students.
Mitchell Huynh is...
Mississauga has a climate change plan
The City of
Mississauga is one step closer to achieving its central goal of becoming a
net-zero community.
City council approved the Climate Change
Action Plan (CCAP)...
Seven new Ontario laws to look out for in 2020
Starting the new
decade means anticipating a slew of updated laws for Canadians across the
country. These new laws, announced through a series of acts and...
New hospice to be built after years of campaigning
The City of Mississauga will finally receive its palliative care
centre after years of campaigning for one.
The palliative centre plans to offer residential hospice...
Big-ticket items emerge from city budget meeting
Following a series of Mississauga
budget meetings, residents, workers, and students can expect some big-ticket
items emerging post-budget approval on December 4.
Last week, Mississauga’s budget...
Mississauga wants out of Peel Region
“I’m not convinced
it’s over,” said Mayor Bonnie Crombie back in October.
Crombie was referring to Mississauga’s
separation plea from the Region of Peel, also known as...
Lakeview Village: A new community for the city
Mississauga will
soon become home to an exciting urban waterfront community called Lakeview
Village.
The 177-acre community development plan
was approved by City Council on November 6,...
Ontario bans vaping promo
The province will
soon restrict the promotion of vaping products in some public locations to
discourage youth from vaping.
On October 25, the Ontario government
announced that vapour-product...
MiWay routes improve service
University of
Toronto Mississauga students can look forward to more convenient changes to
some common bus routes.
Last week, Mississauga’s public
transportation service, MiWay, announced revisions to...
U of T to act on climate crisis with five year...
The University of
Toronto released its new Low-Carbon Action Plan last month.
Unveiled September 2019, the ambitious
plan outlines a framework to diminish greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Peel Region Council officially denounces Bill 21
Peel Regional Council approved a motion on October 10 to oppose Quebec’s
contentious Bill 21, which bans public workers from wearing religious symbols.
The law...
New speed limits introduced to key roads near UTM
The Mississauga City Council passed a by-law last Wednesday to decrease the speed limit in 11 select Mississauga neighbourhoods to 40 km/h. The neighbourhoods...
MiWay bus fares may be set to increase following Mississauga budget...
MiWay bus fares are expected to increase
in January 2020 to accommodate the City of Mississauga’s plans for
expansion.
The fare increase was suggested by MiWay
during...
UTM professor brings the moon to Mississauga (in 1969)
This week, U of T Mississauga students and faculty can reminisce on the 50th anniversary of Canada’s first public showing of Apollo 11 moon...
Mississauga asks students for feedback on living green
The city asked
the public for feedback last week on Mississauga’s ambitious Climate Change
Action Plan.
Spanning 10 years, the $450 million
project aims to transform Mississauga into...
Swim to Survive: A new RAWC program
The Recreation,
Athletics and Wellness Centre (RAWC) is implementing a new program aimed at
teaching students the essential skills required to survive an unexpected fall
into deep...
UTM Engage app unites students
Students on
campus are being encouraged to download the free “UTM Engage” app.
Offering user-friendly interface and
convenient functionality, the brand-new campus app will help students...
MiWay makes city-wide improvments
Students
travelling to school using Mississauga transit will benefit from improved bus
services and connections as part of the city’s “MiWay Five Transit Service Plan
(2016-2020).”
The five-year...
Cannabis retail stores banned in Sauga
Mississauga
residents must wait to purchase cannabis products in Mississauga until Mayor
Bonnie Crombie and the City Council can approve cannabis store restrictions.
Last month, the Ford...
The new Meeting Place
Just in time for
the start of the school year, UTM’s new food court brings a unique dining
experience to the William G. Davis building. Students...
Cannabis in Mississauga and UTM
UTM students can
expect renewed cannabis awareness campaigns with the start of the new academic
year, as U of T’s universal smoke-free policy continues to ban...
The ethics of drones
A crowd of students attended a debate on drone warfare presented by the Pakistan Development Fund’s UTM chapter and UTM’s Political Science and Pre-Law...
Crime prevention pays
UTM collaborated with Safe City Mississauga to host the third annual Crime Prevention conference.
Professionals from various backgrounds came to speak on Friday in the...
UofT appoints Muslim chaplain
This year marks the appointment of U of T’s first full-time Muslim chaplain. The position has been filled by Amjad Tarsin, a 28-year-old hailing from...