As Mississauga’s population continues to grow and extreme rainfall draws increasing concern, natural forest cover in the Cooksville Creek watershed has fallen to about 2.2 per cent. The City of Mississauga announced on July 23 that it will use more than $450,000 in federal funding to restore local forests, wetlands and natural environments, with the goal of improving stormwater management and reducing flood risk.

As Mississauga’s population continues to grow and extreme rainfall draws increasing concern, natural forest cover in the Cooksville Creek watershed has fallen to about 2.2 per cent. The City of Mississauga announced on July 23 that it will use more than $450,000 in federal funding to restore local forests, wetlands and natural environments, with the goal of improving stormwater management and reducing flood risk.

A long-awaited question for York Region commuters — when the subway will truly reach Markham and Richmond Hill — has taken another step forward. The federal and Ontario governments announced on July 23 that excavation of the launch shaft for the Yonge North Subway Extension tunnel boring machines has been completed. In the next stage, two large tunnel boring machines will depart from this site to begin digging about 6.3 kilometres of underground tunnels.

As Mississauga’s population continues to grow and extreme rainfall draws increasing concern, natural forest cover in the Cooksville Creek watershed has fallen to about 2.2 per cent. The City of Mississauga announced on July 23 that it will use more than $450,000 in federal funding to restore local forests, wetlands and natural environments, with the goal of improving stormwater management and reducing flood risk.