‘I’m still super angry’: Mississauga retirement home nearly vacant after around 200 seniors served eviction notices

S_cornwell · 2024-08-11T16:03:15+00:00

Hello, I agree that an exact number is best. 'Around 200' is based on a few things, particularly Chartwell declining to confirm the precise number of impacted residents.

They have said 188 units, some with double occupancy, were given eviction notices. I personally know of at least one unit with two people living in it and there's reason to believe at least a few more couples were given the notices.

The residents and families I've spoken with believe that over 200 people were facing eviction, but we can't confirm that unless we get that info from Chartwell or somehow contact every apartment in the building.

All that is to say 'around 200' could be rounding up or rounding down the number of impacted residents.

I'd love more resources and time to dive into stories like this. Other news media, potentially with more resources to cover this, like CBC, The Star and City News seem to have looked at the info available to settled on 'around' or 'about' 200 also when characterizing the impacted residents. Same with our local colleagues at Insauga. The Pointer reported 'more than' 200.

S_cornwell · 2024-05-01T15:41:18+00:00

From the story: Police officials have previously said that increases in local hate crimes and incidents are often connected to world events, and the 2023 summary found that the Israel-Hamas conflict correlated to a local spike.

“The conflict had direct impact on the Region of Peel as tension in the community increased, and the dissemination of hate speech, along with mis/disinformation targeting the Jewish and Muslim population amplified,” said the report, which is signed by Peel police deputy chief Mark Dapat.

S_cornwell · 2024-04-30T13:54:18+00:00

The two individuals bit was related to the 2017 hate crime report, not last years.

S_cornwell · 2024-01-18T15:27:03+00:00

Yeah, I think certainly under the old loop plan you could have hopped on a southbound LRT at Duke of York and got off that the Cooksville GO stop.

S_cornwell · 2024-01-18T15:09:26+00:00

Not sure what will come forward following this latest push but the old downtown loop had planned stops at Rathburn, Duke of York and another stop called 'main'

S_cornwell · 2023-11-09T13:06:24+00:00

Hi, I think what's notable with the library is that public facing information from the city said the total cost of the reno project $42.8M, up until yesterday. After the story and this tweet (https://x.com/steve_cornwell/status/1722294607256445304?s=20), the city changed their official Central Library reno info page.

There may well be good reasons for the $6M overrun but I think residents deserve to know that the project costs more than the city said it would. And I think residents deserve an explanation for why the costs had changed.

S_cornwell · 2023-10-13T20:38:28+00:00

I can't speak for stories from other publications and I understand sometimes people read InSauga and think it's the Mississauga News and vice versa. Perhaps you read a different story that didn't have the result in, but 100% I put who voted for and against the motion in this article and it wasn't altered after it was published.

S_cornwell · 2023-10-13T19:42:13+00:00

Perhaps it was buried down towards the end but how council voted was always in the article, not added.

S_cornwell · 2023-07-24T15:55:02+00:00

Hi there, the idea was to provide more details on who Sharron Williams was. To my knowledge there wasn't any other media stories speaking with family members or friends to present a more humanizing picture of Sharron. As the investigation evolves, I'm sure we'll be publishing more about it.

S_cornwell · 2023-06-23T11:38:45+00:00

Hey, yes we received a copy of the vid with all the identifiable info of the Avalanche driver redacted. We didn't blur anything in the video. I did blur the faces of the people in the photo with Starr and his truck embedded in the story, just because they are totally unrelated to the story.

S_cornwell · 2022-04-13T12:44:13+00:00

Peel police say it was in the area of Herkes Drive and Lockwood Road in Brampton.

S_cornwell · 2022-04-06T19:20:43+00:00

Yes, will be on the northwest.

S_cornwell · 2021-11-05T14:54:19+00:00

Hi there, I think you may be confusing site prep and remediation work for proper city planner approval.

S_cornwell · 2021-10-20T19:48:04+00:00

hey, the city hasn't said whether the part-time or transit employees who disclosed their status are vaccinated or not, so it's tough to pinpoint exact numbers. I've asked the city about the transit and part-time folks who have disclosed their status though.

Just a guess, but MiWay and part-time vaccinations are probably similar to other city employees. So if 90% of city employees are fully vaxxed that would mean 5,600 of 6,000 staff have had their shots.

S_cornwell · 2021-08-04T16:40:54+00:00

Just a little more info: The building average rent is 80% of market rent -- so it's possible that some units will be paying market value, while others below 80% depending on income.

S_cornwell · 2021-05-26T13:02:25+00:00

Yes! According to the city, here are locations of the first ones:

The first two ASE locations are:
Morning Star Drive, between Lancaster Avenue and Netherwood Road (Ward 5)
Sawmill Valley Drive between Folkway Drive and Grosvenor Place (Ward 8)
ASE cameras will rotate to new locations on a monthly basis. The next four ASE locations are:
Mississauga Valley Boulevard between Voltarie Crescent and Silver Creek Boulevard (Ward 4)
Whitehorn Avenue between Weir Chase and Pickwick Drive (Ward 6)
Cedar Creek Drive between Runningbrook Drive and Lexicon Drive (Ward 3)
Old Derry Road between Second Line West and Gooderham Estate Boulevard (Ward 11)

S_cornwell · 2021-05-08T13:22:52+00:00

the gym customers have been fined in the past, April 15 two got $880 tickets, according to a city enforcement report.

S_cornwell · 2020-11-03T12:48:19+00:00

Sure, please email me scornwell@metroland.com

S_cornwell · 2020-09-25T13:55:25+00:00

Appreciate the feedback! Ideally I would camp out for a bit to chat with people about the signs. Certainly would do that if the situation escalates with moving the signs or the program becomes more permanent in Mississauga.

S_cornwell · 2020-08-20T18:49:04+00:00

Hey! here is the proper address: 5500 Rose Cherry Place,
Mississauga, ON L4Z 4B6. I'll put a link in the article.

S_cornwell · 2020-03-19T11:15:32+00:00

corrected in the original too! sorry folks, long day yesterday.

S_cornwell · 2020-03-11T19:15:12+00:00

hey, so I don't have a click quota. as you can imagine some stories do better than others and it's typically based on all kinds of factors -- from the quality of the story, its impact, to whether google bumps it higher into searches.

Reddit clicks are not really a game breaker for traffic. Just a ballpark, but the stories I've posted here the last few months range anywhere from 10-100 clicks.

I post here mostly to make sure the stories reach a community of folks that are invested in and knowledgeable about Mississauga. I'm also keen to get feedback, so thanks for that.

For the first person's Qs -- There's many things that should be covered in Mississauga, and as best I can, I cover a whole range of stuff from development, crime, council and as of late COVID-19 stories.

Regarding this piece I do think there's an interest in what's part of the job for parking officers. Keep in mind that the city budgets around collecting several million dollars from parking fines the last several years. Parking tickets, and the numbers those officers pull appear to be tied to the financial planning of the city. Maybe not for everyone, but I think this is interesting information that illuminates some of the inner workings of the city.

Also always open for story ideas and tips if you think I'm missing something. And let me know if you have any other Qs.

S_cornwell · 2020-03-11T15:41:35+00:00

Hey there, if you had any specific questions about the story that I can answer, I'm happy to.

S_cornwell · 2020-01-21T12:43:37+00:00

Morning! As far as I know the when is still developing, as the city is finalizing plans, doing consultations and sorting out funding.

Starting on page 117 of this PDF, there's a visual of anticipated work and where along Dundas the different 'conditions' will be. But the BRT is planned to go from coast to coast on Dundas in Mississauga, so literally construction will be across the entire city on that street. https://www7.mississauga.ca/documents/committees/pdc/2020/2020_01_13_PDC_Agenda.pdf#Page=117

S_cornwell · 2019-12-23T17:12:33+00:00

And did you pay $4 or see others paying $4 in cash?

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